Cross-cultural Design

The intersection of design and culture is a place where both the local and the global have a voice. These articles look at the ways we communicate across cultures, as well as the interwoven experience of design and culture in our lives. Technology, mass media and a global economy have made the world smaller, creating a need to better understand the issues of cross-cultural communications not only overseas, but also here at home.

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Sharing Dreams | Compartiendo Suenos at the Chicago Peace Museum
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by Toni O'Bryan
Dec 12, 2006(0)
Shared Dreams, an exhibit of a collaborative poster design project between U.S. and Cuban designers, traveled to Chicago.

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Fabrica: Les Yeux Ouverts
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by Patricia Boman
Nov 14, 2006(2)
Fabrica's recent Paris exhibit provided interaction with multidisciplinary communication projects—and thought provoking ideas.

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Strange Attractors: reinventing the graphic vernacular
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by Patricia Boman
Oct 10, 2006(2)
Ryan Pescatore Frisk and Catelijne van Middelkoop, share their ideas about culture, media, context, experience and history. They encourage designers to not capitulate to a generic globalist design approach.

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Freshly baked: U.S. students brand a Mexican panadería
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by Patricia Cué
Sep 12, 2006(4)
Patricia Cue led students from Ohio University-Athens to Mexico where they spent ten life-changing weeks designing.

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More thoughts on Icograda Design Week in Seattle
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by Patricia Boman
Aug 16, 2006(0)
Additional comments from speakers, attendees and organizers about their experiences at Icograda Design Week in Seattle.

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China: Economic Powerhouse—and land of branding opportunities
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by Linda Fisher
Aug 07, 2006(6)
Branding issues facing Chinese companies selling in and outside China are considered.