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The creative mind of DjCybo
Playing her own instruments and recording her own music along side a life surrounded by art and the chaos of New York, DJCybo sheds some light on her work.
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The Wisdom of Milton Glaser
Before the internet, before you and I, people like Milton Glaser carried the torch to bring design to where it is today. Come get inspired by his words of wisdom and experience.
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Words with Jeremy Prasatik of JP33.com
I discovered Jeremy Prasatik’s portfolio a long time back. His style is one that seems to find its place almost anywhere it is applied. Check out what’s new with JP33.
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Artist/Designer of the Week
This week BOL takes a look at UK illustrator James Wilson. James has an interesting traditional style that is very loose while at the same time very detailed. Check out his work.
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Into the life of Jeff Finley
If you keep up with design, then you should be familiar with Jeff Finley and Go Media. But there are some things about Jeff most of us know nothing about. BOL wanted to find out more about the guy behind the work… keep reading.
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Letter Butchering Basics
Two quick type tutorials and a free download of the Blue Collar Prophet type set used in the Jim Wilcox interview.
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The Blue Collar Prophet: Jim Wilcox
Do me a favor, yes you who is reading this, just make sure whatever it is your doing/listening to it makes you HAPPY… that’s all that truly matters.
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Weapons of Mass Creation Fest by Go Media
It’s part conference, part concert, part design show, and part festival… but with an indie/DIY flavor. Go Media is hooking it up! Just check out the lists of Speakers, Bands and Designers. Don’t miss this!
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Undo #574 Rants by Jimiyo
This time for the Undo section artist Jimiyo was kind enough to let us used some of his own content from redbubble. Enjoy reading the rants and experiences of the art director for teefury.com.
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Against The Grain Gallery Show
If you are in or around San Francisco don’t miss the Against the Grain gallery show featuring works and engravings by 123Klan, MunkOne, JulieWest & Hydro74. The exhibition runs Friday May 6th through Sunday, June 5th.
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The dying craft of the Lettering Arts
I have always admired the art of calligraphy. I remember trying it at an early age, but with no instruction my ambitions faded. Until recently, I never given much thought to the correlation between the craft of calligraphy and typography.
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As real as it gets… Dustin from Relmone.com
I was going to college for adolescent psychology. Back in high school I had started a small clothing company called Lowkey. That was the catalyst that would pull me into design, but Dustin was the one who would get me started. Today, I am a designer. I blame this guy…
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Shane Grajczyk from ShanesArt.com
BOL interview with Shane Grajczyk from ShanesArt.com. Shane give some insight into his work, career and lifestyle as a designer. “I can take an idea, create an image and “add milk” where necessary.”
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Four of those other sites…
Kill time, take a break or just cope. Whether you are designer, freelancer of some sort or just another body that sits behind a keyboard on a regular basis, there is a little something for everyone here.
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There is no reason to do shit you hate
This is a 2008 keynote about “Building Personal Brand Within the Social Media” from Gary Vaynerchuk. Even though the subject was based around social media… there is much more that can be taken from Gary’s words and his profound delivery.
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Hydro74 Gallery Show Odessa Gallery, Memphis
Joshua Smith is a bad bad man… I’ve been following his work for a while. I was stoked to head over to Memphis to check out his gallery show and to find out he was one of the most genuine people I have met… and funny as hell.
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The Biggest Illegal Art Exhibition
I remember the first time I saw a photo of the large black and white eyes on top of train cars, I thought it was awesome. I had no idea who had put it there, or how significant it actually was… All done by a photographer who got his start when he found a camera in the Paris subway.
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Art to Support Japan
“As you may have heard, there’s been an 8.9 earthquake and tsunami devastating Japan very badly. The whole world is trying their best, to support and help over this terrible disaster. Even the design community has risen to do their part.” – François Hoang from Abduzeedo.com
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Undo #336 “colors are wrong”
Undo is an going post about mistakes and lessons I have learned designing and freelancing through the years. Learn from my mistakes
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The Rise of Mintees.com 5 Questions with Rob Dobi
With the closing of Emptees.com it was almost inevitable that someone would carry the torch. A community of that size, with that much passion never just dwindles away… Rob Dobi was that guy.