Illustration for @openingceremony . ‘OC’s Slip-on Platform Sneakers Cobalt.’ Also an interview with me on their blog! Visit: https://openingceremony.us A photo posted by Anny Wang (@annyversary) on Sep 17, 2014 at 5:13am PDT Anny Wang’s candy-colored, Memphis-inspired, CGI spatial design. https://instagram.com/annyversary One photographer, 7 days. https://instagram.com/burndiary Let’s hear it for the neighborhood – local tattoo […]
My latest inspiration is Mardi Gras invitations from the late 19th and turn of the 20th centuries. They are amazingly lithographed with complicated die cuts, detailed illustrations and great typography. A quick Google image search of “vintage mardi gras invitations” or “vintage mardi gras dance cards” or “vintage mardi gras admit cards” will get […]
The Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi boasts a membership of over 400 artisans from 19 states. It provides craftspeople opportunities to learn, explore and share their work with a wider audience. Every year, the Guild organizes the Chimneyville Crafts Festival which consistently attracts huge crowds and 150 member booths. Today, even artisan craftspeople understand the power […]
I recently had the opportunity to ask Laurie Pressman, Vice-President, Pantone Color Institute, some of my burning color questions. How have you seen color play into the upcoming election? Both candidates seem to be leaning more heavily toward dark blue vs. red. With the media spotlight so intense and so much scrutiny paid, color always […]
I love the smell of an Art Department. I recently had the opportunity to guest lecture at my good friend, Seth Boonchai‘s, Graphic Design class at Delgado Community College in New Orleans. We started off with a critique of their type-based figure/ground project. They were terrified (but really had no reason to be). By the […]
