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Resin-Fossilized and Machine-Cut: The Art of Matthew Angelo Harrison

Design Milk

Detroit-born artist Matthew Angelo Harrison’s first solo exhibition at Salon 94 in New York feels ancient and futuristic, seductive and uncomfortable, completely human and totally alien. The deep pattern of channels abstracts the bone while introducing a visual play of black and white, and revealing the inner network of the bone itself.

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Vintage Logo Design: Inspiration & Examples

Inkbot Design

While computer technology has enabled some incredible graphic feats today, many contemporary logo designs still owe an artistic debt to the vintage logos that came before them. In this guide, we'll admire some examples of vintage logo design and examine what makes them so artistically inspiring, even today.

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How graphic design is helping areas recover after a “lost year”

Design Week

A collaboration between Fairey’s Studio Number One and House Industries, the sun-soaked design for the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board is part of the city’s post-COVID comeback, hoping to inspire residents and tourists alike. “It’s a whole mindset, a vibe, a culture.” ” A local rethink.

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100 Best Small Business Ideas To Start

Inkbot Design

Retail and Handmade Goods: 1 – Handmade crafts store The ideal candidate to open a handmade crafts store should be passionate about creating unique and high-quality products, with strong artistic skills and the ability to produce a wide range of handmade crafts.

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“Our isolation makes us resourceful”: a New Zealand design guide

Design Week

For example, McKay’s knowledge was crucial in winning the tourism board of Niue, a small island in the South Pacific, as a client six years ago. One example of this is the brand identity for traditional Māori artist Matiu who is based in Auckland. The studio also created a campaign for the artist. Challenging norms.

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Meet Lauren Danger Koste, Shillington Graduate and Studio Manager at The Design Kids

Shillington

I knew for years that I wanted to be a graphic designer but I thought I couldn’t be one because I wasn’t some super talented illustrator or artist (which I now understand was just silly!). I also networked my butt off, going to as many design events and meeting as many people as I could. Let me think. Yeah, it was super niche.

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35 Examples of Vintage and Retro Typography You Need to See

Shillington

Designed by Oswald Bruce Cooper, a lettering artist from Chicago, Cooper Black is a ultra bold serif typeface, used predominantly for display. Londoners, or in fact anyone who has visited London, will immediately recognise Johnston—it’s the typeface used on London’s extensive transport network for the past 104 years.