Dates: March 23 – August 11 2013
Location: V&A, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
The V&A has been given unprecedented access to the David Bowie Archive to curate the first international retrospective of the extraordinary career of David Bowie – one of the most pioneering and influential performers of modern times.

Dates: November 29 2012 – January 19 2013
Location: Kemistry Gallery, 43 Charlotte Road, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3PD
Design studio Yokoland are based in Oslo and work across various fields of graphic design, typography and illustration.

Dates: November 18 2012 – February 25 2013
Location: MoMA, The Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53 Street, New York
From the mid-1950s through the 1960s, Tokyo transformed itself from the capital of a war-torn nation into an international center for arts, culture, and commerce, becoming home to some of the most important art being made at the time.

Location: 107 rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
Dates: October 10 2012 – March 31 2013
Never before in France had graphic design and music been closer than they were from the early 90s to the early 2000s; Les Arts Décoratifs explores through several hundred flyers, disk jackets and videos.

Location: 43-53 Norman Road, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex
Dates: November 24 – December 24 2012
British artists, Russell Baker, Ed Williams and Mark Godwin create their own tribute to the Soviet TASS poster of the 40s and 50s.

Location: Spark Design Space, Reykjavik
Dates: October 30 2012 – January 15 2013
An exhibition of poster designs by Goddur, also known as Guðmundur Oddur Magnússon, a professor of graphic design at the Iceland Academy of Arts, is on show at the Spark Design Space in Reykjavik.

Venue: Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
Dates: February 10 – June 03 2012
Swiss graphic design – one of the country’s leading products – is encountered everywhere. While a single individual style cannot be identified, a certain common approach is evident. This is revealed in the striking awareness of quality in the works, in the skilled handcraft, as well as in the precision and reduction to essentials.

Venue: Kemistry Gallery, London
Dates: March 22 – April 21 2012
Throughout a 20-year relationship with toy makers Galt, Ken Garland shaped the way in which the brand grew, in turn influencing an entire generation of children with honest design, playful innovation and desirable products for the post-war family.

Venue: Les Arts Décoratifs – Publicité, Paris
Dates: March 29 – August 26 2012
Les Arts Décoratifs is celebrating the 80th anniversary of Ricard and the exhibition retraces the advertising campaigns that have marked its history.

Selected C: Graphic Design from Europe
Venue: Alhóndiga Bilbao
Dates: March 23-24 2012
Selected Graphic Design from Europe is an event in which Index Book brings together professionals from all over Europe to exchange ideas and creative solutions.