Belgian Institute
of Graphic Design

(BINGO) is a research and presentation platform for graphic design from Belgium and beyond.

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Dear Anneleen,

by Eva Moulaert

11.06.2025

‘So now I come to speak. At last. I will tell you all I know. I was deceived to think I could not do this. I have the powers; I take them here. I have the right. I have the means. My words may be poor, but they will have to do.’ - Paul Griffiths, Let Me Tell You (Hastings: Reality Street, 2008), 7

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The Advantages of Being a Wallflower? Searching for Maria Sèthe at Bloemenwerf

by Apolline Malevez & Pauline Vranckx

04.06.2025

Researching the contributions of Maria Sèthe (1867-1943) to the art and career of her more famous husband, the architect Henry van de Velde (1863-1957), is a charged experience. It requires negotiating expectations and hopes — both those of others and our own — as well as pushing against disciplinary boundaries.

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En écrivant, en composant. Claude Rutault et la figure de l’artiste-typographe

by Léonore Conte

04.06.2025

Cette réflexion sur le travail de Claude Rutault fait suite à un travail de résidence mené par Léonore Conte avec le designer graphique Léo Carbonnet au Centre des Livres d’artistes en 2022 et qui a donné forme à la publication de l’ouvrage Artistes typographes qui propose une exploration visuelle de cent trente-deux livres d’artistes.

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The life and death of a unique Belgian nightlife magazine, Out Soon (1992 – 2008)

by Koen Galle

22.05.2025

Out Soon was a free Belgian magazine published from 1992 to 2008. At its peak, it distributed no fewer than 50,000 copies each month across clubs, record shops, bars, restaurants, clothing stores, and other trendy spots. Launched in November 1992 , Out Soon revolved around nightlife and music as its unifying themes.

Our latest activities

Platform for Belgian Graphic Design: Website launch

2025

During one afternoon, graphic designers, art historians, researchers, and writers will present their contribution to the Platform for Belgian Graphic Design at TRACK, former trainmuseum in Brussels North Station. The event is the 14th of June, starting at 5 pm, with drinks and snacks!

These first commissioned articles will launch the online platform bringing together current and former research around graphic design in Belgium.

 

The event is free with reservation. The talks will take place in English.

 

We are very happy to welcome to following speakers:

Camille Circlude

Léonore Conte

Koen Galle

Apolline Malevez & Pauline Vranckx

Eva Moulaert

 

Image by Laura Simonati

 

Supported by de Vlaamse Overheid

 

 

Cursive, a graphic design and visual cultures gathering

2025

An Eye for Graphic Design

2024

Something missing? Promote your event with BINGO

2023

Booklet ‘Graphic Design Museum Gent’

2023

Also happening in Belgium

28.11.2025 — 30.11.2025

(book fair)

Brussels Ass Book Fair

› KANAL

24.05.2025 — 07.09.2025

(exhibition)

King Kong: Between Cinephilia and Leftist Activism

› M HKA Antwerp

27.10.2024 — 27.07.2025

(exhibition)

Sumptuous Allegories of Nothingness, The book adaptations of Rodney Graham

› Herbert Foundation

27.10.2024 — 27.07.2025

(exhibition)

Avis au lecteur, the bookworks of Jan Vercruysse

› Herbert Foundation

16.06.2025

(symposium)

The new typography in French-speaking scenes: impacts and resistances

› Different locations, Paris (FR)