Home » 2008 » December

David Stoupakis at Corey Helford Gallery

David Stoupakis at Corey Helford Gallery

New York artist David Stoupakis has a solo exhibition opening at Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City. Pop surrealism with an eerie twist is his specialty, and the exhibition features his largest piece to date. David’s work is also featured in... 

Continue reading »

Typographic Gifts for Designers, Part 13

Typographic Gifts for Designers, Part 13

Typeface: Knockout The disappearance of wood type has something to do with the slow fade of letterpress from the world of commercial printing; it also has something to do with that dude at the flea market who sells hot-glued wood type sculptures on the... 

Continue reading »

Typographic Gifts for Designers, Part 12

Typographic Gifts for Designers, Part 12

I liked samplers as a kid. I liked samplers as a kid. In the fictional account of my life, I could trace this affection to my dear great-grandmother Abigail, who spent hours embroidering by candlelight (when she wasn’t busy repairing uniforms for... 

Continue reading »

Typographic Gifts for Designers, Part 11

Typographic Gifts for Designers, Part 11

Typeface: Ziggurat Black Picking up where we left off last year , we thought we’d round out 2008 with some holiday ideas for the recovering typophiliac in your life. I’m intrigued by Jen Bekman’s 20×200 , which every week produces small runs... 

Continue reading »

Blog Tags

Blog Tags

Lettering by Kevin Dresser Regular readers of H&FJ’s News, Notes & Observations will notice a few changes to the blog today, chief among them the addition of tags . Lettering by Kevin Dresser Regular readers of H&FJ’s News, Notes... 

Continue reading »

Marcel Duchamp, Redux

Marcel Duchamp, Redux

As Colorado Boulevard gears up for the Rose Parade, Pasadena’s Norton Simon Museum is winding down the Marcel Duchamp, Redux exhibition. Catch the final day of the self-proclaimed “anti-artist’s” retrospective of objets trouvés.... 

Continue reading »

The End of Print – Jetzt wirklich! … Wirklich?

The End of Print – Jetzt wirklich! … Wirklich?

Eine gute Freundin fragte mich, ob ich ihr im Rahmen ihrer Diplomarbeit für ein Interview zur Verfügung stehe. Sie suche regelmäßige Leser von Tageszeitungen zwischen 20 und 30 Jahren. Eine gute Freundin fragte mich, ob ich ihr im Rahmen ihrer Diplomarbeit... 

Continue reading »

His Name Was Almost Legion

His Name Was Almost Legion

Typeface: Great Primer Uncials James Mosley shared with me this striking photograph of some of the world’s oldest type-making material. These brass matrices, made by a Dutch punchcutter in 1508, are now in the collection of the Enschedé Museum in... 

Continue reading »

Illuminate at Corey Helford Gallery

Illuminate at Corey Helford Gallery

Illuminate lights up Corey Helford Gallery tonight with a special opening reception from 7-10pm. The group show featuring works by Mia, Angelique Houtkamp and Robert Bellm and will be on view for one week only, until December 6. Illuminate December 2-6,... 

Continue reading »

Newer Entries »