A personal collage piece, part of “CUT IT OUT!”, a collection of work Louis Fishauf recently published online. To view the whole portfolio on issuu.com, go to: Â http://issuu.com/louis.fishauf/docs/fishaufcollage
New Restaurant Identity
Steve Dunk has designed the logo and identity for Toronto’s latest Jamaican restaurant. Located at 852 Pape Avenue in Toronto’s east end, Steady’s Jamaican Home Cooking is now open for business.
Radical Illustrations… Past, Present, Future
Radical Illustrators was a one-off issue of Illustrators Magazine No. 38 edited by George Snow and Robert Mason and published by the Association of Illustrators in England in 1981. This groundbreaking issue of Illustrators Magazine captured a moment in the art of illustration when young reactionary illustrators were rejecting the straightforward narrative approaches of the popular mainstream press and breaking new ground with radically new visual styles that have long since become the norm in illustration.
Contributors to Radical Illustrators included Edward Bell, Sue Coe, Georgeanne Deen, Catherine Denvir, Terry Dowling, Blair Drawson, Robert Ellis, Carolyn Gowdy, Anne Howeson, Rod Judkins, Andrzej Klimowski, Stewart Mackinnon, Robert Mason, Shinro Ohtake, Ian Pollock, Liz Pyle, Brothers Quay, Sol Robbins, Christine Roche, George Snow and Jake Tilson.
August 14, 2013Summer Sketch Book by Jeff Jackson
Happy Birthday Roots!
On August 15th, 2013, Roots celebrates the 40th anniversary of the store and the brand.
For four formative years in the mid-1980s, as creative director at Reactor Art + Design, I worked closely with Roots founders Michael Budman and Don Green, directing all the company’s visual branding including advertising, brochures, in-store signage, apparel graphics and the creation of several private-label brands. I have many fond memories of the regular Friday afternoon “creative” sessions that Michael, Don, Bill Grigsby and I had in the back alcove of my office at Reactor.
Primarily a footwear and leather-goods retailer when we first began working with them, Michael and Don recognized the need for Roots to expand its product offering, and saw athletic wear as a perfect entrée into the apparel market. To brand this new venture, I appropriated Heather Cooper’s beaver from the original Roots logo, and added the varsity-style typography. This logo design, still in use today, has been printed on [probably] millions of tee shirts and sweatshirts, and has become a Canadian icon. The phenomenal success of Roots Athletics helped propel Roots out of its footwear niche and set the stage for its subsequent success in the larger apparel market.
Below are assorted logos and hangtags we designed for some of Roots’ private-label brands.
-Â Louis Fishauf
August 10, 2013
Can You Have to Much Bliss……..The Daily Heller
Click on the image below and link to The Daily Heller article on Henrik Drescher, 8-7-13, in Print online, written by Steve Heller.
R.O. Blechman Animation for J&J
R.O. Blechman was commissioned to create this simple animation for Johnson & Johnson. It was used for internal educational campaigns for Integrity and Compliance matters, for internal print, internal J&J websites and J&J workshops.
Click on the image and link to the Reactor facebook page with R.O. Blechman’s animation.
Clayton Hanmer illustrates Buckingham Palace
This double page spread was commissioned for National Geographic Kids Magazine, for the September 2013 issue. Another super amazing illustration by Clayton Hanmer.
Click on the image to enlarge it and really get a good look at all the little scenes within.
Sculpture Works By Lindsay Grigsby
These are three of Lindsay’s recent sculpture works inspired by Native American spirit poles.
