Category Archives: Art

These are blogs that relate to art, art photography, artwork reproduction, and fine art in general.

Typographical archaeology for Lining Livermore

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Brian Lawler

Continued from yesterday’s blog… After I created the scan of my type proof, I opened it up in Adobe Photoshop and made some corrections (I rotated the G and the O), and I did some tonal clean-up to make the … Continue reading →

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Calligraphy in a Millennial world

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Brian Lawler

I’m teaching Advanced Typography this quarter to students in their 20s. Part of that course involves studying the origins of letters and letterforms, pen-drawn lettering and constructed lettering. I wrote this today with the Copic Wide pen, which uses an … Continue reading →

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The demise of the Big Photo

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Brian Lawler

I knew when we put it up that the almost 60-foot-long panoramic photo of San Luis Obispo that I call the View from Daniel’s Point – would eventually come down. John Cleek, the wallpaper expert who put it up, painted … Continue reading →

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Planning and preparation pay off

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Brian Lawler

How do you explain to students, children, associates, business partners – anyone – how important it is to plan? I am a pretty good planner, and I was especially careful to plan my photo exhibition that opened last Friday at … Continue reading →

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SLO PANO opens tomorrow

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Brian Lawler

I’m slowly recovering from my bicycle mishap with a pick-up truck. I go to physical therapy three days each week, and I have graduated from a walker to crutches. Here is the latest on my work to open a panoramic … Continue reading →

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New Shaping Tool in Illustrator

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Brian Lawler

I’m on a roll here with the three newly improved tools in Adobe Illustrator. I like them all. The last of the three is the Shaping Tool, which I have always known as the Modify Anchor Point tool. It is … Continue reading →

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Studying Illustrator’s new corners tool with Chinese food

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Brian Lawler

Everyone loves Chinese food, especially take-out, where you can carry it home, and eat it around the table while chatting with friends and family. I brought some home the other evening, and while slurping on some soup, I started studying … Continue reading →

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Things I have never seen before

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Brian Lawler

Happy New Year from The Blognosticator! This last week I saw two things I have never seen before, and I thought I would share them with you. And, I have a few other musings to discuss, as you will see. … Continue reading →

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Pencil for Paper by 53

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Brian Lawler

It’s a stylus with a rubber tip on both ends. It works with the Paper app on iPads. I absolutely love Paper, the app by 53. I have been using it for well over a year on my iPad, and … Continue reading →

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A do-it-myself take-up reel for a wide-format Epson printer

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Brian Lawler

I’ve mentioned in a few of my recent blogs that I am preparing a photographic exhibition at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art that opens on February 14, 2014. I’m in the thick of preparation now, making prints, mounting … Continue reading →

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