“Your work is something connected deeply to who you
are, its not a separate compartment in your life … it’s
your vocation.”
—Robert Greene, Mastery
I hold my vocation in high regard.
It unites my background as a metal worker with my artistic aspirations. Graphic design was the profession of Johannes Gutenberg, a former goldsmith. Every printed word is set in place by one of his students. It has its own nomenclature, like points and picas, x‑heights and ascenders. Graphic designers traverse baselines to find cozy structures, called grids, that words can live in. Residencies are spent in print studios and book binderies. They calculate line lengths using formulas. Here’s one I use:
This week I made cutouts for the PHOTOSTUDIO at Flomm’s annual 4.23 Event – SATURDAY NIGHT 22 April 2017. Resizing old low res black and white photos of DeStijl icons Van Doesburg and Mondrian. Adobe CC’s new algorithm is no joke. Use filters people.
I’m in De Stijl.
Had to make sure my DeStijl icons could stand on their own. I designed a mechanism to prop them up. Mondrian is now ready for Flomm 4.23! Shout out to Chuck for helping.
They’re silly and I’m very sleep deprived at the moment.
I’ve mistaken Mondrian for a home intruder on several occasions. I made the sucker and he still gets the jump on me. Is this how parents feel?
I am wholeheartedly in love with the craft. This admiration isn’t just the passing fancy of a hobbyist, rather it’s the culmination of hours of practical application. My goal is to become a master printer. I’ve attended workshops and study every facet of my trade. I have already learned lithography, woodblock, silk screen, and flexographic printmaking methods. As a Flommist I harbor a sense of all-inclusiveness, anyone can learn my craft and I will preach the Gospel of Lorem Ipsum until you love woodcuts as much as I do.
See you at 4.23 TONIGHT.
#TeamMondrian
#TeamVanDoesburg
—louis hernandez
Flommist Louis Herdandez is obsessed with going Bauhaus and becoming The Machine. Preferably a drill press. Copyright © 2017 Louis Hernandez.
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