Morris County Explores The Modern Age Of Graphic Design

A picture is worth a thousand words.

The practice of using symbols and pictures to convey messages has been around for centuries but digital age technology has transformed and expanded the kinds of images graphic artists can create. To remind us of the creative roots of graphic arts, County College of Morris Professor Steve Longo has put together an exhibition called, "Generations of Genius" that features some of the best graphic art of the past few decades.

Some of the artists to be featured are the creators of iconic images, like Seymour Chwast, who designed the McDonald's Happy Meal box, and Paul Jervis, who counts among his clients Volkswagen, United Airlines, Xerox, and Miller Lite. Other artists include Milton Glaser, Mike Quon, James Smith, Andrea Mistretta, and Jon Weiman, who has illustrated more than 400 book covers.

The exhibition, which is free, will open to the public from August 30 through October 7 in the Art and Design Gallery in the Learning Resource Center on CCM's Randolph campus, 214 Center Grove Road. There will be a reception, free and open to the public, held on Thursday, September 8, from 6 to 8 PM.

Image: Eco-crime, by Luba Lukova, courtesy of Morris County Community College