EyeSaw 09 | 9-16 August

6th August, 2009

From August 9-16, Australia's leading design studios will transform an inner-city Sydney laneway into an inspiring, outdoor exhibition with the theme of "Humanity/Equality", as part of Sydney Design 09. The event will be held at Omnibus Lane, Ultimo (near the Powerhouse Museum).

The project, EyeSaw is an annual event that invites the country's top graphic designers to create and install a piece of visual communication in the Ultimo public space, Omnibus Lane.

EyeSaw demonstrates the power of intelligent and thoughtful design. A detailed catalogue will be published to commemorate the ephemeral work from the exhibition.

Highlights of EyeSaw this year will include a re-creation of a third-world back street; a global ideology typeset in a font made of the flags of the world; a poignant contribution involving the Israel/Palestine separation barrier that will see a part of the Gaza Strip brought to Sydney; and a surprising tribute to a leading graphic design figure who has achieved more in the field of human rights than almost anyone in history.

"This is the third time the EyeSaw event has been held and our ambition this year with the chosen theme was to create an exhibition that is both moving in terms of its emotional humanitarian content, as well as inspirational in terms of the design quality on display," said Mark Gowing, curator of EyeSaw.

"Senior creatives from the top studios across the country, who really are some of the best in the world, have clearly been working from the heart and the results are reverent, smart and nothing short of stunning."

EyeSaw encourages the community to engage with, enjoy and discuss graphic design and to recognise the power of the medium.

Participating studios for EyeSaw 2009 include:
21-19, 3 Deep Design, Alt Group, CampbellBarnett, Chris Doyle and Linda Jukic, Clinton Duncan, Cornwell Design, Dave Foster, De Luxe & Associates, Deuce Design, ERD Communications, Eskimo, Finn Creative, Hofstede Design, Hoyne Design, Ideaworks, Jenny Grigg, Mash, Mark Gowing Design, Moon, Naughtyfish Garbett, one8one7, Saatchi Design, Studio Pip and Co, Three60, Toko, Walter Wakefield, Yello ... plus more to be announced

For more information about EyeSaw 2009, visit:
www.eyesaw.com.au