Eastern State Penitentiary, an imposing castle, was built to watch over the citizens of Philadelphia. It held prisoners for 141 years, from 1829 to 1971. It was initially designed to hold prisoners in complete isolation. The Quakers of Pennsylvania thought that undisturbed reflection would turn scoundrels into a citizens. To achieve this isolation the building … Continued
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Crawford’s Imaginative Book Gives Whitman’s Masterpiece a New Landscape
Whitman Illuminated: Song of Myself designed by Allen Crawford; combines Walt Whitman’s acclaimed “Song of Myself” with Crawford’s inventive illustrations and hand drawn lettering. It’s quite impressive, so much so that design superhero Milton Glaser sent Crawford a note of congratulations. Likely, more meaningful to Crawford than any award or article. Each 117 spread is a work of art in … Continued
Whatever You Are Be a Good One: Lisa Congdon’s Book is a Joyful Reminder to Make the Most of Life
In 2012 Lisa Congdon brought us the 365 days of hand lettering, and now she brings us the same whimsical quotations in print: Whatever You Are, Be a Good One: 100 Inspirational Quotations Hand-Lettered. She is one of my heroes. I have been working on my own hand lettering side project, and I just adore her work. … Continued
The Decisive Moment
“There is nothing in this world that does not have a decisive moment” —Henri Cartier-Bresson Apparently the decisive moment even applies to shuttin’ off the TeeVee. I really like the photographs in Stephan Tillmans’ Luminant Point Arrays project. He captures these beautiful minimal images that I’m sure I’ve seen a million times without ever thinking … Continued
Robert Currie Recycles Videotape Ribbons for Large Scale Art Installations
London artist Robert Currie transforms gallery spaces with the simple materials of old cassette and video tape ribbons. His large scale installations explore the contrast of positive and negative, rational and irrational, and as stated in his artist statement “the inevitability of the emergence of order from disorder.” These repetitive reflective textures change based on your physical position … Continued
Do what you like. Repeat.
Found this on a blog I recently discovered and love, Thinking aloud, You are what you share. Sometimes, we just need to simplify life.
ENTER THE VOID
This is my favorite film title sequence it recent memory. I liked the movie, but I might not have been open to the dark and uncomfortable places the film went if not for this opening sequence. It is perfectly abrasive. It does what a great title sequence should do, it sends clear signals without revealing … Continued
The RedBall Public Art Project—An Invitation to Engage and to Collectively Imagine
The RedBall Project is public art at its best. The idea is quite simple, yet it ignites a sense of wonder, curiosity, community engagement, and is just plain fun! New York based artist Kurt Perschke installs a temporary series of installations within major cities across the globe. Kurt Perschke envisions his work as being catalyst for … Continued
The Creative Class: Stefan Sagmeister
The Creative Class ep. #5 – Stefan Sagmeister from The Creative Class on Vimeo. “If I am communicating with anybody, I would love to communicate with a human.” —Stefan Sagmeister A little Monday morning inspiration. Graphic designer and typographer Stefan Sagmeister talks about technology in his stunning studio space. The Creative Class is a series of … Continued
Finally. The Money Book for Freelancers.
I found this gem at the library last week. It is a refreshing look at personal finances. The authors are real, to the point, and entertaining. I highly recommend this book to any freelancers, sole-proprietors, and anyone with an irregular income. Here’s the synopsis: This is a personal finance book for people like us, and … Continued