Entries tagged “text”
said the shower curtain to Dave Eggers…
Text becomes another object for issue #16 of the form shifting THE THING Quarterly.
“Published on a shower curtain, with the idea that one would read it while showering, this issue is a monologue told to Dave Eggers by his shower curtain. It was produced in collaboration with Izola and is printed on a 72x72 inch PEVA (PVC Free) shower curtain.” —THE THING
(first discovered via Junk Culture)
“Dear Louis Vuitton,” Pencil Crayon on paper by Jeff Hamada
(discovered via BOOOOOOOM!,
a poster for an art auction at the National Nikkei Japanese Museum)
Music Philosophy: “Your Weekly Dose of Song Quotes”
(first discovered via Notcot)
how I feel right now…
“Sooo Tired!” by Chris Piascik
another “threatening” message in my inbox from Time Warner Cable:
Roll Over or Get Tough
“Financial Advice” for More magazine illustrated by Linzie Hunter
WTH is Tumblarity and why should I care? Couldn’t help but feel bad for myself when I saw my “Tumblarity” go down over 100 points because I was enjoying my weekend instead of blogging religiously. Is this the intention? And how do Tumblr Groups get figured into this equation (with limited reasons for reblogging others)?
On a side note, once I fully understand the functionality, the new Tumblr stats Activity page looks really awesome and is designed well.
Get Excited And Make Things print by Matt Jones
(parody on Keep Calm and Carry On c. 1939)
(discovered via 20x200)
the design + illustration portfolio of Anna Melcon Bond (discovered via Chronicle Books)
The Art of Lost Words at the text/gallery is “an exhibition of design, typography and illustration inspired by forgotten words.”
There are 41 participants in the show including, Angus Hyland, Why Not Associates, Andy Smith, and David Pearson. All the pieces are for sale, with proceeds going to the National Literacy Trust.
The art piece above titled Murklins, is by Audrey Niffenegger (author of The Time Traveler’s Wife)
Lately rejected/killed designs have been a hot subject on the blogosphere. Following this trend, blurb, has launched their “Killed Ideas” competition. “This is where great ideas come to play. You nailed it the first time and you know it. — Now it’s time to bring your best work back, and let it stand on its own.”
It’s really interesting to see how designs that used to never have the chance to see the light of day outside the office, are getting some air time with the general public.
Many designers have sections on their websites dedicated to their favorite ideas that didn’t make it. There is a Rejected Designs pool on flickr. And book cover designer Kimberly Glyder just launched her Shelved Books blog.
I get a kick out of looking through rejected comps of designers I admire (and often find ones that I am shocked didn’t make the cut). But when it comes to sharing my own, I feel squirmish about this. Usually I place an incredible amount of trust in the final judgment of art directors, editors, authors, publishers, marketing people, etc. There are educated reasons why certain designs are killed (even if I struggle internally to agree), and I worry that presenting these designs on the web could be seen as disrespectful. What do you think? Am I just too old fashioned?
Above is an example of Michael Surtees’ notes from the sold-out talk at the NYPL last week between Shepard Fairey, Lawrence Lessig, and Steven Johnson. In his blog post, Michael Surtees notes that the dialogue during Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy failed to give much attention to opposing points of view. Disapponting. Both sides here have plenty of relevance to today’s artists and designers, especially students. (via DesignNotes)
