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Claudia Pungaru, one of my students, turned me on to the work of Dr. Hyunju Lee. Lee’s work is typographic and she uses the Korean script Hangul as a starting point for expressive interpretations – about Korean life and culture.

Ongoing right now is Typographic Exploration in Hangul: An Exhibition of work by Hyunju Lee and Phil Choo (work pictured above) at the UC Davis Design Museum. In the show, letters evoke emotions – all tied to the tradition and sounds of the Hangul writing system.

For more information about the show, go here. The Design Museum’s site is here.

The museum is open limited hours Monday thru Friday, and on Sunday afternoons. Show ends December 6, 2009.

Image found via design in society

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‘Futurism was an international art movement founded in Italy in 1909. It was (and is) a refreshing contrast to the weepy sentimentalism of Romanticism. The Futurists loved speed, noise, machines, pollution, and cities; they embraced the exciting new world that was then upon them rather than hypocritically enjoying the modern world’s comforts while loudly denouncing the forces that made them possible. Fearing and attacking technology has become almost second nature to many people today; the Futurist manifestos show us an alternative philosophy. Too bad they were all Fascists.’ -Kim Scarborough’s Guide to Futurism

Parole in Libertà book cover (1932), found via laura@popdesign

This year is the 100th anniversary of F. T. Marinetti’s Manifesto of Futurism (1909) – and San Francisco has celebrations planned October 14th thru 18th. [Read more →]

Tags: art, cool finds, design, design history, education, events, exhibitions, fonts, music, typography by steve
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From Tokyo: Click on the image to watch video/jump.

Found via Twitter.com/rockstaronline

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Pop-up book master – and paper engineer – David A. Carter has been expanding his art into geometric abstraction.

Inspired by the work of Alexander Calder (1898-1976), Carter’s Red Dot series will be on display at the Blue Line Gallery in Roseville, CA [map]

The opening reception is this weekend: Saturday, September 19th, 2009 from 6:30 – 9 p.m.

Read The Sacramento Bee article here.
Show information here.
Exhibition runs thru January 9, 2010.

Found via Jonathan Weast

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* Large wood-backed asterisks around Portland, Oregon

The Results Under Action Project. Details here.

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from the netherlands
Driver on cocaine + police + high speed chase + corn field = art!

Found via The Daily Mail

Tags: art, cool finds, culinary, events, exhibitions, thoughts by steve
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Dive in: Slovakian artist Roman Ondák’s Measuring the Universe runs thru September 14th, 2009 at Museum of Modern Art in NYC. More details here.

Roman Ondák discusses Measuring the Universe at MoMA

Found via BMD Love Blog

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Calligraphy by Marsha Brady, found via the MyFonts Blog

Kalligraphia 12,
an exhibition of hand-lettered art and calligraphy
Runs thru August 23, 2009

A Trip to the Fair, 1939:
The Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco
Runs thru August 23, 2009

Both are the main branch of the San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street (at Grove), sixth floor, San Francisco, CA 94102 [map]

Details here.

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John Downer doing his thing, via The FontFeed

An Exhibition of Hand Lettered Posters by John Downer
Opening Reception Thursday, August 13, 2009 from 8 to 11 p.m.

At RESERVE, 420 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036
(directly across from Canter’s Delicatessen) [map]

Details here.

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Found via Apartment Therapy

IKEA sets up a mock Oval Office in Union Station – bringing a touch of low cost Sweden to the White House. (or to make a Carter reference: Looks like IKEA is bringing ‘Billy’ back to the White House.)

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I’ve been working on this one for a few months and as I write this we’re about 1/2 way thru set up. [Read more →]

Tags: art, design, education, events, exhibitions, illustration, music, originally posted on my myspace blog, photography by steve
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