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Old Brunch Dude

2012-01-24T18:11:00.001-08:00

GQ Spots

2012-01-23T19:11:00.000-08:00

I did a handful of spots for GQ's January issue. S'all about fancy drinks and bartenders. Cheers to AD Chelsea Cardinal!

Oldie

2011-12-27T18:50:00.001-08:00

Portrait/Still Life/Or Something

2011-12-27T18:47:00.000-08:00

Preferred lunch (dinner, breakfast, etc.)

2011-12-27T18:40:00.000-08:00

Cat, Interrupted

2011-12-27T18:22:00.000-08:00

The Walrus

2011-11-25T12:43:00.000-08:00

FRONT Of BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS
Holy smokes! I've always wanted to be in this amazing Canadian mag and last month I was asked to participate in their December issue! For the 'Front of Book' section I got to run with a theme for several spots. I chose school band because of my former high-school-band-geek status (I played the flute... with a vengeance)! The factoids (tiny illustrations in the sidebars) weren't school-bandy, but it worked out well! Big big thanks to AD Jennifer Spinner!

Woodpigeon

2011-11-21T21:12:00.000-08:00

WORDMARK
My lovely friend Mark Hamilton of Woodpigeon is setting up camp in Vienna for a while. Why dontcha head over to his new and improved website (featuring a wordmark by moi) and listen to some lovely songs?

Book By Its Cover

2011-11-08T09:38:00.000-08:00

SKETCHBOOK FEATURE
Most of you who read my blog will be like, snooze, old news, but I wanted to post this for posterity (because I totally forgot to when it it came out a couple weeks ago). Check out the Book By Its Cover Sketchbook Series post here! Thanks to Leah Goren for the write up! Woot!

The Morning News

2011-11-02T19:29:00.000-07:00

THE DAY BORDERS GOT THE WOBBLIES
A while ago I did a illustration for Jonathan Gourlay's story about his time at Borders during a brief (put passionate) worker uprising. The piece had the vibe of those 90's films with ensemble casts of yet-to-be (or never-to-be) famous actors; Reality Bites, Empire Records, Clerks... we went with a movie-poster feel with our winsome hero front and center. The story is great and I had a ton of fun working on this. Thanks to Katherine Ortega for being an awesome AD!

Hey Girl

2011-10-31T17:20:00.000-07:00

RYAN GOSLING
I jumped on the DRIVE bandwagon and sketched up a Gosling. See. This. Movie.

Musings...

2011-10-28T11:11:00.000-07:00

ACAD Promo Vid

2011-10-18T15:39:00.000-07:00

NIC WASSIL AND RYAN VAN HAGEN
Beautiful work by my fellow ACADers Nic Wassil and Ryan Van Hagen - Can you believe how freaking amazing this looks? Look for me stinking up the screen somewhere around 00:50...

Creative Thinking Begins at ACAD - 2011 from ACAD on Vimeo.

Bitchfest '97

2011-09-18T20:31:00.001-07:00

New York Sketches

2011-08-09T22:32:00.000-07:00

Old Bench Guy outside the Met

Guggenheim Patrons

Morgan Library Gate

Subway Phone

Catwalk

2011-08-09T22:19:00.001-07:00

Colin

2011-08-09T22:16:00.001-07:00

Missing Stuffed Fox

2011-08-09T22:13:00.000-07:00

Ghost Morgs

2011-08-09T22:07:00.000-07:00

Steve, Mike & Ian

2011-08-09T22:00:00.000-07:00

SCRIPT READING SKETCHES
I love a good sneaky sketch - found these in my notebook from last summer when I worked on Theatre Junction's Lucy Lost Her Heart.

PRINTED!

2011-07-20T19:47:00.000-07:00

THEATRE JUNCTION GRAND 11/12 SEASON
Huzzah! What a great welcome home present! Here is the hard copy of the Theatre Junction GRAND booklet I've worked so much on - I am extremely happy with how they printed! Proper photoshoot to follow... to check out the rest of the project, skip on over to http://cargocollective.com/laurentamaki.

Kitchen Sketch

2011-07-16T12:40:00.000-07:00

CUPCAKE MAKER
I may post the rest of this project later...

FFWD Illustration

2011-07-03T21:32:00.000-07:00

MARK HAMILTON IN VEGAS
A while ago I illustrated a piece for lovely lovely Mark Hamilton (musician, writer, gadabout) about his trip to Vegas. Seems like it finally got published a couple of weeks ago (not sure if it was print or just online). Woo!
If you haven't checked out Mark's beautiful music yet - do it: www.woodpigeon-songbook.com

SLED ISLAND 2011

2011-06-26T22:31:00.000-07:00

Wow! Kudos to the dudes who made this festival possible in Calgary. There were tons of friends, biking, beers and of course, bitchin' music! I wish I could have seen more, but I caught some great acts (and some fab comedy by Brody Stevens and Tig Notaro) heres my teeny, uneducated reviews:

SLEEPY PANTHER - 65 yr old lady on drums. Nuff said. Awesome.
CHALI 2NA - Crazy rap show/dance party! I was dancing FULL OUT, people.
TEEN DAZE - Synth!
JENNIFER CASTLE - This chick blew me away. I bought her album right away and so should you!
ZOLA JESUS - Freaky, freaky energy.
CROCODILES - Caught the last of their set and it was pretty rad!
LEE RANALDO - Experimental guitar/video projections in a church. Insane.
WILD NOTHING - Besides Ms. Castle, my fave of the fest.
BLONDE REDHEAD - Solid...but the show was hyped so much that I expected A LOT.
MOON DUO - Holy shit! Amazing!
KURT VILE AND THE VIOLATORS - I remember liking them but not much else (I blame booze)
THE SANDWITCHES - Cute chicks and sweet songs... bit of a lackluster set.
BUZZCOCKS - Um... yay nostalgia!?
THEE OH SEES - Fucking awesome! The most grimy show I went to!
THE RAVEONETTES - They were sans one drummer and seemed pretty bummed about it.
BARE WIRES - Fab and solid!

Resort 2012

2011-06-05T21:48:00.000-07:00

DELISH
Theres been a lot of flat, gorgeous swaths of colour being bandied about so far this 2012 Resort season. Love love love.

Halifax Pop Explosion

2011-05-03T14:24:00.000-07:00

SLOOOOOAN!
Here I am again... indulging my love for the pop music that came out of the East Coast in the '90's...

Liz

2011-05-02T12:08:00.000-07:00

THE QUEEN
Its a bit late, but I thought I would tribute the queen of glamour, suffering and perfect eyebrows. She was one of my faves. RIP.

Swerve April 2011

2011-04-12T13:44:00.000-07:00

FLOATING LIKE A GOAT
The good folks at Swerve asked me to do another cover for an April issue! It was one of those quick jobs I ended up really liking. AD Danae Thompson.

Anton Newcombe

2011-03-25T23:51:00.000-07:00

THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE
I recently watched an Dig! (2004), a documentary about the feud between The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre. I totally bought The Dandy Warhols when I was, oh, younger... But I've been obsessing over BJM all day, which culminated in a portrait of Anton Newcombe, the band's insane/insanely brilliant front man. If you have to be this fucking nuts to make such fantastic music then I say, "God speed, Anton!"

Fool!

2011-03-09T15:53:00.000-08:00

Yay!

2011-02-22T19:07:00.000-08:00

WINNERS
Hey everyone! What a great few days - I found out I, along with fellow ACADers Jaqui Lee and Julianna Michek were chosen as student winners in the Society of Illustrators 2011 competition!

Also! My Swerve illustration (I think its the cover) garnered a silver medal from Society of News Design!

Woot!

Tennessee Williams / 3 Plays

2011-02-18T20:11:00.000-08:00

BOOK COVER PROJECT

Tennessee Williams

2011-02-18T20:08:00.001-08:00

PORTRAIT

Food + Science

2011-02-18T16:44:00.001-08:00

ALTON BROWN
Illustration I did for a magazine project (stay tuned!). The piece was about Alton Brown's 'Thermochemical Joy of Cooking'. Could use a redo, but I like this version. Cut paper and ink.

The Heart is an Organ of Fire

2011-02-18T16:42:00.000-08:00

SCRAPPED PROJECT
I still like it, though.

2 Sisters

2011-02-18T16:41:00.000-08:00

Theres a bit of fact here, a bit of fiction. For me, this project was more about exploring different media and what-not.

Mixtape Comic

2011-02-18T16:10:00.000-08:00

Still needs more work. Work-in-progress. Clicking gets stuff bigger.

Leica Camera

2011-02-18T16:05:00.000-08:00

CORPORATE ILLUSTRATION
Another one from last semester - Showing the different aspects of Leica: precision combined with handcrafted artistry.

Bukowski Spots

2011-02-18T16:03:00.000-08:00

THE GIRLS AND THE BIRDS + BLUEBIRD

Some spots from last semester for the Bukowski poems The Girls and the Birds and Bluebird.

FALL 2011

2011-02-14T18:52:00.000-08:00

FULL PRINT FREAKOUT!
The growing (see: spiralling out of control) VCD tradition of Full Print Friday has got me jazzed on some all-over, clashing prints. The Fall 2011 New York shows have offered up some tasty variations:

Duro Olowu

Preen

Thakoon

Ocean Photos

2011-02-13T16:25:00.001-08:00

Junya Watanabe FALL 2011

2011-01-31T16:38:00.000-08:00

PERFECTION
There is nothing I didn't LOVE about this collection. Check the whole thing out here. Also, this guy:

Conglomerate Magazine

2011-01-14T11:52:00.000-08:00

CHEAP & CHIC
I was tickled pink to provide illustrations for an article in CONGLOMERATE MAGAZINE, a fashion mag headed by excellent ACAD alum. Check out the whole issue online here.

Another Facebook Sketch

2011-01-03T01:08:00.001-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2011-01-02T09:29:00.000-08:00

Clare Strand

Pre-Fall 2011

2010-12-15T15:30:00.000-08:00

Zero + Maria Cornejo

New collections are out! One of the things I love about fashion is how it just keeps on moving and evolving, despite everything.

Monster

2010-12-14T16:38:00.000-08:00

New Liner Notes

2010-12-12T19:56:00.001-08:00

Burnt Offering

2010-12-06T10:04:00.000-08:00

I was in a pretty shit mood when I did this. Not sure if it shows.

Berets for Everyone!

2010-11-20T16:21:00.000-08:00

...everyone except for that long-haired freckled chick. Danielle Suppa makes these for real!

McQueen Fall 2010

2010-11-16T16:52:00.000-08:00

Still really sad about McQueen...

Julia

2010-11-13T14:12:00.000-08:00

Never Let Me Go

2010-11-12T13:19:00.000-08:00

POSTER PROJECT
See this movie - Its great. It practically forced me to make a poster for it!

Sleep Over

2010-11-07T16:31:00.001-08:00

Gossipin'

2010-11-07T16:21:00.001-08:00

The Perfumer

2010-11-04T20:37:00.000-07:00

MAGIC!

Perfume is magic. It can be the dumbest thing in world... but when its good, its spectacular. This is a recent editorial school project on the mysterious perfumer Dominique Dubrana (read the article here).

Facebook Sketches

2010-10-27T20:26:00.000-07:00

Sketchy Sketch

2010-10-27T19:32:00.001-07:00

Rethink Breast Cancer

2010-10-26T18:20:00.000-07:00

COLLABORATION WITH JULES POWER

A few months ago Jules Power approached me about creating an image for a Rethink Breast Cancer t-shirt. This was a no-brainer! Jules is a fantastic Canadian fashion designer and Rethink is a great cause. Behold the results (thanks for the awesome torso modelling job, Kerry!)

GOOD Magazine

2010-10-25T21:35:00.000-07:00

PORTRAIT FUN

I did a spot illustration of young entrepreneur Nathalie Jordie for GOOD Magazine's 'Work Issue'. Not sure if I can find the magazine in Calgary (can you find anything in Calgary?)... I do have a quick snap of the printed mag from my sis and a link to the online version.

Movie Love

2010-10-11T10:39:00.000-07:00

VALHALLA RISING

'The Crazy Viking Movie' is the only way I've been able to describe Nicola Winding Refn's gorgeous film since seeing it a week ago. It literally blew my mind. See Valhalla Rising on a big screen if you can - the shots are beautifully composed, the violence is great and Mads Mikkelsen is the most gorgeous one-eyed warrior ever.

Thoughts While Listening to Some Charles Mingus

2010-10-09T15:52:00.000-07:00

Spring 2011 Scribbles

2010-10-06T00:15:00.000-07:00

COMME DES GARCONS & ROCHAS
I kind of missed fashion illustration so I decided to take another whack at it. Fun!

Milan S/S 11

2010-09-25T20:39:00.000-07:00

JIL SANDER
Raf Simons destroyed it. In my dreams I wear these clothes.

London S/S 11

2010-09-21T20:19:00.000-07:00

JONATHAN SAUNDERS
Glorious. Stunning. Perfect.

The Kite

2010-09-20T21:34:00.000-07:00

This is a piece from last semester based on the short story The Kite by Patricia Highsmith

London S/S 11

2010-09-20T18:30:00.000-07:00

PAUL SMITH
This is definitely the vibe I've been feeling lately ... Paul Smith showed a perfectly executed combo of slouch and crisp man's tailoring. There is so much to love in this collection that I'm going to disregard some of the scary dresses he sent out. A-!

London S/S 11

2010-09-19T20:48:00.000-07:00

MARY KATRANTZOU
I've never seen anything like this interiors-inspired collection Katrantzou sent down the runway for S/S 11! It can be easy to get jaded when it comes to fashion - how lovely to get kicked in the ass by the sheer force of someone's creativity!

Best of New York S/S 11

2010-09-15T19:51:00.000-07:00

MICHAEL ANGEL
Since I have no time to post all the shows I loved from New York, here is my favourite - Michael Angel! Style.com harped on his 'lack of options', but I think this show is directional and gorgeous. Swoon. More after the jump!

Bukowski on Love

2010-09-13T21:12:00.000-07:00

I don't agree with Bukowski on the topic of love but for some reason this clip (the shitty shitty quality of the video, the lighter, the woman interviewer's voice, the eloquent cynicism) really does it for me...

Tito

2010-09-07T21:46:00.000-07:00

AVEC BERET
This was a painting commission I couldn't refuse... this dog is TOO MANY THINGS!

SHOWStudio: Object Fetish

2010-08-28T12:20:00.000-07:00

Alexander McQueen Shoes
Its hard not to repost everything on SHOWstudio (an astonishing British media/fashion website), but I couldn't help myself. I love their Object Fetish series, where a garment or accessory is chosen and analyzed - I tend to fetishize things a lot (food, clothes, books, antiques, a specific colour) so I can relate to the anal/worshipful vibe of this series. These Alexander McQueen shoes (from his last collection) are a perfect example of an object worth an unhealthy amount of examination and drool. I can't figure out how to embed the code on the blog so watch it here!

CB I Hate Perfume

2010-08-24T21:34:00.000-07:00

FIRE FROM HEAVEN
My newest olfactory acquisition is from the genius perfumers at CB I Hate Perfume. The notes are: Frankincense, Myrrh, Opopanax, Cedar, Sandalwood, Styrax and Labdanum and it smells like smoke/the sweetest campfire ever. Amazing.

Janelle Monae

2010-08-23T00:13:00.000-07:00

Part 2

I've posted about this talented lady before, but I felt the need to share her new single/a painting I did of her...

Criterion Collection

2010-08-19T02:14:00.000-07:00

NEW RELEASES
I know, I know - I SHOULD watch all of these movies... maybe after I'm done drooling over the design. This stuff is so good. I ache.

St. Vincent

2010-08-17T23:16:00.000-07:00

TOO TALENTED/BEAUTIFUL?
Nah - I can't hate on St. Vincent (aka Annie Clark)... It's been a while since I've heard a voice this unique. Her arrangements are complex (sometimes lilting, sometimes chunky and oppressive) and her poetry is dark (in a wonderfully girly way). Also...a portrait of her because I couldn't help it...

Link TV Poster

2010-08-05T13:58:00.000-07:00

BRINGING STUFF TOGETHER!
My pal Euny got a few school chums to make posters for Link TV - here is mine, based on those wire and wood toys where you slide around coloured blocks to make lovely chains of different shapes... I LOVED these things as a kid... who needs a playstation, right?

Delicious New Portfolio Website!

2010-07-30T15:47:00.000-07:00

ALMOST AS GOOD AS ORANGE BRIOCHE!
Well... thats an overstatement. One of my main goals for July in NYC was to get my ass in gear and finish my new website - and I actually did it! Haven't figured out the nuts 'n bolts of GETTING it on my server, but I managed to put it on another address (my ACAD account) and redirect it. SEE IT NOW! www.laurentamaki.com
UPDATE: figured it out with sisterly help. Everything is as it should be...

Theatre Junction

2010-07-25T20:53:00.000-07:00

SEASON BOOKLET
I'm finally posting the booklet that I designed for awesome Calgary theatre company Theatre Junction - If you roll by their location at The Grand on 1st st, you can also see the poster I made for the window! Exciting! Its all photographed collages and yes, that is my hand on the cover (picture me lying down in my dirty backyard setting paper hearts on fire). To see the whole booklet as a PDF click here!

Look the Part

2010-07-25T16:51:00.000-07:00

AUNTIE MAME

She is the mother of us all! In Auntie Mame (1958), Rosalind Russell plays Mame Dennis, the most fabulous creature to walk the Earth. She is truly an original, but pile on the costume jewellery and fun hats and you too can LIVE LIVE LIVE! Even though most of the stuff I posted (below) is pretty pricey, you don't need a ton of cash to look like a lovely, eccentric lady - even when Mame was broke she decorated her hat with Christmas tree trimmings. Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving - Eat up!!!

A(top) - Veiled Pillbox Hat (forgot where I got this!), U - Erickson Beamon Brooch, N - Tour De Force Hat, T - Lanvin Shoes, I - Sonia Rykiel Sequined Jogging Pants, M(top) - Tassel Necklace (forgot where I got this!), A - Stella McCartney Jacket, M - Tour De Force Headpiece, E - Uncommon Matters Bracelet

Things I Learned from Eugene Ouchi

2010-07-24T23:27:00.000-07:00

KEEP DRAWINGS/PAINTINGS LOOSE!
After seeing the gorgeous Matisse exhibit at the MOMA the other day, I couldn't help but think of the importance of immediacy and authenticity - a concept stressed again and again by the late, great Eugene Ouchi. I'm not sure if Eugene liked Matisse (it never came up) but I'm sure he would have loved this exhibit. There were a ton of paintings, prints and drawings I had never seen before and they all had an honest quality to them. I love Matisse's drawings in particular - simple but charged with emotion...

NYC - TYPE!

2010-07-15T21:03:00.000-07:00

CONEY ISLAND AND EXTRAS
Lots of fun street type - heres a smattering!

NYC

2010-07-15T20:31:00.000-07:00

AMERICAN MUSUEM OF NATURAL HISTORY
This was my second visit to MNH, but through the lens of Cam's child-like wonder, I saw things anew! I didn't find as many hidden treasures as I did at The Met (last year), but the mix of science/biology, plastic models, taxidermy and artifacts always makes for an interesting trip.

Look the Part

2010-06-29T21:18:00.000-07:00

THE LOST BOYS FROM HOOK
After being told I look like Rufio (the leader of the lost boys from Steven Speilberg's 1991 movie Hook) several times, I've been thinking about dressing like a lost boy... I love costume designer Anthony Powell's take on the never-aging gang of hooligans - tribal prints, feathers, claws mixed with natty tweeds and check shirts. The movie also holds up - Even the fact that the Lost Boys are skateboarding is cute/cheesy wonderful instead of annoying. Say it with me now: Rufio! Rufio! Ru-fi-ooooooooooooo!

1: Printed Jumper by TopShop 2:Bag by Alexander Wang (via La Garconne) 3: Check Shirt by J.Crew 4: Printed Waistcoat by TopShop 5,6: Jewelry by Pamela Love 7: Tee by Jonathan Saunders (via La Garconne) 8: Mocuin Leggings (via Beklina)

Vacation Snaps

2010-06-09T21:01:00.000-07:00

BARBADOS
I went to Barbados (on a trip my mom won - there is NO way I could afford it on my own)... I had a lovely time and wanted to shar some selections:

Here is the view from the The Cliff, the fanciest restaurant I've ever been to. Guys were fishing for manta rays (no one caught anything) but I had the best meal of my life. Woot!

Beach debris

We went on a boat! There was a net at the back of it and I secretly snapped a girl swimming...

Lots of Jesus-y signage there - here was my fave (it was on someone's house).

The standard after-dinner mint - each one had different lovely sayings...you can probably get these anywhere, but its the first time I've seen them!

Harrison's cave - touristy but very cool (and hot and sweaty).

We went touring around the island and saw some gorgeous sites - there was this tourist pub near another set of caves where people put up their business cards and photos (which got wonderfully aged by the really really really hot sun)

Our tour guide and his wife invited us to their Saturday church on the beach - I was unsure if I wanted to go to church for the first time ever, but the experience was amazing. They roasted flying fish and breadfruit on the fire while singing hymns. Magical!

Yet More Coolness?

2010-05-31T21:56:00.000-07:00

TOM WAITS READS A POEM BY CHARLES BUKOWSKI
Like the title says.

Collaboration Alert!

2010-05-14T12:01:00.000-07:00

NIKE FREE ADVERTISEMENT
Awesome designers and fellow classmates Aaron Rinas and Sarah Jackson asked me to provide some illustrations for their 'Nike Free' project. I loved their take - Strong Feet, Healthy Body and Dainty Donkey: Go wherever your imagination takes you. I also LOVED painting the shoe. For some reason.

More Murale

2010-05-05T16:51:00.000-07:00

Spring Campaign
My most recent project for Murale was a girl for their Spring promotional materials. I also did little brushes as spots for inside the magazine. Check out the magazine online! They used this chick on the windows, plinths, counters... everywhere!

Genre Project

2010-05-03T11:23:00.000-07:00

DAWN AND THE ISLAND
The genres I decided to mix for our last project (of 3rd year!) were Opera and Nature Documentary... I created a little character based on a corpse flower and sent her into the Galapagos for an operatic quest...

2010-04-28T19:56:00.000-07:00

LA ROUX
This British band has been in heavy rotation on my playlists lately. La Roux is comprised of lead singer Eleanor Jackson and behind-the-scenes guy Ben Langmaid (who apparently refuses to do any press with the band). Jackson is the coolest chick. She has this crazy voice and a fantastic look - very severe and androgynous. I can't wait for a new album to come out because I cannot get enough! Here is a sketch of La Roux (and her awesome hair) and for all y'all that haven't heard their music, I included the vid for Bulletproof off their album La Roux (2009).

2nd Last Project!

2010-04-22T14:14:00.000-07:00

BACKSTAGE AT A FASHION SHOW

This one is done with pencil with watercolour colour-blocking added digitally. I also did an ink version that I used minimally in the final. Clicking enlarges, lovelies!

Colour/Pencil/Ink

Pencil

Ink

Hermes

2010-04-21T16:00:00.000-07:00

CORPORATE IDENTITY PROJECT

We had a project a few weeks ago that involved creating illustrations that would be used in a corporate brochure - I chose French luxury house Hermes because I love their branding (see: French and whimsical). I used French proverbs (in English) to help illustrate the theme of Faith, Hope and Charity (we had to choose from a list of themes). Got it? Good!

Pink Shoes

2010-04-20T21:12:00.000-07:00

GOTTA GET ME SOME
I can vividly imagine myself fake-tap-dancing in these Louboutins (with or without a black umbrella).

Tabula Rasa

2010-04-16T19:21:00.000-07:00

JENNIFER PARK'S LABOUR OF LOVE
Jennifer Park (Ryerson alum and awesome chick) had the grand opening of her store Tabula Rasa today! I can't wait to go to Toronto and check it out, but until then I'll just drool over the lookbook on her website (co-styled by the ravishing Matthew Chow). I sketched up a portrait of Jenn for her 'about' section:

Jennifer is so pretty that it wasn't a tough job...

...and the clothes? To die. I want all of it - check out the rest of the gorgeous goods!

Greta Gerwig

2010-04-14T20:22:00.000-07:00

I LIKE THIS GIRL
... and I need to see more of her movies (I've only seen Greenberg).

Fun with Masks

2010-04-01T11:41:00.001-07:00

The Cremation of Sam McGee

2010-04-01T00:26:00.000-07:00

YUKON
More of these Cremation of Sam McGee environments will be trickling in... I used a lot of collage with this yukon environment - Its a process I need to refine, but there are some fun bits in here.

Process for Cremation of Sam McGee

2010-03-25T11:18:00.000-07:00

IN ANTICIPATION OF ACTUALLY SCANNING THE FINALS
We had to illustrate one of Robert Service's poems for a Storytelling & Environments project (sooo Canadian, right?)... I did 4 pieces based on The Cremation of Sam McGee - I chose to depict where Sam McGee wants to be (Tennessee) and where the poor bastard ends up (in the Yukon in the middle of winter). Below is some process for Tennessee (collage and acrylic ink).

Things I Learned from Eugene Ouchi

2010-03-13T00:20:00.000-08:00

PART 2: LETTERS ARE AMAZING
I loved that Eugene made us stop and really look at something we may find commonplace... When we were working on a type project in 2nd year, he would see a huge Heveltica 'a' in someone's composition and just stop and admire the geometry and shape of it.

Things I Learned from Eugene Ouchi

2010-03-12T19:39:00.000-08:00

PART 1: MILTON GLASER IS AWESOME
I've been thinking about Eugene a lot lately and all the stuff he taught me about design and art and everything else amazing in the world. He was always discovering new things that he loved, which is how I strive to be. I knew about Milton Glaser before Eugene's Media Exploration class, but when he showed me his looser, earlier paintings and drawings, I absolutely fell in love. Eugene talked about how when Glaser painted musicians he vibrantly represented the music they played through media and application. I love the whole illustration/graphic design dichotomy of Milton Glaser, like one can't exist without the other. Below are portraits of Louis Armstrong and Nina Simone by Milton Glaser.