IDA event on October 27: 'Pictopolitics' - Wibo Bakker

Karel van der Waarde <[email protected]> Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:34:05 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.comp.infodesign.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
--===============0767665229==
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-2--758799320


--Apple-Mail-2--758799320
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset=windows-1252

Dear all,

The next evening event from the Information Design Association will be =
in London on 27 October.=20

Details below.=20

Kind regards,
Karel.
[email protected]

>>>>>>


Pictopolitics =96 Icograda and the development of pictograms : 1960-1975



Usually the development of pictogram systems in the nineteen sixties is =
associated with the designers of the Olympics and World Exhibitions =
pictograms. The contribution of other individuals and organisations has =
hardly been explored. Dutch design historian Wibo Bakker takes a look at =
the activities of the International Council of Graphic Design =
Associations (Icograda) in the field of pictogram development.

The activities of Icograda during the nineteen sixties give an =
extraordinary overview of the development of pictograms as a whole and =
contain interesting clues about the origins of what can only be =
described as an pictogram =91explosion=92.




Wednesday 27 October, 7pm

The Swedenborg Society
20-21 Bloomsbury Way
London, England WC1A 2TH


Standard ticket =A310
IDA member ticket =A35
IDA membership + a member ticket =A315

Book tickets through our website: infodesign.org.uk

Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/InfodesignUK
Email us on: [email protected]



--Apple-Mail-2--758799320
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Content-Type: text/html;
	charset=windows-1252

<html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear =
all,<br><div><div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><span =
style=3D"border-collapse: collapse; "><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
15px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">
The next evening event from the Information Design Association will =
be&nbsp;in London&nbsp;on 27 October.&nbsp;</div><div style=3D"margin-top:=
 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
"><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Details below.&nbsp;</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">
<br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 15px; ">Kind =
regards,</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 15px; =
">Karel.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 15px; "><a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 15px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
min-height: 15px; ">&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 15px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
min-height: 15px; "><br></div><p =
style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:8px;margin-left:0px=
;line-height:17px">
<b>Pictopolitics =96&nbsp;</b><b>Icograda and the development of =
pictograms : 1960-1975</b></p><p =
style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:8px;margin-left:0px=
;line-height:17px"><br></p><p =
style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:8px;margin-left:0px=
;line-height:17px"><b></b>Usually the development of pictogram systems =
in the nineteen sixties is associated with the designers of the Olympics =
and World Exhibitions pictograms. The contribution of other individuals =
and organisations has hardly been explored. Dutch design historian Wibo =
Bakker takes a look at the activities of the International Council of =
Graphic Design Associations (Icograda) in the field of pictogram =
development.</p></span></div></div><div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><span =
style=3D"border-collapse: collapse; "><p =
style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:8px;margin-left:0px=
;line-height:17px">The activities of Icograda during the nineteen =
sixties give an extraordinary overview of the development of pictograms =
as a whole and contain interesting clues about the origins of what can =
only be described as an pictogram =91explosion=92.</p><div><br =
class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p =
style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:8px;margin-left:0px=
;line-height:17px;min-height:14px"><br></p><p =
style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:8px;margin-left:0px=
;line-height:17px">
Wednesday 27 October, 7pm</p><p =
style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:8px;margin-left:0px=
;line-height:17px">The Swedenborg Society<br>20-21 Bloomsbury =
Way<br>London, England&nbsp;WC1A&nbsp;2TH
</p><p =
style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:8px;margin-left:0px=
;line-height:17px;min-height:14px">
<br></p><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: =
0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Standard ticket =A310</div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">
IDA member ticket =A35</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">IDA membership + a member =
ticket =A315</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 15px; ">


<br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><b>Book tickets through our =
website</b>:&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.infodesign.org.uk/events/pictopolitics---icograda-and-t=
he-development-of-pictograms-1960-1975.php" style=3D"color:rgb(0, 0, =
204)" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"color:rgb(30, 34, =
191)">infodesign.org.uk</span></a></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
15px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; color: rgb(30, =
34, 191); ">
<span style=3D"color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Follow us on Twitter:&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://twitter.com/InfodesignUK" style=3D"color:rgb(0, 0, 204)" =
target=3D"_blank">twitter.com/InfodesignUK</a></span></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; line-height: 16px; color: rgb(30, 34, 191); ">


<span style=3D"color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Email us on:&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" style=3D"color:rgb(0, 0, =
204)" =
target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a></span></div></span>
</div><br>
</div></div><br></body></html>=

--Apple-Mail-2--758799320--

--===============0767665229==
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline

___________________________________________________________________

Use the following address to post a message to all subscribers: 
 [email protected]

To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your options, visit:
 http://list.InformationDesign.org/mailman/listinfo/infodesign-cafe

For all Information Design matters:
 http://InformationDesign.org

Problems? Write to:
 [email protected]
___________________________________________________________________

--===============0767665229==--