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William Caslon

This week I'm taking back, way back, back into time (Sorry couldn't resist). This is William Caslon, he actually started out as an English gunsmith, and it was because of his typefaces and the fact that they were so legible that it help secure his spot as one of the leading printers during that time in England. Graphic Designers where a thing even before they were a thing it seems.

Born in Cradley, Worcestershire, he learned to be an engraver in Birmingham, started his own business in London in 1716 engraving gun locks and barrels, and a bookbinder's tool cutter (hmm books and typefaces, might there be a correlation between this choice an our current project?)

His biggest claim to fame just might be the fact that his typeface was used in the first printed version of the United States Declaration of Independence. Ironic seeing as he is British. While his typefaces fell out of favor about a year after his death they were later revived in the late 1840's and they are also widely used today.

JESSICA WALSH

Jessica Walsh at the young age of 29 has made much success. She is currently a partner at Sagmeister & Walsh and teaching at the School of Visual Art's. Jessica went to the the Rhode Island School of Design and after graduating was asked to join Apple. Jessica turned down the six figure offer to intern with Paula Scher, a principal at the design firm Pentagram. Jessica became a success and worked with Levi's, music artist, retail, and more. At the small age of 11 she began to teach her self  coding and web design, also Jessica in her early years created an HTML & CSS tutorial site that offered free templates for blogging. Her work has been awarded along with her self. Jessica is another young and inspiring graphic designer with much more to give.


One of her favorite quotes.

John Alvin

 

This Designer was very interesting to me because John Alvin has worked on very famous movies that I grew up watching.

John Henry Alvin (November 24, 1948 February 6, 2001) was an American cinematic artist and painter who illustrated many popular movie posters. Alvin created posters and key for more than 135 films, beginning with the poster for Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles (1974^]His style of art became known as Alvinesque by friends and colleagues in the entertainment industry

Alvin's work included the movie posters for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Blade Runner, Gremlins, The Color Purple, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Lion KingHe also created the anniversary posters for Star Wars.

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POSTER PROJECT-OPEN MIC

Eric Carle was an American designer that wrote children's books as well as an illustrator in his own right. His books were sold all over the world totaling up to 62 millions copies, Witnessing challenging times, Eric escaped bombings and saw people killed a  few feet away from him,which his wife believed he suffered post-traumatic stress.

During his writing and Illustrating years Eric's work became recognizable, most of his work seemed to have been in collage form with bright and colorful images.According to wikipedia.org his work was not only entertaining, it was also an opportunity to teach the world something.

In his own words.... " With many of my books I attempt to bridge the gap between the home and school. To me home represents, or should represent; warmth , security, toys, holding hands, being held. School is a strange and new place for a child. Will it be a happy place? There are new people, a teacher, classmates-will they be friendly?