Category Archives: Opinion

New feature for Idea Magazine issue #340 called _Forms of Practice_, interviewing young designers. This issue of Idea comes with a bonus satellite publication containing interviews with all of the designers and design studios featured in English and Japanese. — … Continue reading →

Artist/curator Nan Curtis, filmmaker/architecture critic Brian Libby and writer Floyd Skloot with host Nora Robertson dig into how Portland’s identity is reflected in art locally and to the outside world. The New Oregon Interview Series joins the White Stag Block … Continue reading →

This is going to be a good one!FRIDAY, APRIL 2nd AT BRANX: $5.Tunnels Listen to Eruption on his myspace page–you will be sold. Sexual Champions (all female improv brass ensemble.)Kathleen Keogh of Woolly Mammoth comes to Dinner with White RainbowDJs:Hostile … Continue reading →

The second Thursday of each month offers the unique opportunity to casually explore pieces inPortland Art Museum’s permanent collection through the inspired lens of a local artist. Each artistselects a work from the museum’s permanent collection, talks about the piece … Continue reading →

“Books in the Age of the iPad” correctly deduces that “print is dying, digital is surging, everyone is confused.” Craig Mod presents a thoughtful argument on the future of print, but a primary basis of his article is deeply flawed: … Continue reading →

Second printing of Liminal, a zine I wrote about Tokyo graffiti is now available. Screenprinted covers and inserts, one-color interior. Available for a cool $8 postpaid (shipping included) via Paypal to ian (at) ianlynam.com. Includes photos of work by QP, … Continue reading →

New typeface set out now via MyFonts: Cooper Text. Cooper Text is a comprised of two fonts- Cooper OldStyle and Cooper Initials. Cooper OldStyle is a round-serifed text typeface, while Cooper Initials are ornamental capitals designed for use as complementary … Continue reading →

Throughout the city of Portland, billboards designed by teenagers will be replacing advertisements with messages of tolerance. This project is titled “Create, Don’t Hate!” and gives students the opportunity to work with design professionals to create meaningful communication in their … Continue reading →

Just around the corner, this is going to be so good! Each and every first Friday. — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — plazm design studio: www.plazm.com — — plazm magazine & blog are now published by new … Continue reading →

Linda Austin and Tahni Holt curate art discussions and feed us dinner.   Why:  Our love for communal eating, a desire for more discourse that touches upon performance as an art among other arts, and a curiosity about other people’s processes: … Continue reading →