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Quotations, Don Wightman

Art and Design Basics

A handout on post-modern semiotics ideas and art during the early biotechnology age (late 20th century). In addition to covering important designers such as Ettore Sottsass and April Grieman during the period, the handout mentioned the Mississauga Civil Centre designed by Architect Edward Jones as an example.

Semiotics, Don Wightman

Art and Design Basics

A handout on post-modern semiotics ideas and art during the early biotechnology age (late 20th century). In addition to covering important designers such as Ettore Sottsass and April Grieman during the period, the handout mentioned the Mississauga Civil Centre designed by Architect Edward Jones as an example.

Typeforming: The Evolution Of Typefaces, Sheridan Library And Learning Services, Sheridan Faculty Of Animation, Arts & Design

2015 Creative Campus Series

An international panel of type and design experts gathered at Sheridan on September 21, 2015 to talk about the form of typography and how its history contributes to its future. The panelists were Matthew Carter, Rod McDonald, Allan Haley and Charles Nix of Monotype.

The discussion followed an exhibition and world premiere screening of a digitized and expanded film by Carl Dair, who designed Cartier – Canada's first Latin typeface.The film, Carl Dair at Enschedé: The Last Days of Metal Type features a digitized version of the 1957 silent film shot by Dair while studying in Holland with one of …

Designing Experiences, Todd Barsanti

Faculty Publications and Scholarship

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