The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College presents Tall Tales from a Large Man on June 19, 2015 at 7pm, in conjunction with the exhibition, Sideways: Exploring Skateboard Art + Culture, May 31 – September 6, 2015. The event kicks off a weekend of art, skateboarding, and music that will take place at the Museum and Civic Center Skate Park on June 20-21. More details will be available online at dennosmuseum.org.
NMC Alumnus and graphic designer Aaron James Draplin returns to Traverse City on Friday, June 19, 2015 at 7pm for a presentation on his life and work. Tickets are $15 general admission and $10 for Dennos members, available online at http://www.dennosmuseum.org/milliken/box-office/index.html or by calling 231.995.1573.
Using scientific proof and state-of-the-art multimedia techniques, Aaron James Draplin of the Draplin Design Co. delivers a sucker-punch of a talk that aims to provide bona fide proof of work, the highs and lows of a ferociously independent existence, and a couple tall tales from his so-called career in the cutthroat world of contemporary graphic design. Just a regular guy with a trajectory a little dirtier than yours, his talk is open to all brave enough to show up. If you are a youngster, you may find yourself inspired to attack your design future in a different way. If you are established, you may just leave feeling grateful you don’t have anything to do with him. Hard to say.
Located in the mighty Pacific Northwest, the Draplin Design Co. proudly rolls up its sleeves on a number of projects related to the Print, Identity and Illustration categories. We make stuff for Field Notes, Coal Headwear, Union Binding Co., Nike, Wired, Timberline, Incase, Giro, Cobra Dogs, Burton Snowboards, Nixon Watches, Patagonia, Target, Ford Motor Company, Woolrich, and even the Obama Administration (if you can believe that). We pride ourselves on a high level of craftsmanship and quality that keeps us up late into the wet Portland night.
Sideways was organized by the Dennos Museum Center with support from Erin Waineo Design, Proof Positive Brand Design, Gene Ullery-Smith Graphic Design, Jesse Den Herder, and Brandon Jenkins. We thank them for their efforts in bringing this exhibition to the community.
Tall Tales from a Large Man was organized in part by the Designers Union, Local 231. The Designers Union supports the region’s graphic and commercial arts community by welcoming the industry’s top talent and thought leaders to inspire and educate.
The Dennos Museum Center is open daily 10 AM to 5 PM, Thursdays until 8 PM, and Sundays 1-5 PM. For information on the Museum and its programs, go to www.dennosmuseum.org or call 231-995-1055. The Dennos Museum Center is located at 1410 College Dr., Traverse City, MI 49686, at the entrance to the campus of Northwestern Michigan College.