New sample for my website.
Form - Experimenting with the use of white lines (in hair) rather than black
Content - trying to present more quirky less mainstream subject matter
also wanted to add in waves cuz they're kinda trendy.
New work: Mask lady with a sea of hair
New sample for my website.
Form - Experimenting with the use of white lines (in hair) rather than black
Content - trying to present more quirky less mainstream subject matter
also wanted to add in waves cuz they're kinda trendy.
Gray 318 = Jonathan Gray
I'm bought New Vintage Type by Steven Heller and Gail Anderson for reference this summer and flipping through it this morning for inspiration fell upon a fabulous sample from Jonathan Gray. The hand drawn font on this book cover was taken directly from vintage tattoos. How great.
When i went to his website i discovered that Jonathan Gray = Gray 318. The great design firm responsible for the covers of two of Jonathan Safran Foer's books - that i've always loved.
I love his lettering and design but also the playfulness and self deprecating sense of humour evident in his bio.
Not surprising he's British.
Definitely a new favorite.
How did I miss this all for so long? Design Observer, Speak up, JH and TBF and Swiss Miss
I started the day by reading the post from VSL Very Short List: a blog I've just begun subscribing to. I discovered it through the Number 17 website as both Emily Oberman and Bonnie Sigler are contributors.
Later in the day I listened to another edition of Design matters.
The topic was Design blogs with guests Rick Poyner of Design Observer and a woman whoops whose name I forget of 'Not Beige'. (love that name for a blog!) and two others whom i also forget. I'm glad I can edit this post later and add in their names.
A digression here.
"Not Beige' makes me think of other companies who names come from definining what they are NOT.
This Aint the Rosedale Library.
and Definitely Not the Opera
but i digress...
Later that day while looking for a font I got drawn into the blog written by the terribly talented typographers Jonathon Hoeffler and Tobias Frere Jones and then later - thorugh Debbie Millman's suggestion --stumbled upon the blog of designer Swiss Miss. (who provided a very cool you tube video of the 5 minute frozen "Happening at Grand Central Station today by Improve the situation" Improv troup)
All these sites were brimming with fabulous images, interesting info, tons of info and inspiration - but almost too much.
I am excited to have just discovered the wonderous world of blogs but accompanying my excitement are two other strong, not entirely positive feelings:
the feeling of having arrived at a party after everyone has been chatting for 4 hours
and the feeling of drowning in a tidal wave of information.
How does anyone find the time to work?
Later in the day I listened to another edition of Design matters.
The topic was Design blogs with guests Rick Poyner of Design Observer and a woman whoops whose name I forget of 'Not Beige'. (love that name for a blog!) and two others whom i also forget. I'm glad I can edit this post later and add in their names.
A digression here.
"Not Beige' makes me think of other companies who names come from definining what they are NOT.
This Aint the Rosedale Library.
and Definitely Not the Opera
but i digress...
Later that day while looking for a font I got drawn into the blog written by the terribly talented typographers Jonathon Hoeffler and Tobias Frere Jones and then later - thorugh Debbie Millman's suggestion --stumbled upon the blog of designer Swiss Miss. (who provided a very cool you tube video of the 5 minute frozen "Happening at Grand Central Station today by Improve the situation" Improv troup)
All these sites were brimming with fabulous images, interesting info, tons of info and inspiration - but almost too much.
I am excited to have just discovered the wonderous world of blogs but accompanying my excitement are two other strong, not entirely positive feelings:
the feeling of having arrived at a party after everyone has been chatting for 4 hours
and the feeling of drowning in a tidal wave of information.
How does anyone find the time to work?
Number 17 Design studio
I always listen to podcasts or radio when i'm workin (i like the combo of learning and working at the same time) and one of my fave podcasts is Design matters with Debbie Millman.
It's recorded from the empire state building in New York and consists of interviews with top graphic designers around the world.
Yesterday I listened to her interview with Emily Oberman of Number 17 Design Studio and I had that wonderful feeling of having a new world open up for me.
Emily was funny, smart, abit self deprecating and very human and when i went to her website i saw that the work she produces (with her partner and long time bestfriend Bonnie Siegler) perfectly matched the personality I heard coming out of my speakers.
The spirit of their work is definitely what I aspire to in my own. Would love to meet them someday too.
This first post isn't perfect but i have to post it now cuz my dear friend chris says my stars are perfectly aligned between 9:30 - 9:36 am.