Archive for November, 2009
Off to Miami…
I’m off to Miami tomorrow morning to begin the whirlwind week of art, smoozing and a little bit of partying…Stay tuned for lots of photos of the scene… This is the Miami I know best as I’m indoors most of the day. This is the Miami I catch a glimpse of under dark sunglasses with [...]
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MVM Design Group
Really impressive imagery from Norwegian design group MVM producing work in the fields of graphic design, art direction, typography, illustration and art related projects. Tip via GraphicHug.
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Lusting no more…
Gracias to my father-in-law for my early Christmas present: a new Canon Rebel Tli! (and thank you to my husband for knowing I’d want it early so I can shoot at Art Basel Miami). I am so grateful and excited for my new toy. I’ll admit, just after the initial excitement wore off, I was [...]
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Post, (post) Turkey
Hope you had a good holiday. Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden, Boy with Turkey, ca. 1920 via Fans in a Flashbulb
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Vintage Miami
Check out these great vintage posters and postcards of old Miami. Looking at these I think so much seems to have changed about the city, yet the Deco architecture still looks the same today. If you’re going to be in town for the fairs come visit me at Art Basel Miami Beach Thursday December 3rd [...]
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Endless Bummer LP
Endless Bummer, the latest LP from the band Pink Skulls, inspired the impressive album cover project below by the design duo Kevin O’Neill and Karisa Senavitis, a.k.a. Will Work for Good. Consisting of 900 unique “bummers, ” such as Metro Delays, Fox News and Drum Circles, the project was run on a Vandercook letterpress and then [...]
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New Book for the Wish list…
Taschen recently released A Visual History of Typeface & Graphic Styles 1628-1900. The book was edited by the late Jan Tholenaar, a Dutch bibliophile who adored ornamental metal type. Many have criticized the book for numerous historical inaccuracies and overly fluffy descriptions, but the book is still undeniable a beautiful and great visual history of decorative [...]
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Ok, so normally I wouldn’t touch the topic of fashion with a ten foot pole—there are enough fashion bloggers out there who can do a better job (although, I would put it under the umbrella of art and design). And I am certainly far from being a fashionista, but I do love fashion and try [...]
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Exergian Art Direction
Simple, and yet perfect, TV posters from Exergian.
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Inspiration: Michelle Thompson
Using a combination of traditional collage technique and digital manipulation, Michelle Thompson creates powerful imagery reminiscent of the Dadaists but with a contemporary twist. Working with both found and created imagery, Michelle utilizes forms that are figurative, abstract and typographic to create a new visual statement. She has worked with numerous newspapers, magazines and book [...]
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