It’s a lovely word — creating the unexpected through the converse. Here are two images from the same drawing to prove my point. The play of negative space, depth, and lighting can radically change a simple line drawing from it’s original intent (flora) into it’s opposite (fauna, or animal stripes). Playing with images to make them better is what we’re all about as designers.
Here are some ways going the extra mile can help you deliver a better product: Character. Drawing animals from life instead of memory can add individual character. You would not draw a blank human form, Read more…
The three American shows that minted deco American-style were far behind the European tide. It took almost a whole decade for the US to start showing deco exhibitions, following the now infamous 1925 Exposition Internationale Read more…
I am a fan of Hildreth Meiere–as I’m sure are many Nebraskans, because of her work on their statehouse–but I’m not sure how many know her work. Perhaps you may know her as the artist Read more…