Category: Design
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5 years without Mia
I call myself decent at remembering birthdays, but I’m terrible at remembering dates of tragedies. I suppose this is mostly a good thing. However, Facebook Memories was here to remind me at 3am when I woke to let the dog out that 5 years ago today, I was lying in bed beside my grandmother, Mia,…
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7-Day Art Challenge Day 7: Logo Design
My friend Tamera tagged me in a 7-day art challenge recently. The rules are simple: post 7 pieces of art and talk about them. So far with my posts, we’ve visited the darkroom, the newsroom, a magazine startup, poetry, book cover design, and creative direction of photo shoots. For the last day of this art challenge, I want…
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7-Day Art Challenge Day 6: Photo shoots
My friend Tamera tagged me in a 7-day art challenge recently. The rules are simple: post 7 pieces of art on social media and talk about them. So far with my posts, we’ve visited the darkroom, the newsroom, a magazine startup, poetry, and book cover design. Today I want to talk about the beauty that is the photo shoot.…
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7-Day Art Challenge Day 5: Book Design and Editing
When you grew up as a bookworm and then you decide to be a print designer and editor — and then your best friend from childhood calls you to tell you she’s writing a book — well, it’s pretty much the best day of your life. — My friend Tamera tagged me in a 7-day art challenge recently. The rules…
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7 Day Art Challenge Day 3: Editorial and Creative Direction
It’s one thing to put a publication together after being handed all of the pieces. It’s quite another to be in charge of deciding what those pieces are. My friend Tamara tagged me in a 7-day art challenge. Post 7 different pieces of art, talk about them, tag someone. Day 1 we spent in the…
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NoDa garage mural was created by HGTV-famous NC artist
You may or may not have seen our post yesterday on Melissa Oyler Designs’ blog about North Carolina mural artist Scott Nurkin and his recent rise to HGTV fame. You also may or may not also know a tiny fun fact: Scott Nurkin painted a mural on our garage. I designed a brochure for…
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Media conspiracy, biased coverage and a shrinking newsroom
The front page of today’s Charlotte Observer featured a centerpiece that is getting a lot of backlash in the community. The story and photos are about an upcoming trial, in which police officer Wes Kerrick is being brought up on voluntary manslaughter charges for the shooting death of Jonathan Ferrell, an accident victim who was…
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When design and words collide – magic happens.
Amid Capeci, who was an art director for Newsweek, Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly, died a couple of weeks ago at age 50. I didn’t know Capeci, although I did admire his work, so when he passed away I took notice. I would try to describe his art, but it might be better to just…