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the numbers i remember. not long ago, i realized that once-favourite, often-used numerical combinations for The Girl Who Was The One, That Other Girl, and That Other, Other Girl are lost from memory. the consequences of drifting apart, getting older, and the conveniences of Google Contacts. just a few phone numbers remain, by heart: my brother, my dad’s restaurant, our ... Read More
while KonMari has me pulling at the fraying edges of nostalgia, here's one more batch of ads from 2005, which, it seems, is as far back as my Cinematheque archives go. while working on the European Union Film Festival that year, a hard drive failure wiped out all my email, publicity materials, and artwork (posters, photos, magazine spreads, and marketing collateral) from ... Read More
stuffed in a drive: print ads for The Cinematheque, from 2005. maybe in ten or twenty years, they'll be considered "vintage" — but for now, i guess they are just "old." crazy to think that i designed hundreds of these pieces, churning out — sorry, crafting — at minimum one/week. most were grayscale, though a few times a year, i would splurge on colour. most appeared ... Read More
the Contents Page can help set the tone for a magazine/piece, depending on design and placement. in the years that i designed The Cinematheque's program guide magazine, it was always on page 3. sometimes a teaser for editorial. maybe a riff on cover art. but always quiet, late-night desperation. it was the last thing i would do before proofing or pre-press. ... Read More
DOXA is just a few weeks away, and i'm chipping away at advertising deadlines and collateral pieces. but since the heavy lifting of the design and production of the DOXA Program Book is done, let's have a closer look, yes? like most festival guides, the bulk of the content is meticulously crafted film descriptions and advertising, along with sections for general info, ... Read More