September 29
daOMA Presents Michael Rock
Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St.
Reception 6p.m., Program 7p.m., FREE
Joslyn.org, 342.3300
Michael Rock, professor of design at Yale University School of Art, will help keep the Omaha design community connected to the outside world Wednesday. Rock will discuss his wide range of projects including strategy for Prada and Conde Nast, and environmental graphics and media design with Prada New York Epicenter Store. His multifaceted resume includes a fellowship with the Jan Van Eyck Akademie in Maastricht, The Netherlands, editing and graphic designing at I.D. Magazine in New York and writing for publications such as Print, AIGA Journal and receiving the 1999/2000 Rome Prize in Design from the American Academy in Rome. He is a founding partner and creative director of 2×4, Inc., a multidisciplinary studio focusing on design for art, architecture, fashion and cultural clients worldwide,
-Sally Deskins