Some of you may or may not be aware that my main profession is graphic design, though I consider myself to be a graphic artist. A designer is pretty ordinary- he or she is good at following the rules of design, composition and typography and playing nice with the world of visual communication. A graphic [...]
A vector illustration I created of Madonna. Based on a photo by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott featured in Interview Magazine’s May 2010 issue. Follow me on Twitter @Decaptain
When it comes to being a graphic designer or graphic artist, I think people outside the field really have a hard time ‘getting’ the designer. You think that being a graphic designer is (for some odd reason) glamorous, fun, thrilling and exciting! We graphic designers are rebels- we’re all artistic, we’re a bit off our [...]
I have to say it and it may be unpopular or a faux pas but since the economy in the U.S. has tanked, so has the cordial relationship between graphic designers and their clients. I came onto the scene a year or two before things started to go downhill and remember the somewhat ‘good ole’ [...]
I am surrounded by magazines. I subscribe (or have subscribed) to many. My magazine subscriptions over the years have included Print, How, Details, Wired, Men’s Journal, Interview, Instinct, Out, Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, Runner’s World and Interview. Of those, I only have subscriptions to 8 of those today, 3 that are up to expire soon [...]
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