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Project Runway 9, Forever Darling 4
‘One of them just walked off the show and the other just dropped dead.’ -said my wife, Thursday night
Something interesting happened this week on Project Runway. And it wasn’t Cecilia throwing in the towel or Oliver collapsing on a track at the Armory. Nor was it the general bitchiness from teams Joshua or Anthony Ryan.
Heidi Klum actually gave the designers MORE TIME to complete their work. And for the first time this season, I was able to see what I came for: Some good fashion design. Not great, but good.
(Okay, the first challenge was really good, but there was a drop off after that)
A dark cloud of schadenfreude seems to be the Project Runway modus operandi this time out – and frankly, I’m not enjoying it very much. Sadism on tee vee, not a big draw for me.
The Project Runway formula is the same as usual: Take some great talent, surprise them with challenges within a quick time frame, and see what they can do.
Only so far, all we’ve been able to really see are some harebrained stunts for the designers to work with (models on stilts, really??), insane time limits, near nervous breakdowns, panic attacks, Nina saying ‘no’ a whole lot. This show that has become legendary for showcasing incredible designers and pushing careers forward had devolved into Project Sweatshop. Workflow of getting things done over getting things done well. [Read more →]
2011 AIDS Life Cycle
‘It’s a 7-day, 545-mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to make a world of difference in the lives of people living with HIV and AIDS.’
This weekend, designer Christopher Le is biking south in support of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.
Donate here. Snag poster (above) for contributions of $50 or more.
No pants on the Subway 2011
‘As in years past, there are No Pants Subway Rides happening in cities around the world on January 9.’
Info above, more detail here.
Found via Shandi Pierzina, who’s organized the Vegas trouser drop
Graphic Design Biennial, with breasts
‘The Biennial of Graphic Arts, which has been held without interruption since 1955, has a longer tradition than any other recurring exhibition in Slovenia and, in fact, is one of the oldest print biennials in the world.’
‘Oh, I get it, it’s a pun on ‘graphic,’ right?’ -Dabitch
This year they’ve decided to promote the Biennial with soapy breast billboards placed all over Ljubljana.
And I’d like to say it’s causing quite the outrage. But, no. It is Europe. It’s just turning a few heads.
But in the US, civilization would come to a stop as we know it. Banks would close, all media would crumble.
NBC would cancel another show.
Found via Metro
Printing and wine
Been busy since I’ve gotten back from TypeCon 2010, so I’m only now slowly going thru photos.
For the TypeCon afterparty at The International Printing Museum, one of my little design touches was bottles of California Typographic Wine; which came in four varieties: Oldstyle, Transitional, Modern and Sans.
Labels were printed on a fabric stock by Hal Hammond – and helping me with the whole vin production were Lucy Schallberger, Jon Coltz, Delve Withrington and (pictured below) Angela Glenn.
TypeCon next week, Wood Type today
‘We’ll explore the hot button topic of web fonts; antique type and lettering of the textile trade; the typography of Disneyland; making smart fonts even smarter; the influence of Charles Eames; liquid typography; west coast ‘Cholo’ style graffiti; and so much more.’
typecon 2010: babel
Big typography conference next week in Los Angeles. Wood Type preview in Carson today. Designer talks, workshops, dealer room, font makers, stuff.
and me
I’ll be giving my first ever TypeCon talk as part of their Type & Design Education Forum. My title is Tell Lies in the Classroom and Get Away With It. It will be as weird as what I normally do in a classroom.
Promise. [Read more →]
It’s Typography: Big screen premiere this Friday
The Sacramento International Film and Music Festival is underway – and this Friday night, my students’ type film (above) will be shown as part of the Art Institute’s Student Showcase, 6 p.m., July 30 at The Crest.
Festival details here.
Official It’s Typography website here.
Tomorrow night: Corporate Wrath
Art by Patrick Drayus
The great Jennifer Jacobsen has kept me in the loop on this: The Corporate Wrath Art and Poetry Show at the Marco Fuoco Gallery in Sacramento. The show starts at 7 tomorrow night, Saturday July 24, 2010.
Artists featured include Brianna Lea Pruett, Keely Sadira Doran, Sue Dedina, Patrick Drayus, Bari Kenned, Willie, Sir Lucy Foot, Marco Fuoco, Shaw Reed, Gene Avery and more. Spoken word, music, interactive, live art . . . .
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