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posted October 12, 2017 #

me about everything in 2017: https://t.co/gWqQnhGaVe

posted October 11, 2017 #

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posted October 11, 2017 #

@bpendy @charliekirk11 Only old phones can join the Rotary Club.

posted October 11, 2017 #

@yewknee Looks like the new Coupler album is featured on @Bandcamp! https://t.co/5ccET39llJ

Peter Mendelsund

posted October 11, 2017 #

It's hard to say where to start with the work of Peter Mendelsund. His massive archive of Book Cover Designs is page after page of inspiring designs running an insane gamut of styles but I suggest starting with this PRINT magazine interview in which he runs through a massive list of "rules" by which to work by. There are some quality gems throughout:
Remember that all marketing knowledge is retrospective - it tells us what has worked in the past, but not what will work today or in the future. Design should concern itself with manufacturing desire. There is no science to this. But if you study the culture (readers/viewers/consumers) you will glean some of its wants and needs (again, not what the culture's wants and needs were, but, rather, what they are and will be).
And some that are good advice but only work if you've already achieved respect and authority:
Minimize the institutionally calcified practice of "uglification." Uglification is a process in which designers -by request or demand - make their work uglier, one detail at a time (Can you change the font?; I don't like red; Can you use a different picture...? etc., ad nauseam, ad absurdum.) Uglification is what happens when final decisions about how something looks are made by people not qualified to make aesthetic judgments.
All and all, it gives some excellent perspective as you steer into the full body of work.

Back

posted October 11, 2017 #

All things being equal, the British sitcom Peep Show had an excellent run across it's nine seasons. David Mitchell and Robert Webb have always pulled off the modern day Odd Couple quite well. So, it's great to see them re-united in Back, a BBC undertaking that pits them against one another as estranged brothers. It's got a bit of a Step Brothers vibe to it but with a, ya know, British spin.

Long story short, watch the trailer and hope it lands on a Hulu or Amazon sometime soon.

Don Shull

posted October 10, 2017 #

Don Shull is an 80-something year old folk artist that's been making wood carvings, ridiculous art and whirligigs for friends and families for who knows how long. Fortunately, he agreed to showcase his work with the world with his first ever showing at Elephant Gallery. If you have the chance, go check out his work. If you aren't anywhere close to the area - browse here, here and here. Enjoy!

Nashville Walls Project

posted October 10, 2017 #

I've noticed quite a few massive murals around Nashville lately and wondered if there was some sort of group or arts commission behind them. Turns out, there is. The Nashville Walls Project is bringing local and international artists to town and having them creative massive pieces on willing buildings. This Guido Van Helten piece is absolutely stunning and unbelievably enormous. There are other quality pieces from Chris Zidek, Nathan Brown and Adele Renault to name a few.

It may not seem like much but cities with enormous pieces of art everywhere definitely carry a different feel. Austin is great about it, Philadelphia is rife with them and I've always loved the ESPO mural in Brooklyn, even if it's going away. Hopefully Nashville can continue to step it up and showcase more art of this size.

posted October 10, 2017 #

Cats don't always make the best dogs https://t.co/QWl79orqY5

posted October 10, 2017 #

to deny or write off the idea that there was foreign intervention in our presidential election is to invite the idea of ongoing intervention

posted October 9, 2017 #

I love TVs in restaurants because that way my kids can watch a violent sex crime procedural while we eat sandwiches.

Chad Wys

posted October 9, 2017 #

The work of Chad Wys tends to fuse a lot of classic works of art with contemporary splashes of color and modern art destructive techniques. His Arrangement in Skintones series reduces images to oblique patterns and his Legato series create a simple color palette from an obscured image but it's his Works on Paper that really drew me in. The Romaniticism busts fused with paint daubs and color scratches is can be quite minimal but there's an allure that's hard for me to resist.

Several of his works are available on Society 6 as well. So if you're looking for a canvas print version, you're all set!

via Becky.

posted October 7, 2017 #

@yewknee https://t.co/IPa5Da24Nn
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