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Also, this is the website that I originally posted in a reply when I wasn’t able to post anything yet. This is a Henri Cartier-Bresson photo essay website that really captured my attention. Enjoy!...
View ArticleBookbinding Tutorials
While continuing to research bookbinding, I came across the youtube channel SeaLemonDIY that has many various step-by-step tutorials. I enjoyed listening to her videos, and I felt like it was something...
View ArticleBook Binding inspirations
If you’re looking for some more book binding inspirations I strongly suggest to check out pinterest for some great examples of all different kinds of binding methods. Not only did I find pictures on...
View ArticleAfter October 31 there is November 1…
Day of The Dead A 15 Minute Film by Charles and Ray Eames from the film Day of the Dead, a 1957 film by the famous artists and designers Charles and Ray Eames, explores the wild and haunted Mexican...
View Article“Artist of the Day” learning opportunities
Many are familiar with Reddit, a site of user-generated news links that refers to itself as “the front page of the internet.” Reddit entries are organized into areas of interest called “subreddits;”...
View ArticleJustice !
I have some cool information about Justice ( a band). They are a French duo , Xavier and Gaspard, under Ed Banger Records. Their sound is a mix of electronic, disco, and metal. They have used samples...
View ArticleSt. Francis & Justice…a connection?
I had just finished reading the Justice post and reviewing the images that accompanied the text when I heard on the radio that a “manuscript” from Italy was arriving in NYC. Then, a few days later I...
View ArticleFor the world’s more full of WEEP than you can understand
There are many great (and not so great) bands within New York City. Some bands will catch their big break, some will continue to tour the dive bars. One band that has caught my attention is WEEP. The...
View ArticleDesign is everything. Everything!
Design is the method of putting form and content together. Design, just as art, has multiple definitions; there is no single definition. Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so...
View ArticlePSD Mockups for Graphic Designers
In doing research to find Mockup templates, I came across this website that has mockups from Magazines to Outdoor scenes. Very useful!
View ArticleAAS Graphic Design Presents Ryan McGinness: Studio Process
Some of you may have seen the emails and posters floating around campus for this event. I decided to swing by to check it out. I wasn’t sure what to expect as this was my first time attending an AMT,...
View ArticleABOUT THE CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS | NYC
This is my semester post about one of my favorite places, The Center for Book Arts. The Center is dedicated to exploring and cultivating contemporary aesthetic interpretations of the book as an art...
View ArticlePRINTED MATTER | Now in Chelsea
Photo Essay with Text: “Justicia” | By Stephanie Segura Brooklyn: La Chamba Press, 2015 Yes, more about books…today is my day to remind everyone about those little creative places in NYC that we often...
View ArticleThumbnails Allowed at The Society of Illustrators…Let’s Sketch
SI Logo Designed by Bradbury Thompson We talk about “the process” week after week. Sketching and drawing as well as thumbnails or doodles are often the creative start to a process. In the winter of...
View ArticleGirls and Boys…Swedish Wooden Toys
On view at Bard Graduate Center from September 18, 2015 through January 17, 2016. There are over 300 “playthings” that date from the 16th to the early 21st centuries. These wonderful toys range from...
View ArticleIkko Tanaka
Last May, I happened upon the “How Posters Work” show at the Cooper Hewitt museum. Today, I am embarrassed to admit that this was one of the first times I had really considered poster design to be an...
View ArticleManhattan Street Performance: A Photo Essay
The process of developing my photo essay over the course of two months was an interesting one. For worse or for better, very little of my original idea survived to the final stages of the process. If...
View ArticleWhy are these 32 symbols found in ancient caves all over Europe?
FROM TODAY’S TED TALK: Written language, the hallmark of human civilization, didn’t just suddenly appear one day. Thousands of years before the first fully developed writing systems, our ancestors...
View ArticleNew York Books for Your Coffee Table or Your Coffee Break
As you know by now about my blogging on the latest and the greatest… I love books. I took a stroll after Thanksgiving dinner and that stroll led me right to The Strand on Broadway & 12th St. NYC....
View ArticlePrestone Printing Company Tour
A few weeks back, I was given the opportunity to visit Prestone Printing Company. This impressive print production facility is location in Long Island City. Glenn Baken, Parsons Graphic Design...
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