Linda Olafsdottir
Posted by Amy on Friday February 3, 2012
I can almost see Iceland-based illustrator’s Linda Olafsdottir work come to life as animated shows. Her characters are a joy to look at, and there’s a certain heart-warming quality to her illustrations that I’m sure would endear those who see it between the pages of picture books.
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Happy weekend everyone! We’re coming round to the last day of the Chinese New Year this weekend so I’ll be out and about meeting up with friends and watching the last lion dance of the year.
Oh, and don’t forget that Michelle Fifis’ The Sellable Sketch class is filling up quickly and Alexandra Hedberg’s self-study Art as a Business class starts next week so if you haven’t enrolled yet, this weekend would be the best time to do so!
See you all on Monday!
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Lumadessa / Josh Brill
Posted by Amy on Thursday February 2, 2012
These brilliant prints by Josh Brill are selling quickly since I saw them last year! The Portland-based artist and designer who set up his label Lumadessa (which originates from the words luminous meaning ‘light’ and odyssey, meaning ‘a long eventful or adventurous journey’) focuses on limited edition art prints and design products that are almost collectibles in their own right – classic and timeless.
See more of his work over at his shop.
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More creating please.
Posted by Amy on Monday January 30, 2012
You heard Rita Gomes. Now hustle and get back to work!
Happy Monday folks!
Review: A History of Graphic Design for Rainy Days
Posted by Amy on Friday January 27, 2012
A History of Graphic Design for Rainy Days – produced by Studio 3 and Gestalten – is an illustrated journey of one boy and his grandfather as they maneuver through the history of graphic design.
A History of Graphic Design for Rainy Days
Hardcover: 204 pages
Publisher: Gestalten
If you’ve gone through texts on history – any sort of history at all – you’ll notice that it’s drab and dry. What A History of Graphic Design for Rainy Days seeks to achieve is a new way of storytelling. One that engages and interests readers through its full-page illustrations, dialogues and facts littered throughout the 204-page book.
The book is linear in fashion – going back in time and re-tracing history made in the field of graphic design from 1776 to 1994. In between, the young boy (and his grandfather) steps into various studios of designers and inventors who has made a mark in the field. Snippets of info and narrative text by the grandfather accompanies each spread, along with clean visuals and an interesting play with two-color illustrations for each section.
While I do appreciate the efforts of the studio, I thought that the book needed a lot more editing – in terms of flow and structure. But most ironically, I thought that the style of the book would have made for an interesting game instead of its current book form. It’s linearity would be a great idea for gamification aspects, and if that were to happen, it would have a better shot of achieving its goal of engaging its reader/audience.
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