I’m very excited to be able to share some photos from the 2009 Cranbrook degree show with you. Regretfully, I wasn’t able to attend in person, but fellow alum Amelia Irwin, who actually–like myself–also happens to be a designer at Nickelodeon (albeit in a different group) was kind enough to document the exhibit for me. All these images are courtesy of Amelia and were all taken on opening…

Artist, graphic designer, printmaker, interactive art director Libby Clarke’s infamous sense of dry& sometimes self deprecating wit really shines in the latest iteration of her website. Under the name “Monstress” (French for My Stress as well as the female version of “Monster") she blogs, puts up pictures of interesting, quirky things found in the streets of New York City, and also puts up her latest projects. These include…

Today we present a very inspirational treat, designer Nazanin Arandi’s interview with Cleon Peterson. Cleon has been making himself noticed in the art and design worlds simultaneously with his graphic (both in terms of subject matter and execution) paintings and a large Russian propaganda inspired promotional campaign for department store Saks Fifth Avenue. 

Steven Tapia is a pretty much self taught designer, animator and director who is making a lot of waves in the hip hop scene right now, with eye catching videos for underground artists like New York City’s own AC, Karniege, Fresh Daily. Most recently he put together a very entertaining video for legendary artists Masta Ace & Edo G., for the track “Little Young” that is currently airing on MTV. Steven was kind enough to shed some light on the path the led him to…