PUBLIC SCHOOL is a group of creative folk working on the east side of Austin together, yet not together. The same studio, different professions. Similar tastes, varying favorite Bob Dylan song. Consistently unified love for the Mexican food on the east side of town.
Our collective and individual clients include Chronicle Books, Conde Nast, Sweet Leaf Tea, Iron and Wine, Baylor University, Ogilvy & Mather, LIVESTRONG, Pearson Publishing, Stussy, Time Inc., NIKE, The University of Texas, The Sunday Times of London, as well as a few other folks.
Jay B has a slew of new work coming out soon some of which is up on his site now. The upper education folk in particular have taken a liking to his style (University of Texas at Austin and Baylor Law School) and recently asked him to shoot some portrait projects for them. The new work includes some selections from those projects as well as other interesting people (like the Jonathan look-alike above) that he has photographed lately.
Check them out.
Shaun recently wrapped up two 15 second commercials for Congress Clothing, a cool little retail shop located in Waco, TX. The commercials are airing all summer in the 254 so be sure to look for them. You can check out the vids on the congress clothing site, and maybe buy yourself some sweet gear while your at it.
We’ve gotten our second shipment of Public School shirts in and they are now on sale. They’re $10.00 a piece but today only if you come by the studio and pick one up in person you can get it for $8. If you bike over here Will will do a Michael Jackson dance for you. They’ll also come with a free sticker and PUBLIC SCHOOL button. Get them before they’re picked over. We’d like to see where these shirts are headed, so send us a picture of them once you receive yours.
Click here to buy the School Supplies or see the shirt on somebody after the jump.
Cody will have two pieces—an identity system created for Casey Dunn and another created for The TenCount Foundation— featured in Print magazine’s upcoming 2009 Regional Design Annual. The annual showcases some of the best work produced each year in the U.S., separated by region. Pick up a copy in December.
The newest member of Public School, Will Bryant, is featured in the August 2009 issue of HOW Magazine! Will is honored among 16 other creatives as a “Rising Star.” Pick up a copy and see the full page article on this energetic illustrator. There’s also a feature on his alma mater Mississippi State; naming it as one of the top under the radar design programs. Also, check out interviews with some of the Rising Stars on the HOW blog.
Check out the current issue of Austin Monthly Home. Casey’s recent shoot for them earned the cover feature spot. The home has a nice mix of outdoor and indoor spaces. It’ll be on the shelves for three months so cruise by Whole Foods or one of the other bookstores (preferably a local one) and grab a copy.
A “green” computer? Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t, but this just looks cool. (Created by Design Hara)
You can read more about it here.
I (Jay B) recently started work on a series of portraits for our blog, this being the first one in the series. We spend a lot of time talking about the artists whose work we enjoy and spend little time showing the artists themselves. I’ve got a slew of them lined up in the coming weeks. Some of those that have either been photographed or are scheduled to be included are the folks over at The Decoder Ring, Adam Voorhes, and Armin and Bryony of UnderConsideration. Of course I’m always up for suggestions as well.
The stately gentleman pictured above is our dear old pal Matt Rainwaters, who is a fantastic photographer and purveyor of some of the finest tamales in town. His work has been featured in magazines such as Texas Monthly and Esquire UK as well as being featured on our blog several times before. His best known project is the aptly named Beardfolio.
Most importantly though, Matt is a great guy. You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who disagrees with me on that.
If you haven’t seen this yet, you’re missing out. The daily data consumption of Americans nowadays is something I’d assume is astounding. Between Ashton’s Twitter updates, Southwest’s Ding! notifications, and random videos of people doing terrible gymnastics we consume a lot of stuff during the day. GOOD Blog’s graphic detailing this is pretty rad.
See the post here.
Our friends from Rare are putting on a benefit for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Swing by tonight to have a drink, hang with us, and help the cause, all in one fell swoop.
I’m filing these under “Things I wish I knew I wanted for Christmas about a month ago”. I just found them today and am in love. Ross Berens designed these beautiful informational posters that make me wish I was 8 years old again and going to Space Center Houston with my Dad.
God Speed Ross Berens
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