New York Launch of the Publikum Project tonight at AIGA

The official U.S. launch of the Publikum Project is tonight at the AIGA Headquarters in New York along with the annual 365 exhibit. Publikum is a non-profit project whose mission is to facilitate a meaningful artistic dialogue between artists, designers and a global audience with diverse beliefs and cultures.

The 2008 Publikum Project includes a “Guide to Living” which visually articulates the hopes, dreams, desires, wishes and goals inherent in any fresh new year, and a calendar created by acclaimed designers from Asia, Europe, Africa and America. Each artist was asked to interpret the idea of tracking time. These calendar pages unite the world of numbers, art and imagination, and the result is an extraordinary celebration of the uniqueness of life, and living. I was incredibly fortunate to be able to co-edit and curate this extraordinary project! George Mill and Nada Ray founded the project 15 years ago in Serbia; Paula Scher created the calendar last year, and Sean Adams of Adams Morioka was the principal designer. Some of the other designers included Marian Bantjes, Matteo Bologna, Chip Kidd and Luba Lukova. Some of their work is included below:


Detail of Marian Bantjes work.


Luba Lukova's work.


Chip Kidd's work.