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A Special Trip to the Hickory Museum of Art
We recently traveled to see the Hickory Museum of Art’s “Contemporary Voices” exhibit. As their own website describes… In September 2019, Hickory Museum of Art filled a major hole in its collection of American Art by acquiring a work by celebrated Conceptual artist Joseph Kosuth. “CONTEMPORARY VOICES” introduces works that push the boundaries of what…
Read MoreMaking Conceptual Art in Asheville, NC with Joseph Kosuth During a Pandemic (2 of 2).
In part two of this story, I’ll focus a bit more on the work and less on the personal aspect, but suffice to say, this project was very meaningful to me. For those that have not read Part 1 yet, here’s the short version: Due to COVID taking over NYC, my uncle lived with us…
Read MoreMaking Conceptual Art in Asheville, NC with Joseph Kosuth During a Pandemic (1 of 2).
Like many others out there, COVID-19 has completely changed a lot in our life, some good, some bad. This particular change was good. Back when NYC was the epicenter of the outbreak, we drove to pick up my at-risk uncle who has a studio in Manhattan and bring him back to our home in the…
Read MoreDraplin Drones Defined
WARNING: The following includes design commentary humor, most of which is tongue-in-cheek, you can figure the parts out that aren’t. #DraplinDrone – {dræp-lin drōn} – noun. A graphic designer sporting a thick ‘Yeard’ {one year of growing your beard, without trimming it, shaving it} commonly seen in the wild wearing trucker hats with patches associated…
Read MoreSolid Sound Festival Branding, Behind the Scenes.
When Wilco was first starting the now-well loved and respected Solid Sound Festival back in 2009/2010, we were asked to do some initial concepts for how this unique festival could be branded and presented to the public. The gallery below shows some of the process we experimented with, from pencil roughs all the way to…
Read MoreThe Wilco Album You’ve Never Heard Of.
Before Wilco’s great 2011 album had the name “The Whole Love”, it had a completely different working title…”Get Well Soon Everybody”. I know this because we were asked to submit some concepts for the album in the early stages of the as-yet announced release. Kept under wraps for obvious reasons since 2011, we think it’s…
Read MoreRejected Logo, Hey – Go Find Yourself a Home.
Every designer has at some point thought: “Man, I could totally improve so-and-so’s logo SO much!” Sometimes that desire leaves the creative little choice but to go ahead and create their own version of the new logo and branding out of a desire typically born from appreciating what the company or brand is doing (or…
Read MoreAlabama Shakes Poster Process
Here’s a sneak peek at the process to print the official poster for Alabama Shakes sold out night in Vancouver, BC. Printed masterfully by Fairweather Press in Oregon. Can’t say enough about Justin and his amazing ability with inks, paper and making details matter! The overprints came out beautifully. Our good buddies Speedball Inks were…
Read More“10 Seconds” The Process of Hand-Made Neon Signs
At The Silent P, we’ve always loved neon signage and neon art in general. 10 SECONDS is a short film about work and happiness, and shares a bit of Mike Heist’s thoughts and insight into the amazing process of hand-made neon signage. The Pressure designed the sign as a component of event branding for the…
Read MoreGraphic Means.
“People are amazed by what designers could once do with their hands” Enjoy the official trailer for “Graphic Means: A History of Graphic Design Production.” – a film that graphic designer and tutor Briar Levit has directed, a film on traditional, handcrafted typesetting. Graphic Means (Official Trailer) from Briar Levit on Vimeo.
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