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MOCA OPENS THIS FRIDAY!

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The Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art is on the move. This Friday, January 20 from 7–9pm, MOCA will be open its doors to the public at its new location in Cleveland’s emerging Uptown District. Located at the intersection of Mayfield Road and Euclid Avenue the new MOCA will be hard to pass by without a second look.

The new MOCA, designed by Farshid Moussavi of Foreign Office Architects, is leading the way in Case Western Reserve’s collaborative urban-revitalization project. The hexagonal shape at the base evolves over four stories into a square at the very top. The unique geometry is given form by black stainless steal, tinted and transparent glass. The varying trapezoid and triangular exterior walls lean in and away from the base, creating reflections of both the street below and sky above. Positioned among the University Circle’s academic life and cultural organizations, MOCA is certain to provide a new energy and life to the community.

Though contemporary art can, at times feel, aloof, strange or hard to relate to, the interior of MOCA has been designed to be as inviting as possible. There will be no charge for entrance to the first floor, as visitors are encouraged to gather, eat, shop and absorb all that MOCA has to offer.  For a modest fee, guests can explore the remaining three levels of exhibition space. The new MOCA is an exciting opportunity for the greater Cleveland community to experience local, regional and international art exhibitions.

For more information on upcoming events, follow this link to MOCA’s homepage.

Idiosyncrasy – at the University of Akron

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I had the pleasure of attending the 2nd Advanced Graphic Design Exhibition at the University of Akron entitled, “Idiosyncrasy.” This semester-long course, taught by Markus Vogl, a second year professor at the Myers School of Art, has one goal: to brand, create and host a design exhibition at the end of the semester. Yesterday was the show’s opening reception. This course provides Graphic Design students the invaluable experience of creating an exhibition, which in my opinion, is all too often reserved for the Fine Arts.

Going back to my alma mater was a great experience for me. I was a part of Vogl’s first exhibition experiment, as a student in his class, and it was really awesome to see what the students came up with this year.

As part of the theme this year, the students explored the idea of obsession in a multitude of mediums that challenge the boundaries of what “Graphic Design” can be. Many of the students removed themselves from the two-dimensional plane of print and web design and found themselves in perhaps uncharted territory.

Jessica Peiri’s, “Poise,” was her tangible realization of the balance and responsibility she feels for her emotions and relationships with those closest to her. Pieri wrote on words and phrases on rice that represented people near and dear to her. She encapsulated these in colored glass, and hung them in perfect balance as apart of a larger metallic mobile.

Jessica Pieri's "Poise"

 

Alex Zvada’s “Tempo,” was his expression of his obsession for music. He used a colorful display of lights that reacted to the tempo, tone and amplitude of the music that accompanied. As Zvada states “This artwork illustrates audibly, as well as visually, the moods and themes that are presented in my mind, throughout the day.”

Alex Zvada's "Tempo"

I don’t want to give away the rest, because this exhibition truly deserves a visit. If you’d like to find out more information, follow this link. http://www.idiosyncrasy.co/

And if you do find yourself in the Akron area, stop over to Folk Hall for a peek at “Idiosyncrasy.” The show runs through November 23.

Apache Music Video

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A friend of mine posted this on my Facebook earlier this week and I liked it so much I watched it probably four or five times in a row. I am so impressed at the way director Ned Wenlock and animator Rodney Selby were able to tell a story across vastly different landscapes on a revolving carousel. The elements and principles of design used to shift from scene to scene were implemented so well. It’s a joy to watch, as every turn brings a new landscape that comes to life with an incredible amount of detail. They created an amazingly full and deep landscape in a very unique and creative way.

Although I enjoy the song, I understand it may not appeal to everyone. If you find you don’t like it, turn down the volume and enjoy the beautiful animation.

-Alex

Pinterest

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Whenever I’m browsing the web for blogs, trends, design ideas and DIY projects, I always happen to find really great stuff and then forget where I found it. I don’t know about you, but I’m constantly trying to retrace my cyber steps to find the last craft I wanted to try out.

So, when one of the designers here at Studiothink told me about Pinterest, I immediately fell in love.

Pinterest is essentially, in their own words, a Virtual Pinboard. It lets you pin and organize anything you find on the web. You can even organize your pinboards by theme, so you can create a collage of whatever theme you are obsessed with at the moment.

It’s great for designers and has proven useful for some of the designers here  because you can also browse other people’s pinboards for inspiration. The possibilities are endless.

Try Pinterest here!

-Britni

Pinnacle Recycling

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Once a week we are going to showcase some recently done work from our studio. Just a little taste of what we do here. Plus, we are (we as in me) in the middle of shooting all new portfolio images for our new and upcoming website. So I figure, hey why not.

Here is a brochure for Pinnacle Recycling, a company out of Barberton, Ohio. It’s printed 5 color on 30% recycled paper and has this smell to it that makes me really miss working in a press shop.

 

For this project I used Museo, which is surprisingly a free font. Which blows me away because it’s absolutely beautiful. This project takes me back to Ken O’Grady’s type class when I was still in school at KSU: One typeface, two colors, two weights. Simple design.