So with summer nearly here, and the last of Spring Semester final projects behind me, it’s time to turn attention to internships and polishing the portfolio of my first year of classes. Thanks to a fellow student tip, I was able to do a nice mock-up of my Dystopian novel cover using a site called …
So here it is, the final product, with some final revisions and adjustments as detailed in my type specimen poster drafts page. I do like the poster, but I also have qualms that I didn’t adhere strongly enough to the spirit of the assignment to use only type without images to create the final result. …
…stay tuned for updates and additional color studies…
….is something I thought would be fun to do as a collage. However the assignment is deceptively simple and I have so far struggled to come up with a good mix of images. I’ve put images and favorite maps down on the “canvas”, but now I need to go back and find inspiration on how …
…and trying to find a logo. I need the essence of coral with a very atypical illustration, and challenge is to make it iconic. Simple and clear, yet organic and alive. The pursuit continues…
….is the key to making us believe the unbelievable. After working on the technical, the real, aspects of the work, there must be something unreal to make it gel. In the absence of literal truth, we make our own truth in order to suspend disbelief. We invent the story when the words we need aren’t …
…in this case the “third” Cubist painter, Juan Gris. I really love the way he fractures his still lifes and breaks the boundaries between shapes and patterns. In my head, these are the kinds of things I’d hoped to accomplish with my fish still life. Hopefully by studying a few of his works I can …
…in every scale. One of the reasons I was happy to pick the fish still life as the subject of our Cubism project. Red snapper is the perfect iconic “art” fish…the translucent reds and pinks alongside the shimmering scales and the tiny yet savage teeth (they’re sharp…I already found out!)…this fish is crying out for …
…you could get lost for hours looking at the wealth of artwork that falls into Cubist painting and sculpture. A few old favorites come to mind, and along the way I found a few new striking works. Demuth and Stella are two favorites that come to mind, the “figure 5 in gold” and “brooklyn bridge” …
…and building it back up again is the idea of our next project in digital imaging:Â Cubism. Five new concepts in which one will be an exercise in seeing outside the lines, in layers and layers. This should be a fun one!
….and my eyeballs might be starting to bleed…I don’t know and I don’t care. I’ve been in a bezier curve haze for the last four days and learning as I go…with plenty of mistakes in between. I supposed choosing a globe of brain coral was not the easiest path to begin my learning in Illustrator, …
…the more they stay the same. I love Storm King Sculpture Park, it is as surreal as it is visually stunning. It puts art into a pure, elevated and energizing environment, while inviting a sense of the unpredictable and otherworldly. I have found that getting my three year old to embrace vegetables has borne an …
Working on various projects from Spring and Summer, and looking ahead towards new ones…there will always be room for improvement! Continue reading
Just had a chance to sit down and watch the incredible documentary Linotype: The Film by director/producer Doug Wilson and cinematographer/editor Brandon Goodwin (audio and sound by Jess Heugel). Filmmakers Wilson and Goodwin deftly capture the spirit of the Linotype, Ottmar Mergenthaler’s 1890 invention that forever changed human communication. They achieve this feat through both the visceral … Continue reading
FINAL EXAM Design a cell phone contest poster from given text. Time to complete: 1.5 hrs CELL PHONE CONTEST FLYER – FINAL CORGAN Continue reading
THE SWISS STYLE AT WORK. The birthday party poster designed for Kandinsky demonstrates the typical elements of the International Typographic, or “Swiss” Style. Strong use is made of the grid, but a nod to asymmetry is shown the viewer by the diagonal tilt of the entire design. In the top left, Kandinsky’s portrait is … Continue reading
From SLATE Magazine: Striking Designs from the World’s Typewriter Artists This came through in my daily browsing of favorite, Slate Magazine, who have been slightly ahead of the curve on some interesting design and typography pieces lately (they ran the Gov’t typeface vs. Garamond story a week before ilovetypography.com, though admittedly, ilovetypography.com had the fuller story). … Continue reading
Kalman explored social issues with fervency and style… Continue reading
While looking for images on the internet for my Dystopian Novel cover project and catching up with my Facebook feed, I ran across a pretty interesting hybrid of typography, graphic image, and dystopian vibe. It all comes together in a style of tattoos called Trash Polka, which a relative of my significant other is trying … Continue reading
So while I’ve been pursuing a new career in graphic design, my significant other has been refining his taste and pursuit of the best of craft beer both near and far. Each week, he brings home an assortment of wonderful new beers (I’m not a beer drinker and I must say most have … Continue reading
March 26, 2014 Benetton. It was a household name in the 80’s and 90’s for its design smart clothing – for you young kids, a Uniqlo for the Clinton years. Under the leadership of creative director Oliviero Toscani, the company was already well-known, not only for its style but for its radical and socially provocative ad campaigns. … Continue reading
March 12, 2014 In addition to their more conventional clients, M & Co. established a tradition of producing design works and crafts with an irreverent and witty character. The “Waste Not A Moment” watch series was among those works. From the “10 One 4” watch inspired by a sketch done by Tibor’s wife Maira, which … Continue reading
Found this link on The World’s Best Ever blog…I remember this public art installation commissioned by Creative Time when it was installed in 1993 and thought it was absolutely brilliant, but while I never forgot my introduction to NYC public art installations (I had just moved to nearby Hell’s Kitchen the year prior), I had … Continue reading
Sifting through the incredible images for typeface design, I wanted to post one that is a favorite…it doesn’t just cover the fundamentals, it looks amazing as a piece on its own. The use of color with grayscale is fun while retaining a draftsmanlike quality, and I love the combination of spare and whimsical details in … Continue reading
March 5, 2014 By the early 90’s, Corporate Art had firmly taken hold and was nowhere more evident than in New York City. To counter this movement, Creative Time, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting innovative public art on the streets of New York City, sponsored an installation composed of two dozen or so artists … Continue reading
February 26, 2014 This handy dandy flow chart perfectly illustrates Kalman’s sardonic wit in looking back at the early days of M & Co., where he and his designers serviced the big early 80’s corporations with self-described “Design By The Pound.” Happy to engage in schadenfreude of his own profession, and even his own firm, this … Continue reading
In the 80’s, Tibor Kalman founded M & Co., the design firm which he founded with his wife, children’s book illustrator Maira Kalman (the “M” of M & Co.). Although he began with a high profile corporate client base, designing for Department stores and similar companies, the restless Tibor inevitably turned his attention to more … Continue reading
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