A behind-the-scenes look at different projects with which Dan / yes.I.said has been involved, including case studies discussing various procedural, aesthetic, and technical concerns that arose during the work.
One of my favorite projects in junior high art class was drawing in two-point perspective, and I’ve often thought about revisiting perspective drawing techniques as an adult. These fantasies were reignited recently when I decided to convert a photo I took of a utility building (located at the fringes of Lincoln Park at Wilson Avenue in Chicago) to abstract geometric artwork.
Read MoreIn celebration of the 50th anniversary of the riots at Stonewall, Goethe-Instituts around the world are mounting an exhibit called ‘Queer as German Folk’ described as “50 Years of Transatlantic Rainbow Friendship.” For a local component in Chicago’s iteration, I was charged with designing a large print map that displays the information compiled in a Google Map by two interns at the Goethe-Institut, Mason Culkin and Liliana Macias.
Read MoreLate last year, Chuck Weikel and Larry Barr reached out to yes.I.said about creating a logo and a website for their new financial advisory Middle Branch Partners. They were colleagues at another firm, and were on the brink of branching out on their own in early 2019. Here’s what happened.
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