Graphic Design in Japan 2019 (Hong Kong Edition) compiles the year’s best graphic design works. This unique publication, exhibition, talk and workshop is presented by PMQ and ico-D Member Japan Graphic Designers Association (JAGDA) and will be held at PMQ in Hong Kong from 13 to 29 September 2019. REGISTER NOW: (bit.ly/2lQsUXT) ! For the 2019 edition, the exhibition includes works by Kazumasa NAGAI (永井一正), Atsuki KIKUCHI (菊地敦己), Yoshiaki IROBE (色部義昭), Kaoru KASAI (葛西薫), Yoshie WATANABE (渡邊良重), and Taku SATOH (佐藤卓), showcasing over 300 pieces. Public programmes include: winner of the 21st Yusaku Kamekura Design Award, a talk by Yoshiaki IROBE moderated by Keith TAM, Head of Department in Communication Design of HKDI, guided tours by curator Agnieszka MORI and three local designers, CHAN Hei Shing, Raymond LEUNG and Jim WONG and an open workshop about Japanese poster design. All events are offered free! Event page: http://www.pmq.org.hk/event/graphic-design-in-japan-2019-hong-kong-edition/ Registration: (bit.ly/2lQsUXT) #icoDMember #JAGDA #Japanesedesign #deisgnpublication

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ico-D Endorsed: ico-D is please to endorse The 5th Arts and Science International Exhibition and Symposium (TASIES 2019) from Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University to be held in Beijing at the National Museum of China and Tsinghua University organised by ico-D Member Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University. The Tsinghua University’s Art and Science International Exhibition and Symposium was co-founded by Nobel-Prize-winning physicist Prof. Tsung-Dao Lee and esteemed artist Prof. Wu Guanzhong. The event aims to reveal the inner relation between art and science through demonstration as well as academic discussion of frontier exploration, domestic and international, in art and science. It’s also founded in the hope of expanding and deepening artistic and scientific studies, improving innovation level, as well as facilitating harmonious development in both fields. So far, four successful sessions of the event have been held respectively in 2001, 2006, 2012, and 2016. IMPORTANT DATES 30 August 2019 - Deadline for submission 01 September 2019 - Registration open 01 November 2019 - The exhibition and symposium opening For more information on the Symposium, please read here: https://www.ico-d.org/connect/events/events/907.php See the official website here: https://bit.ly/2UE28md #icoDMember #icoDEndorsed #Tsinghua #artanddesign