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Peace In The Midst

Wishing you peace in the midst of it all. ©2008 Alvalyn Lundgren. All rights reserved. My holiday greeting this year was created in response to the upheaval of many of our trusted systems, both domestically and internationally. We live in perilous, uncertain times and have much to be worried and anxious about. We don’t know [...]

Aesthetics: In Support of Style

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Aesthetics and style are not the same, despite opinions that claim otherwise. It’s popular to think that both aesthetics and style are subjective concerns, yet one is objective. Style sits on top of aesthetics. Aesthetics support style, as the foundation and framework of a house are established before sheetrock is hung and paint is rolled [...]

Truth and Creativity

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The Atrium at the Hammer Museum, West Los Angeles, CA. ©2008. Alvalyn Lundgren. I’ve been having a lot of conversations lately that center around truth and creativity, so I thought I’d post this quote by one of my favorite authors and ask people to comment: Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about [...]

Sketching Around

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I’m getting into the habit of keeping my sketchbook close at hand all the time. I take it with me to my design classes at UCLA because a lot of times it’s easier to sketch a point than explain it verbally. The students will watch me draw and their light bulbs start flashing. Oh, duh! [...]

Making the Invisible Visible

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There is a phrase:ex nihilo nihil fit. It roughly translates from the Latin as “from nothing, nothing comes”. Generally, this is a true statement; you can’t create something from nothing. Unless you happen to be a designer. We designers are in the business of creating something from nothing. A client has the need [...]

A Sketch

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Old Man at the Pier I noticed this guy when I was at the Santa Barbara Pier. He was sitting motionless, looking half asleep over his lunch. So I opened up my sketchbook and drew him.

Why Designers Should Draw

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Drawing is a necessary art.

A Quick Sketch

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I had the opportunity to sketch some of my students while they took the midterm in my color theory class. This was a quick sketch, drawn in about 8 minutes.

A Captured Image

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St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, Westlake Village, CA. I was on location at this client’s campus doing some photography for a brochure I was designing. I liked the way the light and shadows were delineating the forms, and the shape of the bench against the wall.

Lighting the Way

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An insightful article on Edward Hopper, whose work is currently on exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Through January 21, 2008, is found over at The Weekly Standard. Being an illustrator at heart and by training, I have always had a happy response to Hopper’s work. I understand and am inspired [...]

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