NEW ZEALAND | graphic designer
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LTC is a graphic designer who recently formed the design
studio Narrow Gauge. She graduated with a BDes from the Gerrit Rietveld
Academie in Amsterdam and an MA from the Werkplaats Typografie in
Arnhem the Netherlands. From 2006-7 she was the Graphic Design Fellow
at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis USA. Since returning to New
Zealand to live after eight years working and studying overseas, LTC
has lectured at Elam School of Fine Arts, the University of Auckland;
Whitecliffe College of Arts & Design; and Manukau School of Visual
Arts. She is currently the graphic designer at Auckland War Memorial
Museum and is co-director of split/fountain (s/f), a bookshop and
project space incorporating Narrow Gauge and gallery owner Michael Lett.
FOR MORE >> www.splitfountain.org | www.ltc.name
FOR MORE >> www.splitfountain.org | www.ltc.name
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Narrow Gauge to s/f: design tourism
LTC will explore the motivations for establishing design
studio Narrow Gauge and how it relates to split/fountain (s/f). Located
on K’Road Auckland in the vicinity of galleries and artist-run spaces,
s/f is a platform for Narrow Gauge and Michael Lett publishing
projects, design exhibitions and occasional events. s/f specialises in
artist and designer-driven publications and aims to encourage more
critical appraisal of design practice. Discussions will focus on the
long-term aspirations and objectives for the two ventures and some
international models for publishing and project spaces will be
considered.
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About the images
s/f neon sign, window on K’Road | ‘Z/X #4 Situations’. Art School Press, MSVA, 2008 | ‘The Estate of L. Budd: Catalogue of Extant Works’ (detail). Michael Lett Publishing, 2008
A note on the titling
Courier Sans was designed by Practise and released commercially with Lineto in 2002. “Courier sans was originally designed in 1994 during the first year of my graphic design degree in order to circumvent the college’s tyrannical ‘courier only’ rule of their pseudo-basel ‘basic typography’ exercises. by taking the generic macintosh system font and cutting off all the serifs, a pleasantly anonymous and functional, yet somehow stylish sans serif was created. I received a third for the exercise, but was able to refute accusations of rule-breaking with the answer: “Ah, but you see: it’s courier SANS!”” Statement by James Goggin (Practise) www.lineto.com
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