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Inaugural lecture: Bo Linnemann

Date
03.10.2019
Time
15:15
Address
KADK
Aud. 90.1.20, bygning 90
Philip de Langes Allé 10
1435 København K
Price
Free

The School of Design is proud to welcome Bo Linnemann as Adjunct Professor, thus adding further strength to the design education and design research at KADK. In his inaugural lecture, Bo Linnemann will talk about design, design strategy and design thinking in large organizations.

Bo's lecture will demonstrate how, throughout 35 years, Kontrapunkt has assisted companies and institutions in carrying out fundamental changes, and in conquering new positions, through strong rebranding concepts. From Danish state companies and institutions to global brands. In the advent of a sustainable era, design, which aims to transform sustainable visions into concrete actions, is fundamental. At its best, design can drive such processes. Today, with its innovative and purposeful approach, Kontrapunkt is a valuable partner in assisting businesses and organizations in preparing to meet the transformations of an ever-changing world.
 
From offices in Copenhagen and Tokyo, Bo and Kontrapunkt have been responsible for creating brand and design programs for companies and institutions all over the world, including Mitsubishi Motors, Microsoft, IKEA, Dai Nippon Printing, Denso, Nissan, Asics, Shiseido, Tasaki , LEGO, Novo Nordisk, Noma, Carlsberg, Ørsted, Danish Crown and most of the Danish public sector and government ministries.

Bo Linnemann has influenced Danish and international design since the early 1980s; He has been awarded the Danish Design Prize 17 times and has received numerous international design awards, including 6 Red Dot Awards and Gold Award, Type Directors Club, Tokyo.

Adjunct Professor, Bo Linnemann.

About Bo Linnemann
Bo Linnemann is known both nationally and internationally for his extensive artistic research and for his many years of work on graphic design, consulting in corporate identity as well as strategic and visual branding. In particular, Bo Linnemann is recognized for his efforts in typographic design and brand typeface development of fonts and typefaces for Danish and foreign companies and institutions.
 
Together with Kim Meyer Andersen, Bo Linnemann formed the design office Kontrapunkt in 1985, where he is still Design Director today. Kontrapunkt is one of the Nordic region's largest design and branding agencies with a broad portfolio of tasks within brand communication and identity development, including brand typefaces and branded spaces as well as wayfinding, service design and digital strategy development.