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Fairy Fun(0)

January 11, 2010

Vanessa Rumaz Boyd began drawing fairies for fun, and now she has used her skills as a graphic designer (she is the founder of pikaboodesign.com) to make them accessible to others. Five fairies have been created, each one growing more intricate in detail and design. Marostica, her first fairy, was originally designed for a friend [...]

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Meshed Histories: The Influence of Screen Printing on Social Movements

Just like clothes or cars, media can come in and out of fashion. Screen printing—or serigraphy, as it’s called in finer art circles—has been a standard commercial process for more than a century. As a reproduction technique, it has many wonderful qualities. It requires very little in terms of equipment, and even that can be [...]

A design and business event in Greensboro, June 3

Elliot Strunk, Creative Director, Fifth Letter Join Elliot as he takes you through the trials and tribulations of hanging your shingle (and we’re sure your shingle is beautifully designed). What are the basics, the stuff you can’t start without? How do you stay inspired on those days when your “hands on” work is less about [...]