With the recent  Golden Globes and the rush of Oscar season upon us, I am feverishly attempting to catch up on my films.  And this led me to think more about the art and design of title sequences – and the high level of conceptual work seen there in order to establish a film’s mood, such as the dizzying feel of Vertigo’s Opening Credits.

A few years ago, I attended an incredible lecture on movie titles at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute and since then, I’ve definitely paid close attention.

Keila, "18-80", Choreographer 20x30" digital c-print

As a follow-up to an earlier posting, Come Explore a New Online Community of America’s Finest Artists!, CE instructor and Philly based artist and photographer, Ellie Brown has been accepted as a USA Projects artist. Ellie’s profile and a showcase of her work is up, and she has just launched a new project called BAG.

Please join us in support for Hope Rovelto, ceramic artist, PIE and CE instructor and UArts ceramic facility supervisor…and amazing creative soul.

On Nov 4th 2010 at 7am, Hope was on the corner of 2nd and Girard, two blocks from her house. She was walking across the street and without any notice a car, illegally taking a fast left hand turn at the light, hit her. The driver who hit Hope fled the scene. The accident left Hope with severe injuries to both her knees and since then Hope has had multiple surgeries and an extended hospital admission.

Here is a site that makes use of high-resolution photos + a predominant color.

Predicting the future is always  hit or miss, and that is all the more true when talking about the Web.  The Internet continues to evolve so fast and in so many directions,  due in large part to  the various social media tools, making the Web accessible to  people who never dreamed being part of it. In the weeks leading up to and immediately after the start of the new year, everyone was posting predictions about what 2011 held in store for web design. On January 4 Web Design Ledger (WDL) posted their own list, aptly titled, Web Design Trends in 2011. I think it was one of the best written and most thought provoking I’ve read. I just went back and reread the posting again this weekend and it prompted me to consider what our readers thought would be the hottest trend in web design for 2011.

Come learn about Intellectual Property issues at this upcoming AIGA lecture at UArts and better understand the business of design – Thu Jan 27 at 7:00 pm.

Frank Taney, an attorney with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney will discuss the main varieties of intellectual property (“IP”) and how they are likely to impact the work of design professionals.  You will learn about the basic ways to protect your IP and to avoid disputes over IP with clients and other third parties.

USA Projects is a community where America’s finest artists and those that love and support them can share their latest work, discover new artists, enter into a dialog with each other, and make direct donations (of any size, all of which are tax deductible) to new projects created by each artist. This is the first website in our knowledge that allows direct public donations between art patrons and accredited artists on the Internet.

USA Projects is in a “Beta” stage in which a few artists have been selected to participate. You can join this community and help it grow!

Meet & Mingle with the Delaware Valley Green Building Council at a Happy Hour on Wed Jan 19, with amazing views of the city skyline.

Share ideas and conversation with thought leaders and knowledge seekers, innovators, and venture partners committed to sustainable buildings, business and communities in the Delaware Valley.

Wed Jan 19, 2011 | 6pm – 9pm
XIX Nineteen, the Hyatt at Bellevue, 19th Floor

Event is free
Cash bar, with Happy Hour specials
Download PDF here
Register here

Spend Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Mon Jan 17, at the National Constitution Center as it joins in the annual Greater Philadelphia King Day of Service, the largest Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event in the nation.

In the spirit of Dr. King’s vision for a more engaged community, National Constitution Center visitors can sew quilts, baby blankets and pillows for the local non-profit Women Against Abuse.  Children can also create special MLK-inspired crafts, including “Hands Across the World” chains and “I Have a Dream” mobiles.

Check out art blog Two Coats of Paint‘s post on painter + writer Roger White: Roger White on the Death-of-Painting problem.  Be sure to read the entire interview with Roger White from Idiom linked in the post.

Also, check out White’s essay from the Paper Monument pamphlet, I like your work: art + etiquette – “How Artists Must Dress.”

Roger White co-founded Paper Monument with painter + writer Dushko Petrovich.  You can see more of White’s work at Rachel Uffner Gallery.

Two Coats of Paint is produced by painter + writer Sharon L. Butler.

How did you discover you had a talent for cartooning?

I think I was back in art school when I began to be able to do drawings that looked funny. The writing part came a few years later and improved over time, as did the art.

How did your career unfold?