Keetra Dean Dixon Lisa Guedel Dolle You studied at Ecole cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ECAL), what's the course like there and what have you taken from it? ECAL seems to be the perfect school for those who want to learn the essence of graphic design – typography, grids, typesetting, etc. It remains a small public art school where you can easily interact with students of all disciplines. During three intense years you learn almost all the basic design rules that allow you to develop your own practice and personal interests. I believe ECAL owes its reputation to its professors. Thanks to ECAL director Alexis Georgacopoulos, I also had the wonderful experience of moving to Hong Kong last November, where I still am, for a design residency at HKDI (Hong Kong Design Institute) with photographer Anaïs Boileau and product designer Ulysse Martel.
::: Toko. Concept. Design. ::: +61 (0)4 136 133 81 ::: We're Obsessed With This Easy DIY Artwork Project (& You'll Be, Too!) UPDATE: The long weekend is the perfect time to start some new projects, so why not try this awesome (and so easy) artwork DIY? This story was originally published on July 25. If there are two things that have been commanding our attention lately, they're cool artwork and chevron prints. So, we were obviously pretty stoked to find a way to incorporate both — for cheap! — in an amazing DIY project for your apartment. Inspired by the work of artist Nancy Ramirez, two stellar Refinery29 interns collaborated on this easy-does-it way to spice up an empty wall. From the moment we spied this Nancy Ramirez painting on Pinterest, we were smitten. Assemble your paints and squeeze a quarter-size amount of each color onto your palette. To incorporate all of our colors, we used one at a time, rinsing our brush between each and blending until we covered the canvas. Once you've covered the canvas, let it dry for a few minutes. Et voilà! Photographed by Maia Schoenfelder
Martin Nicolausson Modern World Does the subject matter present any particular challenges, and if so how did you get around these? I knew I wanted to work with letterpress and wood type to give the identity a lo-fi raw quality. This was informed by the printed material in the band’s archive, because it was from the seventies it had a handmade analogue feel. How did you go about selecting the lyrics for the posters? The lyrics were selected by the curators, I had a short list to choose from. Which aspects do you think have worked particularly well? I like the contrast of textured wood type and bright fluorescent backgrounds.
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