Georgianna Stout (born 1967) is an American

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Biography

Stout graduated with a B.F.A. in graphic design from the

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in 1989. From 1990 to 1993, Stout worked at Bethany Johns Design, a firm that specializes in print and publication for museums, art institutions, publishers and individual artists. 1994 she founded 2x4 with partners Michael Rock and Susan Sellers. There she designed brand identity, retail and environmental programs for such institutions as the

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, the Nasher Sculpture Centre, the

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, and Dia:Beacon. Stout also headed packaging and retail projects for the Vitra New York and Vitra Los Angeles headquarters, and worked on network branding for

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. For Knoll Textiles, she was partner-in-charge for a product launch. She has been a visiting design critic at RISD and at the

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. Stout also collaborates with her husband, designer David Weeks, in his design studio,

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2x4

Stout is a founding partner and creative director of 2x4 where she leads a wide range of projects including extensive retail and packaging design initiatives, large-scale identity, exhibition and environmental graphics as well as way finding programs. 2x4 is a

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-based design studio founded in 1994 with satellite studios in

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. The studio works as a cultural sector, where they develop brand strategy and design systems for clients worldwide. As lead creative director of 2x4 she has had the opportunity to work with Knoll, Maharam, Blick and Flavor Paper to developing textiles and wall coverings.

Accomplishments

2x4 has been widely recognized by many professional organizations and publications, including the

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, ''Graphis, Print, Communication Arts,'' and the

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. 2x4 Communications Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award. (2006)

Exhibitions

* ''9 + 1 Ways of Being Political: 50 Years of Political Stances in Architecture and Urban Design,'' September 12, 2012–June 9, 2013 Installation from the MoMA’s collection showing how different architects have responded to the conditions of the polis. * ''Just In: Recent Acquisitions from the Collection'', December 21, 2007–October 27, 2008 The installation shows the latest innovations by those in the Department of Architecture and Design made in the past two years. * ''Nike 100'' Debuting at the 2008 Beijing Olympics This exhibition described the history of the Nike brand through 100 quintessential artifacts that embody the unrelenting pursuit of lightness and speed.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stout, Georgianna 1967 births Living people Women graphic designers American graphic designers 20th-century American women artists 21st-century American women artists Rhode Island School of Design alumni American women graphic designers