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Studio Visit

January 26, 2010

A couple of recent works are currently in Studio Visit magazine. Studio Visit only goes out to museums, galleries and collector’s, so editions are not widely available. Studio Visit is a sister publication of New American Painting’s. This volume is a collection of work chosen by Ian Berry of the Tang Teaching Museum and Art [...]

Philip Guston: Small Oils on Panel 1969-1973

November 21, 2009

Looks like a very interesting show of Philip Guston’s post-Abstract Expressionist work at the McKee Gallery in NYC:
PRESS RELEASE
Although the MCKEE GALLERY has mounted many PHILIP GUSTON shows over the last 35 years, it has never exhibited the small oil panels together as a group. The early figurative acrylic panels were begun in 1968, [...]

Introduction to Poetry by Billy Collins

September 16, 2009

I asked my Advanced Typography students to visually “animate” this poem by Billy Collins, expecting to see 2D typographical layouts, but Nick Garcia produced this great start for a video animation of the poem.

Maple Syrup Label Project

April 9, 2009

Having recently completed a label design for a micro-”brewer?” of Maple Syrup in southern Minnesota, I was very interested to hear on CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) on my drive home from work one night, that Maple Syrup has become a hot commodity among thieves: “Sticky-fingered bandits make off with 15,000 litres of Quebec maple syrup”, [...]

American Gothic Project

February 28, 2009

With all due respect to Grant Wood and his iconic painting, American Gothic, we put together a number of variations on this theme for a Photoshop compositing project at the Art Institutes Int’l. Everybody in the class did a marvelous job with this project, demonstrating original thinking, humor and technical virtuosity. Here are a few [...]

Surfrider Logo Project

January 2, 2009

This is a recent project for the local (Lake Superior) chapter of the Surfrider Foundation. It was great to work with an organization with such a strong environmental commitment. Here is their mission statement: “The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit grassroots organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our world’s oceans, waves and beaches. [...]

Design: Shift web site

December 30, 2008

This was a recent pro-bono project for a non-profit organization dedicated to mid-career professionals looking to find more meaningful work lives. They didn’t end up using my design, see the web site they chose here: shiftonline.org