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What inspires me most about Greg’s work is his refreshing use of typography which is at the core of his compositions. A brilliant graffiti artist his collage work is equally as stunning. Although influenced by collage artist such as Kurt Schwitters and Joseph Cornell I think his approach differs dramatically in his clean aesthetic, bold forms and vibrant colors. Greg attributes his proficiency in both mediums to his dexterity and attention to detail.

“Although an X-Acto and a spray can are very different tools, they do demand dexterity while at the same time capturing a hand-done sensibility.”

-Greg Lemarche, August 2008 Issue of Print.

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I received Kevin Lyons’ new book “Pussy and Papers Poetry Power and Pistols” the other day from Amazon. It is a retrospective containing five hundred of his t-shirt designs. For those who don’t know Kevin Lyons is, he is a notable figure in the T-shirt design community whose freelance clients include Nike Basketball, Adidas, Jordan Brand, Stussy and Beams-T in Japan. A keen typographer, Lyon’s shirts display unique type treatments that convey concepts with impact. The hip-hop influence is clearly present in all of his work. I also find it extremely interesting when Lyons references modern art movements within the context of contemporary hip-hop culture. An example is displayed below for a shirt done for Commonwealth Stacks, a shout out to MC Shan with visual references from the Dutch De Stijl art movement.

Fontsruct is a free online font-building tool that allows type sharing among the community. This is an interesting way to cultivate a design community. Provide a single online location not only to create new typefaces but to share and download others for free. It is also interesting to see flash used in an effective way. To build interfaces for online editing tools.