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hand drawn deco font

By Michael James Armstrong | Published: March 19, 2009
there aren’t enough art deco fonts in the world. so, i thought i’d add one. i can’t even say i drew this the old fashioned way. type designers of the eighteenth century probably had more sophisticated tools than i used to create this drawing. i had fun with it anyway. after it was done [...]
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arrow-modern credenza

By Michael James Armstrong | Published: March 15, 2009
one of my many vintage industrial design interests is that of the mid-century modern credenza (or side board). whether they be french, american, or the ever popular danish. there’s just something about this particular piece of furniture (from this specific era) that i’m in love with. with my recent move to a new apartment [...]
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5 more art night sketches

By Michael James Armstrong | Published: July 18, 2008
i love the paper in this book.
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subjects and thrones

By Michael James Armstrong | Published: December 18, 2007
here’s a video of the chair i made for the “subjects and thrones” show. the show was put on by adapta project and was located at basile studio, which is connected to the guild restaurant in barrio logan, san diego. this was shot on the day after the opening reception. the first [...]
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