by The Denver Egotist / December 12, 2019 /
Banksy continues his political commentary — this time, focused on the issue of homelessness in Birmingham. It appears the mural made it's point: "In the 20 minutes we filmed Ryan on this bench, passers-by gave him a hot drink, two chocolate bars and a lighter — without him ever asking for anything."
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by The Denver Egotist / December 5, 2019 /
Often conceptually provocative and the only true differentiator to draw curiosity from one book to the next at shelf, Literary Hub has assembled the best book covers of the year — as selected by book designers themselves. Check out their favorites.
by The Denver Egotist / November 25, 2019 /
Denver illustrator/designer Josh Holland has been working on the beginnings of a design system for Corvus’ releases of super-limited high-end coffees. Design one was created to celebrate a new exotic coffee variety from Colombia, called SIDRA. The second, the Gesha Village design, takes its inspiration from the bright, floral, fruity qualities of the coffee itself.
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by The Denver Egotist / November 20, 2019 /
Dry Storage, a cafe and bake house in Boulder was created to be a place for gathering, discussing and innovating — an incubator for the great things happening in food and design. The brand, created by Denver's Paper Laundry, needed to evoke an homage to the essence of community in the restaurant business. It also needed to be flexible enough to allow for the ever-changing experiences around a menu tha[Read More]
by The Denver Egotist / October 10, 2019 /
In a new effort that brings marketing and activism together, Charlotte’s Web is using art to ask Americans to educate themselves about CBD — and moreover, to champion the right to choose quality natural options. The art activation is a super-sized rendering of a hand holding a cannabis stalk and the call-to-action "Trust the Earth." The piece was created in collaboration with Shepard Fairey’s Studio Number [Read More]
by The Denver Egotist / August 9, 2019 /
Bob Ross painted more than 1,000 landscapes for his television show — so why are they nearly impossible to find? The New York Times reporter Aaron Byrd solves one of the internet’s favorite little mysteries.
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by The Denver Egotist / May 24, 2019 /
Famously anonymous British artist Banksy — who has never been invited to be the part of the Venice Biennale — invited himself to showcase his work yet again this year and was promptly booted from the piazza because he didn’t have a permit. Big cruise ships docking on the fragile sinking city have been raising tension between Venetians and the tourism industry for years and Banksy's subject matter on display in Venice (a huge cruise ship blocking the beautiful city) acts to further stir [Read More]
by The Denver Egotist / May 17, 2019 /
LRXD has created new packaging and a website for Growers, a Colorado company that sells soil and nutrients designed to grow the most verdant cannabis crops.
For more than 15 years, Growers has envisioned the future of growing cannabis based on the past by combining the handcrafted art of cultivation with emerging technology to produce a consistent and effective line of soils and nutrients. Now, LRXD has debu[Read More]
