Dave Plunkert
Here's the latest poster for Baltimore's Theatre Project. "A Fierce Longing", written by John Schneider and directed by John C. Wilson, is based on the life of Nobel-nominated, Japanese novelist and playwright Yukio Mishima. The play runs June 1-9. You can find out more here.
After months of designing, coding, animating, re-coding and illustrating, we're happy to announce that PrestoBingo Shapes is now available for the iPhone! We're so excited to see our app expanding and we hope to tackle more devices in the future.
You can find it here on the App Store, and if you have the time, please rate and write a review! It helps us know just how we can keep improving our app for you. Also, if you'd like to follow our progress throughout our app-venture, be sure to check out the PrestoBingo blog. Thanks!
Saturday was the opening for Benjamin Marra's show at the Spur Gallery, Swords Buried Deep. It was excellent to see our walls full of Ben's fantastic work and our gallery full of great people. Issues of Ben's original comic series were for sale at the show and guests even got the chance to flip through his personal sketchbook, which is packed with page after page of stunning pieces.
Swords Buried Deep will run until May 25th. Ben's original pen and ink artwork, prints and comic books are for sale for the duration. Gallery hours are 9am - 5pm Monday through Friday, so if you're in Baltimore, be sure to stop by and check out the show. For more info, including contact and address, go here.
Thanks to Ben and everyone who came out for the opening! We hope you had as fun a time as we did.
Happy Monday, everyone. We're very happy to announce the launch of our newly redesigned Spur Stor. We've also added a new series of Woodcut Prints by Dave Plunkert: The Galactic Head series. Check it out, and take advantage of free shipping in the United States.
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I'm proud to announce that I was recently accepted as a member of the prestigious Alliance Graphique Internationale. You can view my member page here.
A brief history:
In the 1940s, commercial artists, mural makers, typographers, printmakers, art directors, illustrators and poster designers increasingly realised their common bonds, and the modern profession of graphic design began to be defined. In 1951, five graphic artists - two Swiss and three French - decided to formalise their relationship into some sort of association. Their idea was simply to share common interests and friendships across national and cultural borders.
It was a notion that soon attracted leading exponents of the graphic arts from elsewhere in Europe and in the USA. In 1952 the Alliance Graphique Internationale was incorporated in Paris with 65 members from 10 countries. The first AGI exhibition was held in Paris in 1955 and in 1969 the headquarters moved from Paris to Zurich. Student seminars were introduced in 1979 and the first Young Professional AGI Congress was held in London in 1994.
An explosion of global communications is changing the world. Powered by media like television and the internet, a common visual language is forming as symbols and images become the world's universal vernacular. The original members of the AGI were responsible for creating many elements of this new language. As the world turns, their successors - exponents of the traditional and the new media - are becoming members of the AGI themselves. Today there are around 370 from Africa, America, Australia, Asia, the Middle East and Europe - 32 countries in all.
Membership of the AGI requires reputation and achievement of the highest order and commitment to the processes of visual learning and perception, unfettered by cultural differences. The AGI remains dedicated to the universal aspect of graphic design as a means of communication and information, and its ideals remain relevant to the new world of visual literacy which its members have helped to bring about.
Saul Bass at the 1981 AGI Congress in Prague:
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We are very excited to share our new ipad app, PrestoBingo Shapes! It is now available for download in the itunes app store. PrestoBingo Shapes is designed for kids ages 2-6. It has a dozen shape-finding puzzles that teach kids to recognize basic forms of geometry: circles, ovals, diamonds, semi-circles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, and rectangles.
This Thursday, December 15th Spur Design will be throwing a Holiday Happy Hour at our studio on 3504 Ash Street, Baltimore, MD 21211. Most Spur Stor merchandise will be 10%-off for attendees on that night only, so if you live around Baltimore or will be in the area, come by from 5:30 - 8:30 to take advantage of the holiday sale! You'll also have another chance to check out and purchase original art work and prints by Melinda Beck and Jordin Isip in our gallery before their show closes on the 16th.
For more details, you can check out the event on Facebook. Bring your friends! We hope to see you there!
Saturday was the opening night for Before or Since featuring the beautiful work of Melinda Beck & Jordin Isip. By the time the doors opened, our walls were filled with 50+ amazing works of art, all available for sale. It was great seeing so many happy people fill our space. Melinda and Jordan were on hand and answered lots of questions. The show will run until Friday, Dec 16th. Gallery hours are 9:30am - 5:00pm Monday - Friday, so if you weren't able to make it to the opening, be sure to stop by our studio to take a look. You can still snag a show poster online at Spur Stor, or in person. Inquiries about purchasing original art are always welcome. Contact dave@spurdesign.com for details.
We weren't the only ones having a good time:
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Here's the poster Spur designed and illustrated for National Portfolio Day Batlimore at The Maryland Institute College of Art. Like the other MICA-hosted Portfolio Days, this event is also free. Details can be found here: www.portfolio.net or by calling 1 877 648 6422.
Dave Plunkert
Take a look at this progress shot of screen-prints that will be offered for sale at this saturday's opening. For more info on the event, visit Spur's gallery site here.
