LAVINIA LASCARIS


Selected projects

︎︎︎ Quasi
︎︎︎ Do you have a platypus?
︎︎︎ Thumbs up to the thugs
︎︎︎ Polski Projekt
︎︎︎ Redact, Rewrite, Reframe
︎︎︎ Mujeres Hispanas y Tipografía
︎︎︎ Captcha this
︎︎︎ Baby ink twice
︎︎︎ Mike/Sierra/Tango
︎︎︎ Plan B: Spirit of the Bauhaus
︎︎︎ Idiot (grad thesis)
︎︎︎ Nice (fellowship)

Info
Graphic designer from Greece, based in Los Angeles, specializing in spatial and publication design with a focus on typography. Currently the exhibition designer and curator at Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography (HMCT), and faculty at ArtCenter College of Design.


Talks
Typographics 2023
Letrastica 2022
AirTalk
Command Z Podcast
ArtCenter, Lecture series (spring 22)
Book Club of California


Awards/Recognition
PPN Book Show 2023: Best in Show: Mujeres Hispanas y Tipografía
IDA Design Awards 2022: Baby Ink Twice
Commarts 2020: Mike/Sierra/Tango
TDC Communication Design 2020: Plan B
TDC Communication Design 2020: Idiot
GDUSA Graphic Design 2019: Plan B
HMCT Typography Fellowship 2018


Press
Hyperallergic
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
The Daily Heller (10/13/23)
The Daily Heller (09/29/23)
The Daily Heller (01/18/23)
Shoutout LA
Voyage LA
Eye on Design
Justified: HMCT Profile


Contact
hello@lavinialascaris.com
Instagram
LinkedIn




LAVINIA LASCARIS
Graphic design, Exhibition design, Research




HMCT LECTURE SERIES

︎︎︎identity design

A typographic identity for online lecture series organized by Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography at ArtCenter College of Design. 

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MUJERES HISPANAS Y TIPOGRAFÍA

︎︎︎identity design ︎︎︎catalog design (WIP)

Five international designers, typographers, and researchers—Laura Meseguer, Marina Garone, Sandra García (Tipastype), Dafne Martínez (Tipastype), and Jimena Gamio—were invited to participate in a residency program at Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography that highlights the talent and creativity of Hispanic women.
︎︎︎Collaboration with Ximena Amaya

 

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NANOTECH
︎︎︎identity design ︎︎︎poster series
The transformative qualities of materials at the nano scale are used as inspiration for the designs and applications in this identity. It is informed by concepts of synthesis, interaction, and self-repetition. 

︎︎︎Special  thanks to Simon Johnston












EGG AND DART
︎︎︎editorial design

Egg & Dart is a magazine that explores the world through the visual patterns found in a micro and macro scale. It looks at cultural and natural examples of repetitive forms and features articles that contextualize them.

︎︎︎Special thanks to Annie Huang












CRISIS
︎︎︎research ︎︎︎book design ︎︎︎poster series ︎︎︎installation
“The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born.” This project explores the concept and etymology of the word crisis. The objective is to provide a deeper sense of its meaning by studying its journey from the ancient Greeks to today.