Collaboration doesn’t have to strictly be work. We Draw Comics is a really great project to create comics out of collaboration. I don’t draw comics, but if I did, I would get involved with this.
Month: November 2012
Photo by Rick Beerhorst I first heard about the Beerhorst family from Joey. He lived near them last year, and he mentioned that they were artists. We both went to their family art show, and discovered the great things that they’re doing. Last week, I had the chance to talk to Rose Beerhorst about her …
Strictly speaking, innovation isn’t a requirement of outdoor furniture. There are plenty of terrible benches and tables and streetlights in the world. However, when people actively choose to innovate, great things can happen. Landscape Forms is a furniture manufacturer that is astoundingly focused on design thinking. They design outdoor furniture, and you’ve probably seen their …
There are several events of the artsy/creative variety happening in GR* this week/this weekend. If you live here or live near here or happen to have plans to be here in the near future, you should check them out! This piece is “I Love You, Mary Jane Watson” by Jake Kapusta, on display at CODA …
This past Thursday, Syd Mead visited Kendall College of Art and Design to give a talk about his exhibit, Progressions, currently on exhibition at the Kendall gallery. The exhibit features a range of Mead’s work throughout his career as a visual futurist and concept artist. The term that he uses to describe his …
The Art Institute of Chicago is fantastic. It’s on par with the DIA in terms of awesomeness and significance of collection. The layout of the museum feels like it’s evolved through several additions, and it’s not particularly easy to navigate. They have a lot of well known works, like A Sunday Afternoon on the …