Gadelshin Timur Azatovich

Azotovich



Azotovich has only a few pieces on his flickr site, but they are truly phenomenal. His papercraft- which he coins "Aogami"- combines an attention to details like individual blades of grass and miniscule flower petals, is given depth by the perfect folds and creases he produces, and is wrapped in nice color schemes that capture traditional Japanese woodcuts and scenery.

Hatch Show Prints

Just caught this. "Preservation through Production."

Cream City Brick

I took Greenfield and National from Highway 100 to 1st street the other day, and drove by La Perla on 5th. I've never eaten there, but I must have driven by it before, right? Maybe not. I was struck by the nice cream city brick the place was, and the black trim they used to accent it. Just gorgeous. Then I got to thinking about how nice of a color palette that makes. I'd like to try and emulate it in some of my pieces, but I guess I'll just have to wait until I have the right ones to do it with :D What could be more Milwaukee than white brick, right?

PS- I love love LOVE the Joseph & Vera Zilber Building (Hillel Center)- absolutely breathtaking in person.

Photos used from Dave Reid's flickr stream.

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics

Spurred on by Google's friendly image reminder (which was awesome in it's own right), I looked a little into the branding of the Vancouver hosted Winter Olympics. Done by Vanoc (the Vancouver Olympic Comittee), the design was spurred on by a green friendly look at the city vs. wilderness that is Canada. I like the illustrations, soft gradients, nice color swatches, and subtle textures. However, I think the pictograms look like 20 year old clipart.
Also, check here for a great wealth of images between the 2010's and the past Canadian Olympics.

Valentines

Made 3 different valentines to hand out this year. Posted on Flickr.

Typeface Documentary

So I caught this from the folks over at Handmade Nation, and I can't stop watching this video.

In Two Rivers, WI, the Hamilton Wood Type Printing Museum stands as a testament to how print shops used to run. Dedicated to the all but extinct craft of hand carved wood type, the museum offers free admission to those who want to delve into the countless drawers and shelves filled with individual block letters of innumerous types and fonts. Occaisionally they open the place up to workshops where designers- professional, educational, or people with no experience at all can let it loose and print off a couple pieces of hand set type. Awesome. I have to go there.

Yulia Revisited

I did a post on Yulia Brodskaya almost exactly a year ago, and I was revisiting her portfolio site. She has a wealth of really impressive work now, and has expanded greatly into her vertically standing paper cut forms. Definitely worth another look.