{"id":373,"date":"2009-09-10T13:22:42","date_gmt":"2009-09-10T13:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15bytes12\/2009\/09\/10\/decoding-design\/"},"modified":"2023-11-04T14:40:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T20:40:59","slug":"decoding-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/decoding-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Decoding Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/1411838.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12705\" title=\"1411838\" src=\"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/1411838-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/1411838-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/1411838.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>Maggie Macnab, author of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1581809697?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=artistsofutah-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1581809697\">Decoding Design: Understanding and Using Symbols in Visual Communication<\/a> will be speaking at SUU&#8217;s Art Insights next week, on September 17 at 7 pm in the Centrum Arena at SUU.<\/p>\n<p>Macnab, whose book has been called this year\u2019s hottest graphic design book, has been in the <span class=\"yshortcuts\">graphic design business<\/span> for nearly 30 years and has her own design firm, Macnab Design <span class=\"yshortcuts\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc; cursor: pointer;\">Visual Communications<\/span>. In her book, Macnab stresses the importance of creative and critical thinking in the graphic design process. She highlights the similarities in all symbols, whether they are used as art, marketing pieces or religious imagery. Macnab believes that understanding the universal language of symbols is imperative for <span class=\"yshortcuts\">graphic designers<\/span> in order to communicate effectively with logos and commercial marketing pieces.<\/p>\n<p>Art Insights is a weekly program hosted during the fall and spring semesters by SUU\u2019s Art and Design faculty. Students and community members meet weekly to attend gallery openings and experience presentations and discussions by visiting artists and <span class=\"yshortcuts\" style=\"background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;\">art educators<\/span> from around the nation who share their work and insights. Admission is free, and the general public is invited to attend. For more information on the SUU College of Performing and <span class=\"yshortcuts\" style=\"background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;\">Visual Arts events<\/span>, please call the Arts Hotline at <span class=\"yshortcuts\" style=\"border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc; cursor: pointer;\">(435) 865-8800<\/span>, or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.suu.edu\/arts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"yshortcuts\">www.suu.edu\/arts<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maggie Macnab, author of Decoding Design: Understanding and Using Symbols in Visual Communication will be speaking at SUU&#8217;s Art Insights next week, on September 17 at 7 pm in the Centrum Arena at SUU. 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