I knew it was happening, just maybe not the extent of it: the meeting of Obama fever with the DIY design world.
I saw this smart Obama tshirt design this morning, thanks to kelly, promptly bought one, and then wondered if there were more.
Turns out there is lots more! 22 pages and counting…
Paul Rand : Thoughts on Design : a short with a plethora of Paul Rand’s work and words, brought to life in witty animation (and sassy beat) by Imaginary Forces. One important part of the Paul Rand philosophy: “Don’t try to be original, just be good.” This striving towards creation of work “with quality” is [...]
the small stakes (aka jason munn) has a new graphics series for insound: 20 graphics for 20 bands on tshirts, sweatshirts, and limited edition posters.
grain edit has a nice little feature on the jose gonzalez concept, from sketch to finish:
while on the topic of contests, I am belatedly challenging the precinct to the this american life tshirt contest. I may be submitting something very similar to my corelle plate concept. ha! or might try using this as inspiration for an impulsive photoshoot tomorrow while on a run on old route 10.
Here are the guidelines. [...]
Corelle dinnerwear and Domino magazine are holding a contest to design the perfect plate! Submit original artwork, pattern or design for plateware and one winner will be selected for Corelle’s next line! Artwork submissions are due (I believe) by mid-August, so get your thinking caps on.
I am thinking of doing a texture series of the [...]
Is it a new fad, or is it a solution for the reference or morgue file clippings that I have scattered all over my work area (and desktop)? Hello, image bookmarking! Hopefully, this will be the answer to my inquiry two years from now about the great info graphic in the Sunday times magazine (right [...]
Indulging in my ongoing obsession with wildlife-inspired graphics, I recently came across Charles Harper. In a style he called “minimal realism”, Charley Harper looked at nature as a series of shapes, patterns and textures, all amounting to a colorful phantasmagoria that inspires his simplified and controlled compositions.
“There’s some who want to count all the [...]
As I am prone to inventing the “time intensive” paper projects (the swing cards for sweet, punching eyelets in a parked car in southie at 7AM; bachelorette collateral, etc.), our wedding invitations were clearly an opportunity to get wildly overzealous in production. Besides, if aiming for about 50 people max, it only meant the labour [...]
continuing on the review of restaurant interiors and graphics, our recent trip to new york produced some nice food for thought. paling around in brooklyn, we happened upon a great bar HUGS, had no problem finding a place for a late night confection (called Parlour? their treats were infused with greek flavors, even, as with [...]
fervent spring is making my “research” a bit slapdash, but a nice cushion of time makes for lots to look at (plus, studio mates make good recommendations)! hence, in no particular order:
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looking at the plethora of zines at Quimby’s, it was [...]