Andrea Hübner is a photographer from Frankfurt, Germany. She shoots everything from nature to architecture, but it’s obvious her true passion lies in shooting portraits and nudes—as they have a distinctly ethereal and intimate viewpoint. See the rest of her portfolio here.
Speaking of Michael Beirut…as a student in his 100 Day Workshop at Yale, Rachel Berger took on her own project and finished it with a fantastic result. In her words:
Every day for one hundred days (from October 30, 2008 to February 6, 2009) I picked a paint chip out of a bag and responded to it with a short writing. I have selected my favorite forty, titling each writing with the number of the day it was written (out of 100) and the name of the color from that day’s paint chip.
Each piece of writing is deeply personal and always connected to the color, either associated by name or mood. Check out the chips and corresponding writing over at Design Observer.
The Saga Of Biorn from The Animation Workshop.
Biôrn, an old Viking, is determined to reach Valhalla, the warrior’s afterlife full of excessive drinking and debauchery. To gain entry he has to die honorably in battle, but he discovers that the right death isn’t so easy.
The most recent lecture hosted by the School of Visual Art’s Design Criticism program featured fellow Ohio-native, Michael Bierut. Hailing from the suburbs of Cleveland, Michael’s talk followed his life’s major events, but without the standard photo album. In simple black and white fashionable slides, he described the influences that brought him where he is today, painted with plenty of colorful anecdotes to capture the moment.
Along the way, he credits early artistic influences that pointed him down the path he is now. From Saturday morning art classes at the Cleveland Museum of Art when he was younger, to his self-made mini magazines and newsletters, Michael eventually found himself being asked to create a poster for a school play in junior high.
Seeing the poster covering the walls at school, he felt the spark. The “magic of mass reproduction” caught on and the thrill of producing art as a graphic designer became his ultimate goal.
Michael’s accomplishments thereafter are any designer’s dream. After getting a start at Vignelli Associates and working his way up to VP of graphic design, he left after 10 years and is now a partner at Pentagram and teaching at the Yale School of Art. His incredibly inspiring 100 Day Project assignment is an example of creativity at its best.
As a co-founder of the Design Observer, a blog with a great iPhone app, and the second voice you hear in the infamous Helvetica documentary, Michael is an example of a highly-driven graphic designer overflowing with inspiration.
His advice for designers?
1. Agree to do things before you actually know how to do them.
2. Be yourself.
3. Do many things at once.
Discovered Art&Ghosts the other day and love the strange, dreamlike portraits and creatures in UK artist Louise‘s work. She shows a great deal of range in mediums and styles, so I suggest browsing her site to see everything firsthand.
If you’re in Chicago, be sure to make it out to The COOP tonite to see my buddy/coworker’s show!
Slowly is a collection of works by Andy Luce that celebrates the creative process.
During a time when hurried production takes precedence over the slow ovement of an endeavor, it is essential to keep the appreciation of a craft alive. Beginning with an empty surface and ending with an inspired conclusion, each texture, layer and brushstroke validates the process of creation as being as equally momentous as the final work itself.
Check out some of Andy’s work at his site: visualarmory.com
See you tonight!
Slowly: New Works by Andy Luce
7–10pm
Friday, February 25th
The COOP
845 W. Fulton Street, #201
Chicago, IL 60607
You can’t go wrong with warm colors on craft paper and Nate Williams amazing illustrations. This rebranding is the work of Dallas-based Matchbox Studio, an award-winning print and interactive design firm.
