October 27th, 2008 in GRAFFITI, ILLUSTRATION, INFORMATION GRAPHICS, LETTERING, PORTFOLIOS, TECHNOLOGY, TYPOGRAPHY, VIDEO | No Comments »

Lou Dorfsman, Creative Director for all things CBS for over 40 years died Wednesday in Roslyn NY at the age of 90 due to congestive heart failure. Dorfman has been in the design news a lot recently for the ongoing restoration project of his famous Gastrotypographicalassemblage wall which once lived in the CBS cafeteria. The Center for Design Study has assumed responsibility for the Wall’s preservation, including its restoration, maintenance and exhibition. More about Dorfsman can be found here & here
“He was the kingpin of the New York School of Design, a pluperfect, fearless, uncompromising perfectionist, and a father of corporate image in the world,”
-George Lois
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May 9th, 2008 in GRAFFITI | No Comments »

“In the space of a few hours with a couple of hundred cans of paint I’m hoping we can transform a dark forgotten filth pit into an oasis of beautiful art.”
The public is making its mark on graffiti artist Banksy’s first British exhibition in three years as a whole street has been transformed into an art exhibition. The Cans Festival, a three-day street party of stencil art in an old tunnel formerly used by taxis. After the exhibition closes the installations will be removed from the road, but the artwork will remain on the walls.
View more images at Pinewood Design, Via Design Is Kinky
March 26th, 2008 in GRAFFITI, MUSIC, VIDEO | No Comments »

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