Between Bears
‘a debt to my childhood and other lives i hope i lived. inspired by words of songs that i admire.’
The work of Eran Hilleli. With climate change, the bears are losing.
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Siggi’s vectors
Edward Johnston, reinterpreted
Edward Johnston (1872-1944) developed the ‘look’ of the London Underground – thru type and image.
These are snaps of the work of student Grady Fike. Grady spent eleven weeks jumping thru many hoops in my experimental typography course at The Art Institute of California Sacramento.
For the class, I’ve set up an evolving work process – where students are assigned a ‘famous typographer’ (one that I pick, so they have to work within these limitations) and interpret their work thru both loose and strict design iterations.
It’s similar to Project Runway, but for much of it, students often only have about an hour to produce their work. And based on the outcome, their solutions dictate what the next homework assignment will be. It’s all very fluid. [Read more →]
Red and blue: The London Underground ‘bullseye’
One of the first modern icons of the 20th century, The London Underground’s ‘bullseye’ passed the 100 year mark recently – and to celebrate, 100 artists were brought in to interpret the symbol and its legacy. [Read more →]
Vuvuzeliphone Prototype #1
Erik van Blokland‘s solution for obsolete iPhones.
Dirty Laundry
Bitter:Sweet’s music has been bouncing around commercially the past few years. Above, Dirty Laundry. Animated. With a robot. For Zune.
Below, my fav track, The Bomb (which was used for Lipstick Jungle) . . .
Cool website here. And fun album graphics.
Bitter:Sweet: The Bomb
Dusty Brown: New, free ep
Dusty Brown has a new ep, This City is Killing Me. You can snag it free here.
Album artwork by Scott Hansen/ISO50.
That’s the study of maps
‘We hairy. We mope. We doodle for spare change.’
Four of seven covers for Belgium-based Weekend Knack. By Khuan Cavemen Co.
Photostream here.
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