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| Book Launch - Design Harder
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| With Erik Carter (Graphic Designer), Erik Freer (Creative Dir.), Aryn Beitz (Designer). |
| Index Chinatown, 120 Walker St, 3rd Fl |
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Oct 27 (Mon) , 2025 @ 07:00 PM
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Join us to celebrate the launch of Design Harder by Erik Carter - with a panel discussing the present & future of graphic design featuring Erik Carter, Aryn Beitz, & AUTHENTIC (Christina Janus & Desmond Wong). Moderated by Erik Freer.
As the graphic design field faces new cultural & ethical challenges, Design Harder offers a timely response. Written by Erik Carter, an influential voice whose work bridges commercial design & critical discourse, the book invites readers to imagine a more sustainable & equitable artistic practice while offering the tools to reform the industry for the better.
Join us for a talk & book launch celebrating Erik Carter's Design Harder, published by Book Ideas. The evening will include a panel discussion on the present & future of graphic design. Through conversation & dialogue, Erik Carter, Aryn Beitz, & Christina Janus & Desmond Wong (AUTHENTIC) will reflect on the ideas in Design Harder & interrogate how design might respond to cultural & ethical challenges in our moment. Moderated by designer & thinker Erik Freer, the discussion aims to generate new pathways for what design could be.
Design Harder is the inaugural title by Book Ideas, the publishing imprint by New York-based design studio No Ideas. Books will be available for purchase onsite. You can also purchase from Book Ideas website.
Panel
Erik Carter
Erik Carter is a graphic designer, art director, & writer. He has designed book covers, illustrations, identities, & experimental work for clients including Verso Books, The New York Times, MIT Technology Review, The New Yorker, The Baffler & more. Carter's first book, Design Harder, was published by Book Ideas in 2025. The volume includes essays like Do You Want Typography or Do You Want the Truth?, The End of Imagery, & A Graphic Design Utopia. Carter also teaches & writes via his newsletter, also titled Design Harder.
Aryn Beitz
Aryn Beitz is a designer & creative director engaged in projects & partnerships with organizations & clients in the arts & culture, fashion, publishing, & architecture sectors. She held the position of director of design & publishing at Carnegie Museum of Art from 2020 to 2024, where she was responsible for building & leading the museum's creative studio & overseeing all design, editorial, photography, & print & digital publishing initiatives, including the museum's new visual identity.
AUTHENTIC
AUTHENTIC (Christina Janus & Desmond Wong) is an image-making & typography practice operating at the intersection of graphics, design, language, ideology, culture, & authenticity.
Erik Freer (Moderator)
Erik Matthias Freer is a Creative Director, technologist, designer, writer, & artist, with over a decade of experience developing visual identities & brand systems across traditional, digital, & experiential touchpoints for leading brands & institutions. Erik's independent consultancy, Freer Studio, provides creative direction spanning visual identity systems, naming, imagery, publications, motion, experiential, & digital design for individuals, institutions, & brands. Alongside client work, Erik teaches as part-time faculty at Parsons School of Design & holds an MFA from Yale School of Art.
Book Ideas is a print & digital publisher by the New York-based design studio No Ideas. Our mission is to create books that we want to see in the world; thoughtfully curated & beautifully designed.
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