Recent Posts Tagged With 'features'

• ISO50 Interview

  Posted on Monday December 14th, 2009 at 08:15 in illustration, contemporary, usa, designers, features, interviews

  For this exciting addition to the Grain Edit interview series, we kept it local — seeking out one of San Francisco’s finest, Scott Hansen, aka ISO50. My first acquaintance with Scott came in the spring of 2005. The pre-Grain Edit crew had he...

• Hybrid Design interview

  Posted on Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 05:26 in illustration, contemporary, usa, features, interviews, graphicdesign

  Hybrid Design was formed by the husband and wife design team of Brian Flynn and Dora Drimalas. The San Francisco based firm has worked with a diverse body of clients including Nike, Upper Playground and Vans. The dynamic duo are also the brains behi...

• Mark Giglio Studio Visit

  Posted on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 at 06:41 in illustration, contemporary, usa, features, accessories, ephemera, studios, graphicdesign, alexandergirard

  Pen Pencil Stencil is the online home and physical workspace of Mark Giglio. Mark is an amazing illustrator/ designer who’s worked on projects with a diverse mix of companies including: 2k by Gingham, Apple, Dwell, GSP, Nike, Tolleson Design, ...

• Neither Fish Nor Fowl interview

  Posted on Tuesday October 6th, 2009 at 16:18 in illustration, contemporary, usa, product reviews, designers, features, interviews

  (Photo by Anna Wolf) Let’s travel to the boogie down borough of Brooklyn, New York — home to the colossal rides and hot dogs at Coney Island, the beautiful Central Library, and one of my favorite illustrators Jim Datz. For those who are in th...

• Ken Leung interview

  Posted on Tuesday September 22nd, 2009 at 11:40 in UK, magazines, features, interviews, graphic-design

  Being a fan of Monocle magazine, I’m excited about our next guest. Ken Leung is a London based freelance designer who helped launch Monocle magazine and until recently served as it’s art director. In today’s interview, Ken shares h...

• Little Friends of Printmaking interview

  Posted on Thursday September 3rd, 2009 at 13:47 in illustration, contemporary, usa, features, graphic-design

  Photo by C. Taylor The latest installment to the Grain Edit interviews takes us to Milwaukee, Wisconsin: home to big name breweries, delicious Gouda, and husband-wife design duo…The Little Friends of Printmaking! Melissa and JW Buchanan are the...

• Mike Cina mix

  Posted on Monday June 29th, 2009 at 04:36 in jazz, vintage, features, RECORDS, 1960s, mixes

  Mike Cina - Spirit Edit Jazz Mix In this 4th installment of grain edit mixtapes, we caught up with design nut and all-around awesome guy Mike Cina. When Mike isn’t manning the helm at YouWorkForThem he’s digging through your grand pa̵...

• Kevin Dart interview

  Posted on Wednesday June 3rd, 2009 at 04:00 in contemporary, usa, features, posters, interviews, illustrators

  Original Soundtrack from Yuki 7 film, Roman Rendezvous The latest addition to our Grain Edit interview series takes us to the sunny, pigeon littered streets of Los Angeles: home to Hollywood - movie capital of the world, and artist Kevin Dart. Heavil...

• Dress Code interview

  Posted on Monday April 20th, 2009 at 05:34 in contemporary, usa, designers, features, posters, interviews, graphic-design

  Welcome to the latest addition to the Grain Edit interview series. But wait, there’s a twist! We sneaked a book review into the mix as well. I know, very tricky. Our latest interviewees are Andre Andreev and Dan Covert. They’re from New Y...

• Tim Gough interview

  Posted on Wednesday April 8th, 2009 at 14:20 in illustration, contemporary, usa, designers, features, posters, interviews, graphic-design

  (Photo credit: Adam Wallacavage) The next addition to the Grain Edit interview series takes us to Philadelphia: City of Brotherly Love, home of founding father Ben Franklin and the Liberty Bell, and double agent Tim Gough. A man of mystery, by day, T...

• House Industries interview

  Posted on Tuesday March 31st, 2009 at 03:32 in books, modern, contemporary, usa, features, accessories, typography, interviews, midcentury, alexander-girard

  House Industries is not your typical type foundry. Unlike most foundries that strictly focus on type design, House take things one step further. Their fonts become springboards to new ideas and products that are often integrated into themed experienc...