What began as mere Facebook boasting between two coworkers about tie collections quickly escalated into a daily style duel to run the full month of October. Perhaps it was NBC that told the story best during their live interview with the Tie Or Die guys this week.
Photographer Irving Penn has passed away. One of the most versatile photographers ever, he has shaped the medium for the past 65 years. He pioneered fashion, portraits and still lives with a signature simplicity and elegance. If you work in the art world, it’s a sad loss.
Working with type, I think it is always interesting to see how far letterforms can be forced before they become unreadable. Add too many details or abstract the form too much, and you have an unrecognizable mess. Rachel Young, of Goollery.org started from scratch and made her letterforms out of google maps. Presenting all sorts [...]
Having worked for only a few years as photographer Phillip Toledano created an interesting body of fine art work. A lot of his work and composition is influenced by his story telling advertising background. The series hope and fear definitely stands out from a lot of other stuff you see out there.
Clic Gallery in New York is currently showing the work of James and Karla Murray. They have spent more than ten years photographing storefronts of family-run shops throughout New York City. The photographs provide a record of the once distinctive streetscape and all the signage and typography that was part of it. Enjoy.
An interview with Henri Cartier-Bresson from 1958 from the record “Famous Photographers Tell How”. Henri Cartier-Bresson talks about his philosophy on photography.
