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Joelle McKenna brings the creative struggle to life in comic store installation

Creative Boom

A 2012 graduate from Boston University's College of Fine Art, she's also the creative director of Brooklyn Magazine print publication. Recently, she was invited to craft a display for Desert Island Comics in Brooklyn's hip area of Williamsburg.

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Paula Scher and Jonathan Yeo launch online courses in design and painting with the BBC

Creative Boom

Described as the "master conjurer of the instantly familiar," she straddles the line between pop culture and fine art in her work. In a typical project in 2012, Scher created a new logo for Windows 8 that took it back to its roots as a window. Early in the development process, Scher asked: "Your name is Windows.

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A Vertical Campus Reshapes the Boston Skyline  

Azure Magazine

PHOTO: Nick Lehoux KPMB was shortlisted for the project in 2012 and eventually beat out Kohn Pedersen Fox, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Safdie Architects and Elkus Manfredi Architects to win the competition the following year. The post A Vertical Campus Reshapes the Boston Skyline appeared first on Azure Magazine.

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F5: Jiminie Ha’s Book Plans, the Furniture That Changed Her Life + More

Design Milk

” Launching in 2012, with a collective background in fine arts, curation, creative direction, design, publishing, and fashion, With Projects, Inc. Collecting the ears of famous musicians for the cover art was a super fun process since the premise of the book revolves around a family saga and hearing loss.

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Florence Henri: the forgotten female pioneer of surreal photography

UX Collective

It is a typical painting influenced by Constructivism (1915–1930) (The Art Story, 2012). This photo was published in the avant-garde magazine i10. Atlas Gallery | Fine Art Photography. The Museum of Modern Art. Bauhaus effects in art, architecture and design. 2012, October 5). The Art Story.

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Remembering Bob Gill: “There’s no such thing as a bad client”

Design Week

He later studied at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts before moving to New York. Early professional work included illustrations for magazines such as Esquire and Seventeen. Speaking to Design Week in 2012 , Gill did not hold back.

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Skate culture: No comply

UX Collective

Written by Craig Berry Designer & Writer Reece Leung – Vaughan Jones (2015) In one of my first ‘proper’ fine art classes in about 2011 we were given a brief for a new project; it was simply called “Passions and Obsessions”. Somerset House’s exhibition explores the impact of skateboarding in the UK. The everything.