Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
graphistes critiques
English translation:
independent/avant-garde graphic artists
Added to glossary by
Sasha Barral-Robinson
Jun 30, 2009 11:14
14 yrs ago
French term
France
Localisation and content creation
Native in: English (Variants: British, New Zealand, UK, French, US, Australian, UK, US, British, New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, English
graphistes critiques
French to English
Art/Literary
Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)
grapic design, typography
Gijs Frieling, directeur de la galerie néerlandaise W139 dresse le portrait de Roel et Job Wouters, graphistes critiques.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | independent/avant-garde graphic artists |
Melissa McMahon
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| 4 | designer critics |
Helen Shiner
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Proposed translations
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independent/avant-garde graphic artists
Having looked at their work (eg. http://www.letman.com/), my guess is the "critiques" here is to distinguish them from commercial "graphistes", ie is meant to suggest their more independent or avant-garde nature.
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Comment: "Merci"
50 mins
Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Arts/Academic translator - Art historian
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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96
designer critics
I am tending towards leaving out the hyphen. I would drop the 'graphic' bit if at all possible. Hopefully it is obvious from the context.
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http://www.newschool.edu/pressroom/pressreleases/2001/012901...
Here with the hyphen:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vcJgjpsvUtIC&pg=PP12&lpg=...
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I think it means, in your case, that the work of these guys is critiquing/critical in intent, but that is difficult to say in so few words. What is not clear is what they are critiquing. [How do you spell critiqueing?]
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Note added at 52 mins (2009-06-30 12:06:35 GMT)
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http://www.newschool.edu/pressroom/pressreleases/2001/012901...
Here with the hyphen:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vcJgjpsvUtIC&pg=PP12&lpg=...
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Note added at 54 mins (2009-06-30 12:09:10 GMT)
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I think it means, in your case, that the work of these guys is critiquing/critical in intent, but that is difficult to say in so few words. What is not clear is what they are critiquing. [How do you spell critiqueing?]
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