"The Tokyo Olympics’ Visual Identity and Japanese Graphic Design History",
presented by Ian Lynam

This lecture (in English) will be held Thursday July 14th at 7:00 PM at
Lakeland University in Shinjuku

(**as of July 1, Lakeland College has changed its name to Lakeland
University)

There has been an international uproar over the public Tokyo Olympic logo
competition and the subsequent designs. Expanding on Ian Lynam’s popular
visual essay “Why We Should Really Be Concerned About the Visual Identity
for the Tokyo Olympics”*, this lecture looks to design history and cultural
narrative to help explain a history of design and the Olympics in Japan
from 1854 to today. ** http://bit.ly/261tJJS *

Ian Lynam works at the intersection of design, research and education. He
is Chair of the MFA Program in Graphic Design at Vermont College of Fine
Arts and faculty at Temple University Japan and Meme Design School in
Tokyo. He also runs a renowned design studio whose clients include
Adobe, Google,
Pivotal and YouTube. His work can be found at *ianlynam.com
.*

For a map and directions to Lakeland's Shinjuku Campus, see our website:

*http://lcj.lakeland.edu/map-contact-us/

The Lakeland Lectures are a forum for researchers, students and members of
the public to discuss contemporary issues affecting Japan. Lakeland
University has offered a U.S.-accredited liberal arts program in Tokyo
since 1991. Lakeland's main campus is in Wisconsin, USA and was founded in
1862.

--
Roger Grabowski, Jr.
Assistant Professor of General Studies
Lakeland University Japan