STEPHANIE ORMA :: travel, arts, & design writer » graphic design show http://ormadesign.com/blog Writings on arts, design, travel, san francisco and other creative musings... Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:48:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Print Mag Article: The Greatest Graphic Design Show on Earth http://ormadesign.com/blog/2011/09/print-mag-article-the-greatest-graphic-design-show-on-earth/ http://ormadesign.com/blog/2011/09/print-mag-article-the-greatest-graphic-design-show-on-earth/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:06:47 +0000 steph http://ormadesign.com/blog/?p=1029 Pack up your pixels and don’t forget your fishing pole – we’re headed to the Land of 10,000 Lakes. This October 22nd, Minneapolis’ Walker Art Center is presenting Graphic Design: Now in Production, one of the largest graphic design exhibitions in the U.S. in over a decade. (Think: 10,000 square-feet of designer-made history – swoon!).

Read my full article on Print Magazine’s awesome design blog IMPRINT.

Daniel Eatock - Pantone Pen Print, 2006

Christopher Doyle - Christopher Doyle Identity Guidelines 2008

]]> http://ormadesign.com/blog/2011/09/print-mag-article-the-greatest-graphic-design-show-on-earth/feed/ 0 San Francisco designers, artists, cyclists: ARTCRANK headed to Bay Area for Bike Poster Art Show http://ormadesign.com/blog/2010/01/san-francisco-designers-artists-cyclists-artcrank-headed-to-bay-area-for-bike-poster-art-show/ http://ormadesign.com/blog/2010/01/san-francisco-designers-artists-cyclists-artcrank-headed-to-bay-area-for-bike-poster-art-show/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:48:49 +0000 steph http://ormadesign.com/blog/?p=105 If you’re an entrepreneur (or ever had daydreams during death-by-boredom conference meetings of becoming one) you’re familiar with the process of trying to come up with “the big idea.” It ain’t easy, to say the least: researching, brainstorming, sleepless nights, feeling like your banging your head against a brick wall, headaches (from actually banging your head against a brick wall), more sleepless nights (from uncomfortable bandages wrapped around now bruised head). Then, finally, at 4:23am as you lay in bed ready to strangle the 1,099th sheep you’ve counted – the idea finally comes!

Understanding this crazy, difficult process, I’m ever more appreciative of creative, original, inspired new business and product ideas. Thus, the moment I heard about ARTCRANK, the bike-themed poster art show (coming to San Francisco on October 24 at 580 4th Street), I had to know – who the heck thought of such a brilliantly simple concept of combining bikes and art??

Now before you go banging your head against a wall (again) in a “why didn’t I think of that” frenzy, check out this insightful interview with the clever brains behind ARTCRANK, Director/Curator Charles Youel. And then go check out an art show like you have never experienced before. READ FULL ARTICLE: SF EXAMINER

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