Exhibit of Work by NLXL to Be on View July 1-25 in UB Art Gallery

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo Art Gallery will present an exhibition featuring graphic posters and an interactive, multimedia installation by NLXL, a design studio for visual communication and interaction design based in The Hague, July 1-25.

A public reception will be held July 17 from 5:30 p.m. to midnight. The three partners of NLXL, Bob van Dijk, Oscar Smeulders and Joost Roozekrans, will be in attendance.

UB Art Gallery's summer hours are noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; closed July 4.

NLXL experiments with the possibilities of combining visual and interactive elements within single design solutions. Content, form and technique are carefully considered in each and every solution. NLXL designs logos, corporate and visual identities, Web sites and Web identities, event styles, forms, posters, animations, books, content management systems, digital presentations and other digital applications. Their diverse range of clients includes cultural groups (Royal Academy of Art, The Hague), corporations (Nike Europe) and media outlets (MTV).

The NLXL exhibition is organized by Ben Van Dyke, assistant professor in the UB Department of Visual Studies). The exhibition coincides with TypeCon2008, a conference which explores type for the screen, printing history, Dutch design, type in motion, Arabic calligraphy, the American Arts and Crafts movement and experimental typography.

The UB Art Gallery is funded by the UB College of Arts and Sciences, the Visual Arts Building Fund, the Seymour H. Knox Foundation Fine Arts Fund and the Fine Arts Center Endowment.