Scott Thomas: Designing the Obama Campaign
“As the Design Director for Obama’s 2008 campaign, Scott Thomas led a now-historic political campaign, in which branding, design, and the web played a truly pivotal role. Likening the experience to...
View ArticleMilton Glaser Draws & Lectures
Today I got the chance to talk through a couple of years worth of drawings to art students at HC. Over the course of these sessions we talked a lot about drawing and this video seems to summarize my...
View ArticleMichael Bierut’s Journals
If you’ve been here before or met me in person you know I’m a sucker for journals; over the past 5 years I’ve filled my fair share (12) with drawings, words, t-shirt sketches, coffee stains and the...
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Chris Jordan
My friend Dennis just passed the work of Chris Jordan my way. Shocking. In case you’re in need of another reason to think critically about our society’s consumption habits (as if you haven’t seen...
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Joseph Cornell and Found Objects
Our recent visit to Seedlings reminded me of Joseph Cornell and his use of found materials and things otherwise thought of as junk. While not exactly the same as the altered books we are working on,...
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Trade School and Alternative Economies
I found this today and it’s blowing my mind!!! Trade School is a barter based educational community in New York and it’s amazing! I’m convinced something like this could thrive in Grand Rapids (sadly,...
View ArticleNew School & Maestro Knows
My brain is so full right now. This morning I got together with a local leader to chat about creative education in Holland. Her passion for the success of her students was contagious and throughout the...
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