Symbology: Trevor Paglen Trevor Paglen is an artist who employs the investigative tools of journalism and social science. To create his 2006 project Symbology (Volume I), Paglen collected embroidered patches from the “black world” of classified military and intelligence units. Although the activities and even the existence of such programs are closely guarded secrets, members of this covert world…

The show opened on Friday night! We’ll post some real installation shots soon, and maybe some party shots, and soon a video of the opening day talk.

Our exhibition is opening tonight, so what better way to kick it off than with our first exhibition case study: three new posters designed by Experimental Jetset for the show. The title of the series is Statement and Counter-Statementand represents something of a “psychological portrait” of the design trio, albeit fragmented. Read Experimental Jetset’s description of the work below. (Installation shot…

Getting down to the wire now … only 35 hours until the opening party. Needless to say, there is a lot to do. All these designers in the galleries aren’t helping matters either … 3. Andrew Blauvelt (curator) taking a last look at the book section. We hope. 4. Michele Tobin (director of the Walker Shop) setting up product for the exhibition pop-up shop

The galleries are a happening place this week—so many designers installing their work! Look for more detailed rundowns of each project once the show is open. 1. Discover Signs helping Vinca Kruk of Metahaven install the floor vinyl for their new installation FaceState

Dear blog readers. We have an exhibition opening this weekend called Graphic Design: Now in Production. I’d like to call your attention to this great reviewin the New York Times by Alice Rawsthorn. From print to screen, this exhibition explores the vibrant scene of graphic designers who have seized the means of production and are remaking design practice. From Mad Men to The Gentlewoman, chartjunk to…

DIY is great, but it has its dark side. That’s the message behind an installation by Aesthetic Apparatus, self-described as “Minneapolis’ best totally unknown design super team,” in the window of the Walker Shop. Installed Oct. 12, the display includes 150 screenprinted posters hanging to dry — some completed by the design duo on site — and the tools of the printing process, the team’s silkscreen materials…

Walker Expanded, the Walker’s graphic identity, functions like a typeface, but “instead of individual letterforms, each character equals a word or a pattern. Walker Expanded is a tool that generates strips of words and patterns. Like a roll of tape, it can be can be applied to virtually any surface, from printed matter and screens to merchandise or even architecture.” The identity will be featured in the…

01 Magazine highlights Letterheady, an all-letterhead-all-the-time Tumblr blog. A few samples from the arts and culture submissions.