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- Dec 26, 2012
- 1 min
RDA Selects: A Beirut Concert Poster Realized “Through Internet Magic”
We’re running selected projects from the 2012 Regional Design Annual along with quotes from their designers. To submit work for the 2013 RDA, click here—the early-bird deadline is February 1, 2013. Beirut at Terminal 5 poster by HumanShapedRobot (Cornelius, NC): Jamie Reed (creative director/art director/designer); humanshapedrobot.com “I’m a huge fan of Beirut, and I had a couple of poster ideas I had worked on for fun. Through Internet magic, the ideas made their way to the
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- Jul 22, 2010
- 1 min
Screen Printing, Round One
Recently, the grad school friends and I went to Mission Cultural Center and did some amateur screen printing. This was one more way for us to make and think about our thesis and have some fun at the same time. Kate worked on some typographic cards. Renée worked with the mapping system she’d developed last semester. She was excited to use the screen printing technique to play around with layering. I did something simple using an Anais Nin quote that had spoken to me. I’d like
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- Jul 8, 2010
- 1 min
Today's Obsession: Real-World Screenprinting Advice
This is a wildly helpful thread at Ask Metafilter, (or “AskMe” to its members) for screenprinters. A member has asked for tips to give screenprinting-related gifts to a recent adoptee of the craft. His request is met with some extremely valuable information about screenprinting best practices and vendors from seasoned hobbyists and business owners. (image swiped from East End Ink’s eHow tutorial.) #printing #tools #screenprinting #patricking #ink #supply #vendor #screenprinti
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- Jul 2, 2010
- 1 min
Making Things
A few of my grad school cohorts and I try to get together every week (or every two weeks, or whenever our schedules allow) to do some kind of “making.” This summer we’re all taking turns teaching each other how to do things. We have a screenprint day planned, a laser-cut jewelry day planned, and just general sitting around and making days. A few weeks ago Kate taught us all how to sew silhouette pillows: Any suggestions for more silhouettes or tips for making stuff, tell me i
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