CREATIVE BRIEFS #23

Welcome to the Thanksgiving edition of CREATIVE BRIEFS, a list of links, news, and resources related to three of my favorite things: design, photography, and art. My hope is you will find something that inspires you and maybe helps you create something new, in whatever medium(s) you prefer.

“I want to thank anyone who spends part of their day creating. I don’t care if it’s a book, a film, a painting, a dance, a piece of theater, a piece of music. Anybody who spends part of their day sharing their experience with us. This world would be unlivable without art. Thank you for inspiring me.” ?–Steven Soderberg, filmmaker

“All art arises out of gratitude, a deep pervasive feeling that you are glad something exists outside yourself, that something can complete you.” –Dorothy Koppelman, painter

The past year has been a roller coaster ride, personally and professionally. Lots of people and projects have come and gone for a variety of reasons and non-reasons. Several of my nears and dears have gotten sick. Some have recovered or are in the process of recovering. Some haven’t and I miss them terribly. In addition to some vuncertainty and sadness, I’ve experienced great joy and happiness in 2018. The world is a wacky place and I’m grateful for the ups, downs, and all arounds.

So many people’s lives have been devastated recently, by senseless acts of violence and acts of God. I urge you to do whatever you can to help those less fortunate. This holiday, my heartfelt wish is that everyone be able to spend quality time with some of your favorite people, doing some of your favorite things. Maybe even creating something new…together.

DESIGN

Adobe Unleashes 30 Free Typeface Packs For Myriad Moods & Genres (Mikelle Leow / DesignTAXI)

20 Free Graphic Design eBooks to Learn Design From (Skuirel)

Creatives’ worldwide tribute to legendary Stan Lee (Greg Lapin / The Designest)

Jony Ive and Marc Newson design all-diamond ring (Rima Sabina Aouf / Dezeen)

The Designer of Nirvana’s Nevermind Cover on Shooting Babies and Working with Kurt Cobain (Ollie Campbell / Milanote)

Be Nice, but Be Difficult: Finding a Balance as a Creative Person (Paul Caiozzo / Muse by Clio)

Joyful Typography Design (Claire-Marine / fubiz)

PHOTOGRAPHY

3 Truths I’ve Discovered in Street Photography (Eric Kim)

Alone in the Night Photography Series (Abduzeedo)

10 Ideas for Taking Amazing Photos of Boring Objects (Izabella Bed? / PetaPixel)

The Daily Edit – Under the Radar: Ray Lego (Heidi Volpe / A Photo Editor)

The Art of Walking – Increase Your Creativity (ISO 1200 Magazine)

The New York Times’ massive photo archive is being digitized with Google’s help (Brittany Hillen / Digital Photography Review)

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographer Takes on the Resurrected Cheap Camera Challenge (David J. Fulde / Fstoppers)

ART

The Art Institute of Chicago Has Put 50,000 High-Res Images from Their Collection Online (Jason Kottke / kottke.org)

How Does the Art World Live With Itself? (Jerry Saltz / Vulture)

7 Innovative Painting Techniques That Don’t Require a Paintbrush (Emma Taggart / My Modern Met)

Penske Media Acquires ARTnews (ARTnews)

10 Documentary Masterpieces About Artists (Andrew Karpan / Nonfics)

‘Who Needs Another Show?’ Ai Weiwei Says He’s Over the Whole Museum Thing and Is Moving to Connecticut (Ted Loos / artnet News)

Inside Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin’s Nine Turbulent Weeks as Roommates (Karen Chernick / Artsy)

Thanks for reading! If you’d like to suggest a link or resource, please drop me a line.