Iconography

Iconography is the branch of art history which studies the identification, description, and the interpretation of the content of images. The word iconography literally means "image writing" ... so says that tried and trusted quick online reference that I would only use for this blog and not as a professional source (of course) – Wikipedia. It pretty much says it all. The visual explainer to icons has to be immediate.

For the love of type

Kerning, leading, bold, italic, stacked ... there are so many ways to manipulate type. Knowing just how far to push the visual of it depends on context of its use. This Christmas "page topper" was designed to be used over the mast of a newspaper, appearing nicely in the old metal racks and on newsstands.

This "art head" was used on a features weekend page, showcasing acts that were in town playing at local bars and concert venues.

This type and illustration vector image was a "promo" used on the front page in the mast area to promote the Talladega special section. There is a huge audience for this reporting down South and it is spreading in its popularity nationwide.

The gambler

Here's a blast from the past ... When I was an artist at the Birmingham Post-Herald I had to come with an illustration of Tommy Tubberville who was Auburn's football coach between 1999-2008. During his first year there he was portrayed as a risk taker during clutch plays. So the guys in the Sports department did a piece on him being a "gambler" and this is the illustration I came up with.