Eyes and Ears: Design Lecture Series w/ Bijan Berahimi

The PNCA Design Lecture Series welcomes designers from all over the world to share their work and what moves them. In our March 2025 installment, Bijan Berahimi will talk with us about his work and the areas where design and music--and collaborations with musicians--drive his practice.

This lecture is hosted by PNCA Graphic Design in conjunction with "Eyes and Ears, A Survey of Visuals in Music 2020–2024," on exhibit February 6 to April 3, 2025.

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Bijan Berahimi (he/him) is an Iranian-American graphic designer, curator, and the founder of FISK, a multi-faceted creative studio based in Portland, Oregon. He graduated with a BFA in graphic design from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in 2013. With an emphasis on typography, imagemaking, and design systems, Berahimi has developed identities and campaigns for the world’s leading brands and musicians. His clients include Nike, A24, Clairo, Toro y Moi, Boiler Room, Aminé, Paramore, and Molly Baz. In addition, his curatorial practice with FISK Gallery has brought over 30 solo shows to Portland, inviting renowned artists and designers from all over the world to showcase their work. Berahimi’s practice champions diverse, creative voices, inspiring a greater connection with local and global design communities. Berahimi’s accomplishments include being the first designer-in-residence at the Facebook Analog Research lab in 2016. He is also the founder and publisher of JOON magazine, a publication that highlights the arts and culture scene in Portland.

The inspiration behind "Eyes and Ears" comes from Berahimi’s own personal love of music and desire to create space for this new era of visuals in music, as well as a recognition that this curation of work from the past four years is too often seen in the context of fleeting social media feeds. This exhibition provides a platform for the creatives working in music now, and inspire the community around it.

We can’t wait to chat with Bijan about design and music, and what drives his creative practice!

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FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

Pacific Northwest College of Art
In the first-floor Mediatheque
511 NW Broadway, Portland, OR 97209

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Hosted by the BFA Graphic Design program at Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) since 2016, and co-founded with FISK, the PNCA Design Lecture Series welcomes in a diverse range of creative folks to explore the broad and vibrant possibilities of what design can be and do in the world today. For more than 100 years, the Pacific Northwest College of Art has served as a dynamic creative center for emerging artists, designers, and creators. PNCA is part of Willamette University.

Check out more of Bijan's work at fiskprojects.com, or find him on instagram @bijanberahimi or through FISK @fiskprojects.

Follow along with "Eyes and Ears, A Survey of Visuals in Music 2020–2024," co-curated with Noah Porter and Kristin Rogers Brown and presented by Center for Contemporary Art & Culture and PNCA Graphic Design, @eyes___and___ears.

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Learn more about PNCA Design community, including more about our program, inspiring student work, and extended communities, at https://pnca.willamette.edu/academics/bfa/graphic-design/ or by following us on instagram @PNCADesign.

Posters by Bijan Berahimi / FISK.

Host or Publisher Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies at PNCA