The Arts & Artists

"We need to update our brand and brand materials. While you're at it, it would be great to get a style guide so that everything looks consistent. And, can you design a brochure too? Oh, also a presentation folder to hold everything. And, of course, our show announcements and gallery artist cards." Why yes, [...]

Working with top professionals makes design so much better. David Duncan Livingston is one of the best architectural photographers in the Bay Area. His work regularly appears in all the top local and national architectural and home publications. He's won many awards for his work and he's published many books on beautiful homes and [...]

Designing for the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco was a highlight for me. Most people don't know this, but the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco has one of the largest collections of Asian art in the world. They only show about 7-10% of the entire collection though. That's primarily due to limited [...]

Walk a mile in my 6-inch stiletto heels! Madison Young's one woman show, Reveal All Fear Nothing, is a 90 minute exploration of her experiences in the porn industry. She covers topics such as what performers get paid for a scene, gender pay equity, and what drives her. Reveal: she supports local artists and [...]

What if we related to the earth as our lover and not as our mother? That's the basic premise of ecosexual activists Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens. Just think about how that changes our relationship to the earth, from parent/child to loving partner. This experimental ecosexual performance with a summer camp theme explores that [...]

How do you design an attention getting poster for a new music CD using the existing cover art that is all sepia tones?Framing is important because the CD is the subject. For Australian artist Deborah Dicembre, I chose a background image that contrasted the color of the CD package and also functioned as a frame [...]