Colby College Museum of Art Launches New Web Site

The Colby College Museum of Art launched their new Web site today. The site, designed by Malcolm Grear Designers, showcases the Museum’s extensive collection as well as their impressive exhibitions schedule, and education and public programing. The design allows visitors large, up-close views of the collection, with the ability to adjust the background color behind any given artwork or object.

Click here to see the new Colby Museum Web site.

The Colby Museum’s new Web site represents a critical step in the roll-out of the Museum’s new brand (also developed by Malcolm Grear Designers). The logotype, color combinations, and typography all work together to communicate the Museum’s new visual attitude. MGD has also developed the new Museum visitor guide and signs.

Last Chance to View Studio Exhibition!

April 24th is the last day to view the exhibition Inside/Outside: Process and Design, Malcolm Grear Designers in the Bannister Gallery at Rhode Island College. The gallery is open Wednesday from 11am to 5pm and Thursday from 12pm to 9pm.

Click to see Bannister Gallery photos of the exhibition.

Upcoming Lecture

In conjunction with the exhibition “Inside/Outside: Design and Process, Malcolm Grear Designers” at the Bannister Gallery, Malcolm Grear will give a lecture on April 17, from 7 to 9pm at Rhode Island College.

Walid Raad at the David Winton Bell Gallery

Walid Raad's exhibition We Can Make Rain But No One Came To Ask opens Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at the David Winton Bell Gallery, Brown University. At 5:30 pm the artist will lecture and perform My Neck Is Thinner Than A Hair: A History of the Car Bomb in the 1975-1991 Lebanese Wars — Volume 1: January 21, 1986. Reception will follow.

Malcolm Grear Designers designed the exhibition’s invitation, brochure and signs.

Providence Journal Features Malcolm Grear Designers Exhibition

In the Providence Sunday Journal (March 30), Bill Van Siclen’s in depth and insightful article covers the upcoming exhibition “Inside/Outside: Design and Process, Malcolm Grear Designers” at the Bannister Gallery.

Click here to read the Providence Journal article.

The opening reception for “Inside/Outside: Design and Process, Malcolm Grear Designers” will be held Thursday, April 3, from 5-8pm at the Bannister Gallery. The exhibition will be on view April 3-24. The Bannister Gallery is located in Roberts Hall, Rhode Island College, 600 Mount Pleasant Avenue, Providence, RI. Regular Gallery hours are Monday-Wednesday and Friday 11am-5pm, and Thursday Noon-9pm.

Visit the Bannister Gallery web site.

New York Times Profiles Providence Athenaeum

Roger Mummert’s informative article “Where Greek Ideals Meet New England Charm,” profiles several Athenaeum libraries in the New England region including the Providence Athenaeum.

Click here to read the article. Be sure to check out their slide show.

Malcolm Grear Designers designed the Providence Athenaeum’s recent publication Inquire Within: A Social History of the Providence Athenaeum since 1753 by Jane Lancaster (shown above). The 220-page book was produced as a soft-cover as well as a handsome hard-cover in a cloth-covered box.

University of Nebraska Kearney Embraces Campus Icon

The University of Nebraska Kearney recently unveiled their new campus icon. Developed by Malcolm Grear Designers, the image draws on the strength of the University’s association with the state of Nebraska (located in the precise center of the country) and enhances UNK’s growing reputation for academic achievement and excellence.

Sharon Stephan, Assistant Vice President, Communications and Marketing, University of Nebraska commented, “I was impressed with the process they (Malcolm Grear Designers) undertook in developing UNK’s proposed icon, and the work they have done for a wide range of educational, cultural, medical and business entities. I believe they bring a good perspective and balance to the conversation, recognizing the importance of institutions as well as entities within those institutions.”

UNK has retained Malcolm Grear Designers to develop a Graphics Standards guideline, a new look for their web site, and design consultation for some of the University’s publications.