[Ted Bertz] After recently finishing a personal project, a book commemorating posters completed from 1987 to 2008 for an agricultural fair held each year in Durham, Conn. — Fair Play: Twenty-three years of Durham Fair Posters — Ted Bertz, founder of Bertz Design Group, reflects on the evolution of the graphic design industry over the same period.
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Stephen Doyle’s artistry puts paper in motion[Tom Biederbeck] In the gifted hands of Stephen Doyle, paper becomes a medium of infinite potential, with narrative virtuosity, mystery and motion just a few of the possibilities. We’ve previously featured the paper artistry of Doyle, principal of the NYC design agency Doyle Partners, but we’ve hardly exhausted the limits of his skill. Here we offer his latest paper riff, a jazz-infused stop-motion animation that just about stopped my heart. Please watch below. Furthermore >
6 tips for getting client approvalsDesigners always work with their clients to build trust and confidence. Having typically explored a range of creative options and settled on one that’s optimal for the project, the task then becomes showing it to the client and getting it signed off. Terry Lee Stone’s new two-book series, Managing the Design Process — Concept Development and Implementing Design — offers insights and guidance on how to work with clients in a way that makes the design process more effective, enjoyable, and ultimately, profitable. Here’s a step-by-step approach to presenting work for approval. Furthermore >
Papaya … & the living is easy![Alyson Kuhn] At the beginning of April, I made my first visit to Ashland, Ore., to attend the Shakespeare Festival, which was magnificent. I took a backstage tour that was truly inspiring. But the best set in town wasn’t in a theater — it was on Main Street, where Papaya! Living had opened just the week before. Yes, in Ashland. I had a chance to chat with artist-owner Anahata Katkin on her first day off in six weeks. Furthermore >
Destinations: Postcards from the edge[Sami Jensen] Imagine this: You’re standing in front of the Grand Canyon, thinking, “Wow!” (Because, really, what else can you think when the sight in front of you leaves you speechless?) Then you get to the nearest gift shop and find a big rack of four-color glossy postcards. Although they have gorgeous photos, they don’t capture the beauty and awe of the natural wonder you just stood at the edge of. Furthermore >
Press: Works on Paper, imbued with passion[Tom Biederbeck] Sought-after copies of the legendary, short-lived Flair magazine from 1950 … a hand-cranked paper shredder … exquisite first-edition artist books … lovingly used retro staplers: All co-exist amicably at San Francisco’s Press: Works on Paper, an intensely curated shop where the bar for inclusion is purposely set high. “Of every single item, every little notecard, we ask, ‘Would this be something we would want and cherish?’” says proprietor Paulina Nassar, who operates the store with her husband Nick Sarno. Furthermore >
Hey, you can dance if you want to …[Sami Jensen] Unless you’re in Bangalore, India — because of a vaguely worded law initially created to shut down illegal go-go bars. According to The New York Times, local law enforcement has interpreted that law to mean a city-wide ban on dancing. Design-journeyman Fabian Sixtus Koerner decided to protest this law through poster design and dance (we’re pretty sure he’s not classically trained). Koerner’s creation: a traditional Bollywood movie poster plastering Bangalore with his message. Furthermore > |
I am one of those people who gets excited and makes things. I get inspiration from many places and people, but lately, a prime source for my creativity has been Pinterest. So, after ordering some twine from Felt & Wire Shop for a wrapping project, I hunted Pinterest for other things to do with twine. Read on for some twinespiration. Furthermore >
08.31.11
The appeal of wood type isn’t exactly a mystery, but answering these two questions reveals insights into the art and cultural life of our times in an exhibition coming to Columbia College’s Center for Book and Paper Arts. Wood Type, Evolved: Experimental Letterpress in the 21st Century runs Sept. 8–Dec. 10 in Chicago. Furthermore >
08.30.11
Katherine Rosman, who follows social media and culture trends for The Wall Street Journal, is also an avid tweeter herself. In a Lunch Break video posted yesterday on WSJ.com, she discusses why she believes high-touch stationery has captured the hearts of social media participants. Furthermore >
08.26.11
Writer Katherine Rosman, reporter of today’s lead story in the Personal Journal section, titled her piece “Stationery’s New Followers: Why the Tweeting crowd sends a lot of letters ….” She asserts that “Much of the recent small stationery resurgence has taken place in letterpress printing.” Our sentiments exactly. Rosman backs up her thesis with evidence of the letterpress renaissance from San Francisco to Syracuse, from New York to North Carolina — and we are delighted to see so many Felt & Wire friends in her feature. Furthermore >
08.25.11
“Think before you speak.” We’ve all heard that advice. Now that people are sending 200 million tweets a day — 2400 per second, according to Mashable — the pressure is on to get information out there first, which means less fact-checking and more errors. So it’s time for an updated version of this mantra: “Google before you tweet.” When this bit of high-tech advice appeared on a letterpress print designed by Veer’s Joe Newton, we couldn’t help but smile at the irony. Furthermore >
08.25.11
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