I’m serious. I was pulled in from across the street, by a sculpture that appeared to be dancing, in a jerky stop motion kind-of-way. The photos and the video of artist Casey Curran‘s work doesn’t do it justice. Trust me. The Sacred and Profane is worth the trip to Gallery IMA in pioneer square. I’m … Continued
Author: Mindi Raker
A New Space for Your Desktop Mountaintop
Are your storage boxes in your office space? Or part of your living space? Here is a fun way to spruce them up. Desktop Mountaintop, by artist Jason Urban is part of the Repercussions: Tides and Time exhibit at Soil Art Gallery in Pioneer Square through October 31st.
How many hangers does it take to make art?
I was pleasantly surprised to discover this tshirt sculpture, by Jiho Park of Park Place Studio in the 619 Building. It is constructed with white hangers and tape. (I have no idea how many hangers.) It makes smile, as I fondly remember our own Tshirt is Art days. Jiho Park is a programmer at Amazon … Continued
Camera Lens to Benefit Blank Space (+AIGA)
I am loving the new camera lens I scored at the AIGA Refurbish Sale.
A Fieldguide to Love and Typography
FontShop, the first digital type foundry, features all things typographic on their education web page. Their online library of free PDFs is a great introduction to typography.
Do you love art and air powered golfball cannons?
Then check out SmashPutt! (2 weekends left, get your tickets today! 21+) It is located at INSCAPE, Seattle’s former INS building redefined by culture, arts, preservation and engagement. SmashPutt is a sponsor of INSCAPE, where the haunted old INS building becomes a new art space in Seattle.
Urbanized. How design affects your life in the city.
Director Gary Hustwit, brought us Helvetica in 2007, Objectified in 2009, and is working on a new documentary Urbanized to debut in 2011. Helvetica, the start of this design trilogy is a documentary film about typography and graphic design and their impact on our visual environment. The film portrays Helvetica’s elegance and ubiquity, and illuminates … Continued
Pacific Crest School’s Anniversary Celebration
Photo highlight from PCS‘s 25th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, Sept 25th. Thanks PCS!
The Beauty of Ink on Paper
Ink on colored paper begs to be touched. Simple 1–3 color offset lithography can achieve effects similar to silkscreen and letterpress printing. This is the Ohio State Chabad House’s new look book. It’s exciting to pull back from full color printing and design more with less. We had fun collaborating with our amazing intern Christopher … Continued
Refurbish—Seattle Designers Sell their Goods
A fun trunk sale to benefit AIGA and all of us. Local designers are filling their trunks with design goods. 50% of sales go to AIGA Seattle. Saturday, September 25th 11:30am—3:30pm School of Visual Concepts Parking lot Get Directions to SVC