Ten Years of Hispanic Posters by Luis Fitch of UNO Branding.

Above: Poster by Luis Fitch, UNO Branding. In truly exciting news, the Metropolitan State University Gordon Parks Gallery will be exhibiting “Ten Years of Hispanic Posters by Luis Fitch of UNO Branding,” curated by Douglas Padilla. The opening will take place on October 14, 4:00-7:00PM (645 E.7th St., St. Paul, MN).

Fitch is an internationally acclaimed designer who will be busy during the upcoming Día de los Muertos celebrations, with public lectures at MCAD (Nov. 1, 6:30 PM) and again the following day at Metropolitan State University (12:00-1:00PM).

Above: Poster by Luis Fitch, UNO Branding. A tireless supporter of local causes, Fitch also creates inspiring pro bono work, such as the lovely identity for El Colegio. METRO Magazine named him as one of the Twin Cities top creative minds in 2009, and if you follow UNO on Facebook, you’ll know he is in high demand on the national and international speaking circuits.

Above: Poster by Luis Fitch, UNO Branding. From the official Metropolitan State University Gordon Parks Gallery press release, local cultural activist and artist Padilla sums up Fitch’s work as follows:

“Fitch’s posters speak to both Latinos and Anglos, to young and old, to hip and square, to rural and urban. His work references and modernizes Mexican cultural history even as it communicates contemporary Minnesotan Latino community life. His art bridges the distance between the overtly commercial and the quietly nostalgic. And when Fitch strikes out in a political direction, he creates work that is both ironic and refreshingly humorous.” All well in evidence here.

Above: Poster by Luis Fitch, UNO Branding.

Above: Poster by Luis Fitch, UNO Branding. Mark your calendars for these exciting days ahead to view these works and more. A thousand thanks to Luis for sharing these images with Geotypografika. For more resources, follow the UNO blog, Latino Packaging, and UNO Online.

¡VIVA Luis, abrazos desde Powderhorn!