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Documentary Movie Helvetica

Posted by: Jessen on: April 26, 2009

I have known of this documentary for years, but dismissed it [as I imagine many others have] based on the fact that, well… it’s about Helvetica. The font. I finally watched it last night though after hearing rave reviews, and it was actually very interesting, informative and often quite funny. Even if you aren’t a [...]

Shepard Fairey and Plagiarism

Posted by: Jessen on: April 20, 2009

I never liked Shepard Fairey’s art. Something always seemed not quite right about it to me. While it may look good to most people, experienced artists can more easily spot a tracer or plagiarist by their technique, or rather, lack thereof. Also, they are more likely to have seen the original image that was plagiarised, [...]

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Create Your Own Paints!

Posted by: Jessen on: April 18, 2009

Before buying things, I almost always try to find out if I can make it myself first – because its more rewarding to do, and usually a lot cheaper. Today I searched “DIY artist’s paint”, “create your own paint” etc. on google, and came up with almost nothing except for this one great site:

http://www.paintmaking.com/studio.htm

It has [...]


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