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Neville Brody President's Lecture: Q&A

Neville Brody's President's Lecture took place on 25 November.  About 1000 people turned up to hear Brody discuss his work and to come to some conclusion about whether or not the man is a genius or wanker.

Do you like the prospect of global culture?

Who is as innovative as Alexander Rodchenko?

and finally, Genius or Wanker?

The film of the whole lecture is currently being edited, and we'll let you know when it's up online.  In the meantime,  you can see other past President's Lecture films here.

Jonathan Ellery President's Lecture tonight

A reminder that Jonathan Ellery is giving a President's Lecture tonight at Logan Hall. Jonathan will be talking about his triple-faceted working life, encapsulating design, publishing and art. It should be a goody.

7pm – 8:30pm
Logan Hall
Institute of Education
20 Bedford Way
London
WC1H 0AL (map)

Tickets will be available on the door.

Kyle Cooper President's Lecture now online

Carrying on the President's Lecture's theme of the afternoon, Kyle Cooper's lecture is now online, complete with Kyle's Shakespearean soliloquy introduction. It's also available to watch and download through iTunes (link opens iTunes).

Jan van Toorn Q&A

Jan van Toorn's President's Lecture last night was a feast for anyone interested in Dutch design and design theory.

Here are the Q&As:

Peter Saville Q&A

Here are all the questions asked in Peter Saville's Q&A last night, all nicely packaged in one handy album.

Peter Saville's President's Lecture

Peter Saville and Adrian Shaughnessy, by James Kirkup, on Flickr. All rights reserved.

It was the first of several President's Lectures of 2009. Need I say more?

As a D&AD intern, I wasn't sure what to expect when I found out that Peter Saville would be speaking. Who would come to see the lecture? What would he talk about? What would he be like?

The event sold out rather quickly and there wasn't an empty seat in the venue. As I worked at the front and helped with ticketing, I soon realized that Saville has such a diverse group of fans; so many different kinds of people walked through that door and they were all there for the same thing. They all wanted to hear Saville's philosophies and ways of thinking and see in-person what it is that continuously draws us to this man and his work. I suppose then that it shouldn't come as a surprise that Saville spoke with (often humorous) candour about his career and life. He had so many stories to share and the lecture proved to be interesting, educational, and often times, quite entertaining.

Overall, it was an great lecture and if it was any indication of what's to come, the remaining lectures in the series will not disappoint.

President's Lectures Spring 2009

We've a brand new series of President's Lectures to bring you. And very exciting they are too.

First up is Peter Saville, creator of all those seminal Joy Division and New Order covers for Factory Records and later Creative Director of Manchester.

Next is Jan van Toorn, one of the most influential Dutch graphic designers of the past 50 years.

David Hillman has designed a host of award winning magazines and newspapers, including The Sunday Times magazine, Nova and The Guardian.

In Manchester, Luke Williamson, joint Creative Director of WCRS, will be taking us through his work.

Graphic design, book design and publishing, art - Jonathan Ellery is a dab hand at all of them.

And lastly, Sir John Hegarty (BBH), Malcolm Venville and Joel Gethin Lewis (This Happened, YesYesNo) will be dusting off their portfolios to show us some of their early work at an evening Everyone starts somewhere.

You can buy tickets online here.

Nick Bell now online

Nick Bell creating a new brand identity for Manchester United

Nick Bell's President's Lecture is now online. You can watch it here, or subscribe to our video podcast through iTunes (link opens iTunes).

Bob Greenberg Lecture now online

Bob Greenberg's President's Lecture given in April is now online. The founder and CEO of New York-based agency R/GA takes us through 30 years of stunning creative work, from motion picture title sequences to cutting edge interactive projects - including the black pencil-winning Nike Plus.

You can watch it here or download it through iTunes by subscribing to our video podcast (link opens iTunes).

Garrick and Sanky

Here's Garrick in conversation with Sanky, filmed just before the last of the Autumn 08 President's Lectures.