{"id":2,"date":"2013-09-06T13:32:19","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T13:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mathieucieters.com\/thegraphicnomad\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-11-10T18:06:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T17:06:06","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mathieucieters.com\/thegraphicnomad\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The world is getting smaller. Boundaries are fading away, travel expenses are collapsing and the internet is gaining speed and losing its wires\u2026 But why are so few people jumping on the advantages of these recent changes?<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Why aren&#8217;t work ethics and structures changing along?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Many new channels enable us to discover the (graphical) world in a cost-effective and enriching way. By being the graphic nomad, those advantages are being used to discover the graphic design scene in times of globalization.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past years, I accumulated various skills, a healthy curiosity towards (foreign graphic) culture and a genuine interest in the digital (r)evolution. But the need to expand my borders is strong. Living as a graphic nomad, it is possible to see and to know much more than while staying at one place. A graphic nomad doesn&#8217;t need to have a permanent place of residence. He wants to roam around in the vicinity of his work environment.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><strong> A graphic nomad can depend only on his laptop and the internet as communication and work tools.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Besides that, The Graphic Nomad can search for interesting art projects and (progressive) graphic designers. By doing self-initiated projects with them about cultural heritage, new (globalized) ideas, &#8216;local&#8217; insights, new experiences can be acquired.<\/p>\n<p>The project involves another research as well. By meeting graphic designers, the (active) graphic world can be mapped out. Connections between influences can be made by opening up a dialogue about contemporary (graphic) art. Strong cultural identities are being identified. Local styles are becoming transparent.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Remainders of the paradigms of cultural traditions are being used to create new work.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Results of this research are briefly shown on this website and hopefully (one day) the physical projects can be shown in a (traveling) exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>The experiences and the research will be bundled in a book. The reader of the book will not only find a huge variety of inspirations, but will also get acquainted with the life of a graphic nomad and designer. He will be able to have a glimpse of the current graphic world seen through the graphic nomad and see what globalization is or isn&#8217;t doing.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>The Graphic Nomad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world is getting smaller. Boundaries are fading away, travel expenses are collapsing and the internet is gaining speed and losing its wires\u2026 But why are so few people jumping on the advantages of these recent changes? Why aren&#8217;t work ethics and structures changing along? Many new channels enable us to discover the (graphical) world <a href=\"https:\/\/mathieucieters.com\/thegraphicnomad\/about\/\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  About<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"full-width-page.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"intro":"The Graphic Nomad is research into identity within graphic design through cultural influences in times of globalisation. A travelling research: meetings with local designers, translated into cross-disciplinary projects.","intro_nl":"The Graphic Nomad is onderzoek naar identiteit binnen grafisch ontwerp via culturele invloeden in tijden van globalisering. Reizend onderzoek: ontmoetingen met lokale ontwerpers, vertaald naar cross-disciplinaire projecten.","door":"Mathieu Cieters","door_url":"https:\/\/mathieucieters.com","mentoren":"Jurgen Maelfeyt, Wim De Temmerman, Filip De Baudringhien","mentoren_nl":"","titel_nl":"Over","tekst_nl":"De wereld wordt kleiner. Grenzen vervagen, reiskosten storten in en het internet wint aan snelheid en verliest zijn draden\u2026 Maar waarom springen zo weinig mensen op de voordelen van die recente veranderingen?\n<blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Waarom veranderen werkethiek en structuren niet mee?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\nVeel nieuwe kanalen laten ons toe de (grafische) wereld op een voordelige en verrijkende manier te ontdekken. Als graphic nomad zet ik die voordelen in om de grafische ontwerpscene te ontdekken in tijden van globalisering.\n\nDe voorbije jaren verzamelde ik allerlei vaardigheden, een gezonde nieuwsgierigheid naar (buitenlandse grafische) cultuur en een oprechte interesse in de digitale (r)evolutie. Maar de drang om mijn grenzen te verleggen is groot. Als graphic nomad kun je veel meer zien en leren kennen dan wanneer je op \u00e9\u00e9n plek blijft. Een graphic nomad heeft geen vaste woonplaats nodig. Hij wil rondtrekken in de buurt van zijn werkomgeving.\n<blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Een graphic nomad heeft enkel zijn laptop en het internet nodig als communicatie- en werkmiddelen.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\nDaarnaast kan The Graphic Nomad op zoek gaan naar boeiende kunstprojecten en (progressieve) grafisch ontwerpers. Door met hen zelfgekozen projecten te maken over cultureel erfgoed, nieuwe (geglobaliseerde) idee\u00ebn en \u2018lokale\u2019 inzichten, doe je nieuwe ervaringen op.\n\nHet project omvat ook nog een ander onderzoek. Door grafisch ontwerpers te ontmoeten, kan de (actieve) grafische wereld in kaart gebracht worden. Door een dialoog te openen over hedendaagse (grafische) kunst, kunnen invloeden met elkaar verbonden worden. Sterke culturele identiteiten worden herkend. Lokale stijlen worden transparant.\n<blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Restanten van de paradigma\u2019s van culturele tradities worden gebruikt om nieuw werk te maken.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\nDe resultaten van dit onderzoek worden kort op deze website getoond, en hopelijk kunnen de fysieke projecten ooit te zien zijn in een (reizende) tentoonstelling.\n\nDe ervaringen en het onderzoek worden gebundeld in een boek. De lezer vindt er niet alleen een grote verscheidenheid aan inspiratie in, maar maakt ook kennis met het leven van een graphic nomad en ontwerper. Hij krijgt een blik op de huidige grafische wereld, gezien door de ogen van de graphic nomad, en ziet wat de globalisering wel of niet doet.\n\nMet vriendelijke groeten,\n\nThe Graphic Nomad","seo_titel":"","seo_titel_nl":"","omschrijving":"","omschrijving_nl":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathieucieters.com\/thegraphicnomad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathieucieters.com\/thegraphicnomad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathieucieters.com\/thegraphicnomad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathieucieters.com\/thegraphicnomad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mathieucieters.com\/thegraphicnomad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/mathieucieters.com\/thegraphicnomad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":466,"href":"https:\/\/mathieucieters.com\/thegraphicnomad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mathieucieters.com\/thegraphicnomad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}