Jannuzzi Smith
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Jannuzzi Smith is a design studio founded in 1993 by Michele Jannuzzi (1967) and Richard Smith (1967) in London
. They now have offices in London and Lugano, Switzerland.
Their work is to be noted for a particular combination of graphic design
and an innovative use of information technology
. Included among their projects are the print/online marketing programme for Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
(2002–2006); Informal by Cecil Balmond
(2002); and the rebrand of Festival del film Locarno (2007–2010).
where they obtained Master of Arts degree in 1992. From the very beginning their work has been influenced by technology (The Joseph H Hazen Collection – a CD-Rom for Sothebys, 1994; Totemweb – a webzine on architecture and design, 1996). The studio gained its initial reputation thanks to a long lasting collaboration with Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (1996-2008), followed by their partnership with structural engineer guru Cecil Balmond on the creation of the seminal book Informal.
Jannuzzi Smith are authors of Dotlinepixel – thoughts on cross-media design (2000), About (2006) and organisers of the exhibition The Naked Word at the Lethaby Gallery (London, 2003) and the conference Swiss Graphic Design at the Cochrane Theatre
(London, 2006).
Their work has been featured in several publications and exhibitions, including: SwissPeaks, Totem Gallery, New York (2002); Something Totally Else, Design Museum
, London (2003), Communicate: Independent British Graphic Design since the Sixties
, Barbican Art Gallery, London (2004) and Museum of Design Zurich
(2006).
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. They now have offices in London and Lugano, Switzerland.
Their work is to be noted for a particular combination of graphic design
Graphic design
Graphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...
and an innovative use of information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
. Included among their projects are the print/online marketing programme for Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. The school has an outstanding international reputation, and is considered one of the world's leading art and design institutions...
(2002–2006); Informal by Cecil Balmond
Cecil Balmond
Cecil Balmond is a Sri Lankan/British designer, engineer, artist, architect, and writer. He has been hailed as "one of the most important forces in contemporary architecture today," and in 2003 received the prestigious RIBA Charles Jencks award for Theory in Practice. He is also the recipient of...
(2002); and the rebrand of Festival del film Locarno (2007–2010).
History
Michele Jannuzzi (a graduate of CSIA Lugano) and Richard Smith (a graduate of Brighton University) met at the Royal College of ArtRoyal College of Art
The Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
where they obtained Master of Arts degree in 1992. From the very beginning their work has been influenced by technology (The Joseph H Hazen Collection – a CD-Rom for Sothebys, 1994; Totemweb – a webzine on architecture and design, 1996). The studio gained its initial reputation thanks to a long lasting collaboration with Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (1996-2008), followed by their partnership with structural engineer guru Cecil Balmond on the creation of the seminal book Informal.
Jannuzzi Smith are authors of Dotlinepixel – thoughts on cross-media design (2000), About (2006) and organisers of the exhibition The Naked Word at the Lethaby Gallery (London, 2003) and the conference Swiss Graphic Design at the Cochrane Theatre
Cochrane Theatre
The Cochrane Theatre is a receiving and producing theatre that aims to present all aspects of the performing arts within a proscenium arch. The theatre is situated in Holborn, London.-History:...
(London, 2006).
Their work has been featured in several publications and exhibitions, including: SwissPeaks, Totem Gallery, New York (2002); Something Totally Else, Design Museum
Design Museum
Design Museum is a museum by the River Thames near Tower Bridge in central London, England. The museum covers product, industrial, graphic, fashion and architectural design. It was founded in 1989 and claims to be the first museum of modern design...
, London (2003), Communicate: Independent British Graphic Design since the Sixties
Communicate: Independent British Graphic Design since the Sixties
An exhibition curated by Rick Poynor at the Barbican Art Gallery charting over 40 years of graphic design in the United Kingdom.The first major attempt to reflect on how the smaller independent studios and agencies marked and shaped the way we look at images in our everyday lives: from book and...
, Barbican Art Gallery, London (2004) and Museum of Design Zurich
Museum of Design Zürich
The Museum of Design, Zurich is a museum for industrial design, visual communication, architecture, and craft in Zurich, Switzerland.- Overview :...
(2006).