It’s time for the annual VL Gift Guide and, as before, the focus is on some of the many amazing independent designers whose work we admire. Three Sheets 2 the Wind in Georgetown, KY specializes in simple, almost childlike screenprints on fine linen, including these sweet canvases above, which would be perfect for a kid’s room.
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VisuaLingual 2011 Gift Guide
If you’re in the midst of holiday shopping right now, give the gift of independent design! Here are my favorite gift picks from the various corners of the VL microcosm: friends, friends of friends, neighbors, all of them amazing, hard-working people who love what they do.
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Cincinnati Shirts by Wire & Twine
If you live in Cincinnati, you’ve most likely seen [and maybe own] the classic Cincinnati Transit Map for Optimists t-shirt by Oxford-based Wire & Twine. My friend Chris and his partners Wendy and Tom have a few new designs out that maybe you haven’t yet seen.
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Community Arts Centers Day Posters by VisuaLingual
Earlier this summer, I had the utmost pleasure of designing a set of posters to promote Community Arts Centers Day, which is happening this weekend at eleven sites throughout the Cincinnati area, from The Carnegie in Covington all the way up to the Oxford Community Arts Center.
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VisuaLingual 2010 Gift Guide
This holiday season, give the gift of independent design! There have been so many initiatives lately aimed at supporting small, independently-owned businesses. In case you haven’t yet had enough, or if you’re still on the hunt for a few special gifts, here are some picks from the various corners of my microcosm: friends, former schoolmates, friends of friends, all of them lovely people creating beautiful work.
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Summer Celebration Sneak Peek
By now, you’ve probably already heard about the OTR/Gateway Summer Celebration that’s scheduled for Sat 20 Jun. You’ve seen photos of the making of the poster, and hopefully you’ve seen the posters themselves while out and about. Maybe you’ve checked out the full-page ad in the June issue of Eastsider Magazine, or the ad on the Fountain Square LED screen. Here’s a little preview of what’s on the schedule.
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City Illustrations by Paola Serrao
Paola Serrao is an Italian illustrator with an obvious love of travel to different cities. Her site catalogs the many cities she’s visited with delicate, thoughtfully colored illustrations.
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