- ARCHIVE / Musica Viva
- Mut zur Wut 2012
New momentum for this Heidelberg initiative. Above: Mut zur Wut 2012 call for entries poster by the inimitable Felix Pfäffli. Founder and organizer Götz Gramlich has once again assembled an impressive international jury and vital exhibition opportunities on the streets of Heidelberg. Building on the success of the 2010 and 2011 events, all indications are [...]
- CIPB 2012
Support the Chicago International Poster Biennial. Above: Via the CIPB 2012 Kickstarter page, founder and organizer Lance Rutter explains the nature of this unique public arts initiative that celebrates the poster like no other event here in the United States. The competition itself is internationally recognized and draws thousands of entries from all over the [...]
- Typografika / CRACK Magazine
Feature and interview in this UK publication. Above: CRACK Magazine, Issue 18. A thousand thanks to Jake Applebee for this feature of my work and interview. The three spreads begin on page 20, hope you enjoy. This was preceded by a centerfold poster for Issue 15, please see more on Typografika here.
- Typografika / Enter the Dragon
Wishing you a Happy New Year, 2012. Above: Erik Brandt with an anagram poem by Elisabeth Workman (A1, 2011). Wishing you and yours all the best for the New Year.
- Tim Tozer / New Work
Stunning visions of structure and direction. Above: Tim Tozer, Blindside (2011, detail). It’s a rare and distinct privilege to visit with a master who is exploring something new, and that in a superbly nostalgic and yet completely contemporary way. Such is the case in anticipation of Tim’s upcoming opening of New Work at the Groveland [...]
- Rick Poynor
World-renowned design critic and author to visit MCAD. Above: MCAD student Peter Steineck’s GIFs for the upcoming Rick Poynor lecture on October 5, 2011 (6:30PM) in MCAD Auditorium 150. We are honored and delighted to welcome Rick to Minneapolis and remind all that the lecture is open to the public. Please join us as Rick [...]
- Onlab Summer School 2011
Chronology of a Failure Above: Assembled covers for the Onlab publication, photo via Lauren Thorson‘s Flickr set. Lauren was accepted as part of Onlab’s Summer School 2011, initiated and guided by Nicolas Bourquin and Thibaud Tissot. An international group of designers assembled to create this unique publication, around the theme, Chronology of a Failure. While [...]
- Supergraphics
Upcoming exhibition at MCAD curated by E. Noelle Bullion. Above: Supergraphics announcement by E. Noelle Bullion, curator and organizer of the upcoming show on Sept. 16, 2011. Featuring work by past and present MCAD students Michael Aberman, Hope Finley, Sara Fowler, Ted Guerrero, Anton Pearson, Peter Steineck, and Noelle, Supergraphics focuses on large scale work [...]
- Piotr Szyhalski / Tractatus
New work from the Labor Camp Orchestra. Above: Piotr Szyhalski’s hand-cut type for his new work, Tractatus (Reading from Wittgenstein). It is both a personal and sincere pleasure to share this latest effort by the Labor Camp Orchestra, best described through Piotr’s own words, “… a series of 12 sonic meditations on the range of [...]
- K. Silem Mohammad / Abraham Lincoln
A poet’s vision. Above: Abraham Lincoln No. 5, cover by poet K. Silem Mohammad, publisher of Abraham Lincoln Magazine. Highly regarded as a provocative poetry journal, Mohammad’s covers are a visual narrative of unabashed joy, and pop-cultural perversion. Invariably poignant and humorous, always with cats and rainbows. Above: Abraham Lincoln No. 3, cover by K. [...]
- Compound
Whittier Art Gallery Friday, Sept. 2 2011 Above: Poster by Vadim Gershman and Lauren Thorson for the upcoming Compound event, sponsored by the eponymous art publication currently being produced by a group of MCAD graduate students. Follow along via the Tumblr or Twitter accounts, and find the Facebook invite page here. Description from the official [...]
- Typografika / Beatrix
A wee something for our darling daughter. Above: Erik Brandt, 2011 (850px x 1000px). A little Typografika for our darling daughter on the occasion of her first birthday. Geotypografika readers may remember that she was born, rather unexpectedly, almost one year ago right here at home in our beloved Powderhorn. We shall raise the flag [...]
- Typografika / Borges Bookmark
A bookmark commissioned by Diseñadores Gráficos Bolivia. Above: Erik Brandt, 2011 (5,4cm x 9,8cm, image above is cropped). A bookmark commissioned by Diseñadores Gráficos Bolivia (La Paz), for their recent bookfair. See more images in their Facebook album. It was a delightful opportunity to work with one of my favorite author’s short stories, ‘The Fauna [...]
- Ben Day
Oh dearest VCU, we have lost another Knight. Above: Erik Brandt, Un petit lapin pour Ben. (2011) Who are we without our teachers? Word reached us this morning that VCU Professor Ben Day had passed away on June 14, 2011 in Boston, MA. Thousands of graphic design students and educators will know him as one [...]
- Nivard Thoes
Sino-Dutch graphic explorer and contemporary Marco Polo. Above: Nivard Thoes, sketch and detail of a proposal from his Rotten Tail project, an extensive proposal for the rehabilitation of so-called “rotten-tail-buildings,” abandoned skyscrapers which litter many Chinese urban landscapes. A true explorer in every sense of the word, Nivard is currently working in Guangzhou after having [...]
- UPDATE: Lucha / Carteles de MSP
Rouge poster series continues in strength. Above: ¡Viva Diseño Luchadors! Another brave Lucha poster hits the streets of Minneapolis, the second in a series by Don Lucho. The champions belt bears an inspiring message: “Ilegal es solo aquel que ha dejado de soñar.” Roughly (and forgive my poor translation): “Only he who has stopped dreaming [...]
- UPDATE: Typografika / Eyeo Festival
New printed matter for this upcoming conference. Above: Erik Brandt, 2011. 9″x12″ program cover. I am really excited to share this initial piece I recently designed for Dave Schroeder (Pilotvibe), founder and organizer of the upcoming Eyeo Festival here in Minneapolis. The festival is bringing together some of the most creative coders, designers, and artists [...]
- Typografika / Detailien: Remnants
Small corrections yield new conglomerate. Above: Erik Brandt, 2011 (detail, original is roughly 4″ x 4″). Here is the promised assembly of narrow strips saved from the cropping process for my recent show, Typografika/Detailien. Dedicated to Colin Trechter of People Collective, I had to use double-stick tape because I couldn’t find my duo-tac. I also [...]
- Kizuna / MacPhail Center for Music
April 2, 2011 6:00PM. Minneapolis, MN. Above: Erik Brandt, 2011 (18×24, offset, cropped). This petit lapin has many lives, thank goodness. After the relative ‘success’ of the original design (now available via D4J and Print-Process), a local group of Japanese ex-patriots and sponsors have gathered to host an fundraiser on April 2nd, 2011 (doors open [...]
- Designers for Japan
Graham Wood and friends launch an international aid effort. Above: MM Paris poster for sale via Print-Process as part of the Designers for Japan effort to raise money for the Red Cross and Shelterbox. D4J is being spearheaded by these organizers: Jonathan Barnbrook, Mark Blamire, Neville Brody, Patrick Burgoyne, Rei Inamoto, Gavin Lucas, and Graham [...]
- Mut zur Wut 2011
Götz Gramlich’s Posteraktion reaches for an international audience. Above: Erich Brechbühl, 2011. Hurrah! Mut zur Wut 2011 has been officially opened, and now features a call to designers all over the world to submit their posters for a juried competition. Following on the heels of the 2010 Posteraktion, our hero Götz Gramlich is reaching out [...]
- GMK / Turkish Society of Graphic Design
New seminar posters by Umut Südüak. Above: Umut Südüak, 2011. I found these dynamic posters via our friend Ömer Durmaz in Turkey, who, along with his GMK colleagues, will be participating in these upcoming seminars. Also featured here in VS Magazin, I was struck by the color and activity, and, as always, infinitely envious of [...]
- Saeed Ensafi / Sans titre
An oasis of beauty and empathy. Above: Saeed Ensafi, Lovely Sky. It’s impossible to choose one image from Saeed’s exquisite Tumblr, but please take some time to carefully study this Tehran-based designer and illustrator’s beautifully evocative work. The humility, insight, and humor of his drawings inspires to no end. How lucky we are. Avanti, Saeed!
- Typografika / Shoebox Gallery
Experimental identity for an enticingly tiny Minneapolis gallery. Above: Erik Brandt, 2011. Two versions of a logotype for Sean Smuda, photographer and Shoebox Gallery curator. I am really excited to share this new Typografika, and will have more images soon once the vinyl is on the window (as they say). I was recently approached by Sean [...]
- Elisabeth Workman / Dusie
A new chapbook release coming soon. Above: Erik, Brandt, 2011 (5.5″x11″). New Typografika for Elisabeth’s new chapbook, Maybe Malibu, Maybe Beowulf. Part of the DUSIE Kollektiv’s latest chapbook initiative. Following close on the heels of Megaprarieland (earlier post here), Maybe Malibu, Maybe Beowulf contains eighteen new poems. Don’t be fooled by this low quality image, [...]
- Six Word Story Every Day
A new post up today. Above: Elisabeth Workman and Erik Brandt, 2011. A six word message for by SWSED. This follows up on “Despot by Despot, bye Despot bye.” Special thanks again Anne Ulku of Six Word Story Every Day for letting us contribute.
- Solutions Twin Cities Volume Four / Typografika
March 18, 2011 in the Capri Theater. Above: Erik Brandt, 2011 (11×17 bulletin, cropped). New work for Solutions Twin Cities Volume Four, a Works Progress event featuring ‘future-positive’ lectures and presentations here in Minneapolis on Friday, March 18th, 7-10 PM at the Capri Theater. I am very grateful to Works Progress founders Troy Gallas and [...]
- GRD_3020_SP11 / e7na shabab el facebook
We are the people of Facebook. Above: Mathias, Letraset on plastic. Genial! My intermediate typonauten recently undertook the same challenge undertaken by the GRD_2010 grupetto, and have provided equally compelling sketches and solutions. Once again we focused on solving this problem by hand, then allowing the computer to aid the creation of multiple solutions. All [...]
- Henk Groenendijk / Rietveld Workshop
Saying goodbye to an old printer, and welcoming new forms. Above: Experimental print via Henk Groenendijk at the Rietveld Academie. Henk was kind enough to share these here, and what follows are images from a workshop he conducted with an introductory level typography class. The occasion? Saying goodbye to an old press and creating a [...]
- GRD_2010_SP11 / 3ayzeen 7orreya
“We want freedom!” Above: Anne, Letraset on glass. “Selmeya, selmeya.” (Peaceful, peaceful.). This Spring’s introductory typography grupetto engaged in an in-class charrette to produce typographic messages inspired by the Egyptian revolution and the chants heard around the world. Our friend Mona recently sent me these chants in their cell-phone text mode, and the class responded [...]
- GRD_3020_SP11_P002
Nuevos calandarios. Above: Ashley’s striking color version (24×36). Yes, new calendars for 2012! This Springs GRD_3020 Typonauten revisited last fall’s typographic challenge, this time focusing our energies on the year 2012. Inspired by some of the results from last year’s grupetto, these striking designs made for a fascinating four weeks of discussion and critique. My [...]
- Elisabeth Workman / Erik Brandt
Urbi et Orbi. Above: Erik Brandt and Elisabeth Workman, 2011. A six word message inspired by SWSED. A valentine for the Middle East, for the world! UPDATE: A thousand thanks to Anne Ulku of Six Word Story Every Day for accepting this as part of their larger project.
- John Malinoski / Homes
New bulletin for the people. Above: John Malinoski, 2011. “Oh, interesting tensions is!”
- Keyghobadi / Typography Iran
Another excellent collection of typographic work from Iran. Above: Hossein Zenderoudi, via Roshanak Keyghobadi’s excellent Typography Iran blog. The site is an impressive collection of typographic work from a wide variety of artists and designers. Highly recommended and endlessly inspiring.
- VitrinRooz
New and improved website launches. Above: Homa Delvaray, 2011. A new poster for the launch of the revitalized and extended VitrinRooz website, featuring international graphic design exhibitions, profiles, past exhibitions and much, much more. The inaugural exhibition features the work of Leonardo Sonnoli. An incomparable resource, it’s a real delight to see this launch finally [...]
- Roshanak Keyghobadi
Inspiring images from her recent exhibition in NYC. Above: Roshanak Keyghobadi, 2011. Congratulations and a thousand thanks to Roshanak for sharing these images here from her recent exhibition, Written Spaces: Contemporary Iranian Typography. The show opened on January 21 at the Macy Art Gallery, and features work that has evolved from Roshanak’s doctoral research at [...]
- People Collective / Retelling Exploits
Moodie and Trechter announce their first exhibition. Above: People Collective is a collaboration between Aaron Moodie and Colin Trechter in Melbourne, Australia. Their current exhibition, Retelling Exploits, opened today at Platform and I eagerly await further documentation. Look for more on the People Collective Blog. Congratulations to both in advance! A review of their impressive [...]
- Carole Guevin / Away No. 1
Pop-art Power from the Netdiver editor. Above: Carole Guevin, Away #1 (18×24, cropped). Netdiver Editor Guevin has released a free poster download. She writes: “I believe in the power of pop-art. In my view, it has to do w/ providing affordable and inspiring eye candy for everyone to enjoy. As creative people, we surround ourselves [...]
- Bangkok / HeART to Heart
New video of last Summer’s Hope project. Above: Via Anuthin Wongsunkakon of Cadson Demak, a new video piece documenting ThaiGa’s Hope initiative. Produced by Practical Studio, you can also see this Facebook album for new images of the Love project, also at Central World in downtown Bangkok. See this older post for more on my [...]
- Hand Made Font / Estonian Sparkler Joy
Custom sparkler animations via Vladimir and Maksim. Above: Still shot from Hand Made Font’s delightful new custom greeting card feature, Fontomass, see the animated version here. I received my own greeting direct from HMF’s Vladimir and Maksim Loginov this morning and was pleasantly surprised to find this sparkler font in action. Fontomass allows you to [...]
- GRD_3020_F10 Para Los 33
Cards, bulletins, and posters for Chile. Above: Noelle, one of many variations of her stunning digital cards (6.5″x10″). El Milagro de Los 33 A long overdue update on a recent workshop with this semester’s GRD_3020 grupetto. We were delighted to welcome Luis Fitch in our class for two crititques based around our effort to create [...]
- VCU GDES IDES Open Nite
Public event with new poster by John Malinoski. Above: John Malinoski, 2010 (18″x24″). Somewhere between an opening, house party, and being a fly in a designer’s studio; VCU design departments are opening up the studio doors to the public and the Richmond design community. BFA and MFA studio process and projects from the Departments of [...]
- From Letter to Form
Experimental typography exhibition in Zanjan, Iran. Above: Event poster by Amin Ojagloo. The experimental typography exhibition From Letter to Form has opened in Zanjan at the Asem Zanjani Gallery and will run through December 2, 2010. The exhibition features forty-five pieces by both student and professional graphic designers with a focus on typographic experimentation. Curated [...]
- Neue Suedpol Plakate
Felix Pfäffli rules the school. Above: Felix Pfäffli, Die unglaublichste Adventsgala der Welt poster via Erich Brechbühl and the Südpol collection. For more, see this earlier post here. Beautiful wahnsinn.
- Bring Moss Back
Beck DeRobertis against the world, and for Randy Moss. Above: Joe Hrabbe for Beck DeRobertis of Bring Moss Back. Inspired opposition from a long-time loyalist. Surely on of the best blogs ever, DeRobertis lived to see his impossible dream realized, only to be torn away by “the coward Brad Childress.” Visit the site to review [...]
- Jim Gladman / Typomonuments
Artist and educator develops monumental typographic projections. Above: Jim Gladman, Typomonument (2009). Via a recommendation from Minneapolis artist and Shoebox Gallery proprietor Sean Smuda, Gladman’s digital constructs amaze and inspire. A professor of broadcast design and media at SCAD, these brilliant examples barely project the depth evident in Gladman’s work and vision. Please visit his [...]
- GRD_2010_F10_P001_005
Process and final ficciones typografika from some new typonauten. Above: Alex with her final process poster (24″x36″). I found some time to upload some process and final work from this small yet dynamic group of typonauten to Geotypografika Flickr. As in past introductory typography classes, I’ve found it useful to begin the semester with a [...]
- John Malinoski / VCU Design Center
Call for applications for the Spring term. Above: John Malinoski, 2010 (cropped). Call for VCU GDES students to apply to the Design Center for the Spring semester. “Just set solid with negative leading, that’s it!” Good luck, estudiantes!
- When typographers dream?
Best found object ever. Above: New Type II problem precedent, stay tuned.
- Luis Fitch / MCAD
Public lecture on November 1, 2010. 6:30PM. Above: Event poster by Luis Fitch, UNO Branding, 2010. We are eagerly awaiting the upcoming public lecture by our esteemed guest Luis Fitch on November 1st, 6:30PM at MCAD, in Auditorium 150. Attendance is free and open to the public, all are welcome to listen to this internationally [...]
- VIVA LOS 33 / Arriba Chile
Diseño por Chile, now more than ever. Above: Jorge Alderete, 2010. After the emotional rescue of LOS 33, it’s hard not to remember the devastating earthquake Chile suffered this year, nor the extraordinary efforts of Julián Naranjo and Diseño por Chile. Posted here earlier, the posters donated by designers from all over the world are [...]
- BITS
Bangkok International Typographic Symposium 2010 Above: BITS poster via the official website. I am eagerly awaiting more news of this conference and its promising lineup of speakers and workshops. Follow along via the BITS Facebook page as the conference, set for Oct. 30-31 in Bangkok, has already begun with fascinating exhibits and warm-up events. For [...]
- Andrew Lewis, MzW, and more…
Götz Gramlich’s Heidelberg posteraktion is in full effect. Above: Andrew Lewis, Tired (2010). Via the Mut zur Wut site, El Santo is one of the many masters who contributed posters to this exciting poster offensive on the streets of Heidelberg, Germany. Founder Götz Gramlich has updated the website with shots of the posters in the [...]
- New Reading Type
New typefaces from the class of 2010. Above: Erin Mclaughlin, Katari (specimen). On a hot tip from our friend at Hindy Rinny, Erin sends word of her successful completion of her MA in Typeface Design at the University of Reading. Mabrouk! Take some time to study the work of her colleagues and their impressive interpretations [...]
- Updated: Suedpol
Awesome. Above: Felix Pfäffli poster via Erich Brechbühl and the Südpol collection. Südpol is a concert venue in Lucerne, Switzerland and this new collection of posters represents the efforts of young local designers. Founded by Brechbühl, all posters have been printed on a Risograph, yielding a consistent look and outstanding quality. The chap book for [...]
- Mut zur Wut Online
Posteraktion ready for preview. Above: Zwischen den Zeilen, Götz Gramlich (2010). Chapeau! The Mut zur Wut poster event mentioned here earlier can now be previewed online. Hup, Götz, for this labor of love! Visit the site and scroll through work by 2xGoldstein, Reza Abedini, Andre Baldinger, Timo Berry, Erik Brandt (Servus!), Erich Brechbühl, Claus Geiss, [...]
- Hope
New Typografika for friends in Bangkok, Thailand. Above: Erik Brandt, 2010. This 3×15 meter piece actually hangs horizontally (rotate counter clockwise). The Thai word ความหวัง, set with AG Thai by Cadson Demak, means ‘hope.’ I am extremely grateful for the invitation from Anuthin Wongsunkakon, Tik Lawrachawee, and ThaiGa, the Thai Graphic Designer Association, to create [...]
- Mut zur Wut
Plakate, die den Mund aufmachen! Above: Mut zur Wut poster by Götz Gramlich, 2010. I was delighted and humbled to be invited to participate in Götz’s latest poster initiative, set to open on the streets of Heidelberg, Germany on September 15, 2010. Many may recall the outstanding 30 Anschläge event (and Götz’s stunning image for [...]
- Reza Abedini / In the beginning.
Animated retrospective. Above: Recent collage by the Iranian master, stunning.
- Flashbelt 2010 Poster
Digital version of some upcoming Typografika Nuevo. Above: A wee new poster (18×24) I just made for Flashbelt founder and producer Dave Schroeder, pilotvibe. The photographic element is a treated version of Jeremy Thorp’s Just Landed. The posters are going into production, look for more info and adaptations soon. It was an honor working with [...]
- PRONGTRY SOWOHUD RECONN
A poem for a flag, a flag for the people. Above: Video from Sunday’s Shoebox opening featuring Flarf poet Elisabeth Workman’s sound poem for the occasion, PRONGTRY SOWOHUD RECONN. Gallery founder Sean Smuda introduces the event as Jenny Schmid and yours truly remain appropriately silent. Thanks to AJ for coming and agreeing to shoot this. [...]
- The best day ever.
Shoebox Gallery opening, waffle intervention, a flag, a poem, a parade. Above: From the pages of GOOD to the streets of MPLS, Powderhorn claims the Chicago-Lake intersection! Jenny Schmid, whose opening graced Sean Smuda’s Shoebox Gallery, stands just behind the flag in an appropriate shade of red for May Day. Image from one of two [...]
- POHO Flag is Flying
Official unfurling at the Shoebox Gallery today. Above: A quick test from yesterday, great flag conditions but poor light. Special thanks again to Jenny Schmid for including this in her opening today and also to Dave Schroeder (Flashbelt, Pilotvibe) for his expert help in getting this thing flying. Join us at the Shoebox today, 11am-12:30 [...]
- 1. Mai
International Socialist Rabbits Unite! Above: May 1, 1998. Tomorrow’s May Day festivities in Powderhorn may, or may not, include such a scene. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Avanti popolo alla riscossa, bandiera rossa, bandiera rossa! Avanti popolo alla riscossa, bandiera rossa trionferá!
- Karel Martens / Chaumont 2010
Festival international de l’affiche et du graphisme de Chaumont. Above: Karel Martens, 2010. The 21st edition of this fabled celebration is set to begin and is graced this year by a masterpiece from your hero and mine. For more information, visit the official website and see more on étapes here.
- Jenny Schimd / May Day
Art opening, waffle intervention, flag raising, und Flarf. Above: Jenny Schmid, snakeburkagirl (2009). May Day! May Day! The best day of the year here in Powderhorn, Minneapolis. Making an amazing day even more exciting, acclaimed artist and educator Jenny will be exhibiting her work at the Shoebox Gallery, and hosting a waffle intervention, just before [...]
- Yossi Lemel / MPLS
From Tel Aviv to Minneapolis. Above: Yossi Lemel on the ‘Endless Bridge’ at the Guthire. Above: Lovely weather and Jean Nouvel. Above: Yossi in yellow light overlooking the Mississippi. Above: Yossi in red… (…light, red light, run it!) Above: Jenny Holzer in the Walker Art Garden. Above: Lot’s of good conversation in several languages… Above: [...]
- Ragnar Freyr Pálsson / Flag
Our man in Iceland. Above: Ragnar Freyr Pálsson‘s outstanding flag for GOOD Magazine Issue 19. There was some sweet serendipity in finding this, Reykjavík based designer Ragnar’s flag graces the same spread as another submission from Powderhorn, MPLS! I believe we both have Dylan Lathrop to thank for this, so, a thousand thanks, Dylan! Above: [...]
- A thousand thanks, Saki.
Lasting image from an inspiring visit. Above: Saki Mafundikwa, Bernard Canniffe, and myself. Special thanks to Dan (who took this photo), Michael, and Jonathan of Aesthetic Apparatus for allowing us to come by their studio while Saki was here. This concluded an emotional visit by Saki, who graced our community with his film, Shungu. Bern [...]
- MPLS / Seen at Los Ocampo.
Sweet local flyer found during awesome burrito run. Above: Always something amazing to take out at Los Ocampo.
- Shungu / The poster printing.
Perfect soundtrack for a Saturday of good will. Above: MCAD student volunteers Eric Gorvin and Ted Guerrero hard at work with the red run for the Shungu posters (see more images that Eric took below). A thousand thanks for their time and effort! Above: From the green run. Above: Most of the green run. Above: [...]
- Shungu / The Resilience of a People
A film by Saki Mafundikwa. Above: Digital version of the 18×24 poster by MCAD student Ted Guerrero for Saki Mafundikwa’s Shungu, The Resilience of a People (2009). Northern-most academic premiere at MCAD, April 8, 1:00PM. Thanks to contributions by Student Activities Coordinator Megan Leafblad and Design Department Chair Bernard Canniffe, we are honored and delighted [...]
- GRD_2000_SP10 Final P004
Our final work for the The Haiti Poster Project. Above: MCAD student Kobby’s final poster in his recent junior review installation. See his animated version of the poster process below. Limitations are Limitless Our class has completed the project we started recently, and we are really pleased to share these with you here. Our initial [...]
- Reggie Watts
F_ck Sh_t Stack. Above: Must be seen to be believed. Dance, muthafu_kas!
- VitrinRooz / Iman Raad
Virtual exhibition now running. Above: Iman Raad, for VitrinRooz. Iman’s new virtual exhibition is now live (March 20 – April 20, 2010) via the incomparable VitrinRooz website (this last link direct to English language page). The site includes a complete bio for Iman as well as a beautiful musical accompaniment to the animation above. Make [...]
- MCAD / Kevin Huizenga
Acclaimed comic artist to lecture, March 25, 2010. Above: Kevin Huizenga, speaking this Thursday at MCAD at 1:00 PM. This via our friend Tom K. at Transatlantis and Uncivilized Books: “The churning mind of Kevin Huizenga will be on display for everyone to see. Kevin is an acclaimed cartoonist, best known for his idiosyncratic everyman [...]
- Elisabeth Workman / 2010 McKnight
2010 McKnight Fellowship for Writers, Loft Award for Poetry. Above: Elisabeth Workman, Flarf poet, is selected for the fellowship by 2010 judge and nationally acclaimed poet, Marilyn Nelson. From Opolis and Site Q, a thousand congratulations, liebe Bettina! Abrazos y besos! The official awards will be held at The Loft on Friday, May 07 2010, 7:00pm, [...]
- Goddur
The world is new again, all over again. Above: Guðmundur Oddur Magnússon, aka Goddur, poster from the series for Bjarni H. Þórarinsson. Just when you think you have a bit of a perspective, a new friend introduces to you something miraculous. Seeing the work of this Icelandic master has made the whole world new again [...]
- FDN_1111_SP10_P002
Experimental video shorts on color. Above: MCAD student Alex, “By the Clock.” Foundation level color experiments. These new video shorts are the culmination of a project for this Spring’s 2D Foundation level grupetto. This problem has been addressed before by previous classes I have taught, but these experiments featured a new challenge: all sound/music had [...]
- ITF / Indian Type Foundry
International collaboration yields beautiful forms. Above: Via the ITF site (also see their Facebook and Flickr pages). ITF is a growing collaboration between Peter Bilak (Typotheque), Rajesh Kejriwal (Kyoorius Exchange) and Satya Rajpurohit. I ran across an update of their work via Hindy Rinny. I think you’ll agree it that this is truly inspiring work, [...]
- VCU Visit March 2010
Images from the VCUarts Objects and Methods Lecture Series. Above: At the lectern, Mary McLaughlin, with a wonderful introduction. (In the foreground, samurai.) Photo by Anne Graves. Above: El Conejo Vive, March 5-9, 2010. Virginia Commonwealth University, School of the Arts, Richmond, VA. Poster by John Malinoski with and old photo from 1997 by John [...]
- Papergirl No. 5
Random art distribution project in Berlin. Above: Papergirl No. 4 poster by Florian Lamm und Lisa von Billerbeck. In a hot tip from our friend Verena Gerlach, the very cool Papergirl project announces it’s May 19, 2010 deadline for new submissions. Check out the sweet video of Papergirl No. 4 in action. In more good [...]
- Erik Brandt / RVA Exhibition
Shameless self-promotion, Act 16. Above: Letterpress print I made in 1998, the first posters to promote the original Bowe House Print Collective, yo. I am grateful to announce that Virginia Commonwealth University will be hosting an exhibition of my work on Friday, March 5, 2010 at 6PM (1509 West Main St., Richmond, VA). Hope to [...]
- Don Cherry / The man.
Oh, Canada. Above: The incomparable Don Cherry. Caught pre-game commentary before the epic Canada vs. USA game. Winter Olympics, 2010. “Miller’s gotta be sensational… and he better be sensational, because he’s gonna see more rubber, than a dead skunk, on a New York thruway. Heh, Canada wins, 5-3.” Well, it wasn’t 5-3, Don, but it [...]
- ATypI 2010 / The Word
Dublin, Ireland. Above: The logo for the Association Typographique Internationale (ATypI) conference this September in Dublin, Ireland. Designed by Clare Bell and Dara Ní Bheacháin, it uses the typeface Nib by Thomas Foley. Foley, a master’s candidate at Central St. Martins, designed Nib under the mentorship of Freda Sack (ISTD). Above: Nib glyphs from Foley’s [...]
- Elisabeth Workman / Nine poems.
Low quality image, inspired Flarf content. Above: Flarf poet Elisabeth Workman, reading from her work last night (Feb. 21, 2010) at Intermedia Arts. This is from video shot by out friend Tim Tozer. In both videos, Elisabeth explains her work and read from the following poems: We Are Surrounded By Parking Lots And, Cosmic Pinwheeling [...]
- El Conejo / VCU Objects + Methods Lecture
Rabbit lecture, workshop, and exhibition. Above: Event poster by John Malinoski, 2010. Photo: John Dixon, 1997. The rabbit lives! El Conejo, a conglomerate character that first rose back in 1997, the spirit of which still vibrates awkwardly here, and especially here. A special thanks to my dear friend and mentor, John Malinoski, for making this [...]
- Elisabeth Workman / MPLS Jerome Reading
4th Annual SASE/Jerome Celebration. Above: A photo for Elisabeth Workman, Geotypografika Site Q contributor. Elisabeth will be reading from her work at Intermedia Arts in Minneapolis this Saturday, February 20, 2010 (7:00-9:00PM). Elisabeth will join fellow 2009 SASE/Jerome award winners Paula Cisewski, Scott Muskin, Ethan Rutherford, Sherrie L. Fernandez-Williams, Michelle Matthees, and Heather Bouwman. Below: [...]
- André Felipe
typo/graphic posters (dot) com Above: Splash page for typo/graphic posters, a true labor of love by André Filipe, a Brazilian graphic designer with a big heart and a passion for typography. André has recently redesigned the site and it now features a full Flash exhibition mechanism that allows the designers to display their samples display [...]
- SOTA / Font Aid IV is live.
Over 400 designers for Haiti and Doctors Without Borders. Above: Via the SOTA announcement, a sampling of ampersand glyphs donated for Font Aid IV, sponsored by the Society for Typographic Aficionados. The collection of over 400 glyphs will be USD $20 and is now available through, Veer, and Ascender Fonts (FontShop and MyFonts soon). As [...]
- EAB x 3
We did it. Above: Elisabeth and I are overjoyed to share the news that we are expecting our first child. Wish us luck, expected arrival is August 23, 2010. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Avanti popolo alla riscossa, bandiera rossa, bandiera rossa! Avanti popolo alla riscossa, bandiera rossa trionferá! Ouchi-san, sugoi ne?!
- Fabio Filippi / El picaflor
Wonderfully simple, endless beauty. Above: Fabio Filippi, still from El picaflor (2010, 3:59). See this stunning short film on Fabio’s Vimeo page and enjoy more work on his site. Shot in November, 2009 in Bolivia and Peru, I happened to be there the day some of these shots were taken. Our group had wandered ahead [...]
- Dabireh Collective
Fresh initiative via orien+ation lab and beyond. Above: Poster for Alef (Oct. 2009), the first publication from the inspiring Dabireh Collective, founded by Reza Abedini and a group of graphic designers from Iran. Just one part of Reza’s new project with Paul Hughes and Anne Miltenburg, orien+ation lab, Alef will be included in the OK [...]
- They Can’t Deport Us All
Chingo Bling. Above: On a recent visit to Los Ocampo (MPLS), I noticed a guest wearing this t-shirt and was struck by the message. After some searching, I found Chingo Bling’s single from last Fall. You can listen to the song here, ¡Para Justicia y Libertad! Please find immigration support here, it’s time to legalize [...]
- John Moore / Blockee Font
New work from Caracas, Venezuela. Above: John Moore’s exciting new Blockee Font, available soon (click image for a larger view). I am very grateful to John for sharing this new work here, and special thanks to Marina Córdova Alvéstegui for help with the Spanish translation. See the Blockee-Man himself below and please visit John’s site [...]
- Tovar Estovo
Website as Zirkus still operative, over. Above: Original ¡ü16.øäk! silkscreen bulletin invitation for a BVR Messages event, 2001. Four BVRS Printing. Glenside, Pa. Tovar Estovo (web-based version). BVR Revival: And why not? I was happily reminded of this project from ol’ BVR days, and thought it would be nice to share once again. The event [...]
- Final NYT Grid Shorts
MCAD_FDN_1111_SEC_06, Fall 2009 Above: Sheila’s final short, FDN 1111 Sec 06, Fall 2009. Our semester long investigation of color included some time devoted to our New York Times grid studies and subsequent color ‘”machines”(see our Geotypografika Flickr set). The problem concluded with a challenge to create a one minute stop-motion film using their final hand-painted [...]
- Un abrazo! Guten Rutsch.
Feliz año nuevo from MPLS. Above: Happy New Year from Geotypografika. =:-) Un abrazo! An embrace! All the best to you for the new year from a frozen but warm Minneapolis. Servus, Freunde!
- Elisabeth Workman / Abraham Lincoln / Glitter Pony
New poems in print. Above: Flarf poet and Site Q contributor Elisabeth Workman has new poems included in Glitter Pony and Abraham Lincoln, published by K. Silem Mohammad. Bravissimo, Bettina, avanti! Above: Glitter Pony splash page.
- Poster4Tomorrow / 100 for Freedom
New poster exhibition online and in galleries around the world. Above: Frank Arbelo (Cuba/Bolivia), see more at Poster4Tomorrow.
- Brahmi Computing / Media Storm
The Indian Keyboard revolution continues. Above: Via the intrepid Adria Chilcote, more on the Brahmi Computing keyboard featured in Geotypografika earlier this year. The IBN splash page above features the video, “Brahmi Computing: Typing in your own mother tongue.” As posted earlier, Brahmi Computing has launched a potentially revolutionary new keyboard that will allow millions [...]
- Elisabeth Workman / The Women of Flarf
Flarf reading in Brooklyn, New York. Above: Past Geotypografika Site Q contributor Elisabeth Workman (center), performing an improvisation at the Zinc Bar with Mel Nichols (left), and Nada Gordon (right) on November 22, 2009. Mabrouk, liebe Bettina! Above: Promotional image from the Flarf announcement at Ululate.
- Geotypografika La Paz
Graphic and typographic images from La Paz, Bolivia. Above: Just one of several new graphic and typographic photographs from the street of La Paz, Bolivia. Please see the Geotypografika Flickr page for more and check back often, I will be uploading new photos as time (and internet access) allows. Above: From the hotel window, the [...]
- Dave Schroeder / iPhone photographs.
Masterful creations via Pilotvibe. Above: Pilotvibe proprietor and Flashbelt founder Dave Schroeder’s inspired tile sequence. Danke Schön, Dave! And in the news, Flashbelt 2010 dates have been finalized, June 13-16, 2010.
- More
GRD_3020_F09: Additions to our recent efforts. Above: MCAD student Christopher. Several posters have been added to a former post, and more images to Geotypografika Flickr. Above: MCAD student Christopher, black and white proof, 24×36. More. Above: MCAD student Mitchell. Above: MCAD student Amy.
- John Moore / Greetings from Venezuela
¡Ambigrama! Above: Ambigrama Rama-Moore, un Video de John Moore con música de Angel Rada. Some really fascinating possibilities from Caracas. ¡Gracias, John!
- 2D in 4D / New student work.
Foundation level experiment with time-based media. Above: Mallory, ‘No More Running’ (Music: Animal Collective). These experimental short films are an extension of an introductory photography and booklet assignment from my foundation level class here at MCAD. It’s always a delight to work with first year students and this Fall has proved to be no exception. [...]
- John Malinoski / Electroacoustic Poster
Music festival in Richmond, Virginia. Above: John Malinoski, new poster for the Modlin Center of the Arts, University of Richmond. Sugoi desu-ne, John-san?! Bravissimo!
- Verena Gerlach / MCAD_Emily Reile
Ein Berliner in Minneapolis. Above: Lecture poster for Verena Gerlach by MCAD student Emily Reile, 2011. Verena’s presentation (Sept. 22, 2009, 1PM, MCAD Auditorium 150), is sponsored by the MCAD Design Department and AIGA Minnesota, and is open to the public. All are welcome! Look for updates soon on a workshop with Verena and the [...]
- Ragnar Freyr Pálsson / Neues
New poster for breakbeat (dot) is. Above: Ragnar Freyr Pálsson, new poster for breakbeat.is, ‘All Nighter.’ More at Createmake, keep it going full steam, Ragnar.
- A-W-E-S-O-M-E, Snakes!
Three new songs by The Awesome Snakes, who are awesome. Above: “Color me.” 7/30/2009 8:00 PM at 18+ show! 7th St Entry w/ Coconut Coolouts and Personal & the Pizzas , MPLS! I admit it, Awesome Snakes made me join MySpace. Three awesome new songs, Fist Fight! You Got Another Thing Comin’! Birthday Party Sally! Oh [...]
- Para Fukuda
BICeBé 2009 La Paz, Bolivia Above: My small contribution to the BICeBé 2009 exhibition, “Hommage to Shigeo Fukuda: 76 Designers for his 76 years.” Part of the upcoming biennial taking place in La Paz in November, 2009, I was humbled and grateful to be invited to participate by Susana Machiado and David Criado (BICeBé 2009). [...]
- It’s about franken time.
Minnesota’s junior senator is finally confirmed. Above: Our man in Washington D.C., Al Franken. ¡Que Viva! St. Louis Park in da house… er, Senate.
- Rietveld for Rietveld
Protest in full spectra color! Above: The latest on the Rietveld for Rietveld’s efforts to prevent the closing of their beloved building. A new Flickr set celebrates color and humanity all at once. Check the full R for R set here and consider signing the petition here. By the way, guess who designed this T-Shirt?
- John Malinoski / VCUarts
New poster to help break the clouds. Above: John Malinoski, new Poster for VCUarts (24″x36″), 2009. Image includes registration marks.
- Montreal
Pour l’Iran! Above: Montreal, Canada.
- UPDATED: From La Paz, a poster for Iran.
Marina Córdova Alvéstegui stands with Green! Above: Marina Córdova Alvéstegui, an art director and designer from La Paz, Bolivia, sends this poster expressing her suport for Mousavi, Green, and Iran! Gracias, Marina! Es lebe die Grüne Welle! UPDATE, June 24: Incredible image from Tehran. Bravo, Marina! Bravo, Iran!
- iA / Interactive Web Trend Map
Preview of Information Architects interactive web trend map. Above: iA’s Webtrend Map 4 (click image for a larger view), also available via their own site. In exciting recent news, we can look forward to an interactive version of the map (webtrendmap.com), see the sweet promotional trailer below. Visit iA on Flickr for a great collection [...]
- Elisabeth Workman / West Wind Review 2009
New poems included in the latest edition. Above: This just in, Elisabeth’s poems (Populist Granulation, Brooklyn Coptics, Eliminating the Hairy Obstruction) were included in the most recent West Wind Review, hurra! Edited by Lacey Hunter, the publication is available here. In a continuing series of especially pleasing cover designs, Elisabeth’s inspiring Flarf colleague K. Silem [...]
- Andy Scott / Singapore
A is for Andy. Above: Live from the streets, new photos from ‘our man in Singapore’, Andy Scott (you remember). A is for Andy promises to be an excellent reportage from our intrepid friend, fresh impressions of the city and beyond. Sure enough, he’s got a Twitter going, yo. Kyotsukete onegaishimasu, Andy-kun!
- Love Vigilantes
For memorial day. Above: New Order, Love Vigilantes (Japan, 1985).
- Rene Wanner / Chaumont 2009
Intriguing video from the poster festival. Above: Your Posterpage hero and mine, Rene captures a view from the streets and then into an exhibition space for the Festival international de l’affiche et du graphisme de Chaumont 2009. (Link) Above: More from Les Silos. Many thanks to Rene for sharing this via YouTube, what an inspiring [...]
- One thousand posts on the dance floor.
Urbi et Orbi… ‘ere me now. Above: From the flat files and just pour vous, an old slide from ‘old school days,’ (photo by John Dixon). Le lapin? C’est moi. This post marks number 1000 in Geotypografika’s archives. This can only mean one thing, time for an orderly and thorough organization of all of this [...]
- Verena Gerlach / Vielzweck
Sneak peak via Kreuzberg. Above: Sample of Vielzweck, a new font from type designer Verena Gerlach, soon to be released through primetype. Danke Schön, Verena! Above: Vielzweck, by Verena Gerlach.
- GRD_3020 Process Books
Final documentation for Spring 09 grupetto. Above: Dan Sinclair. Please see the latest addition to Geotypografika Flickr, the final process books from GRD_3020, a great summation of our work this semester in various forms. Above: Tousue Vang. Above: Emily Reile. Above: Michael Aberman. Above: Eric Gorvin. (Yo, G.) Above: Liam McMonagle. Above: Josh Nelson. More [...]
- GRD_5010 Ficciones Typografika
Some sample spreads and covers. Above: Sonja Rostad. A few more samples below of our final efforts with our ficciones typografika. For more, please see our Geotypografika Flickr set. Above: Sonja Rostad. Above: Sami Foust. Above: Sami Foust. Above: Max March. Above: Sarah Pfeffer. Above: Sarah Pfeffer. Above: Andy Scott. Above: Ben Wood. Above: Dolly [...]
- Sarah Pfeffer / Dolly Vu
Exclamation points. UPDATE: Sarah sent in this detail. Cheers! Above: Sarah Pfeffer, comma chameleon. A good morning update via Sarah and Dolly, click on the images for larger views. Above: Dolly Vu, follow the link for more on Dolly’s project. More, especially some lovely books, coming soon.
- GRD_2000 Logopesto
Carteles final. Above: Jaid! Some shots from class today, final process project logopesto from our GRD_2000 grupetto. More images available via the Geotypgrafika Flickr set. Above: Jaid Jacobsen, spreads. Above: Jenny! Above: Jenny Da, spreads. Above: Charlie! Above: Charles Hunter, spreads. Above: Samm! Above: Samm Langer, spreads. Above: Sean! Above: Sean Hartman, spreads. Above: Joe! [...]
- Austin Baker / O la ciencia
Inspired. Above: Austin Baker, Handwriting Deletion And Abstraction Performance 02, 2009. Above: Austin Baker, Handwriting Deletion And Abstraction Performance 03, 2009. Austin’s performed work was inspired by his discussions with Marieke and Danny of Experimental Jetset during their recent workshop at MCAD. His live performance from that event translated into these simply edited versions, preserving [...]
- Sonja Rostad / Typo Short
Sonja has the rock. Above: Sonja’s 54 second typo fiction short, sugoi, ne?! Gracias, Sonja!
- Sami Foust / With Cat
A wee typo-short. Above: Sami Foust, 41 hand-made seconds starring many of her delightful variants, plus gato. Obrigado, Sami!
- System Analysis: Check.
Max… in space. Above: The latest from GRD_5010, Max’s poster, full system breakdown. More updates later today.
- MPLS / May Day Parade
Sunburns are awesome. Above: New images available on Geotypografika Flickr from today’s May Day Parade in Minneapolis, Minnesota (concluding in Powderhorn Park). This is how it feels to be outside after a long winter in the great white north. ¡Olé!
- Rumors
Sight unseen, no puedo esperar. Above: Dylan C. Lathrop’s latest poster sketch from our GRD-5010 effort, and in the latest news, it should be up in MPLS in wheatpasted form soon.
- GRD_5010 / Posters
Four from beyond, plus deux. Above: MCAD student Austin Baker’s final posters from his typographic fiction. Later this week we can hopefully enjoy a complimentary book and short film on the making of one of these posters. Above: Austin Baker. Along with his colleagues in GRD-5010, we near the end of a productive and expansive [...]
- Liz Plahn / Work in Progress
Detail from a larger installation. Above: Liz Plahn, detail from her installation at MCAD (in progress). Avanti, Liz!
- Peanut Butter Hot Dog Cookie
Dan Ibarra is blogging. ¡Si! Above: Via Dan Ibarra’s Peanut Butter Hot Dog Cookie, a post on the Misplaced Groceries project now available on Dan’s Flickr as well! A truly welcome new way to see into the world of Aesthetic Apparatus. Don’t miss his inspired Black Forest White Castle sketch.
- The Blue Masks
Michael Aberman’s inspired tangent. Above: MCAD student Michael cut out these felt masks for our GRD_3020 grupetto, and we gladly donned them toward the end of class the other day. Click for a larger image, I believe this was when Michael asked us to do a serious pose. Much more, soon. Wait, you ask our [...]
- Frohe Ostern Redux
Advance greetings from Mutti. Above: In the mail yesterday, a lovely little drawing from home. Frohe Ostern, Mutti! (Last year’s card here.)
- GRD_2000 Workshop
Process photos from a second Perso-Arabic exploration. Above: Leland Hill, VCUQ. Check the Geotypografika Flickr page for classroom shots from today’s Perso-Arabic Workshop with Leland Hill, a colleague from VCUQatar on his Spring Break. We introduced a modified workshop concept explored earlier in the week, with exciting results. Merci, les étudiants! Above: MCAD student Charlie’s [...]
- GRD_5010 Experimental Jetset
Workshop at MCAD following their recent Walker Insights lecture. Above: Lucky photo of an unguarded and reflective moment for MCAD students gathered following their workshop with Experimental Jetset‘s Marieke Stolk and Danny van den Dungen. Both GRD_5010 sections participated in a stimulating afternoon creating sandwich boards, culminating in a hallway crit. We extend a thousand [...]
- Oded Ezer
New book to be released by Gestalten. Above: Oded Ezer (image via moonriver), experimental type. See this intriguing interview and review (Haaretz, Letter Perfect by Yuval Saar) of his upcoming work, Oded Ezer: The Typographer’s Guide to the Galaxy (Gestalten, 2009).
- Barbara Campbell Thomas / Paintings
More than a fair trade. Above: Barbara Campbell Thomas, Untitled, 2009. The above and below are kind gifts from Barbara from our recent barter initiative. These beautiful paintings are the reward for help in developing the invitation for the upcoming UNCG Conflunece Symposium. An inspiring Spring greeting, and treasure enough. Shokran, Barb. Above: Barbara Campbell [...]
- Bienvenido, Lelando!
Wayfaring type teacher will be our special guest. Above: My good friend Leland Hill, from a secret display created by my GD1 class in his honor at VCUQ, some years ago. Leland will be visiting MPLS soon and working with a few of my classes, we wish him welcome! Et un défi, ô Seigneur des [...]
- Geotypografika Twitter
Um abraço, Twitterati! From Geotypografika Flickr: Photo by Erik Brandt, 2006. Posters somewhere in Lisbon, Portugal. Anunciando: You can now follow updates for Geotypografika via Twitter here. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Above: Gumball, 1992 cover of The Damned classic, New Rose. Coming to you in both of your eyes, yo. Um abraço!
- Geotypografika Interview 006: David Berman
“Don’t just do good design, do good!” 001 Take the Do Good Pledge. David B. Berman Designer/Strategist/Expert Speaker David Berman Communications Ottawa, Canada Editorial note: David’s new book is out and, thanks to him, in my hands. It is a fascinating and inspiring narrative that captures all of his well-known precision and passion. Too put [...]
- Austin Baker / Ficciones Typografika
New sketches from a path of questions, not answers. Above: MCAD student Austin Baker’s inspired examination and deconstruction of his own handwritten notes. A part of our continuing effort to develop ficciones typografika, Austin’s frenetic and free form ‘scrawl’ provides the perfect landscape for analyzing and detailing the essence of form and content. Above: More [...]
- MCBA Letterpress Redux
On a typographic fiction tip. Above: An older print of mine from around 2001, slab-serifs make the world go around. Our GRD_5010 grupetto is heading for the MCBA letterpress studio today to try their hand at typographic experimentation, with an eye to produce more experiments for their own typographic fictions. Nun ja, ficciones typografika! Above: [...]
- The Kennedy Center / Arabesque
February 23 through March 15, 2009 Above: Via The Kennedy Center, a three week celebration of arts and performances from the Middle East. This just in: Khatt Foundation director Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès is there to represent her amazing network. Hup, Huda! Follow the link here for an AP story on the event (one of precious [...]
- Stop Motion Candles
Wait for it! Above: Via Mona in Dubai, a lovely little ditty with candles. Stop-motion by Alejandro Sánchez.
- SPACE RACE
Red Rocket Gallery Above: Derrick Buisch, pinkhornetson white=Hornets Nest, 2009. Red Rocket Gallery. Armagedion Time, a collaboration with Damon Locks, Tracy portrait, below.
- POS / Drumroll
Rhymesayers Entertainment Above: Via Dylan and TheRealRhymesayers, 2:47 of WTF. Check it.
- A valentine for a Bindu.
Some love poems. Above: North Lincoln Hills by Way of Ulan Bator, Mongolia (2003, 08’11). For Valentines Day 2009, for love! A short film die liebe Bettina and I made in 2003. It premiered at the Three Rivers Film Festival, Pittsburgh, PA (NOV 2003). What a perfect day to resend these simple messages. Created in [...]
- Let’s walk it out.
Low-fi in Hi-Fi. Above: Highly recommended by the irrepressible Kelly English, and linked by Chris Burns in a recent comment here. Let’s walk it out, yo.
- BoingBoing / Pardon?
Mon président parle français couramment. Above: Via BoingBoing, “Barack Obama is Tired of Your Motherfu*king Shit,” with more details on the background story. The audio is real, the techno OK, and the below would be very pleased indeed? Update: Language warning! Above: Lenny Bruce, First Amendment Champion.
- Dance
Stevie will show us the way. Above: Stevie Wonder, Don’t You Worry ’bout A Thing. Did you know I speak, very, very fluent Spanish? Urbi et Orbi: Tonight we dance! Um beijo, um abraço para todo o mundo!
- MLK Day 2009
Martin Luther King Holiday, January 19, 2009 Above: Found in MPLS on January 21, 2008, a copy of The Epoch Times, Chicago, IL. Estados Unidos. Below, text from last year’s MLK post, which accompanied the above image. Signs of the times, and on this day, surely we are moving forward at long last? After these [...]
- A lovely day.
Bill Withers, 1978 Above: Heard this song on the radio yesterday, perfect for these days before the day of days, January 20th, 2009. The day we swear in Barack Hussein Obama into office. Nuestro presidente! UPDATE: This link didn’t last long, so here is a new temporary one (while it lasts). “Then I look at [...]
- Shell Chairs
Eames chairs from start to finish. Above: On the Malinoski tip, a really beautiful film, via robust flavor.
- World Famous Design Junkies
Just one of Chris Burns’ block-rockin beats. Above: One of Chris‘ own photographs from the post, 2414 is Broken. The blog itself, World Famous Design Junkies, is described as an effort to find and share links about “the most excellent moments of genius from the greatest (and most undiscovered) design minds in the world before [...]
- Walker Art Center / Multiples Mall
Donnerwetter! Above: Walker Art Center, mailer for the exhibition Text/Messages: Books by Artists. (Dec. 18 to April 19, 2009) UPDATE: Via MN Stories, a short about the exhibition sponsored by the Walker, and produced by MPLS videographer Chuck Olsen. It’s official! Elisabeth and I are thrilled beyond belief (a thousand thanks!) to be included in [...]
- Wired / Holy Punk Rock, Batman!
Sounds! Chip Kidd interview… Above: Via Wired Online, Scott Thill interviews Chip Kidd (above from his website) on his new ‘lost’ Japanese Batman book. Equally interesting, Thill reveals Kidd’s musical side project, Artbreak. Thill quotes Kidd’s collaborator Mars Trillion describing their sound, “Bowie crashing The Cars into Joy Division going 300 mph at 4 a.m. [...]
- Typo de Jay-Z
Brooklyn Go Hard Above: Via Koodóz Design and Jay-Z on iLike. New release finds typographic form. What will DJ Bean say?
- How Lovely the Leaves that Fall.
Sven is good with a knife. Above: Tja, another oldie, but perfect for winter. That is the real Dr. Günther Brandt having a herzinfarkt. Jens und Erik spielen mit, ist doch klaro!
- Choli Ke Peche
Khal Nayak Above: Well beyond contemporary tolerance levels at 8:41min, yet, one must see this.
- Barack O’Bollywood
Aja Aja Ah. Above: You’ll see. It’s amazing.
- Deseos de paz del pasado, una vez más.
Some tÿpøgrafika from New Year’s 2000 Above: From the flat file, some cards from a new year’s greeting from tÿpøgrafika, sent out years ago. Scanned here with translucent envelope that is even older. These were made when Kinko’s had blue toner in some copy machines, then stamped with a red star by hand. Ja, old [...]
- Bundesliga Fashion
Perfect. Above: Happy New Year, Orbi.
- World of Winter
When I was seven. Above: Seasons greetings from Geotypografika! Here is an old watercolor I made when I was seven in Buxtehude, Deutschland! Die liebe Bettina and I wish everyone the best of health in the new year, five billion good wishes for the world!
- Box
Boîte de Mystère. Above: Aus dem Hause Malinoski, a mysterious gift with instructions. Though we were instructed not to open it until Christmas Day, DJ Wuwu already told us what was inside. DJ Wuwu always wants people to know what is going on. That’s on the Accomack Pack tip, y’all.
- Guerrilla Innovation
Most Excellent Site Above: Via Guerrilla Innovation (and on the Bettina tip) ‘How To Keep Motherfu#%ers From Putting Their Seats Back’. Video demonstration of a simple ‘hack’. Below: Piercing example of most excellent product available.
- Posterpage / Web Exhibition
Iranian students commemorate Ardeshir Mohasses Above: Apropos posters, Rene Wanner’s most recent Web Exhibition features the work of another group of Iranian students commemorating the life of the exiled cartoonist. Fascinating work amid incredible street scenes. Thank goodness for Posterpage.
- Mo choto genki, ne?
Transformer Hooter Above: Japanese owls, on the Kelly English tip. Danke schön, Ke-ri!
- A Thousand Thanks / Tech Update
Irashaimase, mina-san! Above: QR code for an HTML link to this site. Take a picture with your cell phone and store the link, standard technology on Japanese cell-phones, of course, of course. Remember Greg’s experiment? The above was generated for free via Wolfgang Hafenscher’s excellent resource. Geotypografika Tech Update: On December 7th, this URL turned [...]
- For Sale
USD $3.5 Million Above: Via Wired Online, an Aerocar. Qué gran milagro. For sale by Marilyn Felling. UPDATE: Above: Don’t believe it can fly? See above.
- O Sighting
Madrid, Spain Above: Público. O! Public investment leads the theme in Obama’s remarkable Meet the Press appearance today as well (Dec. 8, 08). Quoted from the Huffington Post: ‘The president-elect said his administration is interested in “elevating science once again, and having lectures in the White House where people are talking about traveling to the [...]
- Barack Obama Elementary School
Hempstead, Long Island Above: Via C&L, a school changes it’s same. The symbolism is perfect, and now for that army of teachers, please. If we can rebuild the nations infrastructure, let’s start with the unlimited potential of young minds. More help for current teachers, more new teachers to help! If the car companies and the [...]
- Dime cuándo, cuándo, cuándo?
Student voices on the election. Above: Tami, Why Me? Here are a few samples of an attempt to respond to the recent election by a first year class of 2D art foundation students at MCAD (Gung Fu Sec 016 ). We gathered on the week following the MOST BEAUTIFUL DAY OF ALL TIME and tried [...]
- Saudi women rrrock.
What will the great Albini say? Above: From the other day, paper airplane unfolded. Check, check, one, two… curious about the history of the tic mark? A guilty quick wiki reveals that in Japan and Korea, they use this, ◯, as a symbol for yes. Some suggest the tic has Roman origins, but it’s history [...]
- It’s a new day…
will.i.am Above: Found via Der Spiegel. Ja!
- 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!
- Obama is Beautiful World
Kureesu Burunso-san told ya so. Above: Fresh in the mail from A Tiny City, maybe the best thing ever? Genki, ne!
- Geographic and geotypographic change.
¿Qué significa el futuro? Above: Signs of the times. Adieux, Obama mark. Servus, presidential seal? How will this aesthetic influence the visual communications of such an historic president-elect? It already has. America has experienced literal change, and cause for unbridled joy, and it is interesting to consider the graphic and typographic changes that occurred almost [...]
- Typonauts in Space
FONTSTRUCT NOV 5 08 Above: Pigtail 101, by Heather. (Update: Fontstruct Top Pick) Above: Architexture, by Ines. On November 5th, 2008, our level one typography class launched a modular font project via Fontstruct, where each font was also assembled and prepared. Special thanks to Ines for bring the apple cider champagne! Tja, Verena, leider kein [...]
- New York Times / Images from the World
Paris, France Above: Via The New York Times, images from around the world, all celebrating Barack Obama. UPDATE: Paul Krugman in the NYTimes, The monster years: “Last night wasn’t just a victory for tolerance; it wasn’t just a mandate for progressive change; it was also, I hope, the end of the monster years.” Read more.
- Obamanos
More front pages from the world. Above: Calgary Herald (detail), from Calgary, Canada. Above: Sabah, from Istanbul, Turkey. Above: Het Parool (detail), from Amsterdam, Netherlands. Above: Crítica, from Panama, Panama. Above: Al-Watan (detail, no link available), from Damascus, Syria. Above: United Evening News (detail), from Taipei, Taiwan. Above: El Columbiano (detail), from Medellin, Columbia. All [...]
- Esquivel Animates
Fresh from Æ Above: New animation directed by Æ in collaboration with Kate Farstad, who gets the drawing credit. Weiter so, estudiantes!
- 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.
- Doko wa, Ouchi-san?
Bandiera rossa trionferá! Above: Something Akira might say. From the homasote, my teacher, Akira Ouchi, in old school days. Chicago in the 60′s.
- 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 [...]
- It will be so, my master.
Reid Miles for Life Above: Reid Miles album cover, 1961. Nostalgia? Yes, please. Follow this link to Vintage Vangaurd (JP) the most excellent Blue Note album cover resource ever?
- El Norte
Minneapolis, Minnesota Marchant, toujours marchant? Non, à pied, toujours à pied. Cara mia, warum müssen wir immer zu Fuss gehen? Look there! You see, Ton-Ton. …for there is refuge in the distance, at last! We were welcomed by kind-hearted people, and led through normal medical examination procedures. We thought this a customs office at first, [...]
- Sacre Vache / Ragnar Freyr Pálsson
From Iceland (via Michigan) with Love. Athvarf Poster / Veggsjald Litli Dímon og Kvennaathvarfið Dauði trúðsins Book cover / Bókakápa JPV Click here immediately, don’t read this. Well maybe just a little. I plan a much longer story, but the work speaks for itself. An amazing collection of contemporary work by Ragnar Freyr Pálsson, an [...]
- Die Neue Geotypografika / Erik Brandt
Graphic and Typographic Viruses Lektüre Minneapolis, MN Estados Unidos Die Neue Geotypografika © Erik Brandt 2008 Shown above for the first time, this is my new poster for the upcoming lektüre at MCAD. February 20, 2008. Update: Die Neue Geotypografika Redux
- Achlan wa sachlan, Mona!
Mona Makhlouf, the Egyptian Tiger, surfaces at last… Above: Recent VCUQatar graduate Mona’s latest efforts in Cairo, Egypt. She sent this along today and explained that while still in training with her new company, they gave her free reign on this small poster project. She writes the following in her own inimitable way: OK so [...]
- Persian Gulf Studio Visit
Doha, Qatar: Manar Al-Muftah Manar, featured earlier, is a young Qatari artist preparing for her upcoming show, and has generously shared this glimpse into her studio. Above: Various ephemera. Above: Family. Above: Cabbage Patch collection. Like many of us, Manar is inspired by Reza Abedini. Here are some framed cards she received from him. Above: [...]
- New Favicon fer’ Geotypografika
Accidental rabbit joins the circle of favicon icons. Lovely found rabbit enters the hallowed halls of the favicon (16×16). Lucky 007, wee version below. Kawaii!
- Rabbit in Print
From Mieke Gerritzen’s book, Visual Power III Business In an entry by one Harmen Liemburg of Amsterdam, there is curious evidence of a past life of yours truly, and how best to spend a weekend night after an exchange with students from the Rietveld, circa 1997. True story. (Bis Publishers, Holland 2003)
- Kevin Keegan
Mighty Mouse. When real men wore short shorts. I grew up in Hamburg, Germany largely, and my childhood football team was HSV (Hamburger Sports Verein), of course. Equally, St. Pauli was also a local favorite. Keegan played for HSV, we called him Mighty Mouse – he was everyone’s hero, a great and enthusiastic ambassador from [...]
- MCAD/AIGA Lecture: Virii Typografika
Wednesday, February 20, 6:30PM Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MN ) Estados Unidos Above: A confluence of cultures, both natural and artificial. I am honored to be presenting a lecture co-sponsored by MCAD and the AIGA Minnesota. My talk will focus on discussing the impact of globalization on international visual communication systems with specific [...]