I am currently working as Designer on a book called Concrete 2 Canvas: More Skateboarders Art. The title may change but radness inside will stay the same it’s going to be great. It’s the follow up to the original Concrete To Canvas book and is published by Laurence King who put out some fantastic books.
I’ll post more info on the book as and when but since I am a skater/artist I got a section in there. So I guess it is destined to fly off the shelves. Anyway above is an image from my section called “Tribute to Jim Phillips”.
Posted Thursday, February 8th, 2007 in Art, Graphic Design, Project | 5 Comments »
This is Kind of old news now but you may have missed this really nice interview with fellow Outcrowd member Lee Basford in the fantastic PingMag.
Lee, please describe what you do in your own words.
I’m an art director at Fluid in England, but my own work tends to fall in and around the overlap of art and design.
I think that because I usually work on tight deadlines, in the high-pressure led design industry using computers most of the time, everything always feels very digital, even though a lot of the time I try to make things appear analogue. The work I create outside this work environment tends to be a lot more handmade (and usually ends up with my hands in a mess with cuts and splinters).
I’m always ready for happy accidents, where it’s nice not to have the option of an ‘undo’ key.
A large part of this work is created pretty quickly with whatever materials are around or can be easily accessed, which at times can be a guiding force in the outcome of the work. This, together with the organic growth and exploration of an initial idea and its possibilities. I’m always ready for happy accidents, where it’s nice not to have the option of an ‘undo’ key.
More here
Posted Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007 in Art, Friends, Graphic Design | No Comments »