- ARCHIVE / Art
- Faile
London, UK
Above: Faile, from their recent exhibition, Lost in Glimmering Shadows.
- Apropos ah-ru-ba-i-toh.
kindraishere.
Above: A test pattern. Detail of work in progress by Kindra Murphy.
- Holiday in Tangiers
Work in progress.
Above: MCAD Gung Fu student George Folz. Good things are happening
with ace master, Barbara Schulz.
Sugoi! Fight-oh, Jorge! - Eric Wrenn / High-end lows.
Just in time for the holidays.
Above: Eric Wrenn, via Artsmonitor bookmarks. Typo-porn in a positive sense,
these two examples are irreverent and decadent at the same time.Above: Eric Wrenn, inspired satire.
- Your hero and mine…
Vivienne Westwood.
Above: From a Guardian article by Emine Saner, “Please don’t write that
I’m eccentric,… It’s always, ‘aah, this eccentric woman’. I’ve heard that story
so many times.” - Leo Divendal
Fotograf
Above: Leo Divendal, untitled work from his Foto’s section. A lovely way
to see much of this Dutch master’s work. Servus, Leo! - The Photographic Dictionary
Lindley Warren (Holland)
Above: Pair, by Nicole Chang from The Photographic Dictionary,
Lindley’s new site (rem The Ones We Love).
Mabrouk, Lindley! - NYT SE Plus / DJ Wuwu
Art, fake news, camouflage, penguins.
Above: Joshua Callaghan, public art.
Above: Fresh from the Yes Men, a fake NYTimes plus website, all in SE mode.
Above: Público, from Madrid, Spain. Via Newseum.
Above: Via the New School, Ours.
Above: Pingu goes Fishing, via DJ Wuwu.
- Mu / Neubau
Eindhoven, NL
Above: Via the excellent YDN Design Guide, screenshot from a brief video on the recent Neubau exhibition at Mu gallery in Eindhoven. Below, Neubau screenshot.
- popyoudesign
Sandra has a whole new bag.
Above: Secret agent man, Ji Lee. From a recent popyoudesign post, Speaking in Bubble. Sandra has been busy, very busy! A fascinating blog with stories on a wide range of topics.
Mabrouk, Sandra! - Vive le dessin graphique.
Vote
Above: Let your voice be heard, vote at isgraphicdesignart (dot) com.
- Erik Johnson / Lobrow
Minneapolis, Minnesota
(Ice Station Zebra)Above: From Lobrow Comics, Erik Johnson. Apropos cold, which has finally arrived here in MPLS, many of you will remember the voice of Weatherman from the recent Nozone lecture at MCAD. Here are many more examples of this inspiring work,
und ich wünsche ihnen viel genuss!Above: From Nozone X, Weatherman by Erik [...]
- London Underground Map
Excellent BBC Documentary
Above: Detail of the contemporary map, available free via Transport for London. Noted on the incomparable Information Aesthetics, watch this detailed BBC documentary available via GUBA here. Much, much more on IA, below a screenshot from an emoticon short story by poet Rives, presented during his TED lecture.
- Chicago
Above: The Chicago Sun Times.
- Mutti wins Virgina
The Virginia Gazette
Above: Mutti with a copy of today’s Virginia Gazette, November 5, 2008.
First, only her left nostril and forehead were visible, now, it’s enough for the back of her head on the front page. Well, here ist die liebe Mutti, a tireless Obama volunteer in Virginia. Thanks for helping to win it!
OBAMANOS A LA [...] - Votar
Los Estados Unidos: November 4th, 2008
Above: Alyson Coward, Watching and Waiting. From a first-year assignment in 2007, an amazingly prophetic placement that is still extant! Bravissimo, Alyson!
Today, we are, all of us together, watching, and waiting.
Votar! - Gerrit Rietveld Academie
Benthem Crouwel Architects
Above: From a previous post, but worth revisiting, the new building by Bentham Crouwel Architects for the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, Holland.
- MPLS City Pages / Ulana Zahajkewycz
MCAD colleague illustrates the vote.
Above: From the October 29, 2008 issue of the City Pages, illustration by
Ulana Zahajkewycz. Love the pink elephant disguise.
More fun at Ulanaland. Mabrouk, Ulana! - George Folz / Jedi in Training
Strong is the force with this one.
Above: George Folz, MCAD Gung Fu student, shared the above recently.
Scare vache. Gracias, Jorge! - Cairo Today
Mona Makhlouf, Graphic Designer
Above and Below: Exciting new shots from a new wall pattern by Cairo based graphic designer Mona Makhlouf for the American University. Mabrouk, Mona!
- Amin Ghadimi / The Globalization of Language
The Columbia Spectator
Above: Illustration by Sonja Ticko, for the Columbia Spectator article,
The Globalization of Language, by Amin Ghadimi.
From the article: “Our global economic recession reminds us that we are all interconnected on this planet, and it is detrimental to seek to sustain anachronistic and artificial linguistic barriers merely for the sake of the antiquated concept [...] - Anthony Esquivel / Chicago Talent
Set volume to eleven.
Above: Still from Movelmo’s latest effort to document a Chicago scene featuring, Shala Esquire, Mic Terror, Drea & Million Dollar Mano, Chris Ho, GL-Joe, Nick B,
Chris Napalatano, “The Movement.” How can one forget Cool Kids. - Site M 006
Choice
Above: Visual notation by John Malinoski, 2008.
Pen, marker. - Manar Al-Muftah / Texas
Artist’s work featured in Houston exhibition.
Above: Mabrouk, Manar! This just in via Doha, Qatar, a clipping from the Gulf Times. Some of Manar’s recent work is featured along with several other Qatari artists.
Let’s hope we can see some images soon. (Click image for a larger view.)
Interestingly, the BBC’s Doha Debates (one of the regions most [...] - Yes We Carve (dot) com
Starlight, star bright…
Above: From Yes We Carve. Sacre Vache and holy typographic pumpkins, Batman! Danke Schön, Marissa, for this joyous link!
- MCAD / Nicholas Blechman
The forecast for tonight…
Above: Prepare to meet your maker, Christian Northeast.
From Nozone X, Forecast. - New from the Left Coast
Pink. Oh?
Above: Pink Factory, Derrick Buisch, editor. 7″x7″, 09.08, saddle stitched booklet. Calder Buisch, cover.
New in the mailbox, a collection of thirty-nine images. Most welcome news, arigato DB. A few more quick scans below.Above: Damon Locks, Pink Factory.
Above: John Hitchcock, Pink Factory.
Above: Ryan Nygard, Pink Factory.
Above: Derrick Buisch, Pink Factory.
- MPLS / Booksmart
A good day at the used book store.
Above: Yes! Bad scan of Bat Boy Lives! Sterling Publishing, 2005.
Finally, my own copy.
Of course, they have a website. - Our United States / Nuestros Estados Unidos
Above: Rep. Bachmann of Minnesota and her shocking perspective via
the Chris Matthews Hardball show, Oct. 17, 2008. It must be seen to be believed,
and these rogue and dangerous words must be answered!Above: The Nation Editor Katrina Vanden Heuvel’s impassioned and resonant response. Brave soul, you inspire us all!
GEOTYPOGRAFIKA CALLS ON ALL MINNESOTANS! ON ALL AMERICANS!
TO [...] - 51 15 25 05 97
Blanka + Farrow
Above: Via Blanka in London, UK, a seminal Factory Records (FAC)
poster by Mark Farrow finds new life.
Quoting designer Farrow in the Blanka announcement: “We designed this poster to celebrate the 15th birthday of the Hacienda.” Farrow explains, “We had no idea at the time that it would be the club’s last. [...] - Super Tuesday
Enter the Dread Noun
Above: At last, the word! Screen shot from this morning’s Huffington Post entry page, 8:25 AM CST, Oct. 14, 2008. Also from yesterday’s New York Times, Nationalization Has Happened Before in U.S.. The title was the featured link yesterday, but leads to a story sub-titled, Intervention Is Bold, but Has a [...]
- To all Running Dogs of Capitalism
Above: O Povo, from Fortaleza, Brazil. Via Newseum.
Geotypografika: To all Running Dogs of Capitalism
Respected global members of the greater capitalist infrastructure, your theme for the week: Think positive and remember us little people you effing’ bastardos!
Oye, mira! A happy market place equals a school yard.
Basta!Above: Via Der Spiegel, Reuters/Philippe Wojazer. The heavies weigh [...]
- Manar Al-Mutah / New Website Launch
Doha, Qatar
Above: Exciting news from Doha, Manar has launched a new site. Mabrouk!
She has included much of her work from Talisman, enjoy. - Site M 005
Jumpsuit
Above: Visual notation by John Malinoski, 2008.
Pen, marker. - Waltz with Bashir
Festival de Cannes 2008 Official Selection
Above: Waltz with Bashir (official site), the haunting trailer for this highly acclaimed film by Ari Folman. Review by Wendy Ide for TimesOnline here.
Synopsis from the offical site: “One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari Folman about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by [...] - MIA / India
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Above: Invitation in the mail today from the MIA to the new exhibition, India: Public Places Private Spaces. October 26, 2008 through January 18, 2009.
Let’s go to this show. - Liemburg / Black Current
Harmen shares some images from his latest show.
Above: Harmen Liemburg, standing in front of his work and some source material from
his time with the collection of La bibliothèque Smith-Lesouëf in Nogent-sur-Marne, France. Black Current is open through October 26, 2008 at the Maison d’art Bernard Anthonioz (also in Nogent-sur Marne), and features new screen prints [...] - Apropo Moose
Milan, Italia
Above: Cover of Mousse Magazine, published in Milan, Italy. Free PDF
download of Issue 15 available via their website.
Bilingual text, italiano con l’inglese. - Reunification in Miniature
Hamburg, Germany
Above: Miniature of Checkpoint Charlie, West Berlin, November 9, 1989. From Stern,
a slide-show featuring details of the show now on display at the Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg GmbH that examines pivotal moments in recent German history. October 3, 2008 marks 18 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall.Above: From Stern, detail of Checkpoint Charlie, [...]
- Chris Burns finds Jeeyun Michaella Chung
Aeroplane Typeface
Above: Aeroplane Typeface. Jeeyun Michaella Chung, 2008.
Chris Burns writes: Greetings from the portfolio-scouring wetlands. Today I’ve found quite a fun gem from Graphic Design graduate*, Jeeyun Michaella Chung, who presents this excellent flying collection of letters!
Words from JMC herself: “Three-dimensional aeroplane typeface is created for Virgin Galactic to promote the event on the launching [...] - Talisman / New Details
Manar Al-Muftah, Artist
Above: Manar Al-Muftah, Ayn. 2008.
Above: Manar Al-Muftah, Faa. 2008.
Above: Manar Al-Muftah, Kaff. 2008.
Above: Manar Al-Muftah, T’aa. 2008.
Honto ni, shokran, Manar! - Doug Velenchenko / RNC 08
MPLS photographer shares his images.
Above: Doug Velenchenko. Mickeys, 2008.
Yes, that is a peace officer with a loaded grenade launcher positioned on top of St. Paul’s famous diner. I wonder if we’ll soon see these types positioned outside of American banks and other afflicted financial institutions, rounding up the rogue financiers who have brought us [...] - Frank Nijhof
Sad news from Amsterdam.
Above: Frank Nijhof. In a sad note via Warren Lee, we learn of the passing of his partner Frank. Anyone who has ever visited the incomparable Nijhof & Lee bookstore in Amsterdam, Holland, will know how sad this truly is.
Thank you for all of the books. - Seattle / Tehran
Poster Collaboration
Above: Johann Gomez (left) and Iman Raad (right), from The Seattle-Tehran Poster Show. Just two examples from a voluminous collaboration between designers from two seemingly disparate cities.
Co-curated by Daniel R. Smith and Iman Raad, high profile Iranian designers like Reza Abedini and members of the 5th Color grace this collection.
Based on the brilliant Seattle-Havana [...] - NYTimes / John Ashbery Collages
Famed poet shows collage work.
Above: John Ashbery collage, from the NYTimes Slideshow, The Collages of John Ashbery. The works were largely generated in the 1970’s. (Also see the related NYT article by Holland Cotter.)
- Democracy Now!
Reporters arrested covering RNC will not be charged.
Above: St. Paul, MN, Sept. 4, 2008. A photo I took of some reporters gathered to observe a small crowd that day. The main march was cross from this bridge, and this group occasionally chanted words of support.
In the news, St. Paul has released a statement that they [...] - Emily Reile / Dear President ______.
Something cool and California here in MPLS.
Above: Emily Reile’s submission to the MCAD Dear President _______. Project. Make sure to have a look at her flickr photo collection. Love this one below, bravissimo!
Above: Emily Reile, Eurostile.
Weiter so, Emily! - Site M 004
Designer
Above: Visual notation by John Malinoski, 2008.
Pen, marker, plaka. - Dylan C. Lathrop / Free & Free
Above: Exhibition announcement for Free & Free, the current student exhibition at MCAD, curated and executed by Kevin Wade Shaw.
Dylan C. Lathrop writes: Free & Free opens tonight at MCAD’s Gallery 148, here in Minneapolis, MN. The exhibition features examples of free ephemera and open sourced information that the audience is welcomed and encouraged to [...] - Van Abbemuseum / Heartland
Dutch eye on the American Midwest?
Above: Via e-flux, the Van Abbemuseum’s Heartland exhibit, currently in Eindhoven through January, 2009. Hope to see more soon. A large project involving other Dutch museums, the show also features an info blog, Heartland Research. Of course, the Dutch have an eye for some of our native architecture, see [...]
- Jan Geerligs / Amsterdam Poster Collection
OMG x 3
Above: A poster from the photo collection of Jan Geerligs (Amsterdam, Holland)
and on the very latest John Malinoski tip. A long walk through a stunning world
of type and image.Carteles para el pueblo!
- Chris Burns / Alphabets and Gas Stations
Above: Alphabet Truck, Eric Tabuchi. 2008.
Chris Burns writes: Hey y’all, collector of collections here. Today I’ve found three collections. Images A and C are from Artist 1, B is from Artist 2.
Artist 1 is [Eric Tabuchi], an excellent photo collector whose portfolio recently
showed up on the Indexhibit [New Participants] list.
Artist 2 is JK Keller, whose [...] - 10 Second Streets
More from Dan Ibarra
Above: 10 Second Streets #1, 2007.
Above: 10 Second Streets #2, 2007.
Two lovely wee haiku. - UPDATE: Chris Burns’ aunt is a genius.
Perfect?
Above: Visual commentary by Chris Burns of A Tiny City via Unequal Design.
UPDATED SEP17 2008: Chris wrote to explain this was a family collaboration, so the post title now correctly proclaims that his aunt is a genius. Apparently, this was her splendid idea. Chris, you are a good man, Charlie Brown. Original text below:
Chris Burns [...] - Dylan C. Lathrop / Ted Leo & The Pharmacists…
…Help Victims of the RNC.
Above: TL/Rx–Rapid Release digital EP cover.
Dylan C. Lathrop writes: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists got together in a basement in New Jersey on September 5th to record two new original songs and cover two tracks for this digital only EP, Rapid Release. All proceeds from this release are going to Democracy [...] - Swiss Architecture Museum
S AM
Above: Screen grab from the S AM entry page. German/English text.
Above: Announcement for the new show, Balkanology.
Found via the excellent e-flux resource. - Khatt Network / Project Mulsaq
Winners are soon to be announced.
Above: Via the Khatt Network, Kamsa wo Khmeesa, by Bahia Shehab.
Part of Project Mulsaq, a Khatt Design collection of vinyl wall decor. Visit the Khatt Network frequently for new updates by ace director, Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès. - Talisman / New Images
Doha, Qatar
Above: A few snapshots from Manar Al-Muftah’s recent Talisman show in Doha.
Above: Hanging the show.
Above: Guests at the opening on Sept. 3, 2008.
Above: Manar Al-Muftah, 2008.
Above: Manar Al-Muftah, 2008.
Above: Manar Al-Muftah, 2008.
It’s hard to underestimate this show’s importance. Mabrouk Manar, and may your example help lead the way for many new emerging artists.
For more [...]