Free font: Prima09

Prima09 is an edgy, handwritten font in block capitals from the Brazilian company We. See some usage examples and download the font here, free for personal and commercial use. One little drawback for Americans: Prima09 doesn't seem to have an apostrophe character, so you might need to reposition a comma if you plan to type any contractions.

My fabrics go to a wedding

Something delightful came in the mail recently: a photo book from Renee Landry Style, a North Carolina floral and event design company. Renee used three of my fabrics in a delicious, orange-themed wedding for a client. Check out these photos from Allison Pickard's nuptials:




Allison designs commercials for Target and other companies, and though I haven't met her, I can tell she's lots of fun. See more inspiring photos from her wedding right here. And let me give a shout out to Mary Basnight, the photographer and designer of the photo book. Great work, ladies!

A yeti paper craft calendar for January 2011

The Curiosity Group has launched a 2011 calendar of the month series, starting with a 3D yeti you can assemble. (Via Paper Forest.) I'm pretty sure I love yetis, especially those holding orange calendars. I'm also pretty sure I don't know what the plural form of "yeti" is.

On a related note, if you feel the need to dress a baby up like a yeti, check out these patterns: a yeti hoodie at Berroco and monster booties by Kelly Hogaboom (a link to the pattern is in her notes.)

Wooden disks and Sharpies

I found wooden disks for ten cents at a craft store and decided to see how well Sharpies would write on them. The markers bled a bit, but by varying how hard I pressed, I could control the bleed somewhat. Applying the lighter colors before sketching any black lines works best, or else the black will bleed like a victim on CSI. Applying a light coat of spray acrylic before drawing also stops future bleeding, but it will turn the wood a couple shades darker.

Something to boost your spirits

Having a bad day? Check this shit out!

iPad and iPhone photographic wallpapers

Welcome to 2011, everyone! I'm freshening up my wallpapers over here, and thought I'd mention Tseventy, a site with photographic backgrounds for phones and iPads. It's curated by the folks at Poolga, my favorite place to find illustrated wallpapers for mobile devices.

Photography - my second love

 

Although i may be considered a design artist or even a sculptor, i have always had a passion for photography. I remember in high school, I used to love going into the library everyday,  when nobody else was there, and me and my best friend would sit in the back and look at the all the amazing pictures in the photography books. I learned more about art and photography from those precious moments siting quietly with my friend than i ever did in the classroom. Some of my favorite images were discovered back in those days. They are what inspire me on daily basis and what motivates me to do my best at everything i do.

Mario Giacomelli - I have No Hands to Caress My Face

A group of trainee priests is dancing together in the courtyard of a seminary in Senigallia, on the Adriatic coast of Italy.

Arthur F Kales - The Thirty Nine Steps

The staircase actually contains fewer than thirty nine steps, but in counting the steps Kales manages to focus the viewer's attention on the textures in his photos. Kale's was a specialist in bromoil printing, a process which allowed for considerable inflections of tone and texture. This technique along with a female subject appearing in a dreamlike setting was Kale's specialty.

Barbara Morgan - Letter to the World, "Kick"

Martha Graham is the woman pictured in the photo. Her most notable performances and achievements are those of which are photographed and painted by Barbara Morgan.

my next post will feature some of my favorite colored photographs