News + Press
Article contributed for Plain Text 1, published by Plain Form
10. 04. 2024
Upcoming publication
From fiction to theory, from mystical analyses to visual works, Plain Text aims at exploring typographic imaginaries, moving beyond a strictly historical and technical framework, with a taste for the unknown and the dormant potential of writing.
Invited by chief editor Benjamin Dumond, Eager contributed a visual article to discuss a non-utilitarian perspective on typography, to embrace its complexity.
Upcoming Online Event:
Inscript 2024, Invited as Presenter, October 2024, Online
09. 20. 2024
Conference Presenter
Inscript is an online festival for all things at the overlap of typography and innovation, including the technological cutting-edge and experimental use of craft. Inscript has held the online festival for the past two years, pulling an audience of 1500 attendees per year, glowing reviews, and an incredible past line-up of speakers.
Eager is invited by the Incript 2024 team to share with the audience her recent progress of the project “The Guide To Be Seen” as an attempt to experimental type design.
Upcoming Keynote Presentation:
AICAD Symposium, November 2024 – ArtCenter College of Design
08. 19. 2024
Conference Presenter
2024 AICAD Symposium presents the theme: “Teaching For Tomorrow: ReDesigning the Future”. Eager will attend as the session presenter to share her pedagogical practice and student projects.
The event will take place in-person on November 14th, hosted by ArtCenter College of Design at Pasadena, California.
Work Features: IdN Magazine
08. 01. 2024
Upcoming press
IdN Magazine’s next issue’s title is “Let’s Party!” features the making identities for festivals, concerts and celebratory events. All these identities spread a strong sense or joy and excitement, and all the elements involved should be attractive enough to to put a big smile on your face.
Eager’s work will be featured in the upcoming printed issue, along with an interview.
“Relocated Studio” Residency + Workshop
USC Roski Graduate Design Program, March 2024
03. 18. 2024
Workshop & Residency
Invited as one of the “Relocated Studio” designers, Eager had a one-week residency at Roski Graduate Program, University of Southern California. The Monday lecture includes the keynote intro of the body of research on AR type, followed up with a workshop with the design master students to dive into the Spark AR creative workflow.
(Old News)
03. 10. 2024
Press Features
Work Features: Graphic Fest 2
Published by Viction:ary in 2024. Featured work: Beautiful World(s): KCAI Biennial.
(Old News)
03. 06. 2024
Guest Speaker
Guest Speaker at D&I, Tongji University, Shanghai (Remote)
Invited by Professor Du Qin, Eager visited the junior’s design class to present artist talk, and had a conversation with the current students about speculative design.