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 […]
Can music make or shape a brand? How does music help consumers feel a certain way about a product? To get more perspective on the topic, I interviewed two successful music composers who work with advertisers on a regular basis. Peter Rundquist is a New York-based composer who has worked with brands including Nickelodeon, the […]
Read More… from Masterpiece in 30 Seconds: Music in Advertising
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 […]
Read More… from Inspiration: Turn Of The Century Mardi Gras Invitations
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 […]
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 […]
