Let’s Talk Tuesdays

Let’s Talk Tuesdays

On Tuesdays, we watch talks or interviews with artists and designers and discuss how to present our work clearly and with confidence. This week we’ll hear Yasmine Naghdi speak about the Gailene Stock Memorial Award Workshop. As you watch this interview, consider...
Video Mondays

Video Mondays

On Mondays, we look at videos of art critiques, interviews, and resource demos. Today we’ll discuss Rivka Enolsky, a Ukranian jewelry designer. I’ll ask three questions for you to reply to in the comments, and then I’ll share the answers on Facebook during Friday...
Friday Live!

Friday Live!

On Fridays, we go live! Today, I’m talking about the Borderless digital art installation from TeamLab that we discussed on Video Monday.  If you missed that video, watch it here. Tune in to Facebook at 12:00pm Central Time every Friday to watch. We’ll be...
Thursdays in Review

Thursdays in Review

On Thursdays, we read reviews or news stories about art or design and study the language used in them. This week’s article is about Steven Universe, and its cartoonist Rebecca Sugar. Here are the first four paragraphs from Variety, in italics. The “Steven Universe”...
Wordy Wednesdays

Wordy Wednesdays

On Wednesdays, we look at artist/designer statements or About pages and discuss the vocabulary they use to describe their work. Today we’ll look at the Behance page of Olssøn Barbieri, a graphic design agency that specializes in brand identity and packaging...
Let’s Talk Tuesdays

Let’s Talk Tuesdays

On Tuesdays, we watch talks or interviews with artists and designers and discuss how to present our work clearly and with confidence. This week we’ll hear from printmaker Denise Aguiar of Brighton University. As you watch this interview, consider these...