entries Tagged as [illustration]
Simmons, Geffen
‘I imagine we are all, like cassettes, thoughts wrapped up in awkward packaging’
The cassette tape art of Erika Iris Simmons. Above, Israli recording artist Aviv Geffen.
Aviv Geffen: The One
Mercedes typewriter
Mercedes Schreibmaschine poster by Ernst Dryden, 1911.
Andrews, 1934
Sybil Andrews’ Speedway (above) is a linotype print commissioned by the London Passenger Transport Board in 1934 to advertise what was a new spectator sport, Speedway Racing.
The final piece – like the famous ‘keep calm’ poster – was never used for its intended purpose.
Found via Gunther Stephan
Interview: Futura
‘Known for pioneering a more abstract style of graffiti writing, Futura played a major role in the NYC’s graffiti scene of the 70s’
Above, interview with Leonard Hilton McGurr a.k.a. Futura 2000. Website here.
Futura 2000 feat. The Clash: The Escapades Of Futura 2000
Drew Friedman, old Hollywood and Joe
In the 1970s, old Abbot and Costello movies were on channel 44 on Saturday afternoons; followed by The Bowery Boys.
At one point, I actually had the entire ‘Who’s On First’ routine memorized (and this Carson version was a great update).
But I digress.
Bumpers for the afternoon movies were licensed portraits from Al Hirschfeld, with Dr. Don Rose doing the intros. The movies were a different world of in black and white, with complex set ups for the comedy.
In the 1990s, I knew former child star Joe Cobb (1916-2002). Joe was famous as the chubby kid (above, click to view larger) in the original silent Our Gang comedies. Somewhere along the way, I was watching a documentary and saw that because of his girth, Joe was actually the inspiration for a character called Porky Pig.
I never could figure out how to tactfully bring that up in a conversation. So I never did. [Read more →]
Coolness: Stippled Conan
‘it took a week to do it’
For anyone who’s taken an intro to typography course with me – there is a fair amount of stippling involved as part of some really complex letterform studies.
And one of my former students – Freya Kiessling – who dotted her way thru letters – has gone national with her work.
Her color Conan O’Brien pointillism illustration (above) was used as a bumper on Conan’s show, April 11, 2011. The drawing was submitted thru their Coco MoCA page (many, many images abound).
And today – per show request – a print hangs in the show’s green room at Warner Bros. in Burbank.
Below, another Freya-produced Conan piece – from a beginning animation class.
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