From the Outside In: A Place for Indigenous Graphic Traditions in Contemporary South African Graphic Design

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January 01 2011 From the Outside In: A Place for Indigenous Graphic Traditions in Contemporary South African Graphic Design Piers Carey Piers Carey Piers Carey was educated in Toronto, Canada and Dublin, Ireland. He studied Sculpture and Printmaking in the UK. Employment included freelance graphic design and illustration, documentary flm-making, and art school technician. His experience in the printing industry led to work in Zimbabwe with a group of ex-guerillas and then to South Africa. He is currently Head of the Department of Visual Communication Design at the Durban University of Technology; lecturing in the Graphic Design program in History of Graphic Design, and supervising Master's students. Research interests: African Graphic Systems, typography, and widening participation in Graphic Design education. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Piers Carey Piers Carey was educated in Toronto, Canada and Dublin, Ireland. He studied Sculpture and Printmaking in the UK. Employment included freelance graphic design and illustration, documentary flm-making, and art school technician. His experience in the printing industry led to work in Zimbabwe with a group of ex-guerillas and then to South Africa. He is currently Head of the Department of Visual Communication Design at the Durban University of Technology; lecturing in the Graphic Design program in History of Graphic Design, and supervising Master's students. Research interests: African Graphic Systems, typography, and widening participation in Graphic Design education. Online Issn: 1531-4790 Print Issn: 0747-9360 © 2010 Massachusetts Institute of Technology2010 Design Issues (2011) 27 (1): 55–62. https://doi.org/10.1162/DESI_a_00056 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Piers Carey; From the Outside In: A Place for Indigenous Graphic Traditions in Contemporary South African Graphic Design. Design Issues 2011; 27 (1): 55–62. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/DESI_a_00056 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsDesign Issues Search Advanced Search This content is only available as a PDF. © 2010 Massachusetts Institute of Technology2010 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.