Ian Anderson / The Designers Republic™
— UpOverDownUnder™
Major Retrospective Exhibition
May 02 – 26 (2013)
No Vacancy — QV Gallery / Melbourne (CBD)
Ian Anderson / The Designers Republic™ — UpOverDownUnder™ held at No Vacancy, is a major showcase of the iconic work of The Designers Republic™ featuring the powerful visual language of consumerism and ironic plays on culture that have so heavily influenced a generation of creatives worldwide. Expect an array of large-scale work and installation which blitzes you with provocative imagery punctuated by manipulated, abstracted and questioning texts.
QV Building
34–40 Jane Bell Lane (enter from Russell St)
Opening Hours:
Tuesday – Saturday: 11am – 5pm / Sunday: 12pm – 5pm
Presented by
Supported by
Media partners
Ian Anderson (agIdeas)
May 01 – 03 (2013)
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
Ian Anderson founder of tDR™ will be sharing his insights and experiences to delegates from all over the globe at agIdeas 2013, one of the largest and most prestigious design festivals in the world.
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Wharf
Design Thinking™
Melbourne Workshops
May 04 & 05 (2013)
No Vacancy (QV)
The Design Thinking™ workshops provide an opportunity to engage with Ian Anderson in the intimate environment of the UpOverDownUnder™ exhibition space. Designed to challenge the Student and Professional alike exploring creative briefs including Impossible Branding (Saturday) and Narrative in Design (Sunday) revealing the inner working of Ian’s methodologies and philosophies on design.
Limited Numbers, Tickets onsale April 10 (2013)
Workshop Times: 11am – 5pm
QV Building
34-40 Jane Bell Lane
(enter from Russell St)
Design Thinking™
Sydney Workshops
May 07 & 08 (2013)
General Assembly
The Design Thinking™ workshops provide an opportunity to engage with Ian Anderson. Designed to challenge the Student and Professional alike exploring creative briefs including Impossible Branding (Tuesday) and Narrative in Design (Wednesday) revealing the inner working of Ian’s methodologies and philosophies on design.
Limited Numbers, Tickets onsale April 10 (2013)
Workshop Times: 10am – 4pm
Fishburners, Level 1
608 Harris Street, Ultimo
UpOverDownUnder™
(— Grand) Opening
6pm / May 02 (2013)
No Vacancy (QV)
UpOverDownUnder™ launches with a blitzkrieg opening at No Vacancy. Come view this major showcase of tDR™ and have a drink with Ian as he answers questions, spin yarns and chews the fat.
QV Building
34–40 Jane Bell Lane
(enter from Russell St)
Atoms Vectors
Pixels Ghosts™
6pm / May 05 (2013)
Section 8
Harmonic 313 (Warp)
Pho-Ku Polluted Rockers™
Matt Radovich
Atoms Vectors Pixels Ghosts™ takes tDR™ out of the design realm and celebrates tDR™ related electronica which touched an entire generation of creatives and music lovers. Expect Flashing Lights. Popular Culture. Alcohol. & Loud Music. Presented by Stable & 313RGB.
Free Entry
Section 8
27-29 Tattersalls Lane
(off Lonsdale St)
Melbourne CBD
Who are...
The Designers Republic™
Over the past 27 years tDR™ has had a significant global impact on visual culture. They have extended beyond the realms of graphic design to define the visual language of dance music, electronica and the Sony Playstation gaming generation, attracting legions of fans and influencing an entire generation of creatives worldwide.