Guerrini Design Island Chosen as Winner to Represent Argentina in Frankfurt Book Fair
Out of 193 competitors throughout Argentina, Sebastian Guerrini’s design and slogan for the Argentine Pavilion in the 2010 Frankfurt Book Fair was select as the unanimous winner. Reports of this design were published in all the major newspaper as can be seen in the following link: View article
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Guerrini Design Island wins international prize
The studio Guerrini Design Island was chosen in Germany to design the image and identity for the Organic World Foundation (OWF). OWF is an organization dedicated to uniting and promoting organic production on a worldwide level.
Specialists from all over the world participated in the competition that took place in Bonn Germany searching for a visual identity for the OWF. + info
Award, 2009
Sebastian Guerrini has been awarded as Doctor of Philosophy in Communications & Image Studies, by the University of Kent. Canterbury, England.
United Design 2009
Guerrini Design Island has been chosen as the Argentine representative for the United Design Exhibition 2009 in Los Angeles
The Exhibition, which gathers the top graphic designers from all over the world, is organized as a celebration of international awareness between education and profession in graphic design. This year it will be held in the Main Gallery of the California State University.
Eurofruit magazine, UK, August 2009
Demonstrating the benefits of organics begins with brand image
Interview with Sebastian Guerrini and Alejandra Guiterrez from Organic Agriculture Design about the advantages of creating a solid visual identity for organic produce.
Los Grobo, Argentina 2009
The Guerrini Island designed annual report Communication on Progress by agribusiness company Grupo Los Grobo was awarded special recognition by the United Nation’s Global Compact Office this year. The Global Compact Office, responsible for promoting public transparency and accountability among global companies found the COP report and design to be “of outstanding quality†and a project that “can serve as an illustration and inspirational exampleâ€. As such, the report will be given special prominence on the UN Global Compact Office website.
International award
One of our designs won The Readership Group Award, from the Global Reporting Initiative, The Netherlands, 2008. The Fundación Empredimientos Rurales Los Grobo´s report won the Best Report, in the Non-Business category, (non-profit and/or public organizations reports).
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SustainAble - UK, July 2008
Edited by Rockport Publishers.
A Handbook of Materials and Applications for Graphic Designers and Their Clients.
Guerrini Design Island works published. + info
Infocampo - Argentina, October 2008
“The images get inside the agricultural enterprises”
Interview to Sebastián Guerrini around his approach about agribusiness and design (Spanish only). View article
Excellent. Annual of International Design 2008 - China, June 2008
Edited by Flying Dragon Group Culture.
The book is a selection of works done by various studios around the world. + info
Information Design Workbook - USA, May 2008
Edited by Rockport Publishers.
Graphic Approaches, Solutions, and Inspiration plus 30 Case Studies.
Works done by Guerrini Design Island published. + info
TypoGraphic Journal 64 - England. (International Society of Typographic Designers)
Sebastian Guerrini: Banknotes and National Identity: how the nation is in your pocket. Related link
Ciencia Hoje Magazine - Brazil, July 2006
Article illustrated with pictures designed by the studio for the Science Mercosur meeting. View article
IdN Magazine - Hong Kong, February 2006
Look who’s drawing? Don’t cry for them, Argentina
IdN featured dozen of illustrators. + info
ICOGRADA - August 2005
Branding the Nation or Branding the Country?
Sebastian Guerrini, designer of the visual identity of several government bodies, explores the identification of origin in a thought-provoking essay exploring this hot topic from a sociological angle. Related link
Viva Magazine (ClarÃn Newspaper) - Argentina, August 2005
Article about Sebastián Guerrini. Related link
“Branding Logos And Marks” - Japan, July 2005
Edited by ICO (International Creators Organization).
The book, a selection of brand identity studios around the world, contains an essay and a graphic section about Guerrini Design Island activity.
Down on the right of the cover, SO identity, designed by Sebastián Guerrini.
Package & Design - China, March 2005
Article about Guerrini Design Island in the Chinese magazine Package & Design, one of the most important design magazines of Asia. + info
Photoshop Fix - USA, March 2005
Article in the official publication of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals about one of our works.
Radio Continental - Argentina, November 2004
Interview on Nation and Image in AM 590 Radio Continental.
La Nación - Argentina, November 2003
In search of a sacred seal. Brand country: The Lord of the Shields.
Article about Sebastián Guerrini and his project “Marca Nación” (Brand Nation), in the special supplement from La Nación newspaper “La nación al mundo” (The nation to the world). Related link
Competition - International day against violence on women
The poster “International day against violence on women” has been pre-selected to compete in the international poster competition of Chaumont (France). Besides, it will be exhibited from 4 october - 1 december 2003 in the Affichemuseum (Poster Museum) in Hoorn, Holland.
2nd Award for Sebastián Guerrini at the National Assembly Hall of Design
The brand “Argentina for Export” received an award in the category Communication, in the 6th Assembly Hall of Design in October this year at the Palais de Glace, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Novum Magazine - Germany, April 2003
“Sebastian Guerrini, La Plata (ARG). Strongly influenced by recent developments in his country. His work is not only a reflection of his spirit, but perhaps also of that of a whole nation…”
DX Magazine N° 19 - Mexico
Identity and difference on Design.
“en esta ocasión es Joan Costa, entusiasta estudioso del tema, quien platica con DX en torno de este tema; después Sebastián Guerrini, diseñador argentino…” (Spanish only).
Notebook
November 20th 2009
Canterbury, UK. Sebastian Guerrini was admitted to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Communications & Image Studies.
Exhibition entitled “Agitadores de Concienciaâ€
Sebastian Guerrini´s design work is on display in Spain as part of a travelling exhibition entitled “Agitadores de Conciencia†(Conscience Agitators) organized by the International University of Menéndez Pelayo (Canarias).Guerrini´s poster design was one of 25 works selected world wide.
December 14th, 2009
Sebastian Guerrini Q&A interview on the debate of Rebrand Tasmania
An interview given regarding the national identity representation of Tasmania. Read
September 11st, 2008.
Inks and watercolors - Exhibit by Sebastian Guerrini
info: www.guerriniart.com
October 27th, 2007
Seminar of Sebastián Guerrini in Guatemala
The course examined the role of image, design and identity, focused on collective identities and communications in the rural sector.
www.unis.edu.gt (spanish only)
July 6th, 2007
“Identidad e Imagen” design exhibition
Exhibition and disertation by Sebastián Guerrini in Santa Rosa, La Pampa.
October 29th, November 4th and 11th 2006
Design in the West
Sebastián Guerrini’s Exhibit and course in Trenque Lauquen. At Trenque Lauquen’s municipal palace, the exhibit of Sebastián Guerrini’s designs was inaugurated, along with the course given in the same city.
October 12th - 29th, 2006
Guerrini Design Island at BA Design Festival
Being part of a selection of studies that are representative of the new Argentine design, the studio has shown its pieces of work as part of the NIU section from the event organized by the Metropolitan Design Center of Buenos Aires.
September 21st and 22nd, 2006
DCV 2006
Sebastián Guerrini’s participation at the First International Congress on Design and Technology as a supporting personality. La Plata.
December 2005
Grafikar award
Sebastian Guerrini is awarded by Grafikar for his long standing professional achievements.
December 2005.
Ecodar
Public presentation of the new brand for the Argentine Diaspora (Ecodar). Related link
November, 2005
Branding for Tourism companies
Conference on branding for Tourism companies, Secretary of Industry of the Argentine Nation. Auditorium Hall.
November 2005
Exhibit of Ecomateriais presented in Porto, Portugal
Fully designed by Guerrini Design Island.
Conference at Facultad de Bellas Artes
Guest Speaker at the Facultad de Bellas Artes (Art School) of the National University of La Plata.
October 13th and 14th, 2004
Conference at the 1st International Seminar of Design. Puebla, México
Guests:
Julio FrÃas Peña / Mexico
Dicken Castro / Colombia
Gerardo Sánchez Vallejo / Mexico
Studio Tapiro / Italy
Sebastián Guerrini / Argentina
Luis Almeida / Mexico
Theodora Mantzaris-Kindel / Greece
Juan Carlos Fernández / Mexico
Lance Wyman / United States
June 11th, 2004
Institutional Image Capacitation. Course about Public Top Gerency
Secretary of University Extension.
National University of La Plata.
June 7th, 2004
Argentine forum of Design. Roundtable on Brand Country. Buenos Aires Design.
Ernesto Savaglio (publicist), Sebastián Guerrini (desginer) y Adrián Lebendiker (general directo of CMD).
March 31st, 2004
Presentation of the project “Marca Nación”(’Nation’ Brand) at the theatre “El Globo”.
City of Buenos Aires.
October 24th, 2003
Presentation of the project “Marca Nación” (Nation Brand) for the Argentinian Republic
Before a large audience, Sebastián Guerrini presented his concrete proposal for a system of identification for the whole of the activities in his country. + info
May 21st, 2003
Debate about “The dream of the reason makes monsters”
European Design Institute, Barcelona.
Guests:
Andrea Rauch, Juli Capella, Francisco Jarauta, Eric Olivares, Sergio Volturo y Sebastián Guerrini.
May 15th, 2003
To build an Image
Training for companies. Fundación Popular. Quito, Ecuador.
May, 7th 2003
Brand Nation
Talks with the Professionals.
University of Palermo. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
March/April 2003
Seminar on Image
MA of Design
University of Palermo/ University of
Barcelona. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
December, 18th 2002
Reflections about National Identity
Year-end meeting of Acaneb,
Argentine-Nederland Association of Ex-Grantees.
Club del Progreso. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
