https://dlievens.net Daniel Lievens Wed, 10 Jul 2019 06:12:06 +0000 https://dlievens.net en https://dlievens.net/Featured-Projects Sat, 04 May 2019 06:24:42 +0000 Daniel Lievens https://dlievens.net/Featured-Projects The Starting PointChapter I1937 — 2017 <img width="5225" height="3236" width_o="5225" height_o="3236" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0ba36916cbb4fa28c84298e1399e6ad970ff5b92d7615851a1cba7aa0dd288cd/f14.jpg" data-mid="41444299" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0ba36916cbb4fa28c84298e1399e6ad970ff5b92d7615851a1cba7aa0dd288cd/f14.jpg" /> The Diversity of WorldsChapter V1937 — 2017 <img width="5224" height="3236" width_o="5224" height_o="3236" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5557748ed90b680dbb5f73e25b995a9eddfae17811c3adb66dbce31877418353/f12.jpg" data-mid="41444298" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5557748ed90b680dbb5f73e25b995a9eddfae17811c3adb66dbce31877418353/f12.jpg" /> Interstellar TravelChapter II1937 — 2017 <img width="4288" height="2656" width_o="4288" height_o="2656" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/425a1a9811c0f99269ddd9fb7770bb665155404f291e31159748608914452c85/f4.jpg" data-mid="41444296" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/425a1a9811c0f99269ddd9fb7770bb665155404f291e31159748608914452c85/f4.jpg" /> Strange MankindsChapter VI1937 — 2017 <img width="5225" height="3236" width_o="5225" height_o="3236" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b388cfd20ce4d40b6632bc143ab944b1d8f2d15afc16cfc506d3a4e718930e56/f16.jpg" data-mid="41444300" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b388cfd20ce4d40b6632bc143ab944b1d8f2d15afc16cfc506d3a4e718930e56/f16.jpg" /> Work Archive ︎ https://dlievens.net/Text Sat, 04 May 2019 06:24:43 +0000 Daniel Lievens https://dlievens.net/Text https://dlievens.net/Kyrsten-Sinema Sat, 04 May 2019 19:16:43 +0000 Daniel Lievens https://dlievens.net/Kyrsten-Sinema <img width="1466" height="1009" width_o="1466" height_o="1009" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d3edeab0a864cfa893d7e21cf26ef73caf201f5d22ac1e687b825d76aba2ae74/Sinema_work_header.jpg" data-mid="41479651" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d3edeab0a864cfa893d7e21cf26ef73caf201f5d22ac1e687b825d76aba2ae74/Sinema_work_header.jpg" /> <img width="800" height="1434" width_o="800" height_o="1434" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bda68e3467ae3ab5b6a5843fec4069e22d6b1ec56ec196ad6f7c042bccfa0270/Sinema_NYer.png" data-mid="41479650" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/bda68e3467ae3ab5b6a5843fec4069e22d6b1ec56ec196ad6f7c042bccfa0270/Sinema_NYer.png" /> Kyrsten Sinema Senate Site 2014–Present Since 2013, I’ve designed and redesigned Representative Kyrsten Sinema’s campaign website multiple times. In 2017, Representative Sinema announced a Senate bid, and I worked a with a campaign strategy company to redesign her site for a statewide audience. Since the announcement of her Senate run, that campaign has gained national attention and I’ve continued to work, continuing to improve that site. I’ve designed and developed new parts of the site to emphasize the candidates priorities and qualifications. I’ve retooled parts of it to give certain elements more visual emphasis, created subtle animations on some pages, designed and developed splash pages for election day, and more. This year, we’ve added a Spanish-language version of the site. For that, I designed and developed an unobtrusive interface to switch languages and worked on the back-end to integrate translations, and to simply make it possible to have content in two languages. This race was close and called a week after election day, but Kyrsten Sinema won an historic victory, becoming the first-ever woman to serve as U.S. senator from Arizona. Links The campaign site of Senator Kyrsten Sinema. The New Yorker’s article about the importance of the victory. <img width="2000" height="1250" width_o="2000" height_o="1250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5a3944d0f6e6ec58ab4643272c2893c058dff034aa82c86878f425f18475f5b5/MobileMockups_Sinema.jpg" data-mid="42357701" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5a3944d0f6e6ec58ab4643272c2893c058dff034aa82c86878f425f18475f5b5/MobileMockups_Sinema.jpg" />Kyrsten Sinema Mobile Home, Interior, Navigation <img width="1400" height="1531" width_o="1400" height_o="1531" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5aa437e1e62f128eec0c529d60e22d891764cf05d444697d1b89d0722cf3de6a/Sinema_screenshot_es_d.jpg" data-mid="42355296" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5aa437e1e62f128eec0c529d60e22d891764cf05d444697d1b89d0722cf3de6a/Sinema_screenshot_es_d.jpg" />Priorities Page, Spanish <img width="1400" height="1612" width_o="1400" height_o="1612" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0cfe840976dbb56c3d88dba8591be3412c46db0cfe1695c026e96ed673cf8c2b/Sinema_screenshot_en_d.jpg" data-mid="42634080" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0cfe840976dbb56c3d88dba8591be3412c46db0cfe1695c026e96ed673cf8c2b/Sinema_screenshot_en_d.jpg" />Priorities Page, English <img width="2908" height="2114" width_o="2908" height_o="2114" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/10a6c7f418da5dcd0cc101e3252a469502c06626e18e2d4b41cd40b03b17223a/Sinema2014_desktop.png" data-mid="42813108" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/10a6c7f418da5dcd0cc101e3252a469502c06626e18e2d4b41cd40b03b17223a/Sinema2014_desktop.png" /> <img width="700" height="1205" width_o="700" height_o="1205" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/83b27f92829928bb100c07940ff2b6b6a5c0fce7e59cee5f72c676166e17eb02/MobileMockup_Sinema_2014.png" data-mid="42813107" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/700/i/83b27f92829928bb100c07940ff2b6b6a5c0fce7e59cee5f72c676166e17eb02/MobileMockup_Sinema_2014.png" /> I began designing the Kyrsten Sinema site in 2014, including designing the campaign’s first responsive/mobile site.&nbsp; <img width="2844" height="1964" width_o="2844" height_o="1964" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/be29e4defd3aec394f008edc58ba2da8846ab3fa21774d90cb2fc0ee95fb4b5d/Sinema2016_desktop.png" data-mid="42813299" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/be29e4defd3aec394f008edc58ba2da8846ab3fa21774d90cb2fc0ee95fb4b5d/Sinema2016_desktop.png" /> Kyrsten Sinema 2016 redesign. <img width="1400" height="1121" width_o="1400" height_o="1121" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5e3cf3359bd085f9821d6cf6d3358f96ce8e967db661a8b8aa423a115205d79e/SinemaSenate_electionday.jpg" data-mid="42813548" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5e3cf3359bd085f9821d6cf6d3358f96ce8e967db661a8b8aa423a115205d79e/SinemaSenate_electionday.jpg" /> Kyrsten Sinema 2018 Election Day splash page, integrating a form used to help voters find their polling place. <img width="1400" height="1031" width_o="1400" height_o="1031" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a52846683f40d15a334731a655a4cfeb2dfe68e8764cac2552bccbb4809b9e45/Sinema_senate_splash.jpg" data-mid="42813550" border="0" data-scale="99" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a52846683f40d15a334731a655a4cfeb2dfe68e8764cac2552bccbb4809b9e45/Sinema_senate_splash.jpg" />Late 2017 Senate Splash page, with video announcing Sinema’s Senate bid. https://dlievens.net/Responsible-Future Wed, 15 May 2019 21:18:19 +0000 Daniel Lievens https://dlievens.net/Responsible-Future <img width="1600" height="1182" width_o="1600" height_o="1182" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b935bde55d73cd5039de47d4dc3745de7629b9d69912a3377c49646c3e9238db/ResponsibleFuture_web_home.jpg" data-mid="42556181" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b935bde55d73cd5039de47d4dc3745de7629b9d69912a3377c49646c3e9238db/ResponsibleFuture_web_home.jpg" /> <img width="1064" height="1778" width_o="1064" height_o="1778" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/989dfe7ebf9493addb456776934ba656453a82282db43b384a06a48b36825364/ResponsibleFuture_Intercept_2.png" data-mid="42348838" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/989dfe7ebf9493addb456776934ba656453a82282db43b384a06a48b36825364/ResponsibleFuture_Intercept_2.png" /> (top to bottom) Responsible Future home page and Intercept article about the campaign’s historic victory Responsible Future Site 2015–Present Washington state and the push for compassionate and responsible long-term care In 2015, I was hired to design a site for a group in Washington named Responsible Future. This coalition of organizations has pushed for legislation called the Long-Term Care Trust Act, intended to provide funding for services to benefit aging Americans. These services include wheelchair ramps, home care workers, nursing homes, and more. Before the bill, Washington state was spending 6% of its budget on long-term care. That amount was -projected to double to 12% by 2030. The Long-Term Care Trust Act set out to create a small tax to create a budget specifically to pay these costs. Working from an existing logo, I created a look and feel for the site. I designed and built an easily navigable site, enabling the campaign to get information to voters and to get site visitors involved in the campaign. I designed and developed a custom Google Map that allows the campaign to geographically show the stories of people this legislation might help. My work on this site allows visitors to easily contact their representative or share their own stories of struggling to pay for care. It empowered this campaign to talk to the public about the need to fund long-term care. In early 2019, that bill was signed into law, making Washington the first state in the nation to provide for long-term care for an aging population. The setting up of this funding was called a “monumental -achievement” trying to answer an “increasingly urgent” question. Links Read the AARP article on the bill they say “filled a gap that existed and really helped people age with purpose and dignity.” Read The Intercept’s article on the legislative accomplishment. <img width="1800" height="1125" width_o="1800" height_o="1125" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3a41ea2f63991e9982ff27fa140cd798e28cf83b06f749690b4f198442705121/MobileMockups_ResponsibleFuture.jpg" data-mid="42556043" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3a41ea2f63991e9982ff27fa140cd798e28cf83b06f749690b4f198442705121/MobileMockups_ResponsibleFuture.jpg" /> Responsible Future mobile home page, navigation, and custom Google map. <img width="1200" height="1140" width_o="1200" height_o="1140" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9cf56e7f8e3ba4aff850b40bb3e220a67c84fa34bd8c59e8309edffa542cd362/ResponsibleFuture_web_GetFacts.jpg" data-mid="42556360" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9cf56e7f8e3ba4aff850b40bb3e220a67c84fa34bd8c59e8309edffa542cd362/ResponsibleFuture_web_GetFacts.jpg" /> Responsible Future Facts page<img width="1200" height="1140" width_o="1200" height_o="1140" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/16acfaff88f72187a7e9286cdc4f754220d0cdf425b9f335c77bafef6a30042f/ResponsibleFuture_web_TrustAct.jpg" data-mid="42556358" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/16acfaff88f72187a7e9286cdc4f754220d0cdf425b9f335c77bafef6a30042f/ResponsibleFuture_web_TrustAct.jpg" /> Responsible Future Legislation explanation https://dlievens.net/SeaTac-Minimum-Wage Mon, 20 May 2019 05:47:28 +0000 Daniel Lievens https://dlievens.net/SeaTac-Minimum-Wage <img width="2704" height="1930" width_o="2704" height_o="1930" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1c222c7ab3c3e71507bdcfb99f5a288ee4b7bad6918f3faad61c3b4f3a30965c/Seatac_home_desktop.png" data-mid="42632113" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1c222c7ab3c3e71507bdcfb99f5a288ee4b7bad6918f3faad61c3b4f3a30965c/Seatac_home_desktop.png" /> <img width="1224" height="2026" width_o="1224" height_o="2026" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5ab1cd170cfce723f6de3219ee603a173256b92c0bfc0a645865487665256366/Seatac_guardian.png" data-mid="42632048" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5ab1cd170cfce723f6de3219ee603a173256b92c0bfc0a645865487665256366/Seatac_guardian.png" /> (top to bottom) Yes for SeaTac campaign home page, and a Guardian article about the importance of the campaign victory Yes for SeaTac 2013 SeaTac and the campaign for a $15 per hour minimum wage In 2013 I was hired to design a site for an initiative in SeaTac, Washington to raise the town’s minimum wage to $15 per hour. I designed and developed the campaign site for the campaign Yes for SeaTac. When the project started, it had a logo and name, but no other design. In my role as visual designer, I created an overall look from the existing logo and designed the site around that. I worked as the sole developer of the site and my work enabled the content team and the campaign to focus on getting out their message. In November 2013, Proposition 1 passed. SeaTac became the first city in the United States to mandate a $15-per-hour minimum wage. This site is no longer live, but an archived version of Yes for SeaTac is here.&nbsp; Read The Guardian’s article about the campaign victory’s importance. <img width="1900" height="1188" width_o="1900" height_o="1188" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/177bc7a9e9792bfd07b3f586edeed13ab55f10011b5c28b455c709870a6dafee/MobileMockups_SeaTac.jpg" data-mid="42632335" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/177bc7a9e9792bfd07b3f586edeed13ab55f10011b5c28b455c709870a6dafee/MobileMockups_SeaTac.jpg" /> Yes for SeaTac mobile Home page, Action buttons, and Get the Facts page <img width="2700" height="1930" width_o="2700" height_o="1930" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/befba6d1cdbd753ec0e8ca6ac661187a6ed0ebd0673cc42442d1acb72c3ddb2b/Screen-Shot-2019-05-18-at-5.37.13-PM.png" data-mid="42633443" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/befba6d1cdbd753ec0e8ca6ac661187a6ed0ebd0673cc42442d1acb72c3ddb2b/Screen-Shot-2019-05-18-at-5.37.13-PM.png" /> Yes for SeaTac desktop Get the Facts page https://dlievens.net/Mercer-Island-Center-for-the-Arts-Site Wed, 10 Jul 2019 06:12:06 +0000 Daniel Lievens https://dlievens.net/Mercer-Island-Center-for-the-Arts-Site <img width="1800" height="1322" width_o="1800" height_o="1322" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a0e703146d2dc645719f7b153bf7b90531dce8187212d832035c89d69657607b/MICA_screenshot_1.jpg" data-mid="46316812" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a0e703146d2dc645719f7b153bf7b90531dce8187212d832035c89d69657607b/MICA_screenshot_1.jpg" /> Mercer Island Center for the Arts 2015 Mercer Island Center for the Arts’ mission to build an arts center in Washington &nbsp; In 2015, I designed and developed a site for Mercer Island Center for the Arts who had begun raising money and building public support for an arts center on Mercer Island in Washington. As the site scrolled, it moved through the different kinds of arts to be exhibited in the center. It allowed the organization to get their vision for this new center out to the public, solicit support, and raise funds. This organization and the site have undergone changes, but an archived version of the MICA site is here.&nbsp; <img width="1800" height="1322" width_o="1800" height_o="1322" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9c83aa4de186b8daf503d8d7cbe9d9fcfe86e2e87014b6bd70a4fe8eb8fc05c1/MICA_screenshot_1.jpg" data-mid="46317301" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9c83aa4de186b8daf503d8d7cbe9d9fcfe86e2e87014b6bd70a4fe8eb8fc05c1/MICA_screenshot_1.jpg" /><img width="1800" height="1322" width_o="1800" height_o="1322" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2df588e9528aa94ddc4a199976b3cd129a0ab5cea0a31f82b7f1e1111173e0d0/MICA_screenshot_2.jpg" data-mid="46317302" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2df588e9528aa94ddc4a199976b3cd129a0ab5cea0a31f82b7f1e1111173e0d0/MICA_screenshot_2.jpg" /><img width="1800" height="1322" width_o="1800" height_o="1322" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f8510fa760b34bd587219f4cf379556786cd9ac6aad153bc48724a4cbd322ff4/MICA_screenshot_3.jpg" data-mid="46317303" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f8510fa760b34bd587219f4cf379556786cd9ac6aad153bc48724a4cbd322ff4/MICA_screenshot_3.jpg" /><img width="1800" height="1322" width_o="1800" height_o="1322" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3b8cb089965ed40a7adcc02cd8a492b06dd821729e9e1f14eb8b72cbd4b29a46/MICA_screenshot_4.jpg" data-mid="46317304" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3b8cb089965ed40a7adcc02cd8a492b06dd821729e9e1f14eb8b72cbd4b29a46/MICA_screenshot_4.jpg" /> https://dlievens.net/Risograph-Posters Fri, 17 May 2019 23:35:28 +0000 Daniel Lievens https://dlievens.net/Risograph-Posters <img width="800" height="1220" width_o="800" height_o="1220" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a5644b2aec0493f10b97c374408a18d73cc017542d4e8e0820713a6a422bffa2/poster_JulieMorel.jpg" data-mid="42502759" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/a5644b2aec0493f10b97c374408a18d73cc017542d4e8e0820713a6a422bffa2/poster_JulieMorel.jpg" /> Julie Morel Poster Design<img width="800" height="1205" width_o="800" height_o="1205" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/efc162af92ab634e912d8e8f7840fbf81d578a64cb12926f2c94ab41de593c95/poster_Maass.jpg" data-mid="42502760" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/efc162af92ab634e912d8e8f7840fbf81d578a64cb12926f2c94ab41de593c95/poster_Maass.jpg" />Kern Maass Poster Risograph Posters 2015–Present Since 2015, I’ve also designed and produced a number of Risograph posters and prints. These are frequently in service to my department, publicizing department events or creating learning materials for students. They’re often opportunities to involve students in department life and education outside of class. I use these opportunities to learn and play a part in the growing body of knowledge around this process. <img width="800" height="1215" width_o="800" height_o="1215" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e87b02787bc96fc201671e3886b1e947700cdf305bdfe30621bd20c60b2b2815/poster_Review.jpg" data-mid="42502761" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/e87b02787bc96fc201671e3886b1e947700cdf305bdfe30621bd20c60b2b2815/poster_Review.jpg" /> Design Review Poster<img width="800" height="1214" width_o="800" height_o="1214" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ead5727051a1d0bf07d49cc007c097e9515fb35377e55187c9edd400994f15bc/poster_Haney.jpg" data-mid="42502758" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/ead5727051a1d0bf07d49cc007c097e9515fb35377e55187c9edd400994f15bc/poster_Haney.jpg" /> Blake Haney Lecture Poster <img width="1600" height="622" width_o="1600" height_o="622" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0ead47033dd4c3c4f0c7c1e5ffbcadcfda3f06ae8cfe2d10fd1815af8fa6c834/poster_Haney_detail.jpg" data-mid="42503477" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0ead47033dd4c3c4f0c7c1e5ffbcadcfda3f06ae8cfe2d10fd1815af8fa6c834/poster_Haney_detail.jpg" />Blake Haney Poster Detail <img width="1600" height="622" width_o="1600" height_o="622" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/56838852b5ca172a0c10e39e36f8f28f0d8df0200eac703ff1e544b13a770038/poster_Maass_detail.jpg" data-mid="42718074" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/56838852b5ca172a0c10e39e36f8f28f0d8df0200eac703ff1e544b13a770038/poster_Maass_detail.jpg" /> <img width="1400" height="721" width_o="1400" height_o="721" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b2fb0b8af1a971c8ab222decef29c4e3da21aa5ba93bfbc177c11cfcc4fd3f74/poseter_Maass_det.jpg" data-mid="42717946" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b2fb0b8af1a971c8ab222decef29c4e3da21aa5ba93bfbc177c11cfcc4fd3f74/poseter_Maass_det.jpg" />Kern Maass Poster Details&nbsp; https://dlievens.net/Risograph-Gradient-Studies Sat, 18 May 2019 21:30:57 +0000 Daniel Lievens https://dlievens.net/Risograph-Gradient-Studies <img width="800" height="1211" width_o="800" height_o="1211" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7488725b739351aa0274d04ad9d75e7035a8ba87d6a90e9c9449803a1233d014/Gradient_1_screen.jpg" data-mid="42554150" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/7488725b739351aa0274d04ad9d75e7035a8ba87d6a90e9c9449803a1233d014/Gradient_1_screen.jpg" /> <img width="800" height="1204" width_o="800" height_o="1204" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6a2d67dc0c32ccb11ba8837e37e4df0db0476b86fd92de1f7585df8b81ee0b82/Gradient_1_riso.jpg" data-mid="42554151" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/6a2d67dc0c32ccb11ba8837e37e4df0db0476b86fd92de1f7585df8b81ee0b82/Gradient_1_riso.jpg" />Screen-printed original gradient Risograph-printed reproduced gradient Risograph Gradient Studies 2014–Present In 2014, I produced a series of prints titled, simply, Risograph Gradients. They were a set of studies examining some of the process’ formal and technical limits. The set of prints consists of pairs of screen-printed and Risograph-printed gradients (smooth transitions from one color to another). Each image was first screen printed, using a printing technique called a split fountain, where two ink colors are partially blended together while screen printing. When done well, it can create a very smooth blend between the original colors. I then digitized and printed Risograph versions of these images. Whereas screen printing can produce a very smooth transition between colors, Risograph printing uses a series of halftone or other dots. It often fails to reproduce very faint colors. And the registration – the position of one color relative to the page or to other colors – may change slightly from one copy to the next. Taken together, these create an imperfect reproduction of the original image. I exhibited these gradient prints at a two-person show at Loyola’s Diboll gallery. I showed screen-printed originals and the Riso copies side by side as a way to look at the formal and aesthetic boundaries between the two, and in Risograph printing itself. This process that produces imperfect prints provides a quick and economical method of creating large editions of art or design work. The qualities that initially seem like flaws become parameters for designing within and around. They form part of the character of the finished work, and change how practitioners approach the medium. <img width="900" height="1316" width_o="900" height_o="1316" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f31d0322a3424f51cfac1ca034bb454c8c590e1dc1b600705b1f57ed85bdf999/Gradient_4_screen.jpg" data-mid="42554158" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/900/i/f31d0322a3424f51cfac1ca034bb454c8c590e1dc1b600705b1f57ed85bdf999/Gradient_4_screen.jpg" /> <img width="800" height="1202" width_o="800" height_o="1202" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/03168dd33c3ae818c6d408f2ceffbcf368caec9cfbb51e90a1dae7c700526d25/Gradient_4_riso.jpg" data-mid="42554159" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/03168dd33c3ae818c6d408f2ceffbcf368caec9cfbb51e90a1dae7c700526d25/Gradient_4_riso.jpg" /> Screen-printed original gradientRisograph-printed reproduced gradient <img width="1501" height="530" width_o="1501" height_o="530" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2ba44d9d46b65c3e09d49df1b579e5813477406b027590cb17954d66d6ea8b8b/Gradient_4_riso_detail.jpg" data-mid="42554162" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2ba44d9d46b65c3e09d49df1b579e5813477406b027590cb17954d66d6ea8b8b/Gradient_4_riso_detail.jpg" />Risograph gradient detail showing the process "breaking," unable to reproduce all values for a color. This limitation becomes one of the parameters for working with this process. <img width="900" height="1316" width_o="900" height_o="1316" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0385159434d4b92665d6fe906da4021df473a9b99df34e5c43a4ce780019bf30/Gradient_2_screen.jpg" data-mid="42554235" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/900/i/0385159434d4b92665d6fe906da4021df473a9b99df34e5c43a4ce780019bf30/Gradient_2_screen.jpg" /> <img width="800" height="1201" width_o="800" height_o="1201" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c544decf274164ae9765acde21f00914773b8f1fa60410129aaa6f41502de205/Gradient_2_riso.jpg" data-mid="42554236" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/c544decf274164ae9765acde21f00914773b8f1fa60410129aaa6f41502de205/Gradient_2_riso.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="620" width_o="1200" height_o="620" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ed9b0ca99df8b1a6e158bc04130a76d78f7f577a9ca2837ffffe9488254fc0d1/Gradient_2_riso_detail.jpg" data-mid="42555080" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ed9b0ca99df8b1a6e158bc04130a76d78f7f577a9ca2837ffffe9488254fc0d1/Gradient_2_riso_detail.jpg" /> Screen-printed original gradient Risograph-printed reproduced Risograph gradient detail showing skewed registration, which often defines Risograph-printed work. https://dlievens.net/Southerly-Gold-God-s-Country Wed, 15 May 2019 21:29:38 +0000 Daniel Lievens https://dlievens.net/Southerly-Gold-God-s-Country <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/134c07f2740fcabeb93c521de9f0812e8da5a184e6d247f9f68e116f82851c35/SoutherlyGoldCoversMock_shortwide.jpg" data-mid="61523705" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/134c07f2740fcabeb93c521de9f0812e8da5a184e6d247f9f68e116f82851c35/SoutherlyGoldCoversMock_shortwide.jpg" />The individual covers make up a map of Louisiana, showing the relative locations of the parishes <img width="2000" height="1325" width_o="2000" height_o="1325" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/10b4c940dcb2a93bf48f32b4763780f0f305edfccf9071c21b302271760fe3cf/DSC_2208.jpg" data-mid="42354124" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/10b4c940dcb2a93bf48f32b4763780f0f305edfccf9071c21b302271760fe3cf/DSC_2208.jpg" />The book’s&nbsp;custom, handmade slipcase Southerly Gold, God’s Country 2017–2019 In 2017, I was commissioned by photography collective Southerly Gold, to design a book bringing to life their photographs documenting the parishes (counties elsewhere) at Louisiana’s six corners. Because of Louisiana’s boot-like shape, there are corners at the northeast, northwest, southwest (the heel of the boot), southeast, then additionally at the top of the boot’s toe, and at the boot’s ankle. These six parishes represent the very different landscapes of Louisiana, from disappearing wetlands to ancient burial mounds, and from piney woods to coastal oil refineries. Southerly Gold is a photography collective of Aubrey Edwards, Ariya Martin, and Elena Ricci. Their work as a collective has been shown at The Ogden Museum of Southern Art and The Grand Maltese Gallery, and their individual clients include Spike Lee, HBO, and the United Nations. Their members’ work has been shown at the Louisiana Purchase National Biennial, the Contemporary Art Center New Orleans, The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and Louisiana State Museum, among others. In 2016, they received the Platforms Grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation to publish a collection of their photography. At the outset of the project, Southerly Gold had collected the photos and knew they wanted them to be separated by parish, but weren’t sure quite how. I worked with them to plan the splitting up of the books, choose a size, design, prototype, and create a template for a handmade slipcase, and more. The project culminated in a six-volume set of books of photography, called God’s Country, with one book dedicated to each parish. The covers, when laid out together, form a map of Louisiana showing the locations of each parish. They were printed in a limited edition and released on February 19, 2019. <img width="2000" height="1206" width_o="2000" height_o="1206" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/22eb527d3bb1696e46f638a56ed1b9ba1039f34778e366b19ef88bdeeafdd42d/DSC_2215.jpg" data-mid="42511367" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/22eb527d3bb1696e46f638a56ed1b9ba1039f34778e366b19ef88bdeeafdd42d/DSC_2215.jpg" /> Covers, together, forming a Louisiana map <img width="2000" height="1300" width_o="2000" height_o="1300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/69c0b9bb5cfdc7c67da1e0dd29c88c78990d0ee7d7ebf262913230790c96e4da/DSC_2232.jpg" data-mid="42354189" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/69c0b9bb5cfdc7c67da1e0dd29c88c78990d0ee7d7ebf262913230790c96e4da/DSC_2232.jpg" />The Louisiana map showing the parish is repeated throughout each book. Endpapers with white printing on vellum&nbsp; <img width="2000" height="1325" width_o="2000" height_o="1325" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f6260540b5c7a43217e895bb2d1c3b8a08826769fc571f338bfdfb22c2c0f107/DSC_2235.jpg" data-mid="42354190" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f6260540b5c7a43217e895bb2d1c3b8a08826769fc571f338bfdfb22c2c0f107/DSC_2235.jpg" />Each book begins with practical and lyrical information about the parish <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9722485759b984e9e6c4b8f848def13fa7653919410b701551c1765c55c488cf/DSC_2239.jpg" data-mid="42354480" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9722485759b984e9e6c4b8f848def13fa7653919410b701551c1765c55c488cf/DSC_2239.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1a04c4cb885d5eb042344b075709400308999a3ee130103494c9f7194414acb6/DSC_2240.jpg" data-mid="42354279" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1a04c4cb885d5eb042344b075709400308999a3ee130103494c9f7194414acb6/DSC_2240.jpg" /><img width="2000" height="1500" width_o="2000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c630b0f4cb8efb763fdeb3c8e8471fc358e00cd2ee330bfa7a7f30ca5717d383/DSC_2238.jpg" data-mid="42511351" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c630b0f4cb8efb763fdeb3c8e8471fc358e00cd2ee330bfa7a7f30ca5717d383/DSC_2238.jpg" />Selected photos are marked with an icon and expanded upon in the back of each book. <img width="2000" height="1376" width_o="2000" height_o="1376" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e829f4db89076b7c8a55455c74573564bcc7dc6f3dcb3516aa270336fdf7a29a/DSC_2243.jpg" data-mid="42354481" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e829f4db89076b7c8a55455c74573564bcc7dc6f3dcb3516aa270336fdf7a29a/DSC_2243.jpg" /> Additional information about selected photos at the backs of books https://dlievens.net/New-Orleans-Tile-Prints Mon, 20 May 2019 17:18:31 +0000 Daniel Lievens https://dlievens.net/New-Orleans-Tile-Prints <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9f6a100e67907901ef0b8bb75dccd8bc863282ca8de89f10a4ec4459862d8116/TilePrints_Ax2.jpg" data-mid="42715458" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9f6a100e67907901ef0b8bb75dccd8bc863282ca8de89f10a4ec4459862d8116/TilePrints_Ax2.jpg" /> Details of two versions of the letter A Tile Prints 2014 New Orleans streets are marked with tiles embedded in the sidewalk spelling out the names of the streets. This wayfinding system dates back to the turn of the 20th century and has become well known.&nbsp; In 2014 I initiated a project digitizing the type on these tiles. In researching and examining these tiles, two nearly identical but distinct sets of letters emerged. One of these sets has a loose, somewhat organic quality. The other is more geometric or mechanical. As a way of looking closer and understanding those -differences, I created a set of 19×25 inch screen prints – exhibited at Loyola’s Diboll Gallery – of details of the different letterforms. Each pair of prints shows two distinct forms of one letter. The story of these tiles, including their minor differences, is related to the story of the city’s own modernization. And this research contributes to the body of knowledge around New Orleans’ visual history. <img width="3000" height="2400" width_o="3000" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8ec133301039d8190b7a63a86f7cbe34bd2588edb260dffcef722db86cae4b79/TilesBook_A_detail.jpg" data-mid="42716080" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8ec133301039d8190b7a63a86f7cbe34bd2588edb260dffcef722db86cae4b79/TilesBook_A_detail.jpg" />Diagram showing where the detail originates in the letter <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/48dd7dd00ab8a23ab03c735c037f1364012d1a54db45c7c7009cb93acaa19c7e/TilePrints_Bx2.jpg" data-mid="42715460" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/48dd7dd00ab8a23ab03c735c037f1364012d1a54db45c7c7009cb93acaa19c7e/TilePrints_Bx2.jpg" />The counters to two versions of the letter B <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/55ba20abdf4d0539efff087f7ade45c029cf8498800dc5a1c779e7bb08be09de/TilePrints_Rx2.jpg" data-mid="42716472" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/55ba20abdf4d0539efff087f7ade45c029cf8498800dc5a1c779e7bb08be09de/TilePrints_Rx2.jpg" /> Comparisons of details from two different R versions