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Tom Davie | Field Research
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This collection of images was taken in various cemeteries throughout the state of Ohio (U.S.A.). Research photography of 18th and 19th-Century tombstone typography. Available on the studiotwentysix2 Flickr site.
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Tom Davie | Mixed Media
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Tom Davie | Soda Crate Pet Beds
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Studiotwentysix2 is the interdisciplinary studio of Tom Davie. Select a category to view the projects. This is not typical work for me, but having originally come into possession of eight soda crates, I felt it was worth my time and effort to restore and upcycle these decades-old slices of soda history. Each is a one-of-a-kind piece. Some characteristics of the series:. From the 1980s and earlier. 2" High Density Foam. Bed is canvas wrapped. Wood has clear satin finish. Coca-Cola Pet Bed (1965). This cra...
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Tom Davie | Illustration
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A selection of digital and hand-rendered illustrations in a variety of styles. Dominion Over the Fish. This graphite drawing was created on 104lb. translucent vellum using a .3 thickness mechanical pencil. Also created with graphite on translucent vellum. Pleasant to the Eyes. This graphite drawing was done on a cut-out page from a discarded library book. The rough area on the paper is where the pocket holding the check-out card was removed prior to the book being discarded. She Had No Child. Rhetoricall...
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Tom Davie | Type : series 02
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Selected typographic works that explore concepts, materials and education. This poster is three generations in the making. My grandfather was thrifty enough to collect hundreds of pieces of discarded metal, my father was wise enough not to throw the rusted metal away, and yours truly, for picking through it, not getting tetanus, and visually arranging it. I was going through some old supplies and happened to come across a few packages of Presstype. You need to be in your late 30’s (or older) to refer...
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Tom Davie | Type : series 04
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Selected typographic works that explore concepts, materials and education. An experimental iPad lettering project I have become increasingly interested in exploring the possibilities of lettering via tablet apps. Though many of the applications were not created for this intended use, it is worthwhile to explore these newly emerging technological capabilities. The primary lettering for this digital poster was developed, then hand drawn, using the app Magic Paint Ultimate. More about Magic Paint. Created d...
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Tom Davie | Work
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Tom Davie | Information Design
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Selected information research and graphics. This graphic compares the average student debt carried by 2009 graduating students of U.S. four-year universities and colleges. The base research was gathered and released by The Project on Student Debt. This graphic shows the color palettes associated with the world’s most populated nations. National colors are typically those contained on a country’s flag, or those used in national or international sporting events. Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio...
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Tom Davie | Type : series 03
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Selected typographic works that explore concepts, materials and education. This poster was made from paint swatch samples collected while determining the interior color palette for my house. The concept involves the color transformation from solid paint swatches, to a visually similar representation that uses the CMYK process. Before Sans Had A Name. This poster is a typographical satire that references Olde English 800 malt liquor. Old English, in typographic terms, is another name for Blackletter&#...
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Tom Davie | Type : series 01
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Selected typographic works that explore concepts, materials and education. This typographic poster features a photographed 3-D two-tone blackletter paper sculpture overlaid with an original graphite line drawing. This typographic poster is an ode to Hermann Zapf’s Zapf Dingbats. All of the elements and icons used in this piece are from that single source. Photographed in natural light, this poster is based on the typographic suggestion that paragraph indentation should be a one-em space. Inspired by pile...
