by Susan | May 26, 2015 | art, Art Direction, Blog, Branding, Design, Events, green, Jersey City and Hoboken, Musicians and Artists
What happens when you place accomplished jazz musicians around an environmental oasis? You get “Wild Jazz Adventure” at the Jersey City Reservoir! Not only is this going to be a great event for JC Fridays on June 5th, but what a wonderful design project to...
by Susan | May 5, 2015 | art, Art Direction, Blog, Books, Brand Visibility, Design, marketing, Musicians and Artists, Photography and Illustration
In the early 90s, as an art director at Macmillan Publishing, one of the book projects on my list was the 1st edition of The Macmillan Visual Dictionary. What made this book stand out at the time were the visually consistent digitally drawn illustrations. When I first...
by Susan | Mar 31, 2015 | art, Blog, Events, Jersey City and Hoboken, Musicians and Artists
On a snowy first night of spring, thirty people gathered at 942 Summit Ave for Pershing Field Garden Friends’ Fundraiser Spring Bouquets – an evening of poetry, prose and song to benefit the gardens at Pershing Field. The warm and inviting venue and tasty treats were...
by Susan | Nov 6, 2014 | art, Art Direction, Blog, Books, Brand-Interviews, Musicians and Artists, Photography and Illustration
How long have you been creating art? Please tell us a bit about yourself, your art, mission and goals. I studied my Masters in Communication Design at Pratt and started doing graphic design for all sorts of companies in 1985. At the same time, I started to publish as...
by Susan | Oct 20, 2014 | art, Blog, Books, Design, Events, green, Jersey City and Hoboken, Musicians and Artists
It’s Monday, and I’m so tired. The past 48 hours were an overload that filled the senses. Art, photography and sculpture of all types. Music and live bands too. Instead of telling you every detail, I’ll just show the galleries of images below and the...
by Susan | Jul 28, 2014 | art, Art Direction, Blog, Brand Visibility, Design, Events, marketing, Musicians and Artists, Social Media
Walking around Times Square was pretty interesting. I hadn’t been there on a Saturday for a while and as I passed the Naked Cowboy taking photos and signing autographs, and a few superheros who didn’t look much like they do in film, I settled in at my spot...
