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Why video games are still not Fine Art (yet have art in them)
I was a heavy contributor to the infamous Roger Ebert thread on why he thought video games can never be art, Video games can never be art. I concurred with Mr. Ebert, and a few of my answers where highlighted by Mr. Ebert. I duked it out with some of the best pro-games-are-art word-ninjas and [...]
Request: Graphic Designers who are also Fine Artists
I’m collecting references for an article about graphic designers who are also artists, fine or otherwise. If you have a favorite graphic designer who also has an online portfolio of artwork in addition to their design work, I’d like to see it. Why?
28 Crazy Geometric Graphic Design Inspirations from 500 Years Ago
Boy, the term “been there, done that, got the t-shirt” rings true today. I’m a big fan of M.C. Escher and deeply appreciate and am inspired by his work, both as a graphic designer and artist, and so I was astonished today to find what is likely – directly or indirectly – the archetypal artist [...]
Art House Co-Op’s “The Sketchbook Project” Moleskine sketches, pages 12-13
For pages 12-13 of my Art House Co-Op “Sketchbook Project” Moleskine, I wanted to do a simple exercise using quasi-isometric shapes. The inclusion of Blackletter type is just totally random. I drew the substructure in pencil and did the black and white work with a Micron .01. The Moleskine paper in this particular book has [...]
Art House Co-Op’s “The Sketchbook Project” Moleskine sketches, pages 10-11
For pages 10-11 of my Art House Co-Op “Sketchbook Project” Moleskine, I created a character who snubs his high-class nose at anything green. This bourgeois tea-totaller cannot be bothered with solar-techies, tree-huggers, or GM “Volt” supporters on any level. I also have a fascination with hand-drawn 3d lettering which finds its way into many a [...]
50 Sketches from a Graphic Designer
Drawing is fundamental to graphic design. Habitual drawing increases the skills of logo designers, page layout designers, and typographers alike. When a designer “makes due” by not sketching on a routine basis, the designer in some ways in shortchanging his or herself. Yes, designers absorb a lot of information from other designers and can “get [...]
