To The Point Graphic Design

For the love of letters ....

Intricate Letters Hand-Cut from Paper by Annie Vought In true-crime books and tv shows, there's always the point where somebody calls the handwriting profiler to do a behavioral analysis on some unknown criminal's signature or a quick note left on a scrap of paper. Who is this person and what does their haphazard crossing of t's and slanted letter o's

Happy to learn that "V is for Vixen, vulpes vulpes" (part of The Charles River Alphabet) has been purchased by the Boston Athenaeum for their collection and will be part of an exhibit opening today. It was a fun collaborative project with lots of great, talented artists, culminating in a 30"x90" print.

New England on Paper:Contemporary Art in the Boston Atheneum's Prints & Photographs Collection opens tonight and will be up until September 3.
http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions

Upcoming Exhibitions | Boston Athenæum

Belated birthday remembrance to William Morris, designer, artist, printer, typographer, craftsman and writer! (1894-1896)

"I do not want art for a few, any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few." ~ Wm. Morris

Outstanding calligraphy featured on this c.1810 sampler from Germany. Currently on exhibit at the Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover, MA, as part of the current Folk Art show. The stitches are exquisite!

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-06/milton-glaser-wants-you-to-prove-you-exist
86 years young, Milton Glaser is still going strong ... Inspiring!