Impressive: Printmaking, Letterpress, and Graphic Design


Brown paper packages tied up with string
These are a few of my favourite things...

A spread including my work

Close up of my small pink scissor print
(This was the first print I ever silk screened)

Close up of Mary Janes print

Spread with work by House Industries - yum

Spread with work by Frank Chimero and The Heads of State

This is one of my favorite posters by Frank Chimero.
(Is not included in the book but felt compelled to include it!)
Words to live by!
Ditto for this poster. This is one of my favorite posters by The Heads of State.
Is not included in the book but felt compelled to include it!

I posted about the release of this book previously but this week my contributor's copy arrived in the mail and I was finally able to see it in person! I'm very happy to be appear in a book alongside some of my favorite designer/ printer people including Frank Chimero, House Industries and The Heads of State.
This book is published by Gestalten and is available from amazon.

Ikea Expedit Bookshelf as Gorgeous Room divider


The basic shelf

Look how great it looks when you add some nice books + tchotchkes
From Domino magazine -sigh- R.I.P Domino!

In black it makes for a cozy bedroom divider
From apartment therapy

From ikea hacker
I like the drawers - good for storage

This is 2 Expediets put together. Gorgeous!

So the loft I am moving into is 945 sq. ft of completely RAW SPACE ie. no walls except for the bathroom! OY VEY - so I am on the hunt for some room dividers. I may put in some dry wall eventually but for now I think I'll use 2 or more IKEA Expedit bookshelves which I have long admired. I love their cubey graphic look and possibilities for storage.
Above are some nice examples of how they have been used as room dividers. I think they look great - and at 169.00 a pop are a very affordable solution.

So the only question is White, Black or Birch?
Whaddya think? Thanks for your input.

Film: Exit through the Gift Shop


Everything the poster says is true: Joyous, Inventive and Funny as Hell

Banksy himself “appears” in the film cloaked in a hoodie, with his voice disguised.

From the trailer - very clever. :-)

Last Sunday I saw Exit through the Gift Shop: a documentary by the well known British street artist known as Banksy.
It was really hilarious + plus very educational! (A winning combo!)Even the trailer for the movie is a riot. See above.
A lot of critics have speculated that the film isn't in fact a real documentary but rather an elaborate hoax orchestrated by Banksy. Either way it's still well worth seeing and will leave you wanting to see lots more of Banksy's fantastic + provocative work.
ps. I think the film has one of the best titles of anything EVER.

Thinking conceptually: Advice from Nate Williams

Nate Williams has an excellent blog post entitled A Methodology for generating new ideas. Nate's method consists of 3 steps:
1. Breaking down the brief into 2-4 key words
2. Doing word associations around each word
3. Arranging the words into different relationships. He explains that the idea behind his methodology is similar to writing a song. There are only a few musical notes, but by rearranging their order, length and speed you can create an infinite amount of songs.
Highly recommended and very helpful when feeling blocked! (like I am tonight!)