University of Baltimore Unveils New Look For Its Midtown Campus
Colorful Addition to UB Midtown Features Illustrations By Renowned Designers
(BALTIMORE - September 25, 2009) - At noon on September 30th, University of Baltimore President Robert Bogomolny will unveil an original series of illustrations by world-renowned designers that will adorn light poles, street banners and posters throughout the University’s Midtown campus. Each illustration interprets and celebrates UB's tagline, Knowledge That Works.
Renowned designer Milton Glaser, founder of New York Magazine and designer of the iconic I ♥ New York campaign, heads the distinctive group of project illustrators. Nick Dewar, Scott Roberts, and the collective known as The Heads of State (Jason Kernevich and Dustin Summers) also provided original and exclusive illustrations for UB Midtown. (See below for information on each designer). All of the designs used throughout UB Midtown were reviewed and approved by the City of Baltimore.
The design initiative emphasizes the University's connection to its neighborhoods, celebrates its strong programs in graphic design and visual communication, and contributes to public art in the surrounding areas.
WHAT:
Unveiling of original illustrations for UB Midtown
WHEN:
Wednesday, September 30th
12 Noon
WHERE:
Gordon Plaza at the University of Baltimore
Mt. Royal and Maryland Avenues
UB Midtown
Participating Designers
To many, Milton Glaser is the embodiment of American graphic design during the latter half of this century. Born in 1929, Glaser co-founded the revolutionary Pushpin Studios in 1954, founded New York Magazine with Clay Felker in 1968, established Milton Glaser, Inc. in 1974, and teamed with Walter Bernard in 1983 to form the publication design firm WBMG. His artwork has been featured in exhibits worldwide, including one-man shows at both the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. His work is in the permanent collections of many museums. Glaser also is a renowned graphic and architectural designer with a body of work ranging from the iconic logo I © New York to complete graphic and decorative programs for the restaurants in the World Trade Center. Glaser is an influential figure in both the design and education communities and has contributed essays and granted interviews extensively on design.
Nick Dewar was born in Scotland. He grew up in a small fishing town on the East Coast and attended Art School in Glasgow. Since then, he has lived in Prague, London, New York and on a sheep farm in Cumbria. He currently lives in Southern California with his cheesemonger/scientist wife, two small cats and a gaggle of neurotic tomato plants. In 2006, he took a year off to concentrate on collecting exotic ailments and travel around the world. Illustration has been his sole occupation since leaving art school more than 15 years ago, and indeed it is doubtful that he could actually hold down a proper job if asked. His work has appeared in magazines, in cinemas, on billboards, in books and next to the telephone. He has published in countries as far flung as China and Iceland but mostly work comes from Americans. Nick admires the work of E. McKnight Kauffer, the Steinberg brothers, Anthony Valonis, Eric Fraser, Earl Oliver Hurst and Ivor Cutler. However, inspiration mostly comes from crackly music and wandering about in a perpetual daze. His spare time is spent ministering to the demands of the tomato plants and eating fine cheeses.
The Heads of State is the design and illustration studio of Jason Kernevich and Dustin Summers founded in Philadelphia in 2002. Together they have garnered dozens of awards for their posters, illustrations and book covers that combine a restrained graphic style with their sharp intellect. Clients include The New York Times, Penguin, The School of Visual Arts, Wired magazine, as well as musical acts R.E.M. and Wilco. Together they teach at Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, where they both studied. Visit https://www.theheadsofstate.com/#/home.php for more information about The Heads of State.
Scott Roberts has been making pictures his whole life and has worked as a freelance illustrator for 25 years. His bold, graphic illustrations communicate concepts with economical use of imagery and a lack of visual clutter. Awards include The Illustrators Club of Washington, Print's Regional Design Annual, Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington, Society of Publication Designers, Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles and Society of Illustrators in New York. Roberts lives and works in Bel Air, Md
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