Traveling Light

Graphic artist, Harmen Liemburg is a creative, one man act with his traveling "Show in a Box".

In 2008, Harmen cruised into America from his home in the Netherlands to showcase a body of work that had spanned over a 10 year period. His act was unique. He created a box with the dimensions L52 x W14 x H36 inches and it weighed exactly 243 lbs. The Content: Over 45 large screen prints with smaller printed objects. It also included 8 process books, plus visual instructions for (de)construction and shipping plus a DVD for video projection. The shipping crate doubled as a light table, display case and poster.

The idea was to send this box through the mail to different universities so that students could set up the exhibit themselves. To start off his traveling show, Harmen visited four universities including the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Harmen was with the students for two weeks. During that time he conducted a screen printing workshop where the students could explore Charlotte's history and in turn make iconic prints to represent those events. At the end of the two weeks, visitors were invited to attend the gallery show of not only Harmen's work but for the students final prints as well.

This is a show to see! Harmen's prints are not only vivid and captivating but they are a view inside a culture. If you would like to have Harmen's show come to life in your town go to his website and ask! He is taking orders! His exhibit was funded by The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture. To read more about Harmen's exhibit and to see photos click here

Whump! Pow! Wham! >> A Glimse Inside One Man's Imagination

"Imagination is more important than knowledge. For while knowledge defines all we currently know and understand, imagination points to all we might yet discover and create."

Albert Einstein

Imagination is the most important tool for creation. It is the start of the creative process. Artists alike pull from their imagination and inspirations to fuel ideas for themselves and their clients. There are many components to making your imagination a reality. Once an idea has materialized the creative process begins. Brainstorming, researching, sketching, comps, the throwing away of comps, mock-up designs, more sketching and models are all examples of what is created before the end result can be presented.

The artist, Roy Lichtenstein used his imagination to create a world of eye-popping, colorful paintings and sculptures. Before he could create his iconic pop art he first had to use the creative process. CLICK HERE to read an article and to see some photos of his process!

Images of World Cup Poster Design

You may have noticed that the World Cup is currently underway. Before and after every commercial break you hear a quiet African chant and you see the animated soccer player kicking the ball in a circular motion. This little introduction is the branding for this year's World Cup.

Every four years FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) hosts the World Cup for the world to see. It is important for them to have images and graphics that remind the world about what is going on and where the action is happening.

Make sure that you have memorable graphics for an event. That way people will want to be a part of it and will remember it for years to come! Check out the posters that have represented the World Cup since 1930! CLICK HERE

Typekit and Google Announce Open Source Collaboration

Have you ever wanted to see a more creative font used on your website? Have you ever been told that using other fonts other than "web" fonts is impossible? Well, today changes everything! Google has teamed up with Typekit to make it easier for website developers to use real fonts on the web. This is a long time in the making people. Check out the press announcement HERE!

Famous Graphic Designer goes to the White House

Modern renaissance man aka American graphic designer, Milton Glaser, has earned his right to have a poster designed for him with his shiny, new medal.

Mr. Glaser was one of 12 individuals awarded the 2009 National Medal of Arts from President Barack at the White House on February 25th, 2010. He was awarded this prestigious award along side Bob Dylan and Clint Eastwood.

Milton Glaser is well known for his "I Love NY" logo and his poster of Bob Dylan for his 1967 Greatest Hit album.

Check out more about Mr. Milton winning his award here!

Asterisk Cafe

Check out the first installment of the Asterisk Cafe: www.asteriskcreative.com/cafe

Everything Roses

Today Asterisk Creative did a photo shoot for Rose Chauffeured Transportation. We shot all over Charlotte's uptown at locations like the Bank of America Stadium, Time Warner Cable Arena, and the convention center. Here's just a sample of what we got. Keep an eye out for Rose's materials for additional photos.

Discovering Southend

I had a great time designing and creating the website for Discover Southend (www.discover-southend.com). I took a day walking around Southend with my camera, taking pictures of everything. There were some places that I've never really seen as I drive by. The website itself is a great database driven site that lists all the businesses in the Historic Southend and any specials they may have.