graphic design & ILLUSTRATION
Throughout 2011 we will be rolling out a new look for the entire Columbus Brewing Company line. The logo and colors are pretty much staying the same but we are rethinking the overall look. The first piece hit the shelves this week-- the updated Summerteeth packages. All of the seasonal and specialty beers will follow this style and they will work together to build a stronger specialty lineup. I still geek out about seeing my work on store shelves.
I've had a lot of questions regarding submitting art for the pinchflat poster show. The number one question is this: If I submit a PDf of my design on-line do I need to wait to hear back to see if it was accepted into the show? the answer is NO. So long as your design fits the following criteria, it is approved for the show:
1. must be slikscreen or letterpress printed (etchings or linocuts are also allowed)
2. must be at least 11x17
3. must provide 30 prints for the show (anything left over will be returned after the gallery closes)
4. Must be bicycle themed.
If it fits these criteria, it's good to go. Just sigup at www.pinchflatcolumbus.com and submit a PDf or screen capture of your art then send it to print and deliver them to Wild Goose Creative by the deadline. Then come out to the event and see the beautiful work designed by local artists to raise awareness of biking on our community and to support some great non-profits.
Special 4th Thursday Event, March 24th, 2011
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Knowlton Hall | Ohio State University
Italian-born Matteo Bologna credits a breakup with a girlfriend for leading him to his love of typeface design. For three months, he multi-tasked between grueling goodbyes over the phone and learning one of the first type software programs (available only in English, his second language).
Fast-forward 20 years and one cross-continental move, and he's the founder, president, and creative mastermind behind internationally acclaimed New York branding and design agency Mucca Design.
With energy, intellect, and quick wit, he's led the Mucca Design team in shaping brands like Adobe, Harper Collins, Random House, the Standard Hotel Restaurants in LA, and Target.
His work in design and typography has commanded the attention and accolades of AIGA, Communication Arts, Eye, Graphis, HOW, PRINT, STEP, The Art Directors Club, The James Beard Foundation, and The Type Directors Club.
Join CSCA on Thursday, March 24, to hear Matteo Bologna discuss what drives him to sweat the details of design and typeface development. (And while we're talking about faces, we might be so bold to ask about the incredible mustache he dons on his own.)
I sent my files off today to my friends at the half and half. They do great work. I can't wait to see them printed. I decided to do two posters that can be displayed individually or as a set. No right-side up, you decide how you want to hang them.
Pinchflat has extended the deadline for submission to April 15th. All you have to do between now and then is sign up on the website and submit a screen capture or PDF of your artwork. Go to www.pinchflatcolumbus.com to sign up.
Sign up and submit your design before end of day March 15!
More information here: www.pinchflatcolumbus.com
About 2 months ago, I had the idea for this app running through my brain. The iPad is the perfect format for playing with type. No need to tie on a shop apron or cleanup the ink...
Seems someone else was thinking about it too. I will be installing it for sure.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/821242145/lettermpress-a-virtual-letterpress-on-your-ipad
Wild Goose Creative, in partnership with Yay Bikes!, Fulcrum Creatives, and Jeremy Slagle Design, announces a call for entries to a bicycle-inspired poster show called Pinchflat. Posters will be displayed and sold at Wild Goose Creative (2491 Summit Street, Columbus) and pinchflatcolumbus.com starting with a poster party on Saturday, May 14, 2011 and continuing through June 17.
All posters will be created by artists in Columbus or central Ohio. Artwork included in the poster show will encourage bike riding, celebrate the art and craft of bikes, or invite thought about bikes as an important way to get around Columbus. Pinchflat is intended to be a fun, creative, celebratory approach to cycling.
For a call for entries visit: http://pinchflatcolumbus.com/call.htm
I'm honored to be chosen as a judge for Protoype Design Camp, coming up next week at the Etech Conference in Columbus. They have put together a really great team of judges and mentors for the event. It should be fun to see what the students come up with during their 3-day challenge.
I've never designed a tattoo before. I've been asked by many friends and others over the years and I've always declined. Mostly because I would rather leave that sort of thing up to the experts--there are a lot of amazing tattoo artists around. Also because it's very permanent. I mean, it's going on someone's body. It just seems a little scary.
But when a friend approached me at Christmas and asked me to give her a custom piece of type, I couldn't resist. Emmanuel means "God with us." Seemed appropriate for the Christmas season. She asked for a custom script face and something that looks hand-drawn and somewhat imperfect. So here it is. Hope you like it Cole.
I'll try to upload some photos and video of her getting inked. Stay tuned.
I started out with a pencil sketch and did the final with a waterbrush filled with fountain pen ink to give it a rough analog feel.
