Live 2-Day Project

22nd-23rd October: 10am-6pm

2 Dawson Road, The Whisky Bond G4 9SS

2 days of intense productivity, in a large, open-plan, high-energy environment, with the group of participants, all working on the same brief in their own direction and with their own interpretation.

We have a host of leading design studios, on-hand, offering advice and one-to-one creative direction.

Winners Receive:

• - Work placement with their mentor design studio
• - ‘GDFS Best up-and-coming 2014’ Award
• - Feature on GDFS online platform
• - GDFS Design Bundle

Workshops

22nd-26th October: 10am-6pm

2 Dawson Road, The Whisky Bond G4 9SS

The workshops will be centred around; creative processes, conceptual thinking, visual communication and professional practice. We want to offer opportunities to develop creative problem solving skills and challenge ways of thinking through design based projects.

Launch Party

24th October: 7pm-late

21 Stockwell Street, Glasgow, G1 4RT

A night of music, drinks and live artwork to mark the launch of Graphic Design Festival Scotland!

• - Food & Drinks Bar
• - Complimentary drinks from Innis & Gunn
• - Live mural painting with Berlin-based collective, 44 Flavours
• - Showcase of poster designs from across the world - a selection of shortlisted entries to GDFS International Poster Competition 2014.
• - DJ sets from: Numbers, Tropical, Handpicked, So Weit So Gut and The Dissolving Dancefloor

Talks Night

25th October: 7:00 onwards

2 Dawson Road, The Whisky Bond G4 9SS

We are delighted to offer a series of free, short, informal 15 minute talks from a range of designers and creatives - enjoyed between beers and music.

Music - So Weit So Gut, Tropical, Handpicked, The Dissolving Dancefloor

International Poster Exhibition

25th-27th October: 10am-6pm

21 Stockwell Street, Glasgow, G1 4RT

Curated by: Felix Pfaffli, Warriors Studio,
Espace My Monkey/Morgan Fortems and Pierre Vanni.

Posters offer a universal platform for communication and have been utilised for centuries to provoke, promote, celebrate, and stimulate. The exhibition features a showcase and celebration of poster design from across the world and includes a selection of shortlisted entries to GDFS’ International Poster Competition 2014.

Music

22nd - 26th October: 10am-finish

2 Dawson Road, The Whisky Bond G4 9SS

5 days of curated music and live DJ sets from a selection of Glasgow-based record labels and producers; ranging from young, up-and-coming artists through to well established international labels.