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URL:https://events.ufv.ca/events/counterforms-practices-theories-and-metho
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SUMMARY:Counterforms: Practices\, Theories\, and Methods
DESCRIPTION:Counterforms: Practices\, Theories\, and Methods\nThe lecture s
 eries\, titled Counterforms: Practices\, Theories\, and Methods\, hosted b
 y the Graphic and Digital Design department (GDD) and organized by Assista
 nt Professors\, Trevor Embury and Marcia Higuchi provides a platform to ex
 plore the complexities of design across multiple modalities\, including pr
 actice\, advocacy\, discipline\, and ways of knowing. Participants will en
 gage with academics and practitioners who challenge conventional understan
 dings and reveal often overlooked dimensions of design.\nBy framing design
  as a catalyst for community building\, boundary-pushing\, and social tran
 sformation—as well as a disciplined practice grounded in theory and expl
 oration—each session is designed to broaden perspectives\, provoke criti
 cal inquiry\, and foster pluralism.\n\nThe series invites participants to 
 examine design as a field of study\, tracing its historical foundations\, 
 engaging with contemporary challenges\, and approaching it as a reconfigur
 ative act—one that shapes experiences\, interactions\, and meanings. Thi
 s exchange between academics and practitioners promotes dialogue and schol
 arship\, cultivating an environment where diverse perspectives are not onl
 y valued but actively explored.\n\nThis year’s invited speakers include:
 \n\nLeo Vicenti is an Assistant Professor of Communication Design at Emily
  Carr University of Art + Design and a member of the Jicarilla Apache Nati
 on. He holds a BA in Graphic Design from Fort Lewis College and an MFA in 
 Visual Communication Design from the School of the Art Institute of Chicag
 o. Vicenti’s design practice focuses on revitalizing Indigenous language
 s through typographic innovation\, including the development of the daanaz
 aa typeface for Jicarilla Apache and Béshí\, a revival of Menhart’s Pa
 rlament typeface adapted for Indigenous language use. He co-leads the Ezhi
 shin Scholarship\, established in partnership with the Type Directors Club
  and Google\, to support Native and First Nations type designers. His teac
 hing emphasizes Indigenous language preservation\, typographic representat
 ion\, and decolonizing design\, while fostering curriculum and collaborati
 ve initiatives that center Indigenous perspectives and sovereignty.\n\nIn 
 his lecture (September 24\, 2025)\, Vicenti will examine how visual commun
 ication design can serve as a tool for Indigenous language revitalization\
 , cultural representation\, and design justice.\n\nJoni Low is a Vancouver
 -born writer\, curator\, and SSHRC Doctoral Fellow at Simon Fraser Univers
 ity\, where she explores intermedial and intersensorial art practices\, sy
 naesthesia\, and interdisciplinary resonances across art\, neuroscience\, 
 and the humanities. She served as curator-in-residence at Or Gallery (2016
 –17) and has curated and guest-curated exhibitions including Chloë Lum 
 and Yannick Desranleau: 5 Tableaux (It Bounces Back) and Hank Bull: Connex
 ion. Low is also the co-editor\, with Jeff O’Brien\, of What Are Our Sup
 ports?\, a public\, relational art project turned anthology. Her writing h
 as appeared in Canadian Art\, C Magazine\, Fillip\, The Capilano Review\, 
 and Yishu.\n\nIn her lecture (October 6\, 2025)\, Low will explore the inv
 isible supports that sustain creative communities\, including relational i
 nfrastructures such as friendship\, memory\, and interdependence. Drawing 
 on her curatorial practice and the What Are Our Supports? project\, she wi
 ll examine how non-material forms scaffold artistic engagement and foster 
 collective resilience.\n\nAll lecture will start at 6pm in Building C\, ro
 om C1422. For more information\, click HERE!
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 Design,Indigenous Affairs,Indigenous Student Centre,Indigenous
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LOCATION:Building C\, Room 1422\, 33844 King Road\, Abbotsford\, V2S 7M7\, 
 Canada
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