Graphic Clarity | Change Of Plans
There’s something to say about malicious false advertising- and then there is advertising that unintentionally doesn’t deliver the correct message. In the case of the above, there was clearly no devious scheme involved, but it surely made me stop and think about the many pieces of art and graphics that I work on that are [...]
Street Art | Common Ground
Toronto No matter where I’ve gone, street art is always present and is most always interesting. Some is clearly created by more professional-level artists (like the one below- obviously the work of a master). Yes, I believe those are what you think they are.
Vintage Graphics | Corporate Sponsors
The “event T-shirt” has always been of interest to me- made especially for an event, celebration, product-launch, corporate milestone, etc… Kind of the low-brow version of a limited release artist’s print, making them somewhat collectible, or at least a curiosity/window into cultural happenings.
Guest Post | Pitch Design Union
I’d like to welcome our guest, designer and writer Margot Harrington of Pitch Design Union. I am a big fan of her work and very much appreciate her taking the time to share her creative eye and insight in the post below. Enjoy!
Typography Graphics | Dockers Word Play
Current Dockers Khaki ads Seeing the new Dockers ads using typography in shapes reminded me of some graphics I worked on last year with an artist out of Wisconsin named Aaron Gilmore. Where the Dockers ads merely fill a space, Aaron’s approach is to alter the actual letters, in shape and weight, to create highs [...]
Happy Easter
Stan Chow – Chinky Afro Bunny I recently stumbled upon UK artist Stan Chow and his very cool illustrations and was so happy to find the above piece just in time for Easter! Finding more of his work though, I just couldn’t keep myself to stay within the “holiday theme”. So, here you go…
Silhouettes
Alfred Hitchcock and Carey Grant The beauty of silhouettes is how your mind fills in the missing elements. The tricky thing about creating effective silhouettes is deciding what to take away and what essential details to leave behind. Or in the case of the above photo of Alfred Hitchcock and Carey Grant, the subject matter [...]
Mid-Century Seed Sack Graphics
Capital Brand Red Clover & Northland Seeds Not that these have the nostalgic quality of the Depression Era feed sacks from an earlier post , but the bold branded graphics are great. These are mid century 1900′s, most likely from the late 1950′s-early 1960′s, all farm crop seeds.
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