[Stanley Hainsworth] When Kenna Kay and I were asked to co-chair the 2010 AIGA GAIN conference, we looked at ourselves and said, “As fellow designers let’s ensure this conference will be something people will anticipate with excitement, experience irresistibly, and walk away from inspired, motivated and determined to make some changes.”
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Step inside the studio of designer Keith Scharwath & writer Alissa Walker[Alissa Walker & Keith Scharwath] Our Los Angeles studio doesn’t have a name or its own letterhead, but it’s unique because it’s occupied by two people who live together and happen to do complementary things: Alissa is a design writer and Keith is a graphic artist and art director. So we don’t necessarily work together, it’s more like we work alongside each other. It’s nice to have someone just over your shoulder to ask how to phrase something or get feedback on color choices from someone who understands what you’re talking about. We are definitely inspired and influenced by what the other person is working on. Sometimes we update our Twitter accounts about the same things simultaneously. Furthermore >
Small-but-mighty Smart & Wiley: Renewing the past with timeless designDrawing inspiration from their collection of 19th and 20th century wood and metal type, borders, ornaments and printing presses, Smart & Wiley crafts fine contemporary print goods with a wink and a nod to the past. Furthermore >
The Levi’s Workshop: Delighted guest decides to rename it Dreamshop[Dan Connor] One major advantage of a pop-up experience is that you have to open on a certain day, and you’ve got to close on a certain day. For the Levi’s Workshop crew, those two dates were fixed points in time, and if we needed to work through the night, every night, to arrive at “Opening Day” without egg on our faces, then, by Jove, that’s how it was going to happen. Furthermore >
Martin Venezky mixes media, merges technologies & shows how print “comes alive”[Tom Biederbeck] “Print Is Alive!” proclaims this letterpress poster, by Martin Venezky of Appetite Engineers and printers Jeff Towner and Jim Wehlage of Third Bay Letterpress. Venezky’s account of their collaboration reveals the creative process behind this remarkable artist and designer. Click further to see the full poster. Furthermore >
Design destination: Holy snakes & chickens on motorbikes[Gaby Brink] Hello, my name is Gaby, and I’m a workaholic. (At least that’s what my daughter called me this summer.) I’ll admit to this: I never really turn off. It’s because I love what I do. But once a year, I indulge in a long summer retreat in some faraway place. Furthermore >
TypeCon 2010 was content-bold, contentment-rich & full of eye-condiments[Alyson Kuhn] To say that The Society of Typographic Aficionados annual conference “took place” last week in Los Angeles is like saying the parting of the Red Sea “took place” in Egypt — not exactly the sort of rhetorical device we are known for. TypeCon 2010 was aptly subtitled Babel, but I will think of it as babbling in the best sense, like a brainy brook that occasionally overflows its banks … or its margins. Furthermore > |
The Blackstone Hotel lavishes elegant design on its guests with this extensive set of communication materials. The door tags are especially witty with their minimalist Y and N substituting for “do not disturb.” Furthermore >
09.01.10
Get out your paper, notebook or Moleskine, and get ready for the GOOD Doodles project. GOOD is asking readers to spend a “day with a bicycle,” avoiding the use of any kind of carbon-burning vehicles, and then draw a doodle that illustrates the experience. Submit now through Sept. 12, 2010. Win neat stuff. Other Doodles projects here and here. [PW]
08.31.10
We’re proud that our own Alyson Kuhn’s letterhead, designed by Michael Osborne Design, appears on page 52 of the 2010 HOW Self-Promotion Annual. If you’ve been lucky enough to receive a note or letter from Alyson on her stationery, we’re sure you’ll agree that her business system is beautiful, and more clever than clever could be. [KR]
08.30.10
Today’s Mohawk Show 11 Finalist is Mina Pam Dick, the writer, artist and philosopher behind a series of poems called Delinquent. The collection is bracketed by cream-colored covers and gray endsheets. Furthermore >
08.27.10
Yesterday, we reported on five fab presentations at TypeCon 2010, including Adrian Wilson’s talk about Victorian textile trademarks. Well, Wilson has reminded me that some fabric stamps were crafted of felt and wire — two of our favorite materials! Look at these splendid specimens from Wilson’s superb collection. Furthermore >
08.26.10
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