I have been learning, struggling, evaluating and experiencing design all my life.
Truly.
I am not someone who went to school to become a designer. I went to art school to learn how to become a better artist. To live with myself and the creative that matures with me on a daily basis. I wanted to learn the history and principles of art and study the artists and designers who made the choice to live by their work.
I am inspired Mark Rothko, Andrew Wyeth and Mike and Doug Starn.
VISITOR
Marvin and I have had a superstrong working relationship since 1992 when we got together [ because of a morrow snowboards catalog ] to start Bikini Magazine.
Bikini was the starting point for our continual conversation around magazines, art and design.
Working with Marvin is a focused and decisive journey. He knows what he wants and after all these year she know what we can do.
Marvin is also an accomplished musician. His passion for music leads him to join many sessions and record. We did a little creative around his last session here recently and decided to put an actual art direction against it.
The initial direction was left open and the only supporting elements were the actual recordings Marvin had given me.
I started with a custom font exploration with a varied character width and emphasis on certain letters to draw attention to the name. We then moved on to the photography and we made a paring of "VISITOR" to the photograph for our final