THE RED ROSE GIRLS

THE RED ROSE GIRLS

The Red Rose Girls, An Uncommon Story of Art and Love. Three female illustrators from the early twentieth century begin groundbreaking careers in a male dominated profession, and they did it together.   While researching the life of the great Howard Pyle...
OUT OF THIS WORLD

OUT OF THIS WORLD

Occasionally, the planets align and I receive a design project that has a theme I not only am familiar with, but also a true fan of. A good example of this is a branding project I was awarded a few months back. I would like to share the inspiration, concepts and rough...
WONDER WOMAN WINS

WONDER WOMAN WINS

There has been plenty of debate on the impact the film Wonder Woman has had on issues of feminism and equality. Debate over the films supposed message, her costume (or lack thereof), her actions, and her dialogue continue to fly between comic book fans, movie goers...
LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN

LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN

While doing research for a recent packaging design project, I came across the work of an illustrator I had not heard of before. I was so taken by his work I thought it would be worth sharing. The design project is for a collection of men’s products to be called ‘Art...
A LIFE OF FILM AND DESIGN

A LIFE OF FILM AND DESIGN

From time to time I’ll be devoting space on this page to a few of my hero’s in the field of graphic design. Some are well known, some maybe not so much. Saul Bass could be in the ‘not so much’ category but I don’t think that will be for long as a book about his...
WHEREVER YOU GO, THERE YOU ARE.

WHEREVER YOU GO, THERE YOU ARE.

With a name like Stephen Foster and the initials SF, coming across them when it’s referring to something or someone other than myself is not uncommon. Be it the name of the famous composer of hummable hits like ‘My Old Kentucky Home’ and ‘Camptown Races”, or the...