Exhibition

Design for the Other 90%: Guided tour with Eric Nay (Toronto, ON, CA)

The Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) Professional Gallery presents a series free of 20-30 minute discussions of the works on view in the Smithsonian’s touring exhibition Design for the Other 90%.

Take a guided tour of the exhibition with Eric Nay.

Eric Nay is an architect, design history and theory scholar and an Associate Dean in the Faculty of Liberal Studies at the Ontario College of Art & Design.

Professional Gallery
100 McCaul St.
Toronto, Ontario
416-977-6000 x365

Toronto is the ONLY Canadian stop for the Design for the Other 90% exhibition. It closes next week so don’t miss it.

DESIGN FOR THE OTHER 90%
http://www.ocad.ca/mini/progallery/
A touring exhibition organized by the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt
National Design Museum

The OCAD Professional Gallery is hosting Design for the Other 90%, a
collection of design solutions addressing the basic needs of poor and
marginalized populations not traditionally serviced by professional
designers.

The exhibition, organized by the New York-based Smithsonian Cooper-
Hewitt National Design Museum and curated by Cynthia E. Smith,
explores a growing movement among designers to design low-cost
solutions for the “other 90%” — that is, the 5.8 billion people (out
of the world’s total population of 6.5 billion people) who have little
or no access to most of the products and services many of us take for
granted. Design for the Other 90% looks at how individuals and
organizations are finding unique ways to address the basic challenges
of survival and progress — for example, nearly half of the other 90%
do not have regular access to food, clean water, or shelter.
“Unconventionally, this exhibition highlights products that are
economically self-sustaining, yet affordable to people living on a
dollar a day — inexpensive irrigation systems for farming, for
instance,” says Charles Reeve, Curator of the Professional Gallery.
“The new forms of ingenuity here focus on pressing issues like poverty
relief and environmental sustainability, both of which are key themes
in what we teach and research here at OCAD.”
Toronto is the only Canadian stop for the touring exhibition. An
extensive website, including a blog, discussion forum and additional
resources is available at http://other90.cooperhewitt.org/.

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UX Irregulars @ OCAD: “Design for the Other 90%” Private Tour + Social (Toronto, ON, Canada)

A private tour of the “Design for the Other 90%” exhibit at the
Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) with curator, Charles
Reeve, on the evening of Monday, December 8th.
Charles will take us thorough this fantastic exhibit and discuss
several of the items in detail. He will also discuss the role of
experience design as it pertains to designing for the 5.8 billion
people who have little or no access to the products and services that
we take for granted.
SPACE IS LIMITED. E-mail Kaleem directly offlist.
http://groups.google.com/group/UXIrregulars/

Toronto is the ONLY Canadian stop for the Design for the Other 90%
exhibition. Don’t miss it!
Everyone is welcome to join us at 8:00 PM at Sin & Redemption (126
McCaul) just up the street from OCAD for food, drink, conversation and
the final UX Irregulars event of the 2008 calendar year whether you
are on the tour or not.
Please RSVP on Upcoming if possible so we have enough tables reserved:
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1423220/

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DESIGN FOR THE OTHER 90%
http://www.ocad.ca/mini/progallery/
A touring exhibition organized by the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt
National Design Museum
The OCAD Professional Gallery is hosting Design for the Other 90%, a
collection of design solutions addressing the basic needs of poor and
marginalized populations not traditionally serviced by professional
designers.
The exhibition, organized by the New York-based Smithsonian Cooper-
Hewitt National Design Museum and curated by Cynthia E. Smith,
explores a growing movement among designers to design low-cost
solutions for the “other 90%” — that is, the 5.8 billion people (out
of the world’s total population of 6.5 billion people) who have little
or no access to most of the products and services many of us take for
granted. Design for the Other 90% looks at how individuals and
organizations are finding unique ways to address the basic challenges
of survival and progress — for example, nearly half of the other 90%
do not have regular access to food, clean water, or shelter.
“Unconventionally, this exhibition highlights products that are
economically self-sustaining, yet affordable to people living on a
dollar a day — inexpensive irrigation systems for farming, for
instance,” says Charles Reeve, Curator of the Professional Gallery.
“The new forms of ingenuity here focus on pressing issues like poverty
relief and environmental sustainability, both of which are key themes
in what we teach and research here at OCAD.”
Toronto is the only Canadian stop for the touring exhibition. An
extensive website, including a blog, discussion forum and additional
resources is available at http://other90.cooperhewitt.org/.

Posted in Calendar | Exhibition | Local meeting | Social | Toronto, ON, Canada
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DESIGN What? (Toledo, OH, USA)

The opening reception for the DESIGN What? exhibition, showcasing the creative talents of local graphic designers, illustrators and photographers. The exhibit will run until September 15 and there will be an open ballot to vote for Best of Show.

See AIGA Toledo for more information about the opening reception.

Posted in AIGA | Calendar | Exhibition | Toledo, OH, USA
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