Subscribe by RSSThe Lab by Ellen Bruss Design
Published on November 9th, 2007
Print’s 2007 Regional Design Annual had several gems of its own. I admit that I’m partial to this particular design because I have a black lab myself. He exhibits all of the below behaviors and some unique ones of his own — like licking bare feet and snacking on bobby pins.
My love of labs aside, I think this piece is very well-done. Designer/Illustrator, Jorge Lamora, cleanly represents the lab and his relationship with the things around him. I love how the lab breaks out of the circles while everything else is contained. However, it was the story that captured my attention. Dogs get away with behavior people never would. Just try making friends with somebody by sticking your nose in their crotch.
The one thing that doesn’t quite make sense to me is the last part of the sequence. I think the lab’s butt should be the one being sniffed rather than the other way around. It looks to me like the lab is getting to know that other dog and all the other dog is learning about the lab is how forward he is.
To give credit where credit is due, according to Print, Jorge Lamora designed/illustrated this piece under the art direction of Ellen Bruss of Ellen Bruss Design in Denver, CO.
In case you are curious The Lab “combines elements of an art museum, think tank and public forum.” Do you think this design matches an organization like that?