Riley and I we’re lucky enough to attend the Weapons of Mass Creations Design Festival in August. I loved being surrounded by such a creative community, “I hope to always remember not to have an ego but be a part of the community around me and inspire others with my work, kindness and an occasional … Continued
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Invitation Design—UW Rugby Club Celebrates 50 Years
The use of the University of Washington’s Gold and purple brand colors mix well together to create a sepia duotone image for this invitation design. The use of duotone images is a fun way to spice up a 2-color print job, and keep your printing cost low. Learn more about the gala event at Husky … Continued
Fun Paintbrush Packaging Design
Uber fun packaging designed by Canadian designer Simon Laliberte uses the texture of the paint brushes to complete his packaging illustrations. Via Toxel.
My Hand Lettering Summer Side Project
I am so happy to share my creative challenge for Summer 2013: The Hand Lettering Side Project The side project will live on tumblr. I thought of posting it here on our Blank Space Design Blog, but I think I will benefit from an online space where the focal point is my hand lettering project. … Continued
Portland Street Art Book is a Kickstarter Project—Let’s Help Create a Time Capsule of Portland’s Urban Art
A. Tarantino brought us the the Seattle Street Art Books, and now he is focusing his efforts on Portland, Oregon. Let’s help make this project a reality on Kickstarter! The Portland Oregon Street Art Graffiti Book, coming this Summer, will contain over 100 original color photos taken in 2013. There are some good perks too. … Continued
Fileteado Porteño: The Art of Hand Lettering in Argentina
Fileteado Porteño is the decorative hand lettering and artistic style that is frequently spotted in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Fileteado letters are highly stylized, colorful, and painted with dramatic illusions of depth. It is characterized by lines that turn into spirals, the almost obsessive use of symmetry, the framing of each composition when it is … Continued
Hannalee’s Summer EP Release Show at the Triple Door with Damien Jurado
Our good friends (and web design client) Hannalee, just announced their summer EP release party at the Triple Door on Sunday, July 7th with Damien Jurado! The poster illustration pictured above was a collaboration between Lance Lobuzzetta of Efflux Creations and Anna-Lisa Notter from Hannalee. The Triple Door says tickets are selling fast, so get your … Continued
Paper Artist: Yulia Broskaya
Russian paper artist Yulia Broskaya turns the constraints of paper illustrations into beautiful works of art. Pictured above is a new portrait she has completed of an older woman smoking a pipe. She has mastered the ancient technique known as quilling; coiling and shaping of narrow paper strips to create an illustration or design. Coiling … Continued
Illustrative Poster Depicts the Seattle Skyline by SJCS’s Students
I love this amazing illustration created by second grade students at Seattle Jewish Community School. These creative kids captured all of Seattle’s famous landmarks; from the Space Needle, to the Public Market, to the Duck tour, to the pink elephant neon sign, to the brand new waterfront ferris wheel. This artistic drawing shows young creative … Continued
If You Build It, a documentary about Project H Design, screens at Public Interest Design Week
Public Interest Design Week delivers a sneak peek screening of IF YOU BUILD IT. The official World Premiere is in April 2013 at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. The documentary IF YOU BUILD IT spends a year in the life of one of America’s most innovative classrooms. Designer/activists Emily Pilloton and Matt Miller of Project … Continued