Great article today in the Daily Beast's Art Beast column on Ed Ruscha ("roo-shay"): "The King of California Cool" I'm partial to these because my cat's name is Foo. Oof, 1963 Foo, 1965 Go to the artist's website for a comprehensive collection of his work.
In London there is a Women's Library, with an incredible collection of Suffrage Banners. One of the most prolific banner-makers, and founder of the Artists' Suffrage League, Mary Lowndes, published this pamphlet, the cover of which (as well as many as many of her banners and sketches) is in the VADS archives. Published by the Artists' Suffrage League, 1909 Actual banners, by Mary Lowndes, 1908. Here are some of [...]
I've been in a creative quandary - wondering where ideas are going to come from. Brian Eno has been the curator of the Oblique Strategies project since he and Peter Schmidt (d. 1980) began it as a deck of 113 cards in 1975. Original editions of the deck go for eBay for hundreds of dollars, and several subsequent editions have been printed. Of course, now there are Oblique Strategies [...]
From the Imperial War Museum in the U.K. Artist: Unknown Sponsor: Postmaster General Time Period: 1939-1945 Found in the VADS (Visual Arts Data Service), a catalogue of over 100,000 images for free educational use within the U.K. A treasure trove!
Absolute Sellout is a mysterious, minimalist site with an assortment of objects for sale with no explanation.
Jessica Hische is a Brooklyn designer who has been posting "Daily Drop Cap", issuing a new letter illustration every day for free use in blogs. A former Senior Designer for Louise Fili, Ltd., Jessica does book and magazine design, identity and illustration, and specializes in typography - hand lettering, letter press, and font design. Daily Drop Cap J. Hische blog: I Love Type Portfolio site: Jessica Hische Design & [...]
This truck was freshly painted and looked like it was right out of a set for The Honeymooners (looked sharper in person, sorry!)
"We've Out of This World"
Jan Tschichold - The New Typography This first edition can be purchased for $1500 here. In 1964 he introduced Sabon, an elegant and extremely readable typeface for many purposes, but particularly for book design. In 2008, Idea Magazine published Special Feature: Works of Jan Tschichold 1902-74 From [idea-mag.com]
My sister ran across this vehicle sticker on a Seattle side street. The other sticker, "TERRORIST HUNTING PERMIT", leads me to believe that this is a subversive attempt to keep people out of the van.
Assignment: find three examples of work by Jenny Holzer...and have an opinion about it. Projection on Guggenheim Museum, New York, 2008 Jenny Holzer, Custom BMW art car, 1999. Jenny Holzer, Red Yellow Looming, 2004
A friend is considering a blog about the disappearing towns of the Northeast. Here's the first photo: I love old signage - if this was in Brooklyn it would be a trendy restaurant already.
