There’s something funny about Design History. And Michael Gross will be visiting my class in the LAT Media Center this Thursday evening at 7:30 to tell us a thing or two about it.
Michael is best known for his art direction – and most notoriously, his “Kill This Dog” cover – for the National Lampoon. Earlier, [...]
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Are you coming to the opening reception of the “3rd Annual Design History and Context Exhibition” this Saturday, January 21st? You’re invited, you know. It’s work by my UCLA Extension students and it’s at the 1010 Westwood Gallery, fourth floor, from 1 to 4:30pm.
The student/designers will be around to discuss their work. And refreshments [...]
Finals week. Everyone’s in 24/7 work mode. But just for laughs, let’s say you actually have a few hours to spare tomorrow, Tuesday evening. Huh? And let’s say, since you’re in the mode, you feel like some entertainment that’s design related. And that’s free… except for $3 parking.
If that’s the case, then you’re in luck! [...]
Throughout AIGA National’s Pivot conference, none of the on-stage staff smiled anywhere near as much, or as radiantly, as Art Center’s own Sean Adams. To be fair, though, all the rest of that group hailed from East of here.
I’m happy to say I’ve gotten heaps of praise from my review of Pivot. Mostly, designers thanked [...]
This week, Mike Perry (that’s him below, standing on his foot) brings his hand crafted art and design to L.A. On Thursday he’s presenting to my Design History 2 about his publications, clothing, paintings, and illustrations… see below. Then on Friday he’ll be downtown for an opening reception… see above. And on Saturday he’s conducting [...]
April Greiman has journeyed from the Kansas City Art Institute to the Basel School of Design – where she studied under Arman Hofmann and Wolfgang Weingart – and then to L.A., where she established her design reputation, and to CalArts, where she headed the Visual Communications department. And this is all before the 1984 introduction [...]
Comic books as graphic design? Of course they are! Come to my Loyola Marymount University class next Friday morning at 11 for a special presentation and see for yourself.
Award winning comic book-style illustrator Arlen Schumer will present an overview and retrospective of his works. Throughout his extensive, prolific career Arlen has been bridging the gap [...]
Olivia Newton-John won’t be among the guests at “Get Physical,” Petrula Vrontikis’s fall semester 3×3 on Thursday, September 29th. But Joachim Sauter, Christian Moeller, and Rebeca Méndez will. Come to the Ahmanson at 7 p.m. if you’re interested in exploring the fusion of digital media with our built environment providing post-virtual experiences. Moderated by Nik [...]
The card above tells the story. Here’s the quick version: “Confronting Pop Culture’s Addiction to its Own Past” with Bruce Sterling and Simon Reynolds. Free on Thursday in the Media Center.
Thank you for the love, Graphic Design department.
Hello Design (with David Lai, CEO and Creative Director)
This Saturday, 04/02, is the first session of my six week UCLA Extension field trip classes, “Exploring L.A. Design.” We’ll visit the work places of our city’s top professionals who handle print, web, motion, corporate, interactive, illustration, typography, photography, packaging, etc. Students will have the opportunity to [...]