Barbara Glauber + Heavy Meta - Register Now!

20th July, 2009

"If God is in the details then Barbara Glauber is the pope of graphic design." - Mike Essl, Professor, Cooper Union and Vice President, AIGA New York Chapter

AGDA is excited to announce that Barbara Glauber, New York designer and past AIGA board member will be touring the 7 AGDA state chapters from August 17th as part of the AGDA International Speaker Tour program.

As the principal of graphic design studio Heavy Meta, Barbara designs publications, exhibition and information graphics, identities, and other projects for a client list which includes Atlantic Records, the Museum of Modern Art, The New York Times, the Whitney Museum, Yahoo! and the Contemporary Jewish Museum.

Aside from designing for her arts and entertainment industry clients, she has edited, curated and designed exhibitions; judged competitions; taught classes and workshops; and directed creatively.

She has served as chair for the American  Center for Design 100 Show and occasionally works as creative director on large scale projects with the Brand Integration Group of Ogilvy & Mather.

She is a founding partner of the Smoking Gun website and is on the faculty at Yale University as critic in graphic design, alongside luminaries such as Tobias Frere-Jones, Irma Boom, Karin Fong, Matthew Carter and Michael Bierut.

Her work is in the collection of the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum and has won numerous awards.

Barbara Glauber loves typography and chocolate; during her talk, titled ‘Heavy Meta', passions will be exposed, methods unveiled and stories shared - a presentation that will provoke, inspire and delight.

So keep your eye out for local news which will confirm venues, times and rsvp details.

For all other enquiries please contact: secretariat@agda.com.au

To register online it's important to click on the correct State event and Date listed below.

Dates:

17 August - Perth

"We had to bring in extra seating - That's a first!! A very interesting ad inspiring presentation, with great little anecdotes which kept us all enthralled and marvelling at the detailed and thoughtful work."

- Paul Dennis, AGDA WA Chapter President 

19 August - Adelaide

"Barbara presented a beautifully woven story of inspiration, attention to detail and creativity ... All delivered in a unique New York style. An awesome presentation!"

- Brenton Murray, AGDA SA Chapter Secretary

"The passion Barbara Glauber exhibits to solve graphic problems in the most imaginative and relevant way is an inspiration. Her expressive interpretation of typography and self-imposed high standards, teamed with a meticulous attention to detail culminates in beautiful work with depth and a sense of humour.

A fantastic lecture, inspiring work and a lovely person to boot. We love Barbara!"

- Cherise Conrick, AGDA SA Chapter President

20 August - Melbourne

"The rich, personality-driven work was a treat for the senses. It demonstrates yet again the importance of pushing yourself and your client to create outcomes that far exceed the scope of the original brief. And how much fun you can have with information graphics. Thanks for a wonderful evening Barbara"

- Simon Mundy, AGDA VIC Chapter Co-president

24 August - Hobart

"It was a refreshing change to have a woman deliver our International Speaker Tour. Barbara's approach and philosophy is inspiring in its attention to detail and grounded approach to design as a problem. Braving a chilly winter night we had a healthy crowd of professionals and students who thoroughly enjoyed her talk "

- Kate Owen, AGDA TAS Chapter President 

26 August - Canberra 

27 August - Brisbane

"A fabulous presentation that captured the design process so beautifully and intricately. Barbara's meticulous thoughts and sketches on paper transformed to life in type and forms ... she is a true perfectionist, extremely modest and talented"

- Tanja Hall, AGDA QLD Chapter President

1 September - Sydney

Thank you to Finsbury Green, Raleigh Paper, Billy Blue College of Design, RMIT University School of Media and Communication, Autodesk for their generous support.