Iconic Women - Madonna

This morning I posted an updated (unfinished) image of this illustration. Well after a few hours work here is the final piece!

I chose the quote "Sometimes you have to be a bitch to get things done" because Madonna is fighter and fights for position in the pop industry hence the boxing ring scenario, so I thought the quote went well with the tough image I am trying to portray in the illustration. Let me know what you think!

Le French Dresser

I recently came across this piece by Wary Meyers, a husband and wife design team, on Apartment Therapy.  "Le French Dresser" was created by adding scroll-saw cut wooden letters to a salvaged dresser, drawing upon inspiration from Lou Dorfsman's Gastrotypographicalassemblage.  This awesome DIY project is currently featured in Wary Meyers' book, "Tossed and Found ," along with several other simple masterpieces created from items that others might disregard as trash.

Tom Carnase

Tom Carnase (1939 - ) has produced some of the most memorable product lettering and logographic designs of the last 50 years for a Who's Who of corporate clients, including Brooks Brothers, Calvin Klein, Saks Fifth Avenue, Consumer Reports, Fortune magazine and L'eggs. In addition, he has designed, or co-designed, over 100 typefaces, including the iconic ITC Avant Garde Gothic and WTC Bodoni, both of which influenced a generation of graphic designers.

Some of his most significant early work came out of the design agency Lubalin, Smith, Carnase, Inc. (1969 - 1979) including Avant Garde, a typeface inspired by publisher Ralph Ginzburg's new magazine of the same name. The design history of the type is complex, and was based on initial sketches by Herb Lubalin for the magazine's masthead design. Carnase, however, developed and drew many of the additional letterforms necessary for a full typeface, as well as additional weights and styles.

In 1980, Carnase co-founded the World Typeface Center, out of which came WTC Our Bodoni, a typeface collaboration with Massimo Vignelli. Other types produced by Carnase for WTC include Carnase Text, Favrille, WTC Goudy, and Our Futura. He later maintained an independent design studio in which he used his extraordinary lettering skills to create logos and corporate identity work that perfectly captured his clients' products. He has taught and lectured at University of Cincinnati, Pratt Institute, Parson's School of Design, Cleveland Institute of Art, and RIT. He now operates a studio out of Palm Springs, CA. -- DP

Hank, blog for Portfolio Center, April 9, 2008,http://www.portfoliocenter.com/blog/2008/04/09/291.

Linotype, Font and Type Database, http://www.linotype.com/362/tomcarnase.html(object name Font Designer - Tom Carnase; accessed September 28, 2009).

"The Art of Design," Carnase Inc. http://www.carnase.com.

Avant Garde Typeface

Candy

Revlon

Saks Fifth Avenue

Borracho

Changing Education Paradigms

This animation was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, about how schools kill creativity. Sir Ken Robinson is a  world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA’s Benjamin Franklin award. It is so great to see an already excellent talk brought to life visually. 

Other RSA Animations:

Smile or Die Talk

The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Talk

The Secret Powers of Our Time Talk

Handmade Typography

Recently I came across a blog named Lucky So and So.  The blog is written by Jess Arrington and is inspired by her love of colour. I love this piece of typography that has been made out of sweets. It was featured on  Jason Santa Maria‘s blog. 

I thought it would also be fitting to show some of my handmade typography. The first typeface is called EdisonBell and is made from a telephone cable. The second is made from outdoor lights and is wrapped around the human body. The third is made from coloured wire. 

You can view more typeface designs and other work on my Website, Facebook Group, or Store.