art diva studios visuals and verbiage by Rachelle Díaz
critique
The topic that just won’t die
A old but good review covering the emergence of gig posters.
The Sibling Rivalry Between Visual Art and Illustration
There are good and bad aspects to everything. The truth is somewhere in between. Sweet: Illustration featured in Print’s 2004 Regional Design Annual While I often check out the websites of firms and designers I’ve heard about, Print’s Regional Design Annual is one of my main sources for inspiration when I’m in a slump. As [...]
Conversation Between Two Sunset Valley Wal-Mart Managers at 11 O’Clock on a Wednesday Night
Manager 1: “…they expect to make 80 million in sales next year at the Wal-Mart in Buda.” Manager 2: Sighs. “Our sales are gonna go way down with that one opening up on [IH] 35. But we still get people who drive up here from that Slaughter-Manchaca area.” Manager 1: “Yeah, the more stores there [...]
Even Minimalists Need Clutter
“Less is more.” – from Robert Browning’s “Andrea del Sarto” Sweet: Design Within Reach catalogue Over the past two weeks, my normally quiet mailbox has been inundated with late 20th century home furnishing catalogues. (Thank you, Print, for selling my address for advertising purposes). Personally, I have no desire to live like a monk, but [...]
Good Air, Bad Air
Sweet: Artwork by Ora Ito for Air’s 10,000 Hz Legend I’ve been an Air fangirl since the day the Sexy Monkey landed on earth, traipsing around to the bouncy electro-rock theme “Sexy Boy.” Although Moon Safari was released six years ago, the music and artwork are still captivating. It has qualities similar to what made [...]
Burgerstalgia
Sweet: Whataburger I haven’t eaten a fast food or restaurant hamburger since 1996, and I’m happy to report that there is such a thing as life without fast food. But I haven’t been able to live without chain restaurant television ads – dissecting the new branding and advertising schemes they come up with is highly [...]
Google vs. MSN
Sweet: Google As I mentioned in Signs of Design Life, ridiculous-sounding words are entering our daily vocabulary thanks to the internet. Unlike the web-speak of a few years ago, “blogging” and “googling” are more than just buzzwords. With internet habits (and vices) so ensconced in the lives of practically everyone under 40, they are new [...]
