Wink’s Drive Thru Film Seps

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Blog, Prepress on Monday, January 14th, 2013 06:32 pm GMT +00:00

In late 2012, I was contacted to create a 2 color t-shirt design for “Wink’s Drive Thru” in Akron. The client provided a photograph of the car he wished to have as a full back imprint as well as a rough version of his logo that he wished to have cleaned up.

He requested

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Gutenberg’s Movable Type

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Articles, Blog on Monday, January 14th, 2013 12:00 pm GMT +00:00

It is an undisbuted fact that the success of our modern civilization, was formed by the printed word. And the printed word, was shaped by Johannes Gutenberg’s development of movable type and the printing press.

The invention of movable type is the world’s most valuable and useful treasure. It allowed the mass production and distribution

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Akron Bomb Shelter

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Art, Blog on Monday, November 5th, 2012 12:10 am GMT +00:00

Located on Bank Street in Akron, OH, the Akron Bomb Shelter houses an unbelievable collection of vintage furniture,  dishware, clothing, figurines, records, movie posters, movies, board games, motorcycles and even old signage!

Last Sunday, my incredible boyfriend and talented photographer Ryan Whittaker and I took a random trip to the shelter to spend a rainy

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RJW Photography

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Blog, Photography on Thursday, October 4th, 2012 04:21 pm GMT +00:00

Unique, inspiring and simply stunning are only a few of the words I’d choose to describe the Photography of Ryan Jacob.

Branching out from the typical portraiture head shots of the average photographer, he is best known for his “Portraiture in Motion” work. His portfolio also takes architecture, industrial and nature shots to a whole

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Going Galt

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Blog, Literature on Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 09:03 pm GMT +00:00

Who Is John Galt?

A repetitious question from Ayn Rand’s novel “Atlas Shrugged’,  the character John Galt himself (not revealed until the last third of the book), is the main subject of the popular question. The answer to said question in it’s regular form, is simply, don’t ask questions that no one knows the answer

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The Tale of Narcissus

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Blog, Literature, Painting on Thursday, March 8th, 2012 08:56 pm GMT +00:00

 

Narcissus so himself forsook, and died to kiss his shadow in the brook. – William Shakespeare

One of my favorite tales which originated from Greek mythology, “Narcissus” can be found in it’s classical form in Ovid’s “Metamorphoses” book 3, which was completed in 8 A.D. This particular story still holds a great impact on

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Celebrating Women’s Day With Cipe Pineles

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Blog, Graphic Design on Thursday, March 8th, 2012 06:17 pm GMT +00:00

Let’s kick start Women’s Day with the first female Graphic Designer, Cipe Pineles!  (pronounced SEE-pee pi-NELL-iss)

Born in Austria in 1908, Cipe’s design career began surrounded by all male designers carving her own name in an era where the profession had previously been dominated by men. Throughout the 30′s and 40′s, Cipe studied

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Oh, The Things You Can Learn

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Blog, Graphic Design on Monday, March 5th, 2012 03:04 am GMT +00:00

Stefan Sagmeister’s book “Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far” is one such work that everyone should experience. To say that it’s simply a “book” isn’t quite accurate either, it’s more of a collection of smaller books, each with their own visual representations of his many design accomplishments mixed with

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A Designers’ Role

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Articles, Blog on Sunday, March 4th, 2012 11:04 pm GMT +00:00
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Meaning

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Articles, Blog on Sunday, March 4th, 2012 09:59 pm GMT +00:00

 

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Random Acts of Flowers By Andrea LaHue

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Blog, Inspiration, Painting on Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 02:31 am GMT +00:00

Titled, Cross Country Random Acts of Flowers , Andrea LaHue’s blog was a random find for me online but it quickly became an instant fixation. Andrea has left 150 magnificent and GIANT flowers in 48 states, painting on “for lease” buildings off of main streets wherever she wanders. Her use of color, light and

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Alexey Brodovitch – A Master of Composition

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Blog, Design, Graphic Design on Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 01:27 am GMT +00:00

A true pioneer to modern design known almost exclusively for his work in Harper’s Bazaar, Alexey Brodovitch was one of the most innovative and inspiring designers of his time.

“If you know yourself, you are doomed.”  – Alexey Brodovitch

Born in Ogolitchi, Russia in 1898 to a wealthy aristocratic family. Brodovitch

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The Enchanting Laura Marling

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Blog, Inspiration, Music on Saturday, February 18th, 2012 05:58 pm GMT +00:00

Stole my children, left my son Of all of them, he’s the only one who did not mean that much to me I tip my cap to the raging sea

My daughter, she’s the pretty one I married her off to the reverend’s son Now she lives in a sin-free world Tip your

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Good Is Dead. The Cheese Monkeys

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Blog, Design, Graphic Design on Tuesday, February 14th, 2012 11:25 pm GMT +00:00

“Ladies and Gentlemen, behold: The Enemy:”

         He raised the blinds, and there was the street below. Townies going up and down upon the land. Greased, efficient gears in the Village engine. Harm-less.

         “Relentless. Unstoppable. You cannot hope to defeat them. Nor, as a matter of fact, would you

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The Time Has Come! The Walrus Said.

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Blog, Inspiration, Poetry on Tuesday, February 14th, 2012 12:50 am GMT +00:00

One of my favorite poems from “Through the Looking-Glass” (Lewis Carroll’s sequel to the popular “Alice’s Adventure’s in Wonderland”), “The Walrus and The Carpenter” poem was a childhood favorite of mine for it’s creative ingenuity, wit and overall foolery.

Since I recently purchased an older copy of this masterwork, I thought

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A Vichyssoise of Verbiage: V for Vendetta

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Blog, Illustration, Inspiration on Thursday, February 9th, 2012 01:09 am GMT +00:00

Remember, Remember, the 5th of November, the gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot.

Originally an illustrated comic series from 1982 – 1986, Alan Moore’s “V for Vendetta” portrays a dubious hero in a white porcelain mask utilizing methods of terrorism to ward off the

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Gnome Enterprises

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Blog, Design, Screen Print on Monday, February 6th, 2012 03:39 am GMT +00:00

Based in Brooklyn, NY, Gnome Enterprises has one of the most impressive collections of handmade screen printed t-shirts I’ve ever seen.

Whimsical and witty their illustrations are in a class of their very own!

Here are just a few images of their wonderful shirts!

Tree Hugger

Squid Attack

Nuke The Whales

PB

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Saul Bass, Designer Extraordinaire!

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Blog, Design, Graphic Design on Sunday, February 5th, 2012 02:55 pm GMT +00:00

1981 AIGA Medalist recipient, film poster and title designer and one of the world’s most well known and celebrated artists; Saul Bass.

Saul Bass was born in 1920 in New York. At 15, he began painting and soon after, painting classes. He later attended  Brooklyn collage to study art. It was in college where

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Gigi – A 1958 Classic

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Blog, Inspiration, Music on Friday, February 3rd, 2012 03:56 am GMT +00:00

Based off of the 1944 novella “Gigi” by Colette, the film is a musical of colossale proportions and is still immensely significant historically to the performing arts to this day.

This 1958 classic pairs a young, slightly awkward “lady in training” named Gigi, (played by Leslie Caron) with an arrogant and carefree Gaston (Louis Jourdan). It’s

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Typeface: A Film By Justine Nagan

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Blog, Design, Typography on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 04:35 am GMT +00:00

If you haven’t already seen this film, you MUST! There are very few documentaries available that truly capture the essence of the importance of our printing history. This is one such documentary.

Located in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, the films main point of focus is the Type Museum and Print Shop known as The Hamilton Printing

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Miniwanka or The Moments of Water

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Blog, Inspiration, Music on Monday, January 30th, 2012 05:53 pm GMT +00:00

Miniwanka is an imitative piece describing the various states of water. The text consists of words for water, rain, stream, river, fog and ocean, in the following North-American Indian languages: Dakota, Wappo, Crow, Chinook, Achumawi, Otchipwe, Salish, Natick, Klamath and Luiseno. It may be sung by a choir of S.A. or by a mixed chorus

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A WhiteSpace Inspiration.

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Blog, Inspiration, Letterpress on Monday, January 30th, 2012 03:50 am GMT +00:00

Over the summer I was wandering around Downtown Akron taking photographs when I came to the door of “WhiteSpace Creative” (A local design and marketing firm, specializing in print and web advertising).  My curiosity got the better of me and I began meandering the hallways. I soon found myself in front of the magnificent

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Mason Milani – Printmaker, Papermaker, Bookmaker, Painter

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Blog, Inspiration, Printmaking on Monday, January 30th, 2012 02:21 am GMT +00:00

I first encountered the work of Mason Milani during one of my random evening google searches for local printmakers.

I was surprised to discover this particular artist since I hadn’t viewed a body of work quite as stunning and thought provoking as I found his work to be.

Though his drawings alone, have a skill that displays

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Hand-Lettering Is Good For The Soul.

Posted by Melinda Kiba in Articles, Blog on Sunday, July 10th, 2011 08:33 pm GMT +00:00
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