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HKU Book Talk: Hong Kong Designers Inside-Out! -- The International Stage of Local Designers

08 Nov 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

Theme book: Brody : The Graphic Language of Neville Brody
Speakers:  Ms. Christie Ho, Mr. Jackson Tse, Mr. Steve Chan
Date: 11 November 2010 (Thursday)
Time: 7:15 pm - 9:00 pm
Venue: Special Collections, 1/F, Main Library, The University of Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese (simultaneous interpretation will be available in English or Putonghua upon request in advance)
Registration: http://lib.hku.hk/friends/reading_club/bt2010_13.html

About the Talk

This talk is part of the General Education Theme Week entitled "Made by Hong Kong: Beyond Designer Labels". Renowned designers, artists and art directors will unveil the latest design trends and share the wonders of their internationally acclaimed designs.

About the Book

Brody : The Graphic Language of Neville Brody
Neville Brody, born in 1957 in London, is a graphic designer, art director and typographer. He is well-known for his design and art direction work on The Face magazine (1981 - 1986) and Arena magazine (1987 - 1990), and for designing the CD covers for the band Depeche Mode. His revolutionary font design and layout arrangement has been influencing the development of trend-setting magazines worldwide in the recent 20 years. The Graphic Language of Neville Brody is a classic book on graphic and font design for those who are interested in the culture and fashion in the 80's & 90's.