May 1, 2008
Art
Designing logos can be an extreme sport at times, especially when your client is another designer and/or artist. Case in point: my work on Aventure USA, a travel agency for French tourists visiting the USA. The initial design process was very straightforward, create a simple, elegant graphic within the company name, without overly patronizing the [...]
August 29, 2007
Art
My interest in the art of caricatures was sparked in the early 90s when I noticed this interesting little scrawny cartoon guy in an old al-Safeer newspaper. It was Palestinian artist Naji al-Ali’s daily caricature depicting the ravages of the Lebanese war with his signature Handala character. That drawing with its simple lines and minimalist [...]