I have previously mentioned the Utrecht Manifest on D21, however revisiting the socially conscious exhibition site this morning, I couldn't help but find further visual inspiration from the Lovely Language exhibition.
A truly refreshing website, initiative and exhibition, that truly bridges the gap between contemporary graphic design and global communication.
In the 1920s, the Austrian sociologist Otto Neurath (1882–1945) developed an international visual language, for which the German-Dutch graphic artist Gerd Arntz (1900–1988) designed more than 4,000 pictograms. Neurath’s motto – ‘words divide, images unite’ – is the point of departure for the Lovely Language exhibition. Lovely Language presented Neurath and Arntz’s visual language and the way it was employed as the basis for the development of an international visual language.
- Featured Image: Mindless by Pippo Lionni.
- Via: Lovely Language, Utrecht Manifest 2007.
