entries Tagged as [illustration]
Cutting Bembo
Student Mike Thomas went back to basics with his work for my experimental type course.
As part of an 11-week study, Mike explored types created by the originator of italics, Francesco ‘Griffo’ da Bologna (1450-1518).
Mike’s work was produced using a stack of 20 year old, aged paper – and involved media ranging from paint to ink to digital.
His final project (above) was realized by cutting Griffo’s italic directly out of pieces of lead and creating a ‘soot proof’ of the carved letters. Not quite to spec, but challenging nonetheless.
John Bell in verse
I teach an experimental typography course at Ai Sacramento. And this past quarter, student Joyce Tabujara ventured into song.
For her final project, she wrote and preformed This Is To Mister Bell (above) – a tribute to typographer John Bell (1745-1831) and his types.
Below, a few of her studies.
Lui covers
Started in 1963, Lui was a French take on adult magazine pioneer Playboy.
So successful was Lui, in 1972 Playboy licensed their own version for the US market, titled Oui.
No longer published, Oui still holds some significance in the small town of Shawano, Wyoming.
Sorta.
Arthur Baker and my type classes
It started with the advice: ‘You have to go back to the broad edge pen. It’s all there.’
Brilliant calligrapher Arthur Baker gave me direction when I first set up my beginning typography course. And I’m still using the same approach today. [Read more →]
Vogue Italia illustrated
‘If I could gave my way . . . one of my goals in life is to illustrate a Vogue Italia Cover’
The work of Igor + André.
Illustration also available as a tee.
Gaga 2011
‘If 2010 smelled like Lady Gaga, what will 2011 taste like?’
Lady Gaga shot from behind by fashion photographer Nick Knight. For her upcoming album Born This Way. Info here.
Below, unfinished Gaga portrait by Anastasia Chebacheva:
Lynchpins
‘Finally, you can wear your favorite people! These pins are hyper-detailed . . . look smashing and are imbued with lots of good luck for the wearer’
David Lynchpin, MJ, Etta, Orwell, Reagan, Depp, Handel, Selleck, BP Tony Lynchpin and many more.
The work of Ian Eckert. Limited edition pins. Get em here.
Found via Carolyn Kurr Wardle
handpicked posts
a piano falls in old manhattan
tetro and typography
it’s typography: film, song and dance
ghosts of gustov klimt
the great times new roman controversy
picking fonts
kapitaal
defining terms: design is not decoration
garcia's 'pure design'
'enhance that image!'
magic highway remixed
the cynic
rad anthem
Brought to you by man dom-
buy my fonts
go shopping
mehalloreads
Divinely Elegant: The World of Ernst Dryden
Jozsef Pecsi: Photo and Advertising
Color: A Natural History of the Palette
Collage: Assembling Contemporary Art
Modern Dog: 20 Years of Poster Art
Gaberbocchus Press: An Experiment in Publishing, 1948-1979
Advertising Art in the Art Deco Style
Googie Redux: Ultramodern Roadside Architecture
Hot Sour Salty Sweet: A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asia
now playing
the work at the mehallo blog. beta. is licensed under a creative commons attribution - noncommercial - no derivative works 3.0 united states license. if reposting, credit must be given to steve mehallo - and if possible, please provide a link back to the mehallo blog. beta.
i include images for the purpose of critique, review, promotion and inspiration - and always make my best effort give credit/link back to the original source. if i’ve screwed up, please fire me a note.
page layout based on the wordpress 'darkwater theme' by antbag, adapted and redesigned by mehallo. valuable php assistance from bill mead.
