Our own Sean Burles won a fancy award.

Hey, wanted to share our new movie with you dudes. We premiered it last night at Suck My Flick and took first prize. We won a Golden Antelope trophy and will have an interview / bio put on PortlandFilm.com. Hope you like it. The link is below. -Sean

The title of the winning film is October 31st. Check it out here — > http://www.vimeo.com/7822024

Portland for__________.

Here is a sneak peek of our first phase of the final project! Great job everyone! I can’t wait to see your progress on the final projects.

Tonight’s guest designer : Chris Larson

Chris Larson is an incredibly talented artist/ film maker/ musician/ photographer/graphic designer and and and… He works by day at Wieden + Kennedy and maintains a radical side practice through his band Deelay Ceelay.

his website — > www.natural-lightning.com
his band — >http://www.deelayceelay.com/

Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal

Here is the short film, by local film maker, Matt McCormick,  The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal, that we chatted about in class the other night while discussing August’s project.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9jyv6WIxUY

 

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Matt McCormick is an artist, filmmaker, photographer, and musician who has produced several well-received projects in recent years. His films defy genre distinctions and fashion witty, abstract observations of contemporary culture and the urban landscape. His project Future So Bright maps and catalogs the abandoned spaces in the American West, while American Nutria examines the plight of an imported species while chastising capitalism’s tendency to create its own disasters. The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal makes the observation that the process of destroying one art form unwittingly creates another, while his installation piece Ride a Wave To Tomorrow’s Sunset reflects on society’s need for ‘synthetic meditation’.

his website / film studio — > http://www.rodeofilmco.com/

Helvetica, Wednesday 11/4/2009

For Wednesday you guys will be screening the film, Helvetica. Please create an entry in your sketchbooks devoted to the film. Enjoy!

 

Project 3/Round 1 for Monday November 2

Happy Halloween everyone!

Just wanted to remind you all that your first round for project 3 is due tomorrow night. In case you need it, the brief is below.
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As a Portlander, you have a unique perspective on our city. Your task is to design a wordmark for Portland around a specific theme of your choice. You may use color, image and illustration as long as your design communicates your concept.

Examples: Portland for coffee lovers / Portland for cyclists / Portland for gardeners

You will be graded on the following: (please pay special attention to concept and craft)

RESEARCH:
What is your topic? Gather as much information and tangible research about it as possible. Use the group pool of ty/po pictures for inspiration, print out images from the ty/po pool that are relevant to your theme.

CONCEPT:
In your sketchbook create a series of thumbnail sketches, photographs, doodles, etc to help get your ideas flowing. Possibly to a word map. (Reference the first two readings from this term if you forget what that is)

DESIGN:
Design your wordmark . Design the word Portland but through your specific lens and for your specific audience.

What’s due tomorrow night again??

1. Upload all your typo pictures into a set in your flickr account called “TYPO” and also put all your typo pictures in the group pool.
2. Pick your topic and bring in your research, be ready to give a 5 minute presentation to the class about your theme.
3. First round of designs will be pinned up.
4. “Denotation/Connotation” Reading and Ellen Lupton Symbols Reading – just read these and prepared to discuss them in our critique Monday night.

B E   C R E A T I V E !   B E   C O N C E P T U A L !

stefan sagmeister

Stefan Sagmeister (born 1962 in Bregenz, Austria) is a New York-based graphic designer and typographer currently living in Bali, Indonesia. He has his own design firm, Sagmeister Inc in New York City. He has designed album covers for Lou Reed, OK Go, The Rolling Stones, David Byrne, Aerosmith and Pat Metheny.

wikipedia —-> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Sagmeister

his studio —-> http://www.sagmeister.com/index.html

FINAL POSTER {PROJECT 2} and Reading Sketchbook Responses DUE WEDNESDAY 10/28

Your poster projects are due on Wednesday! Please bring to class your final, full scale printed poster, as well as an 11 x 17 mock-up of what it looks like folded.

Additionally, make sure to bring in the original poster you found and were designing from and ALL of your process work (thumbnails, sketch books and small early poster designs).

FOR THE MILTON GLASER + PAUL RAND READINGS:
please make/design/write your response on one (or both, if you’re feeling ambitious) in your sketchbooks for Wednesday’s class (10/28). (See the below posts for some information and links on both of them).

Al Baik {ESTATE}

We were so fortunate to have Mr. Al Baik come speak to our class last night! I think we all were inspired and learned a lot. Al mentioned one of his inspirations as SAUL BASS.
Al’s website: http://www.welcometoestate.com/

And here is some of one of his heros work (SAUL BASS)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Bass

MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM TITLES:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGnpJ_KdqZE

AND VERTIGO TITLES:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz46qS38OgM&feature=related

Milton Glaser and Push Pin Studios

Last week I gave you two readings, one written by Milton Glaser. Last year I saw this film playing at the Portland Art Museum.  Check out Milton, his studio “PushPin” and all of their incredible work. For more information on Milton and PushPin see this film or check out their books (Powells Pearl Room)

For many, Milton Glaser is the personification of American graphic design.  Best known for co-founding New York Magazine and the enduring I ♥ NY campaign, the full breadth of Glaser’s remarkable artistic output is revealed in this documentary portrait, MILTON GLASER: TO INFORM AND DELIGHT.  From newspapers and magazine designs, to interior spaces, logos, and brand identities, to his celebrated prints, drawings, posters and paintings, the documentary offers audiences a much richer appreciation for one of the great modern renaissance men.

Artfully directed by first time filmmaker Wendy Keys, the film glances into everyday moments of Glaser’s personal life and capture his immense warmth, humanity and the boundless depth of his intelligence and creativity.

Film Title: Milton Glaser: To Inform & Delight

More information:

http://www.arthousefilmsonline.com/2009/03/milton-glaser-to-inform-deligh.html
www.miltonglaser.com
www.pushpininc.com  {mostly Milton’s Partners Seymour Chwast’s work now - also fantastic!}