jellyfish | Melissa Hirsch

09Feb10

So the Citation Show is coming up. I have to decide pretty soon if I’m going to enter anything into the show. I want to submit a piece I did for Fibers class last spring. I used fabric I dyed, glass beads, wire, and silver thread/stitching to create a jellyfish. I then framed it. I have been thinking about building a shallow box to add to the back of the frame on a hinge so it would be like a medicine cabinet, but I can’t decide. I don’t know if I will like it…

So, I was just doing a little surfing searching for “jelly fish” when I discovered the image I used as reference when I was creating my jellyfish. Little did I know back then- the image was actually a photo of another artist’s work—not of a jellyfish!

Here is the photo:

which can be found at capegallery.com.

The artist is Melissa Hirsch. Apparently, she makes art out of fishing line that is incredibly life-like! I would love to own one of her pieces to display in my future home! Too bad I don’t live near the ocean, where it would look a bit more appropriate.

So, still un-decided about what I’m going to submit to the Citation Show, but I did discover an artist that I like!

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Tags: art, artwork, fishing line, jellyfish, life-like, Melissa Hirsch, ocean

halloween 2010

08Jan10

okay, so what if it’s only January and snow has been on the ground for weeks and probably still will be for another month? After enjoying the paper works of Nikki Salk and Amy Flurry of paper cut project you will be thinking of creative costumes too!

I would love to pair one of these masks up with a cute cocktail dress for a chic halloween party! Maybe I’ll just have to make my own come October!

*Disclaimer: photos of paper mask works by Mali Azima 2009; other images gathered from world wide web

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Tags: amy flurry, costume, design sponge, halloween, masks, nikki salk, paper art, paper cut project

yuken teruya

06Jan10

http://www.yukenteruyastudio.com/en/projects/notice_forest

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Tags: art, artist, designsponge, New York, recycled, trees

kate forrester

03Dec09

Okay, so whilst viewing my favorite design-related blog design*sponge I was treated to some illustrations by United Kingdom illustrator/designer Kate Forrester.

Her work on the John Lewis Christmas campaign really caught my eye! The negative space is just great. It really creates interest and a relationship to the products featured throughout the campaign.

Since I just adored what I saw on design*sponge, I just HAD to check out the link to her blog. From there, I jumped to her website and got to click through some more great images like this one:

I just really admire the people who create illustration work like this. Kate Forrester’s hand-drawn type seems to be based around the same typeface, so it all has a very similar look. However, when it’s used on diverse projects with a variety of different imagery “growing” off and around it she does get completely different feelings conveyed.

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Professions from the surrounding area say that UCM is really lacking in typography. I am going to have to make myself do some side projects between now and graduation to really improve myself so I am marketable.

I have a lot of growing still to do.

Check back soon to see if I post some of my own side typography projects.

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Tags: christmas campaign, design, graphic design, hand drawn type, illustration, kate forrester, london, typography, UK

AIGA holiday cards

10Nov09

AIGA holiday card sales benefit the UCM AIGA student group. To place an order, please contact the UCM AIGA student group via email at ucmaiga@gmail.com with your full name, campus address and order information. To receive your card(s) by Friday, November 20th, the order must be submitted by midnight on Monday, November 16th. To receive your card(s) by Friday, December 4th, orders must be submitted by midnight on Monday, November 30th. All sales are final. Payment due upon delivery (cash and checks accepted).

You can also purchase holiday cards at the UCM Holiday Market, scheduled for Tuesday, December 1st from 3:30-6:30 p.m. in the Elliott Union.

All designs have blank insides so you can write a personal message!

Prices are as follows for all designs:
75 cents per postcard
$1 single card and envelope
$5 pack of 6 cards and envelopes
$9 pack of 12 cards and envelopes
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AIGA members: Click Here
to download an order form and start selling!

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holiday wreath ideas

05Nov09

Last year we put some cheap decorations on the outside of our front door, this year I think I want to spruce it up a bit more…

Some ideas for holiday wreaths that I’m looking at:

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Tags: craft project, decorations, holiday season, holiday wreath

living room redo

05Oct09

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Fun Find

11Sep09

Thank you for the post Design*Sponge

recipe box and letterpress recipe cards from Moontree

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Tags: letterpress, Moontree, recipe cards

I Could Live In This Future

02Sep09

So, just got an email from the graphic design LinkedIn group. “40 Awesome Futuristic City Illustrations” caught my attention. So I clicked. I went on to the Zeemp Blog and scrolled through. 

I was delighted to find the following illustrations:

I kinda like it. I think I could live in this future. It combines our human forms and raw materials/construction with the raw environment that God created. 

I really love these images. I kinda want to purchase a print just so I can hang them in my future office or home!  

 

To see more from Dylan Cole, visit www.dylancolestudio.com.

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Tags: dylan cole, future, futuristic illustrations, illustration

Font Conference

01Sep09

^ If you are a type nerd at all, you’ll enjoy this clip from College Humor [dotcom]

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Tags: college humor, font conference