Archive for February, 2010
We continue our typographic experiments trying to capture the mood of every day of the week. Today is Saturday’s turn. [ READ MORE ]
At age 17, right after high school, I moved to Mexico City to pursue an art education. I enrolled at the Escuela Activa de Fotografía in Coyoacán for one year (before switching to graphic design). At the time, I loved to photograph people. Over two decades later, I’m picking up the camera again! I’m currently taking [ READ MORE ]
alfalfa studio’s good friend, and design extraordinaire, Pablo Medina is giving a presentation aptly titled Print Design Now at the design studio TODA. You still can rsvp (I think) at pdn@toda.net. Limited seating is available. Time: 7–9 pm. Place: TODA, 250 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013 Pablo has been a working artist and designer for fifteen [ READ MORE ]
These sketches are part of ongoing typographic experiments at the studio. With this series we are trying to capture the mood of every day of the week via hand lettering. [ READ MORE ]
Last weekend we visited an engaging show presenting the work of 16 international artists whose use low-tech means to create astonishing and stirring illusions. Although these works would seem to lend themselves to the digitized special effects and technology readily available today, this select group of artists tends to prefer age-old techniques such as trompe [ READ MORE ]
Today we share a fun typographic project conceived by alfalfa’s own Nigel Sielegar. Many type characters come together to interpret the powerful (and sarcastic) lyrics of Jamie Cullum’s “Twenty Something.” This clever little piece was created at the fabulous “Just Type” class taught by the brilliant designer Gail Anderson at SVA and won a certificate of typographic [ READ MORE ]
From the artist website: “Through striking visual imagery, Jeff Soto communicates profound visions and fears, nostalgia of his youth, and themes of love, lust, and hope. Soto’s distinct color palette, subject matter, technique and bold themes resonate with a growing audience. Inspired by childhood toys, the colorful lifestyle of skateboarding and graffiti, hip-hop and popular [ READ MORE ]
This weekend, we attended the opening in NYC, of filmmaker-turned-street artist, Mr. Brainwash’s newest exhibition “Icons.” His style and subject matter brings to mind Andy Warhol’s portraits of famous designers, musicians, politicians and other pop icons. The hundred-plus large-scale paint-splattered portraits, are displayed in an over the top 15,000-square-foot warehouse in New York’s Meat [ READ MORE ]
“A smile is an involuntary reaction, and it’s supposed to be this completely positive thing, but of course it isn’t always. It’s that idea of conflicting emotions, of doing the thing you’re supposed to, but using it to mask what’s going on, because you can smile out of anxiety as well. It can lead to [ READ MORE ]
alfalfa studio’s brainchild company, alfalfa seeds’ next collection features Seven Latin Divas. A series of posterized images of seven immortal women from the worlds of film, art, music, and politics. In style, this collection is reminiscent of the statuesque image of Che Guevara that instantly deified him as a symbol of defiance – and later [ READ MORE ]