Mark Canesco has made his font, Quatro, available for free download here. You’ll need to email him directly to get the link (despite the overwhelming number of requests he has received, Mark was very prompt in replying to my email). Check out some of the great logos he’s created over on his site. [h/t: AisleOne]
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Let me say up front that I am usually a little bit over my head whenever talking about art. I have never formally studied art or art history. I likes what I likes and I read up on things that are interesting to me, whether because of aesthetics, medium or message.
I was intrigued by the inclusion of well-known street artist Banksy‘s Wall and Piece on Rob Bell’s Poets, Prophets & Preachers conference required reading list. The street art/grafitti world has always intrigued me (and, no, not the “let me doodle my tag on lockers and bathroom stalls” variety) because of its subversive nature. Along with raising important issues such as who own public space, I love how well-placed street art can reconfigure the ethos of a particular environment.
While doing some back-end work for a recent Ecclesia Collective article, I was introduced to the work of an artist called Specter. Notice how simply adding a word or two to this awning communicates volumes about this neighborhood:
I designed this graphic for our church’s web site last week:
As Brian McLaren writes in Everything Must Change, “Eschatology always wins.” That is, what we believe about the future distinctly shapes how we live today. Believing that we’re just hanging on until we can escape this sin-soaked mess will lead to a profoundly different way of life than believing God continues to be very much in love with the world and the people He created. One leads to despair; the other, hope. The church I want to be a part of is not a monument; it is a movement of hope & redemption.
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On a side note, I am currently in the midst of a web design project with my friend Richard. If you, or someone you know, needs some graphic and/or web design work, drop me a line. We offer great work at reasonable prices!
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And, speaking of movements, I encourage you to support Eugene Cho’s organization dedicated to fighting global poverty. Let’s get the Facebook group to one million people (it’s already at over 690,000 people) — join the cause today.
… you might still have to wait awhile.
Bringing together the worlds of street art and the Twitterverse [h/t: notcot]:
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