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2012 Pratt Show
It’s that time of year again: the Pratt Show, showcasing the graduating class of Pratt designers, illustrators, and others. It runs for the next few days, May 7–May 10th at the Manhattan Center on 34th Street in Manhattan. Come check it out and hire all my wonderful students. The Communications Department website is worth a…
Empiricist League: Darwin v Robots May 9th
The Empiricist League, who we’ve branded, has their first event, “Darwin Vs Robot” on Wedenesday, May 9th at the Lolita Bar at 266 Broome Street in Manhattan. Beer + science? What could be better? Three amazing speakers will be presenting. Darwin’s Devices: What Evolving Robots Can Teach Us About the History of Life and…
Client Kristen Davis of Popcorn Noir wins cooking competition
Kristen Davis, proprietor of Popcorn Noir, whose identity and signage we designed, won the Beringer Wine Estate’s Great Steak Challenge, which will be aired on the Cooking Channel April 10th. Her earlier press release gives the details. Can’t wait to watch the show.
UnMap Polaroid show up at Pratt
The UnMap Queens show is hanging in the Communications Design office at Pratt Institute. This is a collaboration with designer and artist Carl Gambrell of Projector Creative, sponsored by the Impossible Project. Gambrell and I spent several weeks exploring the mysterious corners of Queens, armed with Polaroid Spectra System cameras. Queens is a fascinating spot on…
Bill Kontzias’ Brooklyn Portrait Project
I’m honored to be (with my son, Ben) part of photographer (and Pratt colleague)Â Bill Kontzias‘ Brooklyn Portrait Project, now hanging at Kingsborough College through March 21st. Kontzias’ shots of Brooklyn locals have been seen recently in the NYTimes’ The Local and BAM. As the life in the images attests, the snapping of the shutter…
Where’s My Jetpack?
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Where’s My Jetpack show opening and Social Media Week panel.
We’re exhibiting in the “Where’s My Jetpack?” group show for Social Media week.
We’re excited to be part of the upcoming “Where’s My Jetpack?” show. The show, at Cyber-NY in Manhattan, 23rd & Madison, opens on Friday, February 17 for Social Media Week with a moderated panel discussion at 4pm, “The Collision of Social Media and the Arts,” with representatives from fashion, music, interactive, and the arts, followed…
Former students featured on the Dieline
Packaging blog The Dieline featured the work of two of my former students, Melissa Deckert and Emily Hale this past week. More of their work can be found here at Salt and Seed and here as well as here. They’re graduating soon, so if you’re looking for fresh talent and gutsy poise, hire them.
Popcorn Noir on NPR
Our first Western Mass client, Popcorn Noir, was featured on NPR recently. It is a wonderful addition to the area, a free movie theater showing an eccentric variety of good films. And it’s an inspiring re-invention: a former storefront church transformed into a comfy Art Deco space. Listen to the NPR piece, then join me…
Former student Arianna Toft a finalist in the American Batik Design Competition
Another talented former Pratt student is distinguishing herself. Arianna “Pika” Toft is a finalist in the Indonesian government’s first American Batik Design Competition. Her design is an impressive hybrid of Native American motifs, traditional Indonesian elements, and a contemporary sensibility that channels mid-century modern hipster flatness. On her design, she writes, “Totem poles are among…