04/30/2009: BRIEN HOLMAN 'GETS 'ER DONE'

Vizworld recently featured an article on “We are Royale," a company founded by Brien Holman (YG5). You can peep the finished piece over here.

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04/29/2009: GUY AROCH IN MAY ISSUE OF NYLON

Photographer Guy Aroch (YG1) just shot a fashion spread featuring model, Taylor Momsen, for the May Issue of Nylon Magazine.

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04/27/2009: DAMIEN CORRELL

The prolific Damien Correll (YG6) has a number of new projects up on his site. Most recently he was commissioned by the branding agency 160over90 to provide some art for a handful of De Longhi’s espresso machines. The laser-etched machines are to be auctioned off for charity.
Additionally, he has been throwing down some beautiful covers for the podcasts over at Radiozero. It's worth scrolling down their website to see them, and while you're at it, get some new tunes for the workweek.

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04/24/2009: ANDREW MAYNARD'S RECENT PROJECTS

Andrew Maynard (YG4) of Andrew Maynard Architects has some awesome new projects updated on his website. The one pictured above is The Vader house, which is an alteration to an existing Victorian terrace house in inner city Melbourne.

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04/23/2009: BENJAMIN MARRA INTERVIEW

Illustrophile had a great chat with Benjamin Marra (YG5) asking all about his process, inspiration, and eccentric illustrations.

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04/22/2009: MIKE MILLS BOOK LAUNCH

This Thursday in LA, there will be an intimate slide show and discussion with designer/filmmaker/artist Mike Mills (YG1) to launch his new retrospective book, Graphics Films. The presentation and q+a will be hosted by editor Aaron Rose (YG1). Mills will also be taking audience questions and signing books.

Thursday, April 23, 7:30pm
Family - Los Angeles

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04/22/2009: JOSEPH KOSINSKI TO RE-IMAGINE LOGAN'S RUN

After making his name in television commercials, Joseph Kosinski (YG4) is set to remake Logan’s Run, the 1976 movie about a society where everyone submits to state-ordered execution parlors on their 30th birthday or get hunted down by agents. It will be exciting to see how he re-imagines this dystopian sci-fi classic.

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04/21/2009: KNOCK OUT: BEHIND THE SCENES AT AN EVA KOLENKO PHOTOSHOOT

Eva Kolenko (YG5) gives us a voyeuristic behind the scenes video she made in collaboration with stylist Jasmine Hamed. Eva shoots model Raquel Nave in a hotel room and splices scenes from that session with a boxing match creating a fun and energetic glimpse into her life.

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04/20/2009: BENEATH THE SURFACE

A new show opening May 1st at Nemo in Portland, Oregon, is entitled "Beneath the Surface: Flora, Fantasy & Fable in Surface Design" and highlights the work of influential, contemporary surface designers through the mediums of wallpaper, prints, and 3-dimensional objects. Included within the roster of talent is Deanne Cheuk (YG4). Her beautiful illustrations are a nice fit in this show, which focuses “on escapist and fantastical themes.” The exhibit is curated by Pattern People and “features utopian landscapes, folkloric fables, and interpretations of magical inner journeys.”

Courtesy of Pattern People

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04/17/2009: STRANGE ATTRACTORS

Ryan Pescatore Frisk (YG4) has been busy over at Strange Attractors, a design studio he runs along with Catelijne van Middelkoop. An amazing roster of work is just a click away. Pictured above is their most recent work, a project entitled Facing China.

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04/17/2009: JASON MUNN INTERVIEW

There is a nice interview with Jason Munn (YG5) of the Small Stakes over at the OK Great Blog. They are also having a giveaway for one of his posters!

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04/16/2009: SO TAKAHASHI IN MILAN

So Takahashi (YG3) will be showing his Oshibori stool/side table & Origami chair at Salone Del Mobile in Milan this week, from April 22 through April 27th.

Also, check out his website for more info about his current work.

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04/16/2009: DAN COVERT AND ANDRE ANDREEV: NEVER SLEEP

Despite only having 50 years of experience between the two of them, the two designers of dress code, Andre Andreev & G. Dan Covert, seem to have a century worth of knowledge to share. With a new book, Never Sleep, and an upcoming lecture series, they will attempt to demystify the transition from being a design student to a design professional as they “share the failures, successes, and surprises during [their] years in college and progression into the field…”

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04/15/2009: MIKE PERRY'S "IRON ME ON"

Brooklyn-based illustrator Mike Perry (YG6) just released a fun set of "Iron Me On" fabric transfers. The pack contains 30 sheets of Perry's quirky drawings and is available from Fred Flare and Barnes & Noble.

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04/15/2009: ADULT SWIM GAMES BY VINCENT LACAVA

This is Pop has been busy working on some very creative flash games for Adult Swim. If you want a way to make the hours fly by check out Mr. Mullet — a game where you control a top hat-clad blue blob armed with electric clippers whose only objective is to ‘shave hair’ without killing. Or try going one on one against a vending machine in the Ultimate Vending Machine Challenge. Too immature? In the privacy of your own home check out the NSFW 8bit-inspired Dungeons and Dungeons.

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04/14/2009: JAMES VICTORE AND JAN WILKER NYC WORKSHOP

James Victore (YG1) and Jan Wilker (YG3), along with Paul Sahre will be conducting a week-long workshop at the ADC Gallery in NYC this summer. More info here.

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04/09/2009: AARON ROSE AND BERLIN

Tonight in Berlin, a new exhibition curated by Aaron Rose (YG1) entitled "BARRY McGEE / ED TEMPLETON / RAYMOND PETTIBON" is opening at Circleculture Gallery.

"This exhibition serves to focus on the recent artistic output by three underground heroes from the worlds of skateboarding, graffiti and punk. Even though each of these artists has now firmly established themselves in the world of contemporary art, there are still common themes between them that hail back to their subcultural roots. It could be described primarily as an overriding sense of concern for and representation of the downtrodden, the outsider, the anti-hero." - Aaron Rose


BARRY McGEE / ED TEMPLETON / RAYMOND PETTIBON
curated by Aaron Rose

April 10th - May 31th, 2009
Opening April 9th, 7pm

Circleculture Gallery Berlin
Gipsstrasse 11
10119 Mitte

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04/09/2009: HIROSHI TANABE AND (PRODUCT)RED

Hiroshi Tanabe (YG1) has designed a t-shirt for Gap's latest (PRODUCT)RED Artist Series collaboration.

50% of gross profits for each t-shirt benefits the Global Fund, which is working to help women and children affected by AIDS in Africa.

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04/08/2009: PABLO MEDINA AT NYIT

Pablo Medina (YG3) will be part of an upcoming panel discussion called “Designers Without Borders." He will be joined by fellow designers Matteo Bologna, Roberto de Vicq, Carole Goodman, Maya Kopytman and Takaaki Matsumoto to discuss design in a globalized world. The event will take place on May 1st at 6pm, at NYIT, 16 west 61st Street, NY on the 11th floor auditorium. R.S.V.P at rvavetsi [at] nyit.edu by May 1st.

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04/08/2009: TANYTH BERKELEY’S PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT

Grace, pictured above, is an example of the type of woman that inspires the photography of Tanyth Berkeley (YG3). Tanyth Berkeley’s photographs capture the surreal beauty of the unique women she chooses to photograph. She finds her subjects from albinos to transgenders in the most ordinary of places: the subway, the park, and the street, then captures their extraordinary characteristics through her lens. A collection of her work is currently being exhibited at Danziger Projects in New York.

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04/07/2009: PHIL FROST @ JONATHAN LEVINE GALLERY

Phil Frost (YG1) and Gary Taxali have a new show that opened this week at the Jonathan Levine Gallery in New York. Phil Frost, a self-taught painter, is best known for his stenciled tribal patterns which are visually arresting and quite unique. So if you’re in the area drop by the Jonathan Levine Gallery at 520 West 20th Street. The show runs from April 4 through May 2, 2009.

Photo Courtesy of Arrested Motion.

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04/06/2009: YOUNG GUN POPULIST POSTER ART

A number of artists were asked to reimagine the populist poster art of the first Great Depression in an issue of Ready Made. Although published several months ago, the posters designed by Nick Dewar (YG2/3), Mike Perry (YG6) and Christoph Niemann (YG2/3) are still relevant as they reflect a sense of optimism and hope that is resonant to our needs during the current financial crisis.

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04/02/2009: LEANNE SHAPTON'S NEW GRAPHIC NOVEL

Leanne Shapton (YG2) recently published a graphic novel called "Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion, and Jewelry."

This highly inventive auction catalog as graphic novel has been receiving amazing reviews, and is definitely worth checking out.

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04/01/2009: JASON LOGAN IN NYT

Jason Logan (YG3) was featured in The New York Times this week for his illustration project (in collaboration with Miranda Purves) inspired by the MTA’s Service Cuts.

Both Jason and Miranda "have always been drawn to this phenomenon of people, behaving for the most part civilly, getting from here to there, side by side." And they "wanted to find some way to convey the less tangible costs of service cuts and fare hikes."

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04/01/2009: GABRIEL ASFOUR FALL 2009

Gabriel Asfour (YG2) of threeASFOUR gave Style.com a preview of his Fall 2009 line and shared his inspirations for the collection. You can watch a video of a performance with the finished line at threeASFOUR’s website.

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04/01/2009: FELTRON IN BELFAST

Infographic prodigy, Nicholas Felton (YG6) will be giving a presentation in Belfast on April 2, 2009 at the University of Ulster. This is a rare opportunity to hear Nicholas speak, as it is his only UK appearance.

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