Posts Tagged ‘Nubby Twiglet’

Carmine Magazine: What drives you to create? Also, what inspires you and your work?
Nubby Twiglet: I’m naturally driven and focused and I want to be successful! Also, I think it’s partly a Virgo trait to be as productive and organized as possible.
My work is more inspired by graphic design than fine art and I keep tabs on tons of design blogs through Google Reader for inspiration. Also, I subscribe to at least five fashion magazines at any one time (much of my artwork has fashion-derived imagery and typography).
Inspirations: Vintage Swiss poster design, the symbolism of the red cross, shoes and typography.

CM: Were you formally trained in art or self taught? Do you think it has helped you or hindered you?
NT: I took every art class offered in high school twice and some basic drawing classes in college. Then I realized that I hate rules when it comes to my artwork. It’s about freedom and my personal vision, not what someone else tells me is right and wrong!
When it comes to graphic design, I definitely follow rules because it’s more about public consumption and my goal is to make each client happy, even if I don’t particularly like a concept. Going to school for design was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. It refined my style and improved my skill set at a rapid pace (I enrolled in a two year program).
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• Nubby Twiglet made a wonderful post full of Graphic Design Resources.
• Fawn Gehweiler made a post recently titled Cute Clutter vs. Creative Chaos where she shows images from other artist’s workspaces and homes.
• Do art schools care about your GPA?
• I want this calendar!
• Blurb is an awesome site that lets you create your own bookstore quality books on your own computer, then you send the file to them, they print it and ship it back to you. They’re having a free shipping special for purchases over $10 from now until 11:59 PM PST December 5, 2008. That’s tomorrow night! So, hurry and make yourself a book. Enter this promotion code at the checkout: freeshipping!
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