This lecture series spotlights the designers from regions marked by geopolitical tension and the visual imprint of reconciliation of identities as refugees, immigrants, émigrés and expatriates: Iranian artist Iman Raad; Designers from The Syrian Design Archive (Kinda Ghannoum, Sally Alassafen, Hala Al Afsaa); and Ukranian designers U,N,A collective (Aliona Solomadina, Uliana Bychenkova, Nika Kudinova).

While designing these posters, we wanted to focus on the themes of resilience, creativity, and aesthetics of hope amidst wars and climate crises. The lines that weave through and between letters are derived from the idea of borders and freedom, and the designer names in their mother tongues are brought to the foreground as a celebration for non-dominant languages in Western design.

↓ Some initial directions I was playing around with that ultimately led to the final version.