Urban Honking

This post is the first in a series I’ll be writing this week catching up on documenting projects I worked on this semester. The ITP semester goes by like a steam-powered locomotive and good documentation is frequently the first thing thrown under the wheels. This week, I intend to pull some of my projects out […]

I wrote recently about the design and production process for an ongoing video I was making for the song Ambulance by TV On The Radio in collaboration with Calli Higgins. Well, I’m proud to announce that we finished the video this week and it’s now online for your viewing pleasure (best enjoyed full screen): Ambulance […]

New Bobby Birdman Remix by White Rainbow gets premiered on The Fader blog: “Leave it to White Rainbow, aka Portland’s Adam Forkner, to warp his pal Bobby Birdman’s soothing voice into a chaotic splat of air horns and Lil Jon “WHAT?!” samples. Forkner always seems to be riding the line between serious pranks and knowingly […]

New font release: Pompeian Cursive is a calligraphically-inspired display typeface featuring a limited number of alternate characters and a handful of graceful ligatures. A lively set of non-lining numerals accompanies, as well as a few calligraphically-inspired flourishes for ornament. The history of this typeface:Oswald Cooper’s relationship with the Barnhart Brothers & Spindler foundry was one […]

New font release: Pompeian Cursive is a calligraphically-inspired display typeface featuring a limited number of alternate characters and a handful of graceful ligatures. A lively set of non-lining numerals accompanies, as well as a few calligraphically-inspired flourishes for ornament. The history of this typeface:Oswald Cooper’s relationship with the Barnhart Brothers & Spindler foundry was one […]

As part of my interest in alternative economic models for artists, I chose to invite the Chicago group InCUBATE to put on a gallery show at PSU in May for the Open Engagement Conference. InCUBATE decided to participate, inviting me to try out an idea they’d been working on in Chicago with local Portland Artists […]

I have both of Yuichi Yokoyama’s latest books- The Garden and Outdoor in stock. Details here. Both are available for $35 postpaid (including shipping) via Paypal to ian {at} ianlynam.com. — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — plazm design studio: www.plazm.com — — plazm magazine & blog are now published by new oregon […]

I have both of Yuichi Yokoyama’s latest books- The Garden and Outdoor in stock. Details here. Both are available for $35 postpaid (including shipping) via Paypal to ian {at} ianlynam.com. — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — plazm design studio: www.plazm.com — — plazm magazine & blog are now published by new oregon […]

I’m excited to announce my new signature keitai kisekae/cellphone theme for WKTokyoLab’s mobile device shop. Kisekae are sets of images that users can download to create a holistic theme for their phone. The theme I created for the TokyoLab music label is called “Utopia” and is based on a music video that I did in […]

I’m excited to announce my new signature keitai kisekae/cellphone theme for WKTokyoLab’s mobile device shop. Kisekae are sets of images that users can download to create a holistic theme for their phone. The theme I created for the TokyoLab music label is called “Utopia” and is based on a music video that I did in […]