This past weekend was one of those experiences that “builds character.” Like when your dad makes you cancel your weekend plans to teach you how to build a fire or change a tire. There’s a million other things you’d rather be doing, the process is irritating, but at the end of it you’ve learned something. [...]
Category Archives: Typography
“Do Something Typographic About Plants”
April 15 10
As a graphic designer I’ve been used to my role of organizer and image maker. I’m given content and it’s been my job to organize that content in a way that makes it more functional and aesthetically interesting. Lately I’ve been given prompts that give me the ability to tell a story, to be in [...]
Finished Product
April 9 10
My exploration in depth and space is complete. Very satisfying experience and I learned a lot about different ways to interact with the picture plane.
Part of the Process
March 25 10
Once I nail down a direction I’ll pull out the big photoshop guns and get rid of the junky masks and go in there and fix all the poor craftsmanship. It’s been a really great experience to have a project that encompasses building with my hands, photography and type, all working together. While the results [...]
It Stands
March 23 10
Ok, it’s ugly. There are visible seams, glue marks, pencil marks, uneven x-acto work and the thing just doesn’t square up. But damnit, I’m proud of the sonuvabitch for standing up on its own power with nothin’ but PVA holdin’ ‘er together. I’ve never even built a cube before, so being charged with drawing and [...]