The alumni of the Hofmann era, are as diverse as to nationalities as they are in creative
practices. While many have remained in the world of traditional graphic design endeavours –
book design, print material, typeface design, and corporate identity – others have applied
their skills to embrace architectural graphics, interior design, web design, multi media,
and the fine arts. A large group has also worked as educators and/or became the heads of design
departments at universities and art and design schools, keeping Basel-learned practices and
exercises alive. The Alumni Day at the Academy of Art and Design Basel is an opportunity for exchange and discussion amongst former
students, teachers, as well as other interested parties. Virtual roundtables based on thematic
clusters such as design practices, education, and cultural exchange will allow people to share
personal knowledge and experiences of the ‘afterlife’ of education in Basel.
October 29, 2020
14:00 – 18:30
Academy of Art and Design FHNW
Due to the Covid-19 situation, the event was held online and made available as live-stream.
A video documentation of the Alumni Day can be found here.
Program
October 29, 2020
All times CET
14:00 – 15:45
Short videos giving you a glimpse of all our exhibitions, in the form of
online walk-throughs, run consecutively, on a loop:
Schule für Gestaltung, Mauerhalle, Basel
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Armin Hofmann: Posters, silkscreens, sculptures and reliefs
HGK / FHNW Campus
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Armin Hofmann – The Pedagogical Dimension
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Dorothea Hofmann – Drawings
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Alumni Image Montage
Material gathered from the Alumni
15:45
HGK / FHNW Campus
Alumni Roundtables
Greeting: Prof. Michael Renner, Director of the Institute for Visual Communications
16:00 – 16:45
Roundtable 1
The Pedagogical Dimension
Moderator: Sandra Bischler
Participants: Kenneth Hiebert, Terry Irwin, Philip Burton, Franz Werner and
Kate Wolff
16:50 – 17:35
Roundtable 2
The Era Hofmann and Cultural Exchange
Moderators: Michael Renner and Sandra Bischler
Participants: Hans-Ulrich Allemann, Inge Druckrey, Dan Boyarski
and Jim Faris
17:40 – 18:25
Roundtable 3
The Impact of Armin Hofmann on Practice
Moderators: Michael Renner
Participants: Jean-Benoit Levy, April Greiman, Walter Bohatsch and Hamish Muir