
gallery magazine vol.17
by alaundre
– my local bookstore is slow getting new editions of these every month… choisgallery.com
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by alaundre
– my local bookstore is slow getting new editions of these every month… choisgallery.com
Categories: materialism, seen • Tags: design, design magazine, magazines, publication
by alaundre
I am lousy with designing patterns, so this is somewhat of interest to me: IdN v19n4: Shapes-in-Pattern — Shaping Their Own Patterns Patterns are easy, right? Just come up with a nice little design, then copy-and-paste it ad infinitum. Well, nothing could be further from the truth. We decided to reduce the parameters even further – and asked seven creatives who utilise mainly shapes to achieve their desired effect, how the tight discipline involved both constrains and liberates them. It […]
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by alaundre
gallery : the world’s best graphics volume 16
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by alaundre
– The Line Issue IdN v19n3: The Line Issue — Artist on the Front Line A line is so much more than just the distance between two dots. It is the fundamental building-block that every artist employs – even if, like Jackson Pollock, they are simply dribbling paint onto a horizontal canvas. It is a signifier of innate talent: the critics speak of “bold” lines and “subtle” lines. One would be hard-pressed to think of any work of art that […]
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by alaundre
gallery : the world’s best graphics just noticed it’s from Feb 2012. i thought i picked up a more recent one //
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Sexual Graphics – Visual Orgasm Issue We’re pretty sure we’ve already got your attention just with the use of that word “sexual” because nothing arouses so much interest or is capable of stirring up so much controversy. With the help of 11 top-flight practitioners who have flirted with the bare-all approach, we examine the pros and cons of using sex to spice up your portfolio – and present some eye-popping examples of their work to help you make up your […]
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by alaundre
IdN v19n1: Invitation Design — RSVP Whether it happens to be what they specialize in, or something that they are only called upon to undertake from time to time, almost all designers enjoy putting together the collateral for a meaningful private event. The freedom from the often suffocating demands of a commercial brief are part of the attraction, as is the satisfaction that comes from giving immediate pleasure to people and being temporarily welcomed into their world. In this issue, […]
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– Finally found the battery charger for my digital camera…picked this up a few weeks back but still haven’t read through most of it, it’s crammed with stuff I’m interested in though: // Computer Arts Collection Volume 01 Number 02 : Typography Includes Sawdust Studio’s creation of a font from start to finish; Interview with Jonathan Barnbrook (one of the more prominent typographic designers of the mid-late ’90s featured in countless typography/design books from that time); articles on 3 bordering […]
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IdN v18n6: Humorous Design — Design in Contempt Who doesn’t like to make people laugh? An ability to do this always adds something special to the message being conveyed, however serious its ultimate intent, and the rewards for those designers with a universal sense of humour, and technique to match, can be huge. In this issue, we have gathered together the work and words of 11 genuinely funny designers, who all have radically different approaches. If you think that you […]
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by alaundre
– was wondering what this was, gallery : the world’s best graphics…really? first i was like… then i was like oh yeah…
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