http://www.arlovance.com/blog The rantings and work of Arlo Vance Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:55:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After reading another blog about the upcoming show, I was appalled by the severe lack of design finesse professing to search out America's top designer. So…I wrote a quick email expressing my distaste. I find it intriguing that a reality show supposedly searching for "America's Top Graphic Designer" has little concern ... http://www.arlovance.com/blog/archives/111 The insightful truths of Keith Olbermann. http://www.arlovance.com/blog/archives/106 Now the my BFA is finally finished, I have free time to fill. Luckily I'm good at that. In fact, I already have a couple projects I've added: 1. I'm a contributor to a new blog called 'the syllabus' We've just started getting content together so we have a good ... http://www.arlovance.com/blog/archives/104 Daphne is finally here! I was able to get the exhibition put together over the weekend and it's finally being displayed in the HFAC. Relief is such an inadequate word to describe how I feel. I just hope that the response will be positive. For those who aren't able to ... http://www.arlovance.com/blog/archives/96 So I finally heard from the gallery this week. The exhibition is October 20-31. I'm excited, but also a little stressed. I still have quite a bit of work to finish up, but things are close. I'll be preparing the poster/specimen for press this weekend. I'll also be taking my ... http://www.arlovance.com/blog/archives/93 I've received two notices within the last two days that I'll be featured in two publications: 1. Graphis New Talent Annual and 2. Design School Confidential, by Stephen Heller and published by Rockport (I'll keep you posted when it's available). Between the two publications, 10 of my 12 classmates will ... http://www.arlovance.com/blog/archives/89 Typhotheque, a foundry based in the Netherlands, just released a pretty ingenious system of display fonts that span the course of type history. It's called History. Check it out. http://www.arlovance.com/blog/archives/80 Just because I laughed out loud. A lot. http://www.arlovance.com/blog/archives/67 The time is rapidly approaching for me to show my stuff. Daphne: Unreciprocated Love is finally scheduled to hang at the BYU Harris Fine Arts Center at the end of October. Now the time crunch begins. Knowing how I respond to tight deadlines I'm hoping that this will motivate me ... http://www.arlovance.com/blog/archives/60 At the close of a long day at work, my co-worker Brad turned to me and said, "You've been ffffound!". To my disbelief, I saw the logo concept I had designed for the New York Public Library staring back at me from his computer screen. Now for the explanation: As designers, ... http://www.arlovance.com/blog/archives/57