Chicago International Poster Biennial

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The Rather Difficult Font Game

Guess the typeface in this rather difficult font game.
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5 for Friday: Surf's Up

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Artropolis Chicago April 25-28

Shawn Hazen

I'm glad I stumbled upon the website of graphic designer Shawn Hazen today. Shawn maintains a number of cool projects including Chicago Type, Torn Together and The Flavor. He's also the founder of Hazen Creative, a new design studio in Chicago.

Star Wars Urban Photography

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Chicago Eats

Chicago and greasy food go together like deep dish pizza and heartburn. Feast your eyes on these wonderfully weird tributes to some of our favorite dishes.

1. GreaseFreak.com
2. The Chicago Burger Project
3. Chicago Pizza Club
4. The Gyros Project
5. Chicago Hot Dog Pride

(and for those of you readers who said "hey we don't eat meat!" check out PJ Chmiel's Vegan Chicago)

Portfolio Night 6

Portfolio Night 6 is just 32 short days from now. If you are thinking about going into advertising then this is the place to show off your book. Tickets are $30 dollars and going fast. Details for the Chicago event here.

American Horizons: The Photographs of Art Sinsabaugh

Sinsabaugh (1924-1983) made his impact in the early 1960s with a giant “banquet” camera that produced extreme wide-format 12 x 20-inch negatives. He went on to create B&W panoramas of the American landscape—from the rural Midwestern farm to the urban cityscapes of Chicago and Baltimore, the mountains and resorts of New England, and the deserts of the Southwest. (via Coudal)

Sebastian Lemm / Amanda Friedman

Speaking of contemporary photography, I must check out this exhibition at David Weinberg Gallery before it ends April 12. The theme of the show is night landscapes and features works by German-born Sebastian Lemm and L.A.-based commercial photographer Amanda Friedman (above).

Bad At Sports Interviews Melanie Schiff

Episode description: Local up and coming Chicago Art starlet Melanie Schiff is quizzed about what it is like to be curated into the 2008 Whitney Biennial, her work and WTF is up with contemporary Photography. Listen to Episode 135.

When Every Day Is "Take Your Kids to Work" Day

Motivated by the need for more flexible hours, many parents are ditching the traditional 9-to-5 to spend more time at home with their families. In other words, a day at the office has a radical new meaning for thousands of working professionals. Click here to see a selection of LP imagery on this growing trend.

Building Pictures Opens April 4

I'm looking forward to the Building Pictures exhibition which opens on April 4 at the Museum of Contemporary Photography. Mostly because there will be works by Dionisio Gonzalez (above) and Bas Princen, among others.

Stranger Photos Have Happened

Here's an interesting experiment:

I tied a disposable camera to a bench with a sign that read:

Good afternoon,
I attached this camera to the bench so you could take pictures. Seriously. So have fun. I'll be back later this evening to pick it up.
Love, Jay / The Plug

When I retrieved the camera that night, I was happy to find that the entire roll of film had been shot...

Ed Ruscha and Photography Opens March 1

Head on over to the Art Institute tomorrow morning to hear Ed Ruscha speak on opening day at a symposium dedicated to his work. Admission to the symposium is free, but advance registration is required.

Ed Ruscha and Photography
March 1–June 1, 2008