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 Here are the images from today in the ford sketchbook. The ruddy duck is getting some much deserved attention. If it weren't in my sketchbook, I would say this looks like some kind of thematic work . . . it could even move toward a narrative of sorts. So, the book has become an exploration of a duck and type for the most part with explosions of spray paint.  

To increase disconnect between my hand and the book, I have printed these from the animation, so they are a bit pixelated. I wanted there to be a nod to the digitization of the sketch . . . so it becomes a sketch made outside of the book, dropped to a screen resolution and printed. Then that is transfered in . . . that might be conceptually interesting enough to continue pondering its implications.

ruddy duck site

This is an example of what the subsequent pages of the ruddy site might look like. The top two pages have information mocked-up on the pages.  

toddler project

You might have to click to see it, but this is a "sketch" for a project dealing with advertising directed at toddlers . . . 

ford sketchbook animation

This is the beginning of a 360 rotation that may end up being broken into a navigational piece much like the ruddy duck animation . . . we will see

ford sketchbook

 

ford sketchbook

Here are some images from the sketchbook in which I am currently working. It might be less about content and more about documenting the passage of time through the filling of pages.  

 There is something incredibly creepy about these dolls, it seemed only appropriate to work them into a spread. There is an interesting super-imposition of the building plan on the face. 

 Here are some notes from my last paper, looking at the work of Paul Pfeiffer and Francis Bacon. Neither of them have anything to do with a duck . . .

 This is a collaboration between Ethan (3) and myself. The only thing I added is the small "hp" in the upper left page. He certainly has my interest in typographic forms and the relationships they create. 

 When in doubt, a grid will improve anything . . . 

white painting

This is a 4x4 painting with some of the recent stencil work to create a texture with some flat white spray paint over the top. The text says "over worked" created with stamps, it seems like an appropriate, simple statement that is meaningful on several levels at the moment.