(2.28) Fliers, posters, signage, banners, images, words, numbers, symbols surround us everywhere, vying for our attention. Graphic design is the art of communicating ideas visually — and the results should be eye-catching — but when you pack this many assignments into one floor, it sure has impact. The visual barrage of the RISD Graphic Design …
“I always say Eugene is the only actual genius I’ve worked with.” High praise coming from Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels speaking to the New York Times in 2014. Within the past week we have learned of the deaths of two of Trinity Rep’s pioneering members: Adrian Hall, their founding artistic director; and Eugene …
I predict this will be hit, whichever version is selected. And one reason is that the artwork and design is so good, which is not always the case. The Atlantic Shark Institute is making a bid to become one of the new charity plates with an image of the endangered shortfin mako shark. The state …
Design Week RI is the annual celebration of Rhode Island designers and entrepreneurs. Most events are for participants, but organizers will be setting up a two-day Fabrication Fest at the Innovation District Park on Dyer Street that is open to the public from 1pm to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday. Fabrication Fest is a two-day …
The “winner” has been announced, and given how flawed the selection process was, we didn’t fare too badly. The philistines running the state went with an anybody-can-enter popular vote contest — with people voting as many times a they wanted — instead of doing it properly with a board of design experts seeking submissions from …
The RISD Senior shows continue with Trial and Error: Industrial Design Senior Show. This discipline can include furniture, apparel, and any area of life where a problem needs solving with better design. Seen here is Louise Starr’s untitled and lovely children’s stool. The artist has dyed maple, poplar, and oak veneer, glued it all into …
The latest Senior Show at Woods-Gerry is “Unfinished: Work in Progress” which I mistakenly stumbled into a day early . . . while the setting up was still in progress . . . before the exhibition was finished. Very meta, and probably very annoying for the students still setting up. (Thank you Jessy and Steve.) …
The deadline for submissions has passed and we are happy to report that several professional graphic designers have submitted work. So we may have some acceptable choices. We first expressed our concerns about this selection process back in December when the contest was announced. (A work this important should not be selected through a contest. …
And prominently display. Once again this plate design contest idea is rearing its ugly head because people like Governor McKee think that anybody with a computer is now a graphic designer. For one thing, doesn’t this man realize how strongly Rhode Islanders feel about their license plates? But whatever the state comes up with, any …
(5.2) You’ve been staring at the same four walls for over a year now . . . maybe it’s time to shake things up. Head over to the WaterFire Arts Center (WFAC) for the May Day Market, sponsored by Fine Furnishings Shows. This event will be held inside the WFAC which has got to be …
The City of Providence and the Providence Redevelopment Agency are hosting a design competition to generate reuse ideas for the Crook Point Bascule Bridge. (No luxury condo towers please.) A 10-year transportation plan, issued last year by RIDOT, scheduled demolition for 2026-27, earmarking $6 million for the removal. The Crook Point Bascule Bridge is a …
The Biden/Harris campaign has a new line of merch collabs on offer called the ‘Believe in Better’ collection. It features some big-name designers — Thom Browne, Tory Burch, Prabal Gurung — but look who Dazed and GQ single out for the highest praise: Providence designer Joe Perez. Formerly the artistic director at Kanye West’s creative …
Did a demolition crew stumble upon this item as they razed the remains of the old mill on Aleppo Street, or do we have some foresighted developer to thank for saving it? If so, this was one unwieldy doodad to hang onto without knowing whether anyone would ever take it off your hands. Who knew …
You may have noticed these posters popping up around town. Credit for these gems goes to local advertising renegades, NAIL Communications, “an advertising agency that kind of hates advertising.” They have made the following mild disclaimer on their Facebook page. We love being scolded by the bad-ass women protecting our state. And we made some …
Fans of design — industrial, biomedical, typographical — will want to check out “Abstract: The Art of Design” on Netflix. The second season features Cas Holman, full time faculty member in the Industrial Design Department at RISD. Holman crafts tools and objects designed to inspire kids (and adults) to play creatively. Through her company Heroes …
An undercount in the upcoming census could have serious ramifications: we could lose a congressional seat and we could lose out on federal funding. The Rhode Island Foundation is offering local organizations grants of up to $25,000 for programs that will encourage people to participate in the 2020 Census. Libraries, churches, nonprofits and community groups …