Fresh From the Oven: Chris Nosenzo

contributer post by Will Bryant

Brooklyn based artist, Chris Nosenzo, is currently working towards a BFA in Communication Design as well as interning for the fine folks of Part and Parcel. I'm drawn to Chris' photography and mixed media work. His combination of mediums and subjects are really striking. Check it out!




More from Chris:

- Portfolio

- Flickr

- Part and Parcel

Fresh From the Oven: Ori Toor

Contributer post by Will Bryant

Animal Collective - "Lion in a Coma" from ori toor on Vimeo.

Ori's final project at the Shenkar School of Engineering and Design - Illustration department. A stream of consciousness video for the song "Lion in a Coma" by (one of my favorite bands) Animal Collective. It's a frame by frame animation in flash that's bursting with color and lovely shapes.



More from Ori Toor:
- Portfolio
- Flickr
- Vimeo

Fresh from the Oven: Bijan Berahimi

Contributer post by Will Bryant
Bijan Berahimi is a 20 year old graphic design student at CalArts. He's got an incredible portfolio that hardly looks like student work. I really enjoy his tactile pieces and line work. Check him out!








More from Bijan:
- Portfolio
- Blog
- Shop

Fresh from the Oven with Will Bryant: 2 or 3 or more

Contributer post by Will Bryant



2 or 3 or more was initiated by Mississippi State graphic design student Kate Thomas. The goal of the art sale is to help her sister, Libbie, to raise funding for a ministry position at the University of Virginia. This is a challenging position for a young student to basically raise their own salary before you ever start working.

Just last week there was a sale in Mississippi where over 20 artists, 500 donated pieces of art, a dozen volunteers, and 5 musicians donated their efforts to help support Libbie. The remaining pieces will be available through a limited online sale this FRIDAY! This is where you come in...you'll have a sweet opportunity to snag some really lovely art for a reasonable price and support a worthy cause.

We Own The Sky" by Brandon Riesgo


"Abide" and "Be Still" by Mamie McIntosh


"Color Blast From the Past" by yours truly.


You can read more about the sale here.

Links:
- 2 or 3 or more
- Kate Thomas

PSU Senior Show

by Will Bryant

Everything Will Be Okay! is the 2009 graphic design senior show at Portland State. The show is for only one day, Thursday September 3rd, The Cleaners at Ace Hotel. Check out some of the of the student work!

Illustration work by Rory Phillips

Some nice tactile work by Krista Messer

Illustration by Belin Liu

Packaging design by Isabel Cattadoris

Poster and packaging design by Jimmy Presler

If you're in Portland go check it out!!!

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Fresh From the Oven with Will Bryant: Ethan Bodnar - Creative Grab Bag

by Will Bryant

If you are not familiar with Ethan Bodnar, then first things first, he is GOLDEN! Ethan is one of the nicest people I've met on the internet. He's a graphic designer, author, and a sophomore at Hartford Art School.

Ethan's impressive book, Creative Grab Bag, hits shelves August 28. It was published by HOW Books (F+W Pubs) and features work from 101 contributors!

"Author Ethan Bodnar created over 30 unique tasks and gave each contributor a task that was different from their typical work."

Here's a list of a few of the amazing contributors: Jeremyville, Ellen Lupton, Aaron James Draplin, Mike Perry, Marcus Walters, Linzie Hunter, The Little Friends of Printmaking, Kate Bingaman-Burt, and Scott Barry. Trust me, the list goes on!

"The book contains images of each artist’s creative task, typical work, and a biography with a short reflection on their creative process." Make sure to mark your calendars for Ethan's main stage presentation at the AIGA Biennial National Design Conference in October 2009!

Creative Grab Bag can be purchased at:
Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders, and your local bookstore!

Posted by Will Bryant