Today I got the chance to talk through a couple of years worth of drawings to art students at HC. Over the course of these sessions we talked a lot about drawing and this video seems to summarize my feelings on the subject.
“As the Design Director for Obama’s 2008 campaign, Scott Thomas led a now-historic political campaign, in which branding, design, and the web played a truly pivotal role. Likening the experience to “building an airplane in flight,” Scott talks about the creative’s need for triage, the crucial role of incremental design improvements, and the importance of getting back to the hand and keeping things simple.” Via The 99 Percent
A little process never hurts.
When I was a little kid the only things often left on my plate were the remnants of noodles and a dreaded heap of vegetables. At that point you could count on a loving prompt from my mother that somewhere someone was starving (which is true) and I should be thankful for having food to eat (which is also true).
Recently I came across the work of Peter Menzel, a photojournalist with a stunning / convicting / enlightening body of work. In his book Hungry Planet he and author-journalist Faith D’Alusio set out to capture “families from around the world, revealing what people eat during the course of one week.” Some scarce and some gluttonous, the resulting work is a beautiful survey of the diversity of diets this world has to offer. Flipping through it imparted more gratitude than all of my mom’s auditory attempts (if only she would have recognized I was a visual learner). Below are a couple of excerpts from Time’s three part recap of the book.
Egypt: The Ahmed family of Cairo
Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53
Family recipe: Okra and mutton
Chad: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp
Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23
Favorite foods: soup with fresh sheep meat
United States: The Revis family of North Carolina
Food expenditure for one week: $341.98
Favorite foods: spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken
Ecuador: The Ayme family of Tingo
Food expenditure for one week: $31.55
Family recipe: Potato soup with cabbage
Mexico: The Casales family of Cuernavaca
Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09
Favorite foods: pizza, crab, pasta, chicken
The legendary design team Charles and Ray Eames made films, houses, books and classic midcentury modern furniture. Eames Demetrios, their grandson, shows rarely seen films and archival footage in a lively, loving tribute to their creative process. Via TED.
A couple weeks ago we trekked over to LaDuke Studios for a photography workshop. Tim threw together a a great blend of lecture, hands on experience, tutorials and goofing around. Many thanks, Tim!
For those of you who attended the workshop we’d love to get your feedback. What did you enjoy and learn during our time together? What could have been better?
Get to know Hey Josh. He slings advice, writes books and makes wicked videos. He’s also shared the stage with Bill Cosby, appeared on MTV’s TRL, Comedy Central, NBC, FOX, TLC, and in the LA TIMES. My vote: legendary.
