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Looking at the dynamic and fascinating cover of Miles Davis’s album “Bitches Brew,” I wondered what the slightly whimsical font used was.

It’s Novel Gothic, which is considered a “showcard” font. A showcard font is a style of typeface that is bold, decorative, and highly legible, originally designed for hand-painted signage like storefronts, posters, or advertising cards. These fonts are meant to grab attention quickly.

This font has a very art deco feel through its sharp geometry. I love the tightness of the letter spacing on the Miles Davis album.

It was a font that was used frequently in African American books, movies, albums, plays, etc., during the early to mid-20th century. This makes sense, considering the common use of art deco fonts and themes during the Harlem Renaissance, which symbolized progress, innovation, and urban glamour (among other things).

#artdeco #artdecodesign #artdecostyle #typography #typographicdesign #artdirection #artdirector #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #creativedirection #boldfonts #artdecofonts #harlemrenaissance #milesdavis #jazzalbumcovers #jazz #novelgothic

Looking at the dynamic and fascinating cover of Miles Davis’s album “Bitches Brew,” I wondered what the slightly whimsical font used was.

It’s Novel Gothic, which is considered a “showcard” font. A showcard font is a style of typeface that is bold, decorative, and highly legible, originally designed for hand-painted signage like storefronts, posters, or advertising cards. These fonts are meant to grab attention quickly.

This font has a very art deco feel through its sharp geometry. I love the tightness of the letter spacing on the Miles Davis album.

It was a font that was used frequently in African American books, movies, albums, plays, etc., during the early to mid-20th century. This makes sense, considering the common use of art deco fonts and themes during the Harlem Renaissance, which symbolized progress, innovation, and urban glamour (among other things).

#artdeco #artdecodesign #artdecostyle #typography #typographicdesign #artdirection #artdirector #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #creativedirection #boldfonts #artdecofonts #harlemrenaissance #milesdavis #jazzalbumcovers #jazz #novelgothic

Did you know that the Patrick Nagel painting made for Duran Duran’s “Rio” album cover was based on a real photo of a lady named Marcie Hunt that was in Vogue Paris in 1981? You know, the girl with the “cherry ice cream smile”? UGH I’d die to see one of the many music videos I made with my 12 year old girlfriends to every Duran Duran song. I mean, I’d be up against a wall and disappear while Raiza appeared and walked away. Genius!!!

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#duranduran #duranduranforever #rio #rioalbumcover #graphicdesign #graphicdesigners #illustration #patricknagel #patricknagelart #artdirection #artdirector #creativedirection #creativedirector #1980s #1980sart #1980sartist #1980smusic #1980sstyle #vogue #vogueparis #typography #typographydesign

Did you know that the Patrick Nagel painting made for Duran Duran’s “Rio” album cover was based on a real photo of a lady named Marcie Hunt that was in Vogue Paris in 1981? You know, the girl with the “cherry ice cream smile”? UGH I’d die to see one of the many music videos I made with my 12 year old girlfriends to every Duran Duran song. I mean, I’d be up against a wall and disappear while Raiza appeared and walked away. Genius!!!

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#duranduran #duranduranforever #rio #rioalbumcover #graphicdesign #graphicdesigners #illustration #patricknagel #patricknagelart #artdirection #artdirector #creativedirection #creativedirector #1980s #1980sart #1980sartist #1980smusic #1980sstyle #vogue #vogueparis #typography #typographydesign

Dear Carmen Herrera, thank you for cheering me up on this sad-for-no-reason day. Love, Me

#carmenherrera

Dear Carmen Herrera, thank you for cheering me up on this sad-for-no-reason day. Love, Me

#carmenherrera

Finally found the album cover from my mom’s collection that was my favorite as a kid. Obviously a masterpiece 👍🤌🙌. Designed by Grammy winning designer Robert Lockart (who has a fantastic catalogue of wild and crazy album cover designs in the 60s and 70s), the only part of the image that makes sense and has anything to do with the album’s name is a row of prostitutes waiting for work. I’m a fan of photo montages that have random images that feel like they’re related, but they’re actually not totally. It sparks the imagination. You could compare it to surrealist art, but to me, surrealism can be annoying because the elements of an image tend to feel totally random and unrelated. Sorry, Dali 🫠.

You can feast your eyes on other Lockart designed covers here. I mean, how delicious does BB King’s guitar look?!? Enjoy 😉

#graphicdesign #albumcover #albumcoverdesign #artdirection #amazingalbumcovers #albumcoverartwork #steelydan #creativedirection #1970s #robertlockart #weirdalbumcovers

Finally found the album cover from my mom’s collection that was my favorite as a kid. Obviously a masterpiece 👍🤌🙌. Designed by Grammy winning designer Robert Lockart (who has a fantastic catalogue of wild and crazy album cover designs in the 60s and 70s), the only part of the image that makes sense and has anything to do with the album’s name is a row of prostitutes waiting for work. I’m a fan of photo montages that have random images that feel like they’re related, but they’re actually not totally. It sparks the imagination. You could compare it to surrealist art, but to me, surrealism can be annoying because the elements of an image tend to feel totally random and unrelated. Sorry, Dali 🫠.

You can feast your eyes on other Lockart designed covers here. I mean, how delicious does BB King’s guitar look?!? Enjoy 😉

#graphicdesign #albumcover #albumcoverdesign #artdirection #amazingalbumcovers #albumcoverartwork #steelydan #creativedirection #1970s #robertlockart #weirdalbumcovers

Some illustrations I did for The Ankler a few weeks back. The feature was the story of a young writer hired to write a pilot script for a TV show who got heavily schmoozed and BFF’d by Salma Hayek and Ben Silverman. She was taken on private jets to party in the Dominican Republic at Sammy Sosa’s house, yachts, etc. But when the project went nowhere, she found herself at a nightclub on the other side of the velvet ropes from Salma and Ben who acted like they basically didn’t know her at all.

I had so much fun coming up with these concepts showing them on a plane, at the nightclub, a photo and a magazine tear about it on her pin board, and her throwing the script in the air because she decided to quit Hollywood.

#illustration #illustrator #editorial #editorialillustration ##graphicdesign #artdirection #creativedirection #hollywood #theankler #entertainmentillustration #entertainmenteditorial

Some illustrations I did for The Ankler a few weeks back. The feature was the story of a young writer hired to write a pilot script for a TV show who got heavily schmoozed and BFF’d by Salma Hayek and Ben Silverman. She was taken on private jets to party in the Dominican Republic at Sammy Sosa’s house, yachts, etc. But when the project went nowhere, she found herself at a nightclub on the other side of the velvet ropes from Salma and Ben who acted like they basically didn’t know her at all.

I had so much fun coming up with these concepts showing them on a plane, at the nightclub, a photo and a magazine tear about it on her pin board, and her throwing the script in the air because she decided to quit Hollywood.

#illustration #illustrator #editorial #editorialillustration ##graphicdesign #artdirection #creativedirection #hollywood #theankler #entertainmentillustration #entertainmenteditorial

#5 I’m calling Orisha 😇 🌈⚡️

Apologies to my friends who are bombarded with this on all my different accounts. Just making sure they reach everyone for a hopeful follow. I’ll stop after #6. Follow them @herthickskinelasticheart

#painting #paintingnails #realism #realisticpainting #acrylicpainting #saturated #nailart #art #fridakahlo #fuckthepatriarchy #witchy #macumba #santeria #voodoo #hoodoo

#5 I’m calling Orisha 😇 🌈⚡️

Apologies to my friends who are bombarded with this on all my different accounts. Just making sure they reach everyone for a hopeful follow. I’ll stop after #6. Follow them @herthickskinelasticheart

#painting #paintingnails #realism #realisticpainting #acrylicpainting #saturated #nailart #art #fridakahlo #fuckthepatriarchy #witchy #macumba #santeria #voodoo #hoodoo

Not long after moving to Asheville, I started to have all these visions and ideas for paintings. I haven’t had an idea in 30 years (literally). My ideas require very realistic renderings which I’ve never done before with paint. So I decided to practice painting hands since they’re the most difficult. Obviously I had to use fun hands, and I am mesmerized by nail art, so these little acrylic paintings have taken on their own lives. Please follow my new IG if you’d like to see them all and follow the progression. Every new one gets better than the last I think, and eventually I’ll get to the real ideas which will be large and possibly in oil ⚡️♥️ @herthickskinelasticheart

#painting #paintingnails #realism #realisticpainting #acrylicpainting #saturated #nailart #art #fridakahlo #fuckthepatriarchy #witchy #macumba #santeria #voodoo #hoodoo #witch #witches #witchesofinstagram

Not long after moving to Asheville, I started to have all these visions and ideas for paintings. I haven’t had an idea in 30 years (literally). My ideas require very realistic renderings which I’ve never done before with paint. So I decided to practice painting hands since they’re the most difficult. Obviously I had to use fun hands, and I am mesmerized by nail art, so these little acrylic paintings have taken on their own lives. Please follow my new IG if you’d like to see them all and follow the progression. Every new one gets better than the last I think, and eventually I’ll get to the real ideas which will be large and possibly in oil ⚡️♥️ @herthickskinelasticheart

#painting #paintingnails #realism #realisticpainting #acrylicpainting #saturated #nailart #art #fridakahlo #fuckthepatriarchy #witchy #macumba #santeria #voodoo #hoodoo #witch #witches #witchesofinstagram

The Ankler asked me to make a quick illustration today about the breakup between Warner Bros. Discovery exec David Zaslav and Legendary Entertainment who are behind Godzilla, Dune and Kong: Skull Island. My husband doesn’t find it funny, but I think it’s hilarious 😂 #illustration #illustrationart #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #artdirection #creativedirection

The Ankler asked me to make a quick illustration today about the breakup between Warner Bros. Discovery exec David Zaslav and Legendary Entertainment who are behind Godzilla, Dune and Kong: Skull Island. My husband doesn’t find it funny, but I think it’s hilarious 😂 #illustration #illustrationart #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #artdirection #creativedirection

I’m a huge fan of the band Tindersticks. When I saw the cover for their album “No Treasure But Hope”, I was struck by the similarity to a book that I had bought @josephlo for his birthday at Shakespeare and Co. in Paris. It’s an atlas of remote islands. I loved it so much I had to get my own copy. It’s for sure a treasure. The album cover looks very nautical, but instead of old, it’s shown as if it’s on Google maps. If you like being stabbed in the heart with a knife over and over and over in a good way, this album is for you. 🔪 🌊

#tindersticks #notreasurebuthope #atlasofremoteislands #bookcover #bookcoverdesign #typography #typographicdesign #graphicdesign #albumcover

I’m a huge fan of the band Tindersticks. When I saw the cover for their album “No Treasure But Hope”, I was struck by the similarity to a book that I had bought @josephlo for his birthday at Shakespeare and Co. in Paris. It’s an atlas of remote islands. I loved it so much I had to get my own copy. It’s for sure a treasure. The album cover looks very nautical, but instead of old, it’s shown as if it’s on Google maps. If you like being stabbed in the heart with a knife over and over and over in a good way, this album is for you. 🔪 🌊

#tindersticks #notreasurebuthope #atlasofremoteislands #bookcover #bookcoverdesign #typography #typographicdesign #graphicdesign #albumcover

The ‘Oscar Academy’ has opened the most incredible museum possibly ever. Designed by Renzo Piano, it’s a museum all about motion pictures highlighting the “arts, sciences and artists of moviemaking”. It includes things like an experience where you can accept an Oscar on a replica of the Dolby theater’s stage, a large exhibition dedicated to the history of African American filmmakers and films, and a stunning three story exhibition all about filmmaking (and so much more). I was so thrilled to be asked to help design invitations, menus, step and repeats, etc. for the opening parties. The invitation for the Gala has these fun die-cut shapes with an illustration behind to mimic the opening red carpet entrance which was a gorgeous green carpet with landscaped plants and flowers in similar organic shapes. The photos here show a little bit of the scenery. The illustration on the invite is artwork from Hayao Miyazaki’s film “Princess Mononoke” which is part of one of the opening exhibitions. The Museum’s Creative Director is Peter Raphael Castro who I worked closely with on all of the invitations. The entire team at the museum is composed of some of the most talented, wonderful people I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with. @academymuseum #academymuseum #academymuseumgala #academymuseumofmotionpictures #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #illustration #invitationdesign

The ‘Oscar Academy’ has opened the most incredible museum possibly ever. Designed by Renzo Piano, it’s a museum all about motion pictures highlighting the “arts, sciences and artists of moviemaking”. It includes things like an experience where you can accept an Oscar on a replica of the Dolby theater’s stage, a large exhibition dedicated to the history of African American filmmakers and films, and a stunning three story exhibition all about filmmaking (and so much more). I was so thrilled to be asked to help design invitations, menus, step and repeats, etc. for the opening parties. The invitation for the Gala has these fun die-cut shapes with an illustration behind to mimic the opening red carpet entrance which was a gorgeous green carpet with landscaped plants and flowers in similar organic shapes. The photos here show a little bit of the scenery. The illustration on the invite is artwork from Hayao Miyazaki’s film “Princess Mononoke” which is part of one of the opening exhibitions. The Museum’s Creative Director is Peter Raphael Castro who I worked closely with on all of the invitations. The entire team at the museum is composed of some of the most talented, wonderful people I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with. @academymuseum #academymuseum #academymuseumgala #academymuseumofmotionpictures #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #illustration #invitationdesign

Twen magazine, March 5th, 1962 🙋🏻‍♀️🎷

Twen magazine, March 5th, 1962 🙋🏻‍♀️🎷

The hip hop group “Run the Jewels” use this intense graphic symbolism for their album covers, and every cover is a modified depiction.

The image is of two disembodied, bloody mummy-ish hands with sharp claws on them. One is making the pistol sign and one is holding up a gold chain. You get the sense that although one hand is stealing from the other, they seem to both come from the same person, or same type of person.

The idea came from one half of them, EI-P, and the first was illustrated by illustrator Nick Gazin.

EI-P said, “We knew we were going to release the record for free and that it was going to be self-titled. We really just wanted to strip all pretense out. And then I started to feel like, how can we get more primal? How can we say everything that we need to say without having to use words?”

Their video for the song “Close your eyes” shows a police man and young black man literally wrestling but in a very choreographed way. They’re wrestling and they’re dancing together. Neither one has the power or the upper hand, they are equal in this particular match. There are moments when they are huddling and holding each other’s necks or laying side by side just exhausted. I feel like it’s communicating the idea that even though in reality the cop always has the upper hand, amongst the violence, they are both human, and are both losing. It’s actually really poignant and made me feel a little emotional.

Musically, their beats and song structures are very unique and feel messy, but in a good way. The videos, artwork, songs and lyrics together amplify each other and I think they express a deep level of humanity.

#runthejewels #closeyoureyes #albumcover #albumcoverdesign #albumcoverart #hiphop #rappers #artdirection #graphicdesign #illustration

The hip hop group “Run the Jewels” use this intense graphic symbolism for their album covers, and every cover is a modified depiction.

The image is of two disembodied, bloody mummy-ish hands with sharp claws on them. One is making the pistol sign and one is holding up a gold chain. You get the sense that although one hand is stealing from the other, they seem to both come from the same person, or same type of person.

The idea came from one half of them, EI-P, and the first was illustrated by illustrator Nick Gazin.

EI-P said, “We knew we were going to release the record for free and that it was going to be self-titled. We really just wanted to strip all pretense out. And then I started to feel like, how can we get more primal? How can we say everything that we need to say without having to use words?”

Their video for the song “Close your eyes” shows a police man and young black man literally wrestling but in a very choreographed way. They’re wrestling and they’re dancing together. Neither one has the power or the upper hand, they are equal in this particular match. There are moments when they are huddling and holding each other’s necks or laying side by side just exhausted. I feel like it’s communicating the idea that even though in reality the cop always has the upper hand, amongst the violence, they are both human, and are both losing. It’s actually really poignant and made me feel a little emotional.

Musically, their beats and song structures are very unique and feel messy, but in a good way. The videos, artwork, songs and lyrics together amplify each other and I think they express a deep level of humanity.

#runthejewels #closeyoureyes #albumcover #albumcoverdesign #albumcoverart #hiphop #rappers #artdirection #graphicdesign #illustration

A friend of mine unstretched this painting and left it in the apartment I stayed at (this summer) in NY when she moved to London, so I took it home for safe keeping. I made this in college. The amount of seriousness that I took myself and the perceived gravity of the importance of paintings in general that I had at the time really cracks me up. The second picture is the original sketch of the concept in a sketchbook. The painting was titled “Capitulation/stratagem to detain myself” which to me is both wonderful and also so ridiculously pompous at the same time 😝. This is the mindset cultivated from 5 years inside the art school bubble in my defense.
It’s an explosion of guts that parachutes had attempted to contain, very unsuccessfully. The colors came straight from my childhood in Miami. But what I love is that my painting style and color choices have definitely informed and inspired my graphic design work.

A friend of mine unstretched this painting and left it in the apartment I stayed at (this summer) in NY when she moved to London, so I took it home for safe keeping. I made this in college. The amount of seriousness that I took myself and the perceived gravity of the importance of paintings in general that I had at the time really cracks me up. The second picture is the original sketch of the concept in a sketchbook. The painting was titled “Capitulation/stratagem to detain myself” which to me is both wonderful and also so ridiculously pompous at the same time 😝. This is the mindset cultivated from 5 years inside the art school bubble in my defense.
It’s an explosion of guts that parachutes had attempted to contain, very unsuccessfully. The colors came straight from my childhood in Miami. But what I love is that my painting style and color choices have definitely informed and inspired my graphic design work.

Remember Juergen Teller? He was a photographer who really broke ground and started a trend in the 90s of these blown out, desaturated, soft and crude images for fashion, editorial and his personal artwork. I just found some great photos of Chloe Sevigny in my February 1997 issue of The Face. And here are some of his other photos that I like.
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#juergenteller #juergentellerphotography #theface #thefacemagazine #thefacemagazineuk #editorialphotography #typography #graphicdesign

Remember Juergen Teller? He was a photographer who really broke ground and started a trend in the 90s of these blown out, desaturated, soft and crude images for fashion, editorial and his personal artwork. I just found some great photos of Chloe Sevigny in my February 1997 issue of The Face. And here are some of his other photos that I like.
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#juergenteller #juergentellerphotography #theface #thefacemagazine #thefacemagazineuk #editorialphotography #typography #graphicdesign

I finally got a proper business portrait of myself. This is me in my office. Hello 👋💚
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#graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #portrait #creativedirection #artdirector

I finally got a proper business portrait of myself. This is me in my office. Hello 👋💚
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#graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #portrait #creativedirection #artdirector

These are some of my favorite album covers. They look so sad because they’re verrrry old CD covers, so they’re faded, but still glorious. The Kate Bush cover always amazes me. She was something like 22 years old when she made this album. And just look at her giving birth to every creature imaginable. SO KATE BUSH! 💘.
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#katebush #johncoltrane #pil #pjharvey #royaltrux #prince #jimihendrix #mybloodyvalentine #x #wutangclan #albumcover #albumcoverart #albumcoverdesign #typography #typographydesign

These are some of my favorite album covers. They look so sad because they’re verrrry old CD covers, so they’re faded, but still glorious. The Kate Bush cover always amazes me. She was something like 22 years old when she made this album. And just look at her giving birth to every creature imaginable. SO KATE BUSH! 💘.
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#katebush #johncoltrane #pil #pjharvey #royaltrux #prince #jimihendrix #mybloodyvalentine #x #wutangclan #albumcover #albumcoverart #albumcoverdesign #typography #typographydesign

Trying my best to purge some books, I came upon this one that has that perfect library musk to it, and it opened on this sweet little Calder sculpture called “curved plow”. I have zero recollection of how I got this book, but judging by its smell, I think it may have been an unreturned library book. I truly think I’m going to hell for my accidental collection of these ☹️🤷‍♀️.
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#alexandercalder #alexandercalderart #unreturnedbooks #paintings #drawings #sculptures #important!

Trying my best to purge some books, I came upon this one that has that perfect library musk to it, and it opened on this sweet little Calder sculpture called “curved plow”. I have zero recollection of how I got this book, but judging by its smell, I think it may have been an unreturned library book. I truly think I’m going to hell for my accidental collection of these ☹️🤷‍♀️.
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#alexandercalder #alexandercalderart #unreturnedbooks #paintings #drawings #sculptures #important!

Pride is in the air, kids! This year I’m working with an organization in LA and an organization in Connecticut, and I can only hope to collect more Pride clients in the coming years. It’s such a joyous occasion to design for ❤️🧡💛💚💙
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#pride #pridemonth #pride🌈 #graphicdesign #artdirection #typography #typographydesign

Pride is in the air, kids! This year I’m working with an organization in LA and an organization in Connecticut, and I can only hope to collect more Pride clients in the coming years. It’s such a joyous occasion to design for ❤️🧡💛💚💙
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#pride #pridemonth #pride🌈 #graphicdesign #artdirection #typography #typographydesign

I’ve called Jennifer Laski one-third of the holy trinity who completely re-made The Hollywood Reporter back in 2010, which was an historic moment in magazine publishing. Janice Min was editorial director, Shanti Marlar was creative director, and Jennifer was photo and video director. Together they made an absolutely beautiful and more consumer-friendly, glossy magazine.

Jennifer asked me to design a website for her. It was easy to make beautiful, because her work with some of the best talent both behind and in front of the camera is just gorgeous.

@jenlaskiphotovideo
#jenniferlaski #editorialphotography #thehollywoodreporter #graphicdesign #websitedesign

I’ve called Jennifer Laski one-third of the holy trinity who completely re-made The Hollywood Reporter back in 2010, which was an historic moment in magazine publishing. Janice Min was editorial director, Shanti Marlar was creative director, and Jennifer was photo and video director. Together they made an absolutely beautiful and more consumer-friendly, glossy magazine.

Jennifer asked me to design a website for her. It was easy to make beautiful, because her work with some of the best talent both behind and in front of the camera is just gorgeous.

@jenlaskiphotovideo
#jenniferlaski #editorialphotography #thehollywoodreporter #graphicdesign #websitedesign

It looks great on the inside thank goodness, but oh my, the outside is absolutely disgusting. Somehow I managed to keep this book with me since 1992 through eight million moves, at least 3 floods (I lived in some holes in my 20s) and many, many hot painting studios. The cover is covered with cat hair (ewwww, but it won’t come off!) from god knows how many cats. It’s no mistake that there’s dried up red oil paint in the abstract expressionism section haha. Amazing.
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#modernart #modernartbook #arthistory #arthistorybook #historyofmodernart

It looks great on the inside thank goodness, but oh my, the outside is absolutely disgusting. Somehow I managed to keep this book with me since 1992 through eight million moves, at least 3 floods (I lived in some holes in my 20s) and many, many hot painting studios. The cover is covered with cat hair (ewwww, but it won’t come off!) from god knows how many cats. It’s no mistake that there’s dried up red oil paint in the abstract expressionism section haha. Amazing.
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#modernart #modernartbook #arthistory #arthistorybook #historyofmodernart

Instead of a runway show this spring/summer, Dior creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri decided to make a short film about a girl who went for a tarot reading, and the cards pulled her into a moorish “chateau” where she encountered all of the cards as women, and they led her to a Turkish like bath where her feminine side met her masculine side. It’s SO amazing! I hope these videos are not annoying considering the chopped pieces, but I wanted to share because it’s so wonderful. These are just small pieces, so if you’re interested, google and watch the whole thing.
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#dior #mariagraziachiuri #couture #design

Instead of a runway show this spring/summer, Dior creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri decided to make a short film about a girl who went for a tarot reading, and the cards pulled her into a moorish “chateau” where she encountered all of the cards as women, and they led her to a Turkish like bath where her feminine side met her masculine side. It’s SO amazing! I hope these videos are not annoying considering the chopped pieces, but I wanted to share because it’s so wonderful. These are just small pieces, so if you’re interested, google and watch the whole thing.
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#dior #mariagraziachiuri #couture #design

Please enjoy some portraits of her majesty the Grimes 😻. #grimes

Please enjoy some portraits of her majesty the Grimes 😻. #grimes

I was having a conversation with two of my artist friends, and I mentioned recently seeing a work by the artist Lee Bontecou at the empty Moma. She reminded me of the fact that when I was in school and chose sculpture as my major, I was run off by the guys in the welding area because I couldn’t walk in there without being immediately bombarded with mansplaining from some guy who assumed that I wasn’t capable of doing it by myself (I WATCHED FLASHDANCE MANY TIMES!) haha. The same happened to my friend and I had no idea. In any case, I looked up some of my favorite very famous female artists and realized that their work heavily involves gender concepts. I had never quite put it together for some reason, but it makes sense.

Here are some of my favorites and their artwork: Lee Bontecou, Rita Ackermann, Kathe Kollwitz, Eva Hesse and Louise Bourgeois.
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#artists #femaleartists #sculpture #leebontecou #ritaackermann #kathekollwitz #evahesse #louisebourgeois #painter #art #modernart

I was having a conversation with two of my artist friends, and I mentioned recently seeing a work by the artist Lee Bontecou at the empty Moma. She reminded me of the fact that when I was in school and chose sculpture as my major, I was run off by the guys in the welding area because I couldn’t walk in there without being immediately bombarded with mansplaining from some guy who assumed that I wasn’t capable of doing it by myself (I WATCHED FLASHDANCE MANY TIMES!) haha. The same happened to my friend and I had no idea. In any case, I looked up some of my favorite very famous female artists and realized that their work heavily involves gender concepts. I had never quite put it together for some reason, but it makes sense.

Here are some of my favorites and their artwork: Lee Bontecou, Rita Ackermann, Kathe Kollwitz, Eva Hesse and Louise Bourgeois.
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#artists #femaleartists #sculpture #leebontecou #ritaackermann #kathekollwitz #evahesse #louisebourgeois #painter #art #modernart

This is from a story a year ago. Grimes in all her glory in Rolling Stone’s digital format. Thank you to photo and motion creator Charlotte Rutherford for taking classic Grimes and going crazy with it. 🖤.
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#grimes #grimesart #rollingstone #rollingstonemagazine #editorial #editorialphotography #digitaleditorial #editorialdesign #graphicdesign #magazine

This is from a story a year ago. Grimes in all her glory in Rolling Stone’s digital format. Thank you to photo and motion creator Charlotte Rutherford for taking classic Grimes and going crazy with it. 🖤.
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#grimes #grimesart #rollingstone #rollingstonemagazine #editorial #editorialphotography #digitaleditorial #editorialdesign #graphicdesign #magazine

Some 1960s fashion by designer Louis Feraud 😍.
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#louisferaud #fashiondesign #photography #fashionphotography #fashion #1960s #1960sfashion

Some 1960s fashion by designer Louis Feraud 😍.
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#louisferaud #fashiondesign #photography #fashionphotography #fashion #1960s #1960sfashion

These photos are a little wonky because my magazine broke, but this is a fantastic story of a female trucker (with a fire Farrah Faucet hairdo🔥) in the August 1982 issue of GEO magazine. The typography is so satisfyingly tight and chunky, and the photos are wonderful.
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#graphicdesign #typography #typographydesign #photography #editorialphotography #editorial #artdirection #editorialdesign #geomagazine #1980s #1982

These photos are a little wonky because my magazine broke, but this is a fantastic story of a female trucker (with a fire Farrah Faucet hairdo🔥) in the August 1982 issue of GEO magazine. The typography is so satisfyingly tight and chunky, and the photos are wonderful.
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#graphicdesign #typography #typographydesign #photography #editorialphotography #editorial #artdirection #editorialdesign #geomagazine #1980s #1982

Life magazine ad, September 4, 1970.

#graphicdesign #typography #typographydesign #advertising #lifemagazine #1970s #marlboroman #marlboro

Life magazine ad, September 4, 1970.

#graphicdesign #typography #typographydesign #advertising #lifemagazine #1970s #marlboroman #marlboro

Such an amazing cover for its simplicity and gloomy foreboding. January 31, 1969. The story is a mammoth seven spreads. The beauty of Life magazine is that it was always unselfconsciously a magazine dominated by photography and really simple design. And unlike National Geographic, Life is a huge tabloid size which really allows the viewer to get lost in the imagery.
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#lifemagazine #editorial #editorialphotography #editorialdesign #editorialartdirection #typography #typographydesign #magazine #magazinecover

Such an amazing cover for its simplicity and gloomy foreboding. January 31, 1969. The story is a mammoth seven spreads. The beauty of Life magazine is that it was always unselfconsciously a magazine dominated by photography and really simple design. And unlike National Geographic, Life is a huge tabloid size which really allows the viewer to get lost in the imagery.
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#lifemagazine #editorial #editorialphotography #editorialdesign #editorialartdirection #typography #typographydesign #magazine #magazinecover

Why does nobody talk about this woman?

If you don't already know her, meet Betty Davis.

I thought that surely this was a silly stage name and that her music was some silly and bizarre fame thirst. But Behold! Her last name is Davis because she was married to Miles Davis. And her music is actually quite amazing. Her other cool friends included Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone.

She grew up in North Carolina and as a child, wrote a song called, "I’m Going to Bake That Cake of Love".

She moved to NYC in the 60s and attended FIT where she met a lot of her arty friends who hung out in the village and designed crazy clothes. She apparently made a huge impact on Miles Davis' music through her funk and fashion influences.

Please enjoy her visual glory.

#BettyDavis #milesDavis #70sfunk #albumcovers #albumcoverdesign #graphicdesign #typography #typographicdesign #funk

Why does nobody talk about this woman?

If you don't already know her, meet Betty Davis.

I thought that surely this was a silly stage name and that her music was some silly and bizarre fame thirst. But Behold! Her last name is Davis because she was married to Miles Davis. And her music is actually quite amazing. Her other cool friends included Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone.

She grew up in North Carolina and as a child, wrote a song called, "I’m Going to Bake That Cake of Love".

She moved to NYC in the 60s and attended FIT where she met a lot of her arty friends who hung out in the village and designed crazy clothes. She apparently made a huge impact on Miles Davis' music through her funk and fashion influences.

Please enjoy her visual glory.

#BettyDavis #milesDavis #70sfunk #albumcovers #albumcoverdesign #graphicdesign #typography #typographicdesign #funk

I’m organizing my office and came across this photo. I had borrowed some very expensive Jean Paul Gaultier dresses from @everesthall_art to do a test shoot with the incredibly talented @micaelarossato . The shoot was fun and some of the shots ended up in a story in Italian Vogue that was about Gaultier. 🙌.
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#photoshoot #fashionphotography #photography #fashion #gaultier #artdirection #graphicdesign

I’m organizing my office and came across this photo. I had borrowed some very expensive Jean Paul Gaultier dresses from @everesthall_art to do a test shoot with the incredibly talented @micaelarossato . The shoot was fun and some of the shots ended up in a story in Italian Vogue that was about Gaultier. 🙌.
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#photoshoot #fashionphotography #photography #fashion #gaultier #artdirection #graphicdesign

I really want to add more beauty clients to the mix, so I’m gonna let these 1960s ads be my inspiration for spec work that they won’t be able to resist!
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#1960sfashion #1960sstyle #1960svintage #1960smakeup #beautyadvertising #makeup #graphicsesign #typographydesign #makeupadvertising

I really want to add more beauty clients to the mix, so I’m gonna let these 1960s ads be my inspiration for spec work that they won’t be able to resist!
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#1960sfashion #1960sstyle #1960svintage #1960smakeup #beautyadvertising #makeup #graphicsesign #typographydesign #makeupadvertising

I’m gonna have to get better with the x-acto knife if I wanna make this happen. 😳.
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#japanesecharacters #screenprinting #screenprint #typography #typographydesign #graphicdesign #japanese

I’m gonna have to get better with the x-acto knife if I wanna make this happen. 😳.
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#japanesecharacters #screenprinting #screenprint #typography #typographydesign #graphicdesign #japanese

I would have never discovered Pink Floyd as a kid had it not been for the “Dark Side of the Moon” album cover. Their genius, rolling melodic sounds still hold up and have those emotionally evocative trance sounds without being cheesy in any way. Their music is so visual. If you’re a fan of Pink Floyd, you must see the film called “Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii”. It’s a mesmerising documentary of a long, gorgeous jam, inside the ruins of Pompeii. Here are lots of their weird and wonderful album covers, plus some stills from Pompeii.

#albumcover #albumcoverart #albumcoverdesign #graphicdesign #pinkfloyd #pinkfloydcover #psychadelic #psychadelicmusic #60salbumcovers #70salbumcovers

I would have never discovered Pink Floyd as a kid had it not been for the “Dark Side of the Moon” album cover. Their genius, rolling melodic sounds still hold up and have those emotionally evocative trance sounds without being cheesy in any way. Their music is so visual. If you’re a fan of Pink Floyd, you must see the film called “Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii”. It’s a mesmerising documentary of a long, gorgeous jam, inside the ruins of Pompeii. Here are lots of their weird and wonderful album covers, plus some stills from Pompeii.

#albumcover #albumcoverart #albumcoverdesign #graphicdesign #pinkfloyd #pinkfloydcover #psychadelic #psychadelicmusic #60salbumcovers #70salbumcovers

I’m hoping to be making lots of posts featuring Japanese graphic designers, but here’s the first.

Brooklyn based Sho Shibuya is really into visually describing moments in a day of the week, mostly using japanese letterforms called “Katakana” (Katakana is used for writing the names of persons and geographical places, and other things I don’t understand). I don’t have to say much about his work, he’s just delightful and genius. One series with the katakana is called “Week”, and are titled by the day of week they were made, while the paintings that are on The New York Times front pages are part of a series called “sunrises from a small window.” which he’s been making during the pandemic lockdown to capture the different moods of the sunrise on different days of the week.

He founded an identity design studio called Placeholder, and his client work is completely fantastic too.

You can see more of his prolific work on his insta @shoshibuya and his agency work and other personal projects at placeholder.com

#graphicdesign #typography #katakana #typeface #typographydesign #color #visualjournal #graphicdesigner #creativedirection #japanesedesigner #japanesegraphicdesigner

I’m hoping to be making lots of posts featuring Japanese graphic designers, but here’s the first.

Brooklyn based Sho Shibuya is really into visually describing moments in a day of the week, mostly using japanese letterforms called “Katakana” (Katakana is used for writing the names of persons and geographical places, and other things I don’t understand). I don’t have to say much about his work, he’s just delightful and genius. One series with the katakana is called “Week”, and are titled by the day of week they were made, while the paintings that are on The New York Times front pages are part of a series called “sunrises from a small window.” which he’s been making during the pandemic lockdown to capture the different moods of the sunrise on different days of the week.

He founded an identity design studio called Placeholder, and his client work is completely fantastic too.

You can see more of his prolific work on his insta @shoshibuya and his agency work and other personal projects at placeholder.com

#graphicdesign #typography #katakana #typeface #typographydesign #color #visualjournal #graphicdesigner #creativedirection #japanesedesigner #japanesegraphicdesigner

Okay so this is FAR from perfect, but I’m very proud of myself for having the patience to paint this circle. Patience is not a strength of mine. I very much respect anyone who can paint a perfect edge to any shape. I want to ask them how the heck they do it.
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#color #neon #flourescent #flourescentpaint #painting #perfectcircle

Okay so this is FAR from perfect, but I’m very proud of myself for having the patience to paint this circle. Patience is not a strength of mine. I very much respect anyone who can paint a perfect edge to any shape. I want to ask them how the heck they do it.
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#color #neon #flourescent #flourescentpaint #painting #perfectcircle

A look board for a new identity project. A consultant who is warm, enthusiastic, energetic. Her clients describe her in way that evokes the feel of a ray of sunshine. A luminous ball of fire. She’s truly unique.
#branding #brandidentity #brandidentitydesign #color #luminosity #creativedirection #artdirection #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #nonprofit

A look board for a new identity project. A consultant who is warm, enthusiastic, energetic. Her clients describe her in way that evokes the feel of a ray of sunshine. A luminous ball of fire. She’s truly unique.
#branding #brandidentity #brandidentitydesign #color #luminosity #creativedirection #artdirection #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #nonprofit

I’m certainly not an apparel designer, but a year ago Billboard asked me to design some merch for the Billboard Hot 100 chart. I’m pretty sure they never ended up making any, but I had fun with it. I tried common terms on the charts like “2 Weeks at No. 1” and “RE-ENTRY” and some duct tape because why not? Duct tape makes me think of musicians on tour. ⚡️
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#billboard #billboardhot100 #merchdesign #merch #merchandise #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #graphictees #typographydesign #artdirection #music #musicindustry

I’m certainly not an apparel designer, but a year ago Billboard asked me to design some merch for the Billboard Hot 100 chart. I’m pretty sure they never ended up making any, but I had fun with it. I tried common terms on the charts like “2 Weeks at No. 1” and “RE-ENTRY” and some duct tape because why not? Duct tape makes me think of musicians on tour. ⚡️
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#billboard #billboardhot100 #merchdesign #merch #merchandise #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #graphictees #typographydesign #artdirection #music #musicindustry

A fantastic fashion story inside the November 1998 issue of the British mag “The Face”. Overwhelmingly for the photography. I’m not sure that I ever read much of magazines, I usually buy them for the pictures 👍. Photos by Elaine Constantine

#editorial #editorialdesign #editorialphotography #fashion #fashionphotography #thefacemagazine #magazines #magazinedesign #graphicdesign #artdirection #elaineconstantine

A fantastic fashion story inside the November 1998 issue of the British mag “The Face”. Overwhelmingly for the photography. I’m not sure that I ever read much of magazines, I usually buy them for the pictures 👍. Photos by Elaine Constantine

#editorial #editorialdesign #editorialphotography #fashion #fashionphotography #thefacemagazine #magazines #magazinedesign #graphicdesign #artdirection #elaineconstantine

I came across an interview with the famous Esquire art director George Lois in an old Juxtapoz magazine. So I figured it’s worth posting as many of his covers as I can in one post! .
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Here we have a woman getting shaved to represent the masculinization of women in the 60s, the passion of Muhammad Ali using arrows, a woman in a trash can, Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw looking beat up, values in California respresented by a woman dressed up with a fake chest next to one looking demure, Andy Warhol being swallowed by tomato soup, Lauren Hutton’s face getting divided into four male fantasies, and boxer Sunny Listor in a Santa hat for Christmas, Nixon getting his makeup done, and the others. Too many to describe here because nobody wants to read all this. .
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If you can zoom in to read the cover lines, do it because they are so good! .
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#esquiremagazine #georgelois #artdirection #artdirector #creativedirector #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #typography #magazinedesign #editorial #editorialdesign

I came across an interview with the famous Esquire art director George Lois in an old Juxtapoz magazine. So I figured it’s worth posting as many of his covers as I can in one post! .
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Here we have a woman getting shaved to represent the masculinization of women in the 60s, the passion of Muhammad Ali using arrows, a woman in a trash can, Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw looking beat up, values in California respresented by a woman dressed up with a fake chest next to one looking demure, Andy Warhol being swallowed by tomato soup, Lauren Hutton’s face getting divided into four male fantasies, and boxer Sunny Listor in a Santa hat for Christmas, Nixon getting his makeup done, and the others. Too many to describe here because nobody wants to read all this. .
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If you can zoom in to read the cover lines, do it because they are so good! .
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#esquiremagazine #georgelois #artdirection #artdirector #creativedirector #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #typography #magazinedesign #editorial #editorialdesign

I’m working on a project for one of my entertainment clients that’s all about fans. I thought it would be funny to use the iconic Beatlemania photos of crazed fans for imagery. I found stuff so great I had to share. What I want to know is why all the crying?! I get the screaming, but crying? Is the longing just so intense that crying is the only option?
My uncle was in the group Jay and the Americans. They opened for the Beatles at their first concert ever in the US. He said: “The moment that like 30 policemen walked them down (to the stage) the place started screaming like crazy,” he says. ”...It was a roar. They plugged in, but the amps were tiny, the kind you see at a Holiday Inn. You really couldn’t hear them. But when they shook their heads, and their hair wiggled, you knew that it wasn’t about the music. It was about the event.”
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#beatles #beatlemania #artdirection #creativedirection #graphicdesignblg

I’m working on a project for one of my entertainment clients that’s all about fans. I thought it would be funny to use the iconic Beatlemania photos of crazed fans for imagery. I found stuff so great I had to share. What I want to know is why all the crying?! I get the screaming, but crying? Is the longing just so intense that crying is the only option?
My uncle was in the group Jay and the Americans. They opened for the Beatles at their first concert ever in the US. He said: “The moment that like 30 policemen walked them down (to the stage) the place started screaming like crazy,” he says. ”...It was a roar. They plugged in, but the amps were tiny, the kind you see at a Holiday Inn. You really couldn’t hear them. But when they shook their heads, and their hair wiggled, you knew that it wasn’t about the music. It was about the event.”
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#beatles #beatlemania #artdirection #creativedirection #graphicdesignblg

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