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28 Crazy Geometric Graphic Design Inspirations from 500 Years Ago
28 Crazy Geometric Graphic Design Inspirations from 500 Years AgoBoy, 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 [...]
Art House Co-Op’s “The Sketchbook Project” Moleskine sketches, pages 12-13
Art House Co-Op’s “The Sketchbook Project” Moleskine sketches, pages 12-13For 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 [...]
Art House Co-Op’s “The Sketchbook Project” Moleskine sketches, pages 10-11
Art House Co-Op’s “The Sketchbook Project” Moleskine sketches, pages 10-11For 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 [...]
50 Sketches from a Graphic Designer
50 Sketches from a Graphic DesignerDrawing 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 [...]
Art House Co-Op’s “The Sketchbook Project” Moleskine sketches, pp08-09
Art House Co-Op’s “The Sketchbook Project” Moleskine sketches, pp08-09For pages 8-9, I introduce the character of the Mystical Dog King who holds in his hands, the potential of a green crayon. This is because I have found the topic of “It’s not easy being green” to be quite not-easy, and found free associating much easier. [...]
Art House Co-Op’s “The Sketchbook Project” Moleskine sketches, p04-07
Art House Co-Op’s “The Sketchbook Project” Moleskine sketches, p04-07For pages 4-7, I decided I was going to compare and contrast graphite with charcoal. I’ve done a lot of graphite work over the years but never got a grasp of how to use charcoal in a way that approximated my graphite results. I’ve always wanted to [...]
Art House Co-Op: The Sketchbook Project deadline extended
Art House Co-Op: The Sketchbook Project deadline extendedWell I thought I had 45 days but now I have about 75 days! Looks like interest in the project was so overwhelming they had to extend in invitation and completion deadlines.
From an email I just got:
As the signup deadline started to approach and people started to receive [...]
