Screening:
Graphic Means: A History of Graphic Design Production
Salt Beyoğlu
January 24, 2025 19.00
Graphic Means: A History of Graphic Design Production (2017)
Director: Briar Levit
84 minutes, USA
English; Turkish subtitles
Before the advent of the desktop computer, publication design was largely manual and relied on analog machines. The design and printing industries used a variety of methods to transfer type and image onto film, plates, and, ultimately, the printed page.
Designer Briar Levit’s documentary charts a journey from the pre-digital era of design to the rise of the desktop computer. It explores the methods that laid the foundation for today’s graphic design industry, with a focus on printed publications, and highlights the social impact of the transition to digital technology in design and printing.
The film will be screened in its original language with Turkish subtitles.
Director: Briar Levit
84 minutes, USA
English; Turkish subtitles
Before the advent of the desktop computer, publication design was largely manual and relied on analog machines. The design and printing industries used a variety of methods to transfer type and image onto film, plates, and, ultimately, the printed page.
Designer Briar Levit’s documentary charts a journey from the pre-digital era of design to the rise of the desktop computer. It explores the methods that laid the foundation for today’s graphic design industry, with a focus on printed publications, and highlights the social impact of the transition to digital technology in design and printing.
The film will be screened in its original language with Turkish subtitles.