+tapes 7

Paper, all sorts of screens, and space. Signs and images are everywhere, and spreading in confused and anonymised forms. The creations revered by graphic designers in biennials, books and specialist magazines are mostly unknown to the public, though produced for it; the public expected less. In this respect, graphics differs from the other design disciplines. Architecture requires a registered office, a building permit and work that meets the national standards in force. And, most of all, poor architecture will more certainly collapse than the worst page design.Chanaud, Michel is the author of '+tapes 7 ', published 2006 under ISBN 9782350170961 and ISBN 2350170969.