Graphic Advocacy Exhibition

In conjunction with the wonderful new exhibit at Pratt Manhattan Gallery, "Graphic Design Advocacy." The GradComD Gallery will be presenting work of candidates from the Graduate Communications Design department in the 7th floor gallery.

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"Transform-action: Adventures in the Realm of Transformation Design" has been organized by PublicProject. This exhibition examines how to transform behavior, and asks how do we create persuasive design tactics that respect the self determination of our users, or invite co-creation? The design work presented here explores this line of inquiry. Projects tackle wicked problems, trace historical antecedents and project future scenarios. Students explore a kind of creative wilding, conducting visual research in the public realm, outside of the safe confines of the studio. The results expose design not only as noun—media, artifact, information—but also as verb, as a generative action that lives in the world.

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"Graphic Advocacy: International Posters for the Digital Age, 2001-2012" showcases a selection of 122 posters and offers the public a chance to experience this magnificent body of empathetic and visually compelling messages for our time.

As a medium for social change, posters record our struggles for peace, social justice, environmental defense, and liberation from oppression. From the confrontational and political, to the promotional, persuasive, and educational, the poster in all its forms has persisted as a vehicle for the public dissemination of ideas, information, and opinion.