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Shepard Fairey, the artist who created the "Hope" poster of then Presidential candidate Barack Obama, has now found himself sliding into more controversy, as his legal case gets more complicated and serious. Do you think Fairey is justified in his use of the Associated Press image? Does the fact that he lied and tried to cover up his sources change your ...

The winner for ArtBistro's "I Love What I Do" video contest was Lauren Hampton, a graphic designer based in Little Rock, Arkansas. The prize for winning the contest was a 16GB iPod nano. We asked her to tell us about her so we could share her story with the rest of the ArtBistro community. So give your congratulations to Lauren for ...

New York, NY - The best new park in the Big Apple isn't for baseball, and it won't cost you a dime to visit. The High Line floats magically over Manhattan's once-gritty Meatpacking District, an unexpected carpet of trees, grass, flowers and rusty rails three stories above the street. You won't find a more interesting or accessible path to stroll along ...

Font Squirrel When comes to free fonts resources, "dafont" normally will be the first site that comes to mind because of it’s great font library and easy to use interface. However, there are also other alternative font resource sites that showcase top quality free fonts too. They are Font Squirrel and Fontex. Both sites tend to make quality free font searching ...

Paris, FR—If its name is irrefutably, drolly straightforward, the Nouveau Festival’s program — as glimpsed during its opening days last week — is anything but. The opening night of the Centre Pompidou’s new five-week art and performance festival (timed to coincide with the ever-elegant FIAC) included an orchestra of accordionists outfitted in theatrical black eye masks; a guitarist in a black-and-gold ...

It’s funny for me to think that there was a time several years ago when I absolutely swore I would never make artist’s books, because I really felt that the whole medium had become this ghetto that women artists for whatever reason gravitated to, only to have relatively few people/institutions collect them… and in that way it was a sort of ...

Celebrities. We love to hate them. We also love to watch their every move, laugh at their mistakes and scrutinize their decisions. Like them or not, their celebrity status means not only have they achieved career success, they’ve also got a hell of a lot to lose. And sometimes, whatever actions have helped catapult them to fame or rendered them ...

Walnut Creek, CA -From the moment one delves into the new Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco's Presidio, it becomes apparent that this is no Mickey Mouse operation. Yes, the cartoon rodent who helped spawn a vast entertainment empire is here in all his glory. But he's just a small part of a wide-ranging, state-of-the-art presentation intended to please ...

You voted and the winners have made history. Our first place winner was a clear favorite across ArtBistro. Five wonderful designs had a heated competition for the second and third places. It was very close! Congratulations to the winners and all the semi-finalists. This year, the submitted designs were extremely creative and very professional. The 2009 T-Shirt Design contest proves ArtBistro ...

You can’t be on ArtBistro for long to notice that ArtBistro members are crazy about quotes. A good quote can be as refreshing as a mint-iced tea. If you are feeling isolated, a good quote can snap you back into the human race like a good blues song. We have gathered some inspirational quotes for artists and designers. Read on to ...

Entering is simple: Record a two-minute video showing us why you love what you do for a living, and upload it to our "I Love What I Do" category. The 5 videos with the most thumbs-up on October 24, 2009 at 11:59pm will be chosen as finalists. Submission by finalists will be reviewed by editors who will screen each finalist's video ...

ArtBistro asked several career designers: what should a designer never say? They gave us good advice and great responses that will help you move forward in your career. You may guess some of these right on. However, sometimes we forget these guidelines when we are in a bind. Well, here is your reminder! *#15 "I'm a jack of all trades."* *You ...

1. Blog where your clients are Find websites and blogs that offer content and resources that your clients need to keep informed. Where do they get their critical information? We’ve written articles for World-at-Work’s Workspan Magazine and Training Magazine to reach clients and prospects in the employee communication sectors. If you don’t know where your clients get their business information ask ...

Is it possible today for a country to have its own national graphic design aesthetic? When any designer with a decent internet connection can view work the world over, surely the range of influences will be too great to produce distinct nation-based styles? I'm only asking because I have recently returned from chairing the Kyoorius Designyatra conference in Mumbai (see review ...

Now more than ever, it’s important to get the best bang for your buck. And there’s no question about it — when it comes to value, not every U.S. city is created equally. Why chase a great salary if your rent swallows most of it, unemployment is skyrocketing and you spend two hours a day just to get to and from ...

!http://artbistro.monster.com/nfs/artbistro/photos/0152/4572/segojuriedshow_crop380w.jpg! Virtual Identities, Real Space is a show that ArtBistro and The Sego Art Center co-sponsored. It opened on November 7th to a very enthusiastic crowd. The show was curated by Jason Metcalf, co-director of the Sego Art Center. Some of the international artists were able to make it to the show opening. Here is a slide show of the work ...

Some good tips for all of you InDesign aficionados out there.

Boston, MA - Shepard Fairey is a talented Los Angeles graphic designer who has twice hit the big time with the public. Provocative connections between the two episodes emerge from a survey of Fairey's work at the Institute of Contemporary Art here. So do the rather stark limitations of his work. Fairey's first impact was commercial - "Obey Giant," a 1989 ...

From the swoosh on our running shoes, to the mermaid on our morning cup of joe to companies like Amazon, Oracle and Delphi, mythology is everywhere. Nike the Greek goddess of victory encourages us to banish our fears and “Just do it.” The Starbucks mermaid sets us adrift in a sea of caffeinated bliss. All of these logos represent the values ...

Have you ever wondered: Why does retro-looking graphic design on apothecary products work so well? Here is ArtBistro featured writer Lauren Kraseoften's tutorial interesting on how designers have made this look popular. Compare and contrast the contemporary and antique product and label designs. She has even included a color guide key for bottles, labels and packaging. "View the tutorial here":http://artbistro.monster.com/news/articles/9374-the-big-collection-of-apothecary-inspiration ...