Neon Moiré X Graphic Matters

Interview with Michael Ellsworth and Corey Gutch. Together with Gabriel Strongberg they are co-founders of multidisciplinary design studio Civilization, based in Seattle. Thomas Dahm talks with Michal and Corey in the Design of Dissent exhibition. They talk about the ethos of their studio, the Design of Dissent exhibition, their award winning project Shout Your Abortion and the three day workshop they gave during the festival.

In this recording Thomas Dahm talks with HEAD Genève students Shadya Emery, Anne-Soorya Takoordyal and Arthur Schwarz about their projects presented during Graphic Matters. The conversation starts with an introduction by HEAD Genève tutors Anette Lenz and Rob van Leijsen. They explain why HEAD Genève participated in an event like Graphic Matters.

Recoding of the lecture Liz McQuiston gave during the opening of Graphic Matters 2017.

In this episode of the Neon Moiré Show, the fourth in this serie, Thomas Dahm talks with Liz McQuiston. She is a graphic designer, educator, and writer. While walking through the city of Breda on our way to the train station we talked about why Liz writes about the relationship between graphic design and politics, the Silence equals Death project and the advantages of silkscreen printing in an age of technology.

Thomas Dahm talks with Graphic Matters’ founder and curator, Dennis Elbers, about his journey to become a curator. Why he founded the festival in 2008. Which role graphic design plays in our daily life. And the future of Graphic Matters. The interview is recorded in the outdoor presentation Flags of Peace.

Belgian artists Schellekens & Peleman developed a 6 meter high ‘Inflatable Refugee’ as a symbol of the dehumanization of the refugee and the current refugee crisis happening in the world. Thomas Dahm talks with Schellekens & Peleman about their motivations, material, and how people experience this surrealistic work.

During the opening talkshow of Graphic Matters Roman Strijbos preformed live 'Selfless Dick', watch the music video.

Studio Smack are Béla Zsigmond, Ton Meijdam and Thom Snels. During Graphic Matters their overview exhibition Dreaming of Mass Behavior was on display. Our conversation is recorded in the park in front of the main venue of the festival in Breda. We talk about the power of 3, mass behavior and design for debate. Enjoy listening.
This conversation is in Dutch.

Ken Lo is a Hong Kong-based graphic designer, who runs the design studio Blow, together with his wife Purple. During this conversation, we talk about how Ken Lo became a graphic designer, family and his project More Hugs by Ken Lo which was presented in de Valkenberg Park in Breda.

Interview with Tilburg based collective Wobby Club, founded by artist Jeroen de Leijer, Marjolein Schalk and Steppie Lloyd Trumpstein. During this conversation we talk about their risograph magazine Wobby, and their pamphlet project The Half Truth presented at Graphic Matters.