Wednesday, January 12, 2011

typography

Seven Facts About Wayne White
1. Born in Tennessee, Lives and Works in Los Angeles Artist
2. Won 3 Emmy’s for his set designs on Pee Wee’s Play House
3. Cartoons and Illustrations published include New York Times and the Village Voice
4. Directed Seminal Video Big Time for Peter Gabriel
5. Designed Sets for Tonight, Tonight Video for Smashing Pumpkins
6. Designed 4 album covers for Alternative Country Band Lambchop
7. Repurposes Thrift store painting and turns them into contemporary masterpieces


Would be a fun project for students to create their own, by finding thrift store paintings and old photographs in old books, and choosing words and fonts to go with or against the painting. Writing component could explain the theme or word choice and font they chose.







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