Matt Soar — Intermedia Artist, Graphic Designer, Writer

No comment

May 12, 2006 Uncategorized

Brand Hype launch. No, really.

March 11, 2006 Media Literacy

I’ve written here before that Brand Hype is up and running, but, well, now it really is up and running. We got some great coverage in the media, which will hopefully contribute to some traffic to the site and maybe even some voluntary entries in the Movie Mapper database. Here’s a piece from the Mirror [...]

New issue of Public

February 26, 2006 Blog

Now that’s what I call public lettering

January 20, 2006 Uncategorized

“44 activists from the Greenpeace ships Esperanza and Arctic Sunrise appeal for help in their campaign to end whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale sanctuary, by spelling out the words `Help End Whaling!’ using their bodies. After spending a month battling to defend whales from the grenade tipped harpoons of the whaling fleet, the international [...]

The persecution of Steven Kurtz continues.

January 18, 2006 Uncategorized

New year, old joke.

January 4, 2006 Uncategorized

(Original sketch courtesy Hugh Macleod.)

Full Circle

October 11, 2005 Blog

Public lettering is a term that is increasingly used to describe the totality of visible letterforms that surround us: on street signs, storefronts, monuments, drain covers, bus tickets, etc. Public lettering predates the development of graphic design and of typography before that.

We’ve arrived.

September 20, 2005 Blog

Interview with Klik magazine

July 21, 2005 Blog

I’ve just finished an interview with a Slovenian journalist called Barbara Predan for Klik magazine. She contacted me because I was a jury member for this year’s Memefest. I found Predan’s questions about the politics of graphic design, especially logos and culture jamming, both informed and challenging. I’m posting the full, unedited, English version here [...]

What a difference a year makes.

July 11, 2005 Blog

It’s almost a year to the day since we last joined our friends for a trip to Lake Champlain. This time around we even stopped at the same gas station – which led me to take a snap of this motel sign across the road once more (top: 2004; bottom: 2005). It’s definitely the same [...]

In the Spirit of Independence Day

June 30, 2005 Blog

Here’s a compelling project that emerged from DesignInquiry this year. Patriotic to the core.

The Maine Thing.

June 19, 2005 Blog

Phew. Just returned from a great week at DesignInquiry in Maine. (Some stuff already posted here.) Lots of talks by great designers/educators/thinkers, plus studio workshops (even an acting class; erp). I think my own stuff went across pretty well, and the students working with me produced some very interesting ideas. More soon.

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →

Intermedia Artist, Graphic Designer, Writer

Stuff

Tags