We are graphic designers for a start-up in San Diego called Artistic Hub, parent company of Collar Free. Working for a start-up has been everything we hoped it would be: long hours, close quarters and drinks with the boss on Fridays. Creating a t-shirt company that works directly with designers from all over the world has brought a lot of new design inspiration. Now Artistic Hub lets us expand this concept and share the design community with bands, brands and more. As an interactive marketing company, naturally we LIVE on the computer and this blog is a place where we escape the daily grind and share all of our fun finds about design, art, marketing and more. Blog, Blog, Blog it all!
About Mel:
I love graphic design, but I am an artist at heart. I enjoy the smell of turpentine, don’t mind the paint stains on my clothes and I think a blank canvas is the hottest thing in the world. Live music, lyrical dance and the beach are my friends and often my therapy. I thrive on interaction with new people and my travels have been my inspiration for creation.
twitter: @htm_mel
www.linkedin.com/in/MelanieWilliamsdesign
About Michelle:
I love working in a field that is so rewarding. I design by day and make books by night. I go bananas for simplistic design, white space, sans serif, neons and anything made by hand. Stickers, design magazines and rss feeds make my day that much better. I crave traveling and exploring new places that make me more inspired than ever to create and share my own art.
twitter: @mybell
www.linkedin.com/in/MichelleMellem
Thanks for visiting and feel free to email us with questions, comments or any topics you want to see here!
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This is hilarious. I love our design team!
WOW!
Michelle, you WOULD have an awesome website!
Go M & M!!!!
-z
You are my favorite people in the world. One word: Fabulous.
Thanks guys! mel and i have way too much fun with this blogging thing
A blank canvas is the hottest thing in the world!
Glad you agree kristi! I have one sitting in my room looking at me… I need to paint soon!
…hi…
~t
Hey dudes,
Just wanted to stop by and say thanks for the write up about us. That rocked. Great blog too. Where are you guys located?
Ian
Wexley School for Girls
Thanks Ian!!! We’re located in San Diego. We love what you guys are doing with Wexley and can’t wait to see what you come up with next. If you ever need a design competition for a client, look no further
Hello Mel and Michelle,
I found your page by fortuity and i have to tell you, that you have a lot of interesting stuff to discover here…
Perhaps your interested in some unique cosmic intuitive art and fashion design…
http://www.artgeneering.com or http://www.pranaboy.de
All the best for your future projects…Sven from Cologne, Germany
you guys are goofy!
Thanks Rick
We love life.
hi mel & michelle,
love your site. i have been browsing your art section and have come across some beautiful stuff. i too am a huge fan cedric smith. i stumbled across his work while in savannah. not sure how you select your artist, but wanted to see if you might want to check out my pieces. never hurts to ask. below is my artist statement and link to some images.
have a great day.
derrick
http://www.canvasmuralstudio.com/images/dresses.jpg
http://www.canvasmuralstudio.com/images/Expectation_001.jpg
My recent work builds upon the theme of myth vs. memory which has been the focus of past paintings and sculptures. I have used the process of story telling to introduce the viewer my own memory and its conflict with self perpetuated folklore, as it is related to my development as an artist.
In these paintings, I have literally projected text on to the canvas in an enlarged diary form. These snippets of personal narrative have been abstracted through color patterns and text distortion. Despite the scale, visibility and appeal of color, the abstractions are meant to obstruct. It gets between the audience and the story much like the way romanticism; ego and drama tend to taint our recollections.