Category Archives: Design

Friday Night Flicks: Pokras Lampas and Julien Breton

Posted on May 26, 2017 by

Time for two more calligraphy videos, today featuring “the largest calligraphy artwork in the world” and lettering with light. The rooftop calligraffiti piece by Pokras Lampas may indeed be the biggest in the world. It is certainly large and the … Continue reading →

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The Box Factory

Posted on May 21, 2017 by

I’ve done quite a bit of production work this week, starting with 25 copies of the label for If I could save time in a bottle. Here’s the layout page in InDesign, and the stack of trimmed labels. Here’s a label glued to an unassembled box. … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Engineering the Perfect Pop and Wenn ich einen Garten hätte

Posted on May 19, 2017 by

Tonight’s flicks re-visit pop-up books. The first is a video of Matthew Reinhart talking about his process in designing pop-up books, the second is a video of a pop-up book created by a German kindergarten class.       You can … Continue reading →

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Box and Socks

Posted on May 14, 2017 by

It took a few more practice models along the way but the box for the little bottles is now designed, printed, and one copy completed.

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Little Boxes

Posted on May 7, 2017 by

I have been playing with bits of paper and making little boxes this week. Back in early April I mentioned working on a new piece called If I could save time in a bottle. Each copy will include 4 small … Continue reading →

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A DIY Easter Bunny

Posted on April 15, 2017 by

I am posting a day early because tomorrow morning I will be busy cooking turkey and accompaniments for a 1 p.m. Easter Dinner. Yesterday’s Friday Night Flick was my 300th post. In celebration (and because it is seasonally appropriate) here is … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Memories of Science

Posted on March 31, 2017 by

Memories of Science is an artist’s book by Dorothy Yule. Here’s an entertaining little video of the book in action.     If you are feeling particularly affluent, you can order a copy of Memories of Science through 23 Sandy Gallery. … Continue reading →

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Life in Circles

Posted on March 12, 2017 by

Occasionally I notice that my life is recursive: things appear, then disappear, then return –a bit of déja vu all over again. In August of 1996, I attended (as a guest) the combined 114th meeting of the American Ornithologists Union … Continue reading →

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Progressing Sideways

Posted on February 26, 2017 by

I mentioned in a previous post that I have been collecting maps of places I have lived. This week I did some experimenting with book structures for the project. I want to do some stitching on the pages, so using … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Flicks: Font Men

Posted on February 24, 2017 by

The former partnership of Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones unfortunately ended the way many partnerships end: an acrimonious lawsuit and an out-of-court settlement. In 2013, while still working together, they won the prestigious AIGA medal. This film was produced to celebrate … Continue reading →

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