The Candidate is Not My Type

The Candidate is Not My Type

My first post on Roxx.com focused on graphic design and it’s role in the Obama campaign.  Today, Kate Murphy of The New York Times explores how the current political climate has also created a return to more retro design and typeface selection in campaign signage rather than the forward thinking and modern Gotham used for […]

Shepard Fairey at the ICA

Shepard Fairey at the ICA

There is finally a show worthy of the Diller, Scofidio and Renfro building which houses the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. Shepard Fairey: Supply and Demand opened February 6th and is on view through August 16th at the ICA. The show started with a bang as Fairey managed to get himself arrested on the […]

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The Unauthorized House Tour

When I was on vacation last week, I indulged in one of my favorite guilty pleasures …the unauthorized house tour (credit for the name goes to my architect boyfriend). You know you’ve done it… waited until the contractors left and snuck into the new house being built down the street to see what your neighbors […]