When this room turned bright pink, I asked myself “Is this what drugs feel like?” Throughout the day, Aten Reign changes colors, casting the room and everyone in it into strange electric glows. It envelopes the viewer in light, and it’s a little overwhelming. This is one of a series of aquatint prints, mimicking the kind …
Gee Samantha, why has it been so long since you’ve blogged? What happened? Are you still alive? Great questions, dear readers. Y’all are so inquisitive. I haven’t blogged in a while because everything in my life has changed in the past month. I’m in New York! I’m interning at Metropolis! Everything is so exciting! Blogging …
I just got into Medium, and I’m really exciting to start posting there. The post editor is so clean, and I like the way their blogging community feels – it seems like people view it not as their primary blog, but as a home for articles that deserve some collaboration, more about big ideas than specific events …
From 100 Books That Should Be Written I’ve just found this blog of books that should be written, and I think it’s pretty great. Moral of the story: If you start a blog about making book covers, I’m gonna be all over that. (see From Cover to Cover) I love this one too! Although…if Jessica …
This is a woodblock print I made. I think this print might be the best thing I’ve made at design school.I love it. I was really busy this semester. Some of that was school, some of that was me, whatever. What’s important is that it’s over, and it’s summer now. Summer, for me, means that …
This Marc Johns drawing makes me happy. I’ve been working on my 635 project for a couple days now, and I’m really happy with how it’s going.I wrote an article this week for the Kendall blog. It’s about collaborative design! You should read it!I went to TEDxGR yesterday, and it was amazing and inspiring and …
It’s Friday, and that means that it’s time for some links to things that I love (or have strong feelings about) from the internet! Minimally Minimal talked to Dieter Rams. Is this pretty fantastic? Yes. Would that be the coolest thing? Yes. If you were wondering how Transformers are made, now you know. I want …
The biggest gathering at Kendall College of Art and Design is Halloween. There’s a costume contest, there’s food, everyone comes to it. On most other days of the year, the school is empty. The dialogue and personality class at Kendall College of Art and Design is solving community and student life issues the same way …
This Creative Mornings talk articulates some opinions that I’ve had for a while about copyright laws, and why they need to be changed.The Digital Public Library of America just went live, and it seems like it’s a fantastic resource for researching…things. It’s also making me consider information, how we access and view it, and how that’s changing.Damn …
Last weekend I went to Design For Good, which was hosted by AIGA West Michigan at Grid 70. The basis of the event was this: For one weekend, designers and copywriters and web developers get together and use their skills to help out a local nonprofit. Seems great, right? I worked with the Greater Grand …