Between Mood Board Monday and my latest column Art + Object, you can probably guess that one of my favorite things to do is putting together complementary images to craft visual stories (aka, art direction.) So let’s just get right to it! I first saw Sergei...
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THEME: LIQUID ASSETS Left: All That Glitters. Art direction, layout, set, and photographs by Jacob Reischel for 74 Mag – The Hair Bible, Issue 10. Image via Trendland. Right: Photo by Sølve Sundsbø. Image via L’ADN. Mood Board Monday is a weekly coast-to-coast...
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I’ve been enjoying my mini mood board art direction collaboration with Nancy Herrmann so much that I’ve decided to start another image coupling column. I’ve always liked the “this and that” posts on blogs where the author explores the...
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THEME: HAVOC Left: Photograph by Isabelle Wenzel. Part of Building Images (2010). Via Design for Mankind. Right: NYB Chambers Street, New York in Black series – taken in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, 2013. Photo by Christophe Jacrot. Mood Board Monday is a weekly...
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Last week I began to feel creatively stuck. I developed my plan for the type of work I’m looking for and asked for help in finding it, created artwork, and felt aligned with the direction I’m headed. Then I found myself struggling for what to do next....
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THEME: SMOKE & MIRRORS Left: Capturing Resonance, 2011. Installation by Soo Sunny Park and Spencer Topel (sound). Right: Susie Smoking, 1988. Photo by Nick Knight for Yohji Yamamoto. Featured in Practice to Deceive: Smoke & Mirrors in Fashion, Fine Art and...
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THEME: I SPY Left: Jessica Chastain for W Magazine, January 2013. Photo: Max Vadukul. Art: Abstract Conversations by George Condo, 2012. Right: Kenzo F/W 2013 ad campaign. Photo art direction by TOILETPAPER. Mood Board Monday is a weekly coast-to-coast visual creative...
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If you subscribe to The Creative Brief, you know that I’m moving away from self-employment and searching for career opportunities that require more commitment than a one-off project. Basically, I’m looking for a creative home. Here’s the letter in...
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THEME: PULP FICTION LEFT: Burst, 2007. Hand-cut paper sculpture by Jen Stark. RIGHT: Remedy, 2008. Book art / paper illustration by Thomas Allen. Mood Board Monday is a weekly coast-to-coast visual creative collaboration with Nancy...
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THEME: IDENTITY CRISIS LEFT: Boudoir Rocking Baroque Campaign. Photographer: Mladen Saric. Make-up: Sasa Jokovic. Hair: Milena Marsic. RIGHT: At Beck and Call. Painting by Nate Frizzell. Image via Bo Lee Gallery. Mood Board Monday is a weekly coast-to-coast visual...
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