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9th Brazilian Graphic Design Biennial in China: VIDEO

The 9th Brazil Graphic Design Biennial — the biggest graphic design event in South America — featured nearly 300 design projects created in between 2007 and 2008 by a wide range of Brazilian professionals, from big traditional agencies to recently graduated designers. Selected by some of the finest design professionals and scholars in Brazil, the projects are divided in 9 categories, from visual identity systems and packaging to posters and typeface design. An exhibition I took part of — “Mostra Foco Brasil”, curated by Billy Bacon and Bruno Porto on the occasion of the 10th Shanghai International Film Festival — was one of the pieces selected[…]

The 9th Brazil Graphic Design Biennial — the biggest graphic design event in South America — featured nearly 300 design projects created in between 2007 and 2008 by a wide range of Brazilian professionals, from big traditional agencies to recently graduated designers. Selected by some of the finest design professionals and scholars in Brazil, the projects are divided in 9 categories, from visual identity systems and packaging to posters and typeface design.

An exhibition I took part of — “Mostra Foco Brasil“, curated by Billy Bacon and Bruno Porto on the occasion of the 10th Shanghai International Film Festival — was one of the pieces selected.

My friend Luli Radfahrer recently posted a video of the exhibition while it was on tour in Shanghai, during the Shanghai Creative Industry Week in 2009:

via 9th Brazilian Graphic Design Biennial (Shanghai, China) – Videolog.

By Itamar Medeiros

Originally from Brazil, Itamar Medeiros currently lives in Germany, where he works as VP of Design Strategy at SAP and lecturer of Project Management for UX at the M.Sc. Usability Engineering at the Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences .

Working in the Information Technology industry since 1998, Itamar has helped truly global companies in multiple continents create great user experience through advocating Design and Innovation principles. During his 7 years in China, he promoted the User Experience Design discipline as User Experience Manager at Autodesk and Local Coordinator of the Interaction Design Association (IxDA) in Shanghai.

Itamar holds a MA in Design Practice from Northumbria University (Newcastle, UK), for which he received a Distinction Award for his thesis Creating Innovative Design Software Solutions within Collaborative/Distributed Design Environments.

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