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Singapore and the World – When Commerce Meets Art: A
History of Graphic Design in Singapore Since the 1960s
Thursday, 8 March | 7pm –
8pm
The Salon, Level 1
Free with registration.
An
industrialisation drive in the 1960s not only boosted Singapore's economy
but gave rise to the country’s pioneer graphic designers. This led to the
establishment of the nation’s first design school, Baharuddin Vocational Institute
(BVI), which laid the foundations for Singapore’s graphic design scene with its
multinational exchanges of ideas, technology and people.
From foreign creative
directors to the emergence of desktop publishing technology from Silicon
Valley, and the flood of music and magazines from the West, Justin Zhuang
traces the evolution of a community that has shaped the
advertisements, packaging, ephemera, books and new media that have defined
Singapore as a global city of commerce.
This
session is held in conjunction with the Singapore Design Week 2018. Don’t miss
this opportunity to have your copy of Independence: The History of Graphic Design
in Singapore Since the 1960s autographed by the author.
About the Speaker
Justin
Zhuang is a writer and researcher with an interest in design, cities,
culture, history and media. He is the author of several books on design in
Singapore, including Independence:
The History of Graphic Design in Singapore Since the 1960s and Fifty Years of Singapore Design. More about
Justin Zhuang can be found at http://justinzhuang.com.
About
Singapore and the World
Covering
topics related to history, design, art, music, food and technology, Singapore
and the World is a programme that focusses on the historical and
contemporary connections that link Singapore to the world. Brought to you by
the National Museum of Singapore and its key cultural partners, the different
multi-disciplinary events that make up this programme are an opportunity to
celebrate the commonalities and differences that make the world a vibrant and
diverse place, providing new insight into Singapore’s place in global history.
Image above: Baharuddin Vocational
Institute. Image courtesy of Justin Zhuang.