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Sex Sells

Posted on May 10, 2010 in Art Shows
I was lucky to see the "Allure of the Automobile" show at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta last month. The Washington Post's usually-cranky Blake Gopnik gave the show a thumbs up, and I agree. The pure craftmanship required to pull off these one-offs is mind boggling. Not to mention standing in front of a piece of history. The above Deusenberg was Carole Lombard's gift to Rhett Butler—I mean—Clark Gable. After her tragic death he had it removed from California. It's still difficult to imagine having such a car, not the sort of vehicle you'd take to pick up the milk.
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Field Trip: Monticello

Posted on May 1, 2010 in Field Trips

This multi-screen interpretive display by Staples and Charles in the fabulous visitor’s center at Monticello knocked my socks off. Elegant letters, evoking fluttering, falling snow, gently cascade through the cohesive group of backlit windows. Without warning, like a whipped-up Nor’ Easter: W H O O O S H ! the letters rise, flip and fly in a tremendous typographic dance, transposing the theme in the boxes. An homage to Tom and type—a delightful example of digital design at its best.
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 Simple, sublime signage in San Diego

 

Clever graffiti. Stenciled on the back of a stop sign, this pileated woodpecker perches adjacent to a punched metal bar, as if the bird had pecked the holes himself.

 

Only New York City can get away with a posh shop called "Acne". It sure caught
my attention, but not enough to shop.

 

From a New York City lamp post. High contrast halftone with added type.