A Random Desiqn Quote

Art resides in the quality of doing, process is not magic.”
-Charles Eames

A Random Design Quote

A ran­dom quote from a famous graphic designer on design, cul­ture and art.

By faithful study of the nobler arts, our nature’s softened, and more gentle grows.
- Ovid, from the book The Zen of Creativity by John Daido Loori

A Random Design Quote

A ran­dom quote on design, cul­ture and art.

There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who, thanks to their art and intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.

- Pablo Picasso, from the book The Zen of Creativity by John Daido Loori

 

A Random Quote

A random quote related to design, art or culture.

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.

- Albert Einstein, from the book The Zen of Creativity by John Daido Loori

A Random Quote

A ran­dom quote from a famous graphic designer on design, cul­ture and art.

High is our calling, friend! Creative Art demands the service of a mind and heart.

- William Wodsworth, from the book The Zen of Creativity by John Daido Loori

How They Did It – Ed Emberley Edition

For this week’s How They Did It, I had to share another great gem from Lynda.com. They have produced a fantastic documentary about artist and author Ed Emberley. He is an icon for children and adults around the world. I love his books and they are an inspiration to all artists of all ages.

Watch more at http://www.lynda.com/tutorial/86560?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=viral&a…

Award-winning children’s book author and illustrator Ed Emberley is truly a national treasure, having drawn nearly 100 books. The warmth of his family and his 17th century home are an essential part of his work. In this installment of the lynda.com flagship documentary series, we go to Ed’s home in Ipswich, Massachusetts, to meet him and all of the members of his talented family, including his wife and author, Barbara; children, illustrators Rebecca and Michael; and granddaughter, recording artist Adrian Emberley. A generation of children have learned to draw using Ed’s drawing books and we watch as a new generation puts crayon to paper. At 80 years young, Ed is pushing ahead and we meet with his team as he works on his newest iPad app—with graphic artists that, as children, learned to draw with his books.

A Random Design Quote

A ran­dom quote from a famous graphic designer on design, cul­ture and art.

One who has attained mastery of an art reveals it in every action.
- Samurai Maxim, from the book The Zen of Creativity by John Daido Loori

Experiments in Digital Painting

I am a member of Lynda.com and it is one of my favorite sites. I recently finished an excellent course, Transforming a Photo into a Painting with Photoshop taught by John Derry. It was an excellent class and I have been inspired to try my hand at his technique. Let me know how these two digital paintings turned out. They are based on some photos I took on a recent trip to Portland, Oregon. Click for larger versions.

Weird Portland, November 2011

Portland Skyline, November 2011

Beautiful Time Lapse Photography of the Sky

A History of the Sky is a truly beautiful video created by San Francisco based musician, programmer, artist, and tinkerer Ken Murphy. It is truly beautiful way to look at the sky, something that we often take for granted even though it is above us all the time.

To create this video, Murphy installed a camera on the roof of the Exploratorium in San Francisco and spent a year documenting the sky in time-lapse photographs taken every ten seconds. Why would he do that? As he says on his blog:

From these images, I created a mosaic of time-lapse movies, each showing a single day. The days are arranged in chronological order. My intent was to reveal the patterns of light and weather over the course of a year.

He certainly did that, well done!

More information on the project site:
http://www.murphlab.com/ahots

His blog post on the project:
http://www.murphlab.com/2011/11/15/a-history-of-the-sky-for-one-year/

His YouTube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/obeyken

The music is “Aerial” by Moby, from www.mobygratis.com (royalty-free music for independent filmmakers).

Typography Tuesday: Typeface the Movie

I just watched an amazing documentary, Typeface. As an unabashed typophile I must highly recommend this film. It is the true tale of a The Hamilton Wooden Type Museum and it’s role in trying to document and trying to keep alive the art of hand typesetting.  If you are interested in any way in history, printing, design or art, do yourself a favor and check it out!

In rural Wisconsin, a lone employee waits in a cavernous old museum for visitors to come. A few individuals straggle in every few days and then, come Friday, the museum fills with life. Machines hum, presses print, artists buzz about. One weekend each month, the quiet of Two Rivers is interrupted as carloads of artisans drive in from across the Midwest. The place comes alive as printmaking workshops led by, and filled with, some of the nation’s top design talent descend on the sleepy enclave. – from the official film site.

Typeface Trailer 1

Typeface Trailer 2

For more information:

• Hamilton Wooden Type Musuem
• The Official Typeface Movie Page
• Hamilton Wooden Type Museum on Twitter
• Hamilton Wooden Type Museum on Flickr
• Hamilton Wooden Type Museum on Facebook