Michael Worthington (Counterspace) / Slanted Magazine #35—L.A.

Michael Worthington teaches in the Graphic Design Program at the California Institute of the Arts, and was Co-director from 1998 through 2005 and from 2008 through 2015. His design studio Counterspace was formed in 2000 working primarily with cultural clients. In 2018 he set up MW Books to publish short run art and design publications. His second book Inside Out & Upside Down: Posters From CalArts 1980 to 2019 has been released in late 2019.

> https://www.counterspace.net

> https://www.posters.calarts.edu

In the summer of 2019 the Slanted editors embarked on a trip to Los Angeles to take a close-up look at the contemporary design scene there. The list of designers Slanted met with boasts everyone from legends such as Mr. Keedy, Ella Gold, Udo Kier to well known figures from the contemporary design scene such as Happening Studio, Ann Burdick, Benjamin Critton, Kali Nikitas, and many more. Not only can you find their brilliant works in the Slanted magazine—L.A., Slanted also provides a deeper look at their opinions and views through the video interviews that you can watch here for free!

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