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Category Archives: Design
March 2nd :: This Week’s Member Focus Round-Up
This past week’s Member Focus Round-Up included Illustrators Mark Smith, Ryan Richmond, Photographer/Illustrator Paul Thomas Gooney, Photographer Donte Tatum. To see more of the artists’ work, please visit Altpick.com.
Posted in Altpick, Art, Design, Illustrations, Photography
Tagged Donte Tatum, mark smith, Paul Thomas Gooney, Ryan Richmond
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Judith Mayer’s Typedelic Posters
Judith Mayer was chosen as an artist for the newest series of typographic posters for Avondale Type Company, based in Chicago. The ATC Artist Series III is an illustrated exploration of the alphabet, highlighting illustrators and designers from around the … Continue reading
Posted in Altpick, Art, Design, Illustrations
Tagged 3D, ATC Artist Series, ATC Harris, Avondale Type Company, Chicago, dark, depth, flatness, interpretation, light, monospace sans serif, pattern, psychedelic, three-dimensional, type, typeface, typographic, typography
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Be Timeless, Be Original, Be Revolutionary
“Being timeless, revolutionary and original” are three criteria by which Eiko Ishioka judged the quality of design works. Do you agree? Continue reading
Posted in Art, Design, Illustrations
Tagged Eiko Ishioka, original, revolutionary, steve jobs, timeless, unique
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Miami’s Annual Art Basel Week 2016
On November 28th, Altpick-writer and illustrator, Andreas von Buddenbrock, went to Miami, FL, for the annual ‘Art Week’. What follows is a description of his experiences and observations, rather than a review of the fairs themselves. Illustrations made for this … Continue reading
Posted in Altpick, Art, Design, Event, Illustrations, Photography
Tagged American, Andreas von Buddenbrock, art, Art Basel, art week, artists, collectors, Collins Park, crowds, David Bowie, experiences, fairs, famous, food, illustrative, Inspiration, Miami, Miami Beach, observations, painters, photographers, sculptures, shapes, VIP, Westworld
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Illustrators Chris Lyons and David Owens Chat Over Coffee
by David Owens I’ve known Chris Lyons for several years now. He’s a brilliant illustrator, designer, and teacher. You’ve probably seen his work before, either in the New York Times, on some HESS truck packaging, or perhaps on one … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Design, Illustrations
Tagged AdAge, Adirondack Mountains, aiga, art directors, Chicago Magazine, chris lyons, coffee shop, Communication Arts, Creativity Daily, cyclist, David Owens, Dieline, emails, Forever Stamps, Grain Edit, graphic design, HESS trucks, Illustration Daily, journey, LA Magazine, Lake Ontario, Lindgren & Smith, mentor, MillerCoors, New York, new york times, Niagara Falls, Penguin Publishing, personal work, Pittsford, post cards, Postal Service, RIT, sourcebooks, Target, teacher, Time Life Building, Washington Post
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Have a Spook-tacular Halloween from Altpick Members!
Altpick.com members stepped up to the Halloween challenge and submitted some awesome images! Wishing everyone a spirited and fun Halloween! To see more of the Artists’ work, please visit Altpick.com.
Posted in Art, Branding, Design, Illustrations, Photography
Tagged alberto ruggieri, Andreas von Buddenbrock, ann cutting, anthony arciero, Brian Allen, Caitlin Alexander, Chris Kintner, craig larotonda, David Owens, David Zaitz, Davide Bonazzi, Dingding Hu, dorit thies, Doug Erb, Ellen Weinstein, Gregory Nelson, halloween, Jim Salvati, Joey Feldman, john kuczala, Ken Orvidas, kevin hauff, kevin steele, Kim Johnson, kimberley wiseman, Kyle Dreier, Lara Rossignol, Leo Acadia, Lindgren & Smith, Lisa Predko, Lyn Wellsand, Lynne St Clare, Michael Gambriel, Michael Robertson, Ray-Mel Cornelius, Rudy Gutierez, Scott Goodwin
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