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Dylan Mulvaney Solid portfolio by Dylan Mulvaney including this bilingual, expandable book designed in honour of Josef Müller-Brockmann. Via AisleOne.

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Firstly, I have never heard of Dylan Mulvaney, I am curious therefore how he reached the conclusion that Blanka was in anyway involved in this project. I love the principles of swiss graphic design and the works of Josef Müller-Brockmann, however I think this book looks really tame and I resent the fact that Dylan has tried to give this book more credibility by falsely associating Blanka with it. Blanka is not releasing this book nor will it be and I am baffled why Mr Mulvaney thought it ok to say this as we have never spoken to him, baffled bemused and annoyed. Blam at Blanka

Blam added these words on Jul 16 09 at 4:51 am

Dear Blogosphere,

I’m a recent graduate — and like almost all recent graduates I’ve got a few pesky student projects still hanging around my portfolio. This expandable book is one of them.

Our brief for the project asked us to create a publication of our choice on a designer or artist of our choice. We had to research the individual, write the entire publication, and choose a client to design it for so that we knew our audience, how it would be distributed, etc… Nothing out of the ordinary here.

I read all of Müller-Brockmann’s books and decided to write a synthesis of his beliefs and the style’s beliefs on each of the major elements of graphic design. I also chose to make the publication bilingual, his were trilingual, to stay somewhat true to that publishing tradition.

Most of my classmates chose major art museums and institutions to design their publication for. It became apparent to me during my research that Blanka would be a more appropriate organization for me to design my publication for. So I did.

My personal portfolio site has only been used by me as an alternative or preview to my print portfolio — in the clearly understood context of a recent graduate’s portfolio with an obvious mix of client and student work.

I have not submitted any of my projects, including my Müller-Brockmann book, to any blogs. It was never meant to be viewed in the context that it has been.

I don’t regularly check my site’s statistics so as soon as Blam contacted me and pointed out what was happening, I removed all references to Blanka in order to avoid misunderstandings within this new context.

My apologies for the mixup! Now we can all keep calm and carry on.

Love, Dylan

Dylan added these words on Jul 16 09 at 3:11 pm

Thanks for clearing this up guys - I’ve amended the post now.

Thanks

Joe added these words on Jul 17 09 at 1:21 am

[...] Dylan Mulvaney es un diseñador estadounidense cuyo portfolio combina proyectos profesionales y piezas desarrolladas durante sus estudios. Pese a su juventud, cuenta ya con una gran madurez en su trabajo, con un registro muy amplio y flexible y un estilo enormemente limpio y racional, entre el que destaca la infografía sobre el coste de la guerra elaborada para Good Magazine durante su estancia en Athletics NYC. Lo veo en Heavy Eyes. [...]

Dylan Mulvaney | Cosas Visuales added these words on Jul 27 09 at 11:27 pm

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