I Profess: The Graphic Design Manifesto 20th Anniversary

Posters submitted for an exhibition at Michigan State University
Curators: Chris Corneal and Audrey Bennett

From the curators: As graphic design educators, we each have a philosophy at the core of our teaching practice. That philosophy is implicit in our syllabi, critiques, and grading criteria. But how often is it at the forefront of teaching practice itself? You are invited to design a poster that embodies your teaching philosophy. We ask that you actively engage an audience of multidisciplinary students and colleagues in intelligent, provocative dialogue about your most fundamental beliefs regarding graphic design in its current pedagogical, creative, and research practices. Design your manifesto.
The premise of the first I Profess exhibit organized by Chris Corneal and Maya Drozdz was based on a need to make explicit the beliefs that (often implicitly) permeate the myriad aspects of our teaching practice. We base this new call for entries on the premise that the porous boundaries of our teaching practices put us in constant dialogue with other cultural, philosophical, and disciplinary beliefs and practices.

Bob Aufuldish explains: What has changed in my teaching since the first I Profess exhibition is the realization that teaching is more about listening than professing. In terms of form, these posters use RoarShock dingbats from our fontBoy type foundry that reference the poster I designed for the 2004 exhibition, along with vintage dry-transfer letters.
Much to my disappointment, the posters were rejected by the curators.

36 x 24 inches
2023