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Daily Archives: September 25, 2011
The White Spaces Between the Characters
Each day we are bombarded with messages, from the time we wake up in the morning, throughout our daily routines, on the street, in the car, at home with our families, in the grocery store, and by then end of … Continue reading
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Formalism and Post-Modernism
This weeks reading provided a very interesting comparison between Formalism and Postmodern Pluralism. The philosophies behind each form of art differ on a fundamental level. In Why is That Art? the authors do a nice job of positioning these forms … Continue reading
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“DRINK COKE PERIOD”
Until recently typefaces when largely unnoticed to me. While I always had a passion for design and layout I never really took the time to understand and appreciate the small nuances of different typefaces. However since watching this movie and … Continue reading
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Helvetica – The familiar stranger.
I found myself a little annoyed with myself while watching “Helvetica”. While its history is fascinating and full of anecdotes told my many, I couldn’t get over for a large portion of the film that I was possibly seeing Helvetica … Continue reading
Helvetica period.
Going into this, I really didn’t know how one typeface could support an hour and twenty minute long documentary. Though it wasn’t the most enthralling 80 minutes of my life, I appreciated how the director used this one typeface to … Continue reading
Formalism + Postmodernism
I find myself stuck, as an art lover and sometimes even a creator, between whether I believe in the formalist view of art or if I find that postmodernism is a better lens to view art through. The thing about … Continue reading
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Hillman Curtis: Artist Series
Within the ‘Hillman Curtis Artist Series’ there are a number of differing vantage points of art, from graphic design to video to installation art. Not every occupation in this series would be thought of as ‘artist’ but it is clear … Continue reading
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Helvetica, period.
I have come away from this documentary with a new found appreciation for this font, I never spent much time acknowledging its existence, however my thoughts have changed. I watched Helvetica twice, the first time I got the superficial idea … Continue reading
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I want to grow a beard
I found me new love. And it is Lawrence Weiner’s beard. Also, his hands, knotted bun at the back of his head, and the fact that he smokes pot on camera. Why is it that artists talk so poetically? I … Continue reading
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Add color to our world.
Helvetica emerged in 1957 from Münchenstein, Switzerland, hence the name derived from the Latin word Helvetia, meaning Switzerland. During this time in the late 1950s, design in Europe started to see the revival of san serif typefaces and needed a … Continue reading
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