Luke Wood, Katie Kerr, and Matthew Galloway
The National Grid #10 returns with a bang, covering conspiracy theories, activism, hostile architecture, Māori printing presses and Tongan design practices. The issue includes contributions from Tamsen Hopkinson, Jane Wallace, Matthew Galloway, Kim Paton, Catherine Griffiths, Fiona Jack, Shaun Naufahu, Ann Shelton, Layla Tweedie-Cullen and David Bennewith.
Based in Aotearoa, The National Grid is a periodical dedicated to research in the field of graphic design. The periodical takes an expansive view on graphic design as it intersects with culture, society, politics and histories. As a practice fundamentally concerned with the reproduction and distribution of language, graphic design—The National Grid suggests—is significantly more interesting, and more impactful, than purely market-led or ‘value added’ narratives tend to imply. Not quite ‘magazine’ and not quite ‘academic journal’, The National Grid attempts to chart a path through the murky wasteland between professional practice and academia, art and design.
Editors:
Luke Wood (Ōtautahi Christchurch) is a senior lecturer in graphic design at the University of Canterbury’s School of Fine Arts. Katie Kerr (Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland) is a graphic designer and publisher whose practice revolves around books. Matthew Galloway (Pōneke Wellington) is an artist and designer whose interdisciplinary work often uses the methodologies and tools of design within a contemporary art context.
