Isometric Studio Visiting Designers Lecture

Thursday, October 6 | 107 S. Kedzie Hall | 6PM

Join us for the first fall Selma & Stanley Hollander Visiting, Artist, Designer, and Scholar Lecture. Isometic Studio founders Andy Chen and Waqas Jawaid will be offering a joint lecture on Thursday, October 6 at 6 pm in 107 S. Kedzie Hall. This event is free and open to the public, no need to register to join for this in-person event.

Based in New York City, Isometric Studio collaborates with leading cultural institutions, universities, tech companies, and nonprofits to reinvent the way they present themselves visually and strategically. They express the missions of these organizations through visual identities, exhibitions, websites, and signage programs that convey intellectual rigor, aesthetic sophistication, and memorable storytelling. They believe in design that transcends existing expectations by challenging cliches and stereotypes in visual culture.

In collaboration with clients, they shape narratives and spaces of belonging. Through design, they advance an ethos of inclusion, equity, and justice, centering the lived experiences of marginalized people. Their projects often address complex social issues, amplifying activism on gender equity, climate change, racial justice, LGBT identity, and immigrant rights. Their more well-known clients include the USAID, Google, Museum of the City of New York, Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, and the Center for Reproductive Rights. We have also collaborated with 15+ departments and offices at Princeton University.

Andy Chen

Andy studied sociology at Princeton University, where he was awarded the Pyne Honor Prize, the university’s highest general undergraduate distinction. He then studied graphic design at RISD, where he received his MFA as a Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow. Andy started his career at Pentagram, where he worked on the rebranding of Bausch + Lomb with partner Paula Scher. As a Fulbright Scholar at the Royal College of Art, Andy conducted ethnographic research on aging, sexuality, and social stigma. He is a contributor to Design Observer, Design Taxi, and Open Manifesto.

Waqas Jawaid

Waqas received his undergraduate degree with highest honors from Princeton University and a Masters in Architecture with distinction from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. At Princeton, he was awarded the Frederick White Prize for his thesis on architectural apartheid in the Paris banlieus. Waqas previously worked at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, SANAA, Harvard Art Museums, and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. He is a founding organizer of Climate Collective, a NYC-based organization that sparks civic discourse about climate change through design and storytelling.

Date

Oct 6, 2022
Expired!

Time

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Cost

Free

Location

107 South Kedzie
MSU, East Lansing, MI

Organizer

Jacquelynn Sullivan Gould
Phone
5174323961
Email
sulli357@msu.edu