Chicago Characters: A Brief & Incomplete History of Design in Chicago
@ Merchandise Mart
222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL 60654
Opening Thursday, November 15th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Monday, December 31st
Join us as we reveal a public art project with a focus on Chicago, design, and typography!
Posters by 30 talented Chicago designers, covering topics from A-Z and beyond, installed at Merchandise Mart!
Come see an installation of 30 posters about 30 characters (people and companies) that are a part of Chicago’s design history—using 30 characters of an extended alphabet (some punctuation added).
Featuring work by:
Adé Hogue
Alicia Marquez
Bart Crosby
Ben Blount
Bud Rodecker
Carlos Segura
Cody Hudson
Dana Arnett
David Lee Csicsko
David Sieren
Eileen Tjan
Jackson Cavanaugh
Jenna Blazevich
Justin Ahrens
Kira Crugnale
Kyle Letendre
Lisa Armstrong
Liz Kanter
Marcia Lausen
Maria Grillo
Matthew Hoffman
Nick Adam
Renata Graw
Rick Valicenti
Shannon Downey
Sharon Oiga
Shelby Rodeffer
Tanner Woodford
Vida Sačić
Whitney Colley
Free admission.
Light bites at Marshall’s Landing, adjacent to the poster installation.
Please RSVP. Come celebrate this collaborative project with the designers and STA!
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