Michaël Bussaer is running his own, independent, Ghent-based graphic design studio since 1997. During the start-up of his own practice he worked as in-house graphic designer for Arts Centre Vooruit until 2002. Alongside his studio practice he teaches Graphic Design (3e Bachelor + Master) at Sint-Lucas Visual Arts Ghent – LUCA School of Arts since 2002.
Michaël Bussaer also founded, curated and organised the lecture series Bold Italic from 2005 – 2014. An annual event related to Graphic Design with lectures and presentations by:
BOLD ITALIC 10 – 2014
Rebecca Stephany (NL)
Dimitri Broquard & Bastien Aubry (CH)
Manuel Raeder (D)
Officeabc (FR) in conversation with Christophe Lemaitre
Stuart Bailey (UK)
+ San Serriffe, Art Book Shop (NL)
BOLD ITALIC 9 – 2013
Peter Nencini (UK)
Fraser Muggeridge (UK)
Francois Chastanet (FR)
Rick Poynor – On the life and work of Dom Sylvester Houédard (UK)
Cox & Grusenmeyer (B)
+ San Serriffe, Art Book Shop (NL)
BOLD ITALIC 8 – 2012
Paul Gorman – on The Life & Work of Barney Bubbles (UK)
Bart de Baets & Sandra Kassenaar (NL)
James Langdon (UK)
Alexander Negrelli – on Otl Aicher, the visual identity of the olympic games in 1972 (B/D)
Urs Lehni (CH)
+ San Serriffe, Art Book Shop (NL)
BOLD ITALIC 7 – 2011
Joris Kritis & Julie Peeters (B/NL)
Alexis Zavialoff – MOTTO (CH)
Michaël Schmid (B)
Bob Gill (US)
Rasmus Emanuel Svensson & Hanna Terese Nilsson (SE)
Radim Pesko (CZ/NL)
BOLD ITALIC 6 – 2010
John Morgan (UK)
Samuel Nyholm & Ola Persson (SE)
Mirko Borsche (DE)
Walter Nikkels (NL)
David Bennewith (NL/NZ)
BOLD ITALIC 5 – 2009
Ken Garland (UK)
Jost Hochuli (CH)
Lina Grumm & Annette Lux (DE/UK)
Mevis & Van Deursen (NL)
Jonathan Puckey (NL)
BOLD ITALIC 4 – 2008
Laurent Benner & Jonathan Hares (CH/UK)
Richard Hollis (UK)
Åbäke (UK)
Werkplaats Typografie (NL)
Marc Goethals (B)
BOLD ITALIC 3 – 2007
Daniel Eatock (UK)
James Goggin (UK)
Zak Kyes (UK)
Will Holder – part 3 (UK)
David Reinfurt (USA)
Daniël van der Velden & Maureen Mooren (NL)
BOLD ITALIC 2 – 2006
Wim Crouwel (NL)
Willem Oorebeek (B)
Julia Born (CH/NL)
Experimental Jetset (NL)
Will Holder – part 2 (UK)
Claude Closky (video) (FR)
BOLD ITALIC 1 – 2005
Stuart Bailey (USA/UK)
Will Holder – part 1 (UK)
Karel Martens (NL)
Paul Elliman (UK)
Cornel Windlin (CH)
Jürg Lehni – Hektor (CH)
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