Posted in Inspiration, Design on February 12th, 2008 0
Sometimes I just need to break my habit of gluing myself to my computer and find other outlets for creativity. One such activity, was to take a letterpress class. As fun as it is to manipulate type in illustrator, it just doesn’t compare to the time, feel or mess that you get from playing […]
Posted in Inspiration, Web, Design on December 17th, 2007 0
The prolific Jonathon Harris has recently launched his latest project, The Whale Hunt, an interactive art project/storytelling experiment that documents his 9 day journey with the Inupiat Eskimos in Northern Alaska. Mr. Harris is the creator of such projects as We Feel Fine and Universe,
Posted in Happenings, Inspiration on October 5th, 2007 0
Places of inspiration I often gravitate towards are the smaller design+art gallery shops that are tucked into different parts of the city. Last night The Curiosity Shop opened on Valencia Street. This shop provides a combination of visual stimulation - design literature, rare industrial design, local artist’s work - creating a truly unique space. Currently […]
Posted in Inspiration, Design on October 1st, 2007 0
A Kind Company (New York) has recently put up an educational site dedicated to the works of Alvin Lustig (www.alvinlustig.org), a Modern American Designer. Lustig (1915 – 1955) was a true Renaissance man in the world of Design, working on everything from his typographically-driven book jackets, to Furniture Design and Architecture.
Posted in Inspiration, Design on September 14th, 2007 2 Responses
Last night I had the great fortune to see designer, typographer, and artist Marian Bantjes speak as part of the AIGA design lecture series. You may have recently seen some of her work as part of the Want It ad campaign at Saks Fifth Avenue. Her type design usually involves intricate ornamentation drawn with stunning […]