The Graphic Nomad

The Graphic Nomad is a research project into identity within graphic design through cultural influences in times of globalisation, begun as a master's project. Mathieu Cieters travelled through Europe for it and worked with local designers at each stop: Benoît Bodhuin in Lille, Studio Joran Koster and Team Thursday in Rotterdam, Since Today in The Hague, Alexander Lis (Designbüro Frankfurt) in Frankfurt, David Voss in Leipzig, Jeppe Pendrup and Eller Med A in Copenhagen, Noviki and Powazne Studio in Warsaw, and Kasper-Florio, Bänziger Hug and Bureau Collective in St. Gallen. Each project started from the question of what is specific to the graphic culture of that place. The final book collects the experiences and the research as a personal travelogue: the designers, studios and collectives he worked with, their influences and ways of working, and the cultural differences that remain within the discipline, including the email correspondence that set up the visits. The theoretical part is titled (Re)searching the cultural heritage in graphic design. The master's project at KASK was supervised by Jurgen Maelfeyt, Wim De Temmerman and Philippe De Baudrighien.