Those who watched the Closing Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics were presented with a visual display of what British art, design, and music has offered the world over the past century. With an economy still in decline and a…
I’m passionate about a few things. For instance, the billowing thunderstorms that roll over the prairie I grew up on. I can talk about architecture all day long. Topping the list is how the Church interacts — or doesn’t, as…
A few months ago at the Design Museum in London, the English designer John Pawson opened his exhibit Plain Space attempting to display a sort of collective anthology of minimalist art and design. He is a rather controversial artist for…
In this installment of giving thanks through art, I’d like to suggest a way in which art facilitates the act of thanksgiving between people, thus furthering the development of the community and the individual. Thus follows an examination of how…
Recently, GAP clothing changed their logo, sparking worldwide debate and criticism, eventually resulting in them reinstating their original logo. The reason? The new logo didn’t ‘feel’ like GAP. This feeling that logos generate in the consumer are part of the…
When I was working with clients as a graphic designer, there was one statement that I never wanted to hear: ‘You can do whatever you want.’ While I always appreciated the inherent trust they had in me, this was always…
If I were asked to say what is at once the most important production of Art and the thing most to be longed for, I should answer, A Beautiful House; and the thing to be longed for, I should answer,…
As a result of the global recession, funding for artistic projects, communities, and individuals is being cut. Rather than killing the creative spirit, however, these cuts seem to be spawning creativity in ways to save money in artful ways. For…