1940s Speedboat Racers
I was fortunate enough to take part in a workshop last week with Hatch Show Print's Jim Sherraden. For 125 years, their letterpress posters have promoted everyone from Johnny Cash to Elvis to Bruce Springsteen in a highly recognizable style. I made several posters and tee-shirts using the exact same handcrafted metal presses that were originally used for some of their famous posters. In a modern world of computer-driven design, it was refreshing to print things the old-school way. I would have taken photos and movies if my hands weren't perpetually smothered in ink.
Andrew and Don's takes on high school science fair projects are absolutely true. I remember actually trying to rationalize throwing a jack-in-the-box out of a second-story window onto a trampoline and measuring the bounce height with a yardstick to a science fair judge. At least he made an attempt to understand me, simulating the experiment with a pencil falling into his outstretched palm. What can I say; Andrew has a monopoly on the science genes in the family.
School is controlled chaos as usual. I'm beginning to build models of my concept chair out of balsa wood, plexiglass, cloth and sheet metal. For After Effects, my final project is a 10-second animation for Pella where a 3D shoebox will break apart and morph into the logo (I'll experiment with After Effects in upcoming Okay Samurai movies). After this quarter ends in mid-September, I'll start working on Eric Espiritu's Teenage Symphonies site and FINALLY get my demo out. Until then, you can find me 71.6% of the time at the corner computer in MacLab4.
Sunday, August 1 at 8:06 AM
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