My brother Tommy over at panigot.blogspot.com is an avid blogger. Not only is he the lead singer of a band, he’s also lead designer for a hip startup organization called Le Grand Cru. Word is that they will be producing a line of glorious designed items.
Tommy asked / tagged me to share some of my influence and trends in my design work. (sorry, no photos this time) Here it is:
Overall I tend to lean to the clean and minimal style. Not just with design, but photography, clothing, my bedroom walls, just about everything.
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San-Serifs are quite common in my work. A favorite is Avant Gardé, but recently I’ve seen it overused and hardly in a tasteful way. I also enjoy Univers on occasion. For screen printing class, I made a t-shirt that says, Helvectica. Really? The last serif font I used was Kursivschrift. I also enjoy MrsEaves for more elegant design.COLOR
I like vintage! Colors from the ’70s inspire me. Browns and oranges are delicious. Monochromatic designs are tasty too! I usually stay away from the primary colors or anything that’s bright. Except red.COMPOSITION
Back to the minimal thing. Once upon a time, someone thought I was crazy for taking a photo of a small circular light fixture on the ceiling. Well, I’m minimal. I like to use a single graphic object, usually smaller on the page, and place my text (small as well) around the object, leaving lots of negative space on my design.Leaving breathing room for an object actually creates a focus and draws attention more than a busy design – this is my rational.
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Most of the recent work I do is posters forLATEST INFLUENCES
Otl Aicher, Scott Hanson of ISO50, Jason Munn of The Small Stakes, Anastasios Billy Kiossoglou of Brighten the Corners, Grant Hamilton’s photos,Grafik, ISM, Comm Arts, and Anthem magazines. Design blogs that inspire me are: Design Observer, OpenGL, and AdGoodness.NOW I TAG
Dennis, Heather, and Josue.P.S. (who writes PS on their blog?) Some of you may have heard that I was kidnapped my a rock band earlier this month. Stay tuned for photos from this recent adventure of the Pacific Northwest.
