A little bit of inspiration from MAKE|THINK
Ninja October 12th, 2009
A mashup of 20 designers from all walks at the 2009 national AIGA conference, MAKE|THINK, in Memphis, TN.
Music by Rachel Beavers
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Happy Birthday, Stefan!
Ninja October 8th, 2009
My dear friend, Mr. Stefan G. Bucher of the Daily Monster is celebrating his 36th birthday today. If you haven’t already, check out his impressive portfolio and latest book
Happy Birthday, Stefan! I’ll spare you the singing and give you some birthday punches later. ^____________^ Have fun at the Make/Think Conference!
Related link
+ If you can’t go to the Make/Think Conference, see Alissa’s live blog with photos
The Obsessive Images of Seymour Chwast
Ninja October 2nd, 2009
Seymour Chwast is so inspiring! Just in case you missed it, AIGA kindly posted the 3-part video for the event, Seymour: The Obsessive Image of Seymour Chwast.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Book purchasing link
+ Seymour: The Obsessive Images of Seymour Chwast
Graphic designer: Jacqueline Thaw
Ninja May 22nd, 2009
My friend, Jacqueline Thaw, just launched her new website! Jacqueline has worked as a staff designer for Pentagram, Kirshenbaum Bond and Partners, Parham Santana, and I.D. Magazine. Her work has been recognized by the Art Directors Club, AIGA, and the Society for Environmental Graphic Design. She is a member of Class Action and teaches design and typography at the Mason Gross School of the Arts in New Jersey.
With Class Action
A pamphlet distributed at the AIGA national conference critiquing the design industry’s recognition of work for formal qualities rather than its mission or ethical stance
With Pentagram
Annual report for Alexandria
With Anke Stohlmann
Brochure for an organization dedicated to enriching public-school learning through poetry and performance
Capabilities book for Cuadro Interiors
With Pentagram
Recruitment materials for Davis Polk & Wardwell
Logo for Digital Age Learning
With Class Action
A stamp proposal to the USPS featuring the Domestic Violence hotline number
Peter Hall lecture poster
Program, save-the-date and invitation for an international printmaking conference
Creative direction for Tote Le Monde
Curated Trigger, an exhibition about the wide range of projects graphic designers undertaken when working without clients
Paul Sahre: A Designer And His Problems
Ninja April 15th, 2009
I had the pleasure of meeting Paul Sahre at a talk some 6-7 years ago (I even got a nice silkscreen print from him). He is a truly inspiring, humble graphic designer and a fantastic human being.
I’m so happy that AIGA/NY’s first video podcast features Mr. Sahre and gives us an honest, humorous look at the mistakes and uncertainties of his life and career.
Thank you AIGA and Paul for sharing!
Related postsDutch Osborne’s photogram alphabet print
Ninja August 19th, 2008
I was browsing through Spring (a charming gallery/store in Brooklyn), when this photogram print caught my eye.
Rhode Island School of Design grad, Dutch Osborne, offers up this delightful, found object alphabet poster. This unusual alphabet poster was the AIGA winner for typographic design in 2005.
Composed of found, recycled, and reused objects, this new typeface is captured through the photographic process known as the photogram. Each letter is created by capturing the shadow of an object. There is no distortion of scale between the image that is captures and the object from which it was cast. As each object has a unique shape the signature of the shadow is often a surprise. As a collection these signatures have begun to define a new typography and an attitude towards reused and appropriation. While some images are familiar to adults, other present themselves to children. The purpose of this piece is to foster a dialogue of discovery and exchange.
For $60, you can order a 28 x 40 in. poster directly from the designer. Just email your request to orders@dutchosborne.com
Or if you prefer, you can get a smaller, 27 x 38 in. photo print from Spring for $68.00. Click here to purchase.
Related postsSi Scott’s shirt
Ninja August 6th, 2008
Are you bummed out about not being able to go to Si Scott’s sold out AIGA talk? Well, as a small consolation, you can now wear Si’s art thanks to Threadless.
Si originally created True Love Will Find You in the End for Varsko 4.
His illustration looks stunning on this tee.
Here’s a peek into Si Scott’s drawing process:
Purchasing links
+ Buy a Si Scott True Love Will Find You in the End from Threadless ($15)
+ Buy Si Scott prints from Cosh
Tobias Frere-Jones’s NYC Typographic Walking Tour
Ninja April 28th, 2008
I missed the past two NYC Typographic Walking Tours by Tobias Frere-Jones. It’s such a tease whenever I get the AIGA’s email announcements. Because once I check the site to register, they’re always sold out. Fortunately, Mr. Jason Santa Maria kindly posted some of his photos from the tour on Flickr.
Fresh Dialogue 24 with John Maeda
Ninja April 7th, 2008
The visual ethics required in information graphics increase the designer’s burden from faithful executor to editorial arbiter. How do design choices affect the integrity of the data being portrayed? Can information graphics and the designers who create them ever claim pure objectivity? John Maeda, newly appointed president of RISD and world-renowned designer and innovator, will engineer a conversation with three designers who specialize in infographics. Together they will examine a range of current and anticipated trends in visual journalism: judicious simplicity over seductive complexity, data and story driven visuals, and the increasing demand for dynamic versus static information design.
When
Friday 23 May 2008 6:30–9:00PM
Where
The Times Center Stage
The New York Times Building
Admission
$30 AIGA member
$20 AIGA student member
$40 general public
Prices $5 higher at the door.
Register
Here
Related link
+ Maeda Studio web site
Purchasing links (books)
+ The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)
+ Design By Numbers
AIGA’s Fresh Dialogue book
Ninja March 17th, 2008
On Friday, I got a happy package in the post—the AIGA’s Fresh Dialogue book. I keep pinching myself. This is incredible—one of my illustrations is in this book.
Haha, I can’t believe that Ze Frank asked if I was dating a Suicide Girl.
Much thanks to Mr. Stefan G. Bucher for including me in this lovely book! It’s an honor, really!
^___^,
Ninja
Related link
+ AIGA Fresh Dialogue 23 Event
Purchasing link
+ Order your copy of Fresh Dialogue 8: Designing Audiences ($11.53 USD)
