Tom Hapgood

Rapin’ for the Cure

My Typography class loved the annual appearance of the “Ropin’/Rapin’ for the Cure” shirt. Probably hundreds of these were printed for the event. And as we discussed in class, you really want to be sure of your typeface choices, have others look closely at your event-logo design, and to not promote anything illegal, however good the cause. (Thanks to Brian Wolf for supplying the shirt)

Film Festival Screenings Friday, Saturday

Buffalo Flows will be shown Friday, November 14th, at 7:00 p.m. in Theatre 1, or JBHT 216
‘Free, If Only,’ my motion short film, will show just before Buffalo Flows on Saturday, November 15th, at 1:50 p.m. in Theatre 2, or JBHT 266
Details here

Wait. when?

United Way Negative Results

First time a banner has been made thanking people for a negative outcome on a funding drive… hehe

Difference between typefaces and fonts?

We’ve been discussing this in classes, and while typeface and font are used synonymously these days, there is or was a difference between typefaces and fonts. Here’s a great explanation on wikipedia.

A visit with designer Bruce Licher

Had a great visit today with designer Bruce Licher, who is a letterpress expert and great designer, not to mention extremely accomplished musician. He has a great little studio space here in Sedona, AZ. My Typography class will be able to see the cool samples he gave me of his work, including his 4″ x 6″ letterpress-ed business card.

Typography Class Posters in Gallery

The Fall 2006 Typography class final project is in the Fine Arts League’s Spring 2007 show in the Anne Kittrell Gallery. The poster used a combination of computer and inkjet output with letterpress type and ink added at the end. The designers are Jen Alvirez, Michiko Bey, Tim Campbell, Samantha Fagan, Bertha Gutierrez, Hamilton Hedrick, Billy Pope, Brett Robinson, Anna Vernon, Shauna Vo, Nick Smith and Tony Williams. The reception will be Tuesday, April 10, 11:00 a.m.

New Orleans “Voluntourism” of our design student

Design/Journalism senior Bertha Gutierrez volunteered in New Orleans over Spring Break, as part of the university’s Alternative Spring Break, working with Katrina Corps. She snapped many pix, and ever the good design student, noticed lots of good distressed type among the distressed conditions. See more of her many pix from the “Big Easy.”

Rock House Cave pictograph

The Typography students should know a pictograph when they see it. This one, barely visible, is found in the Rock House Cave in the Petit Jean State Park in central Arkansas. I found three, but most are gone it seems. This form of communication was made using mineral pigments mixed with animal fat or eggs.

Chocolate Lab inside?

Chocolate Lab inside

A truck at the circus the other afternoon. I love countrified, clever type, especially the patriotic red and white on blue. I actually heard people discussing whether there was a laboratory inside the truck for making chocolate. No, really.