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Providence, RI

Posted by Cyrus Highsmith on March 31st, 2008 — in Sketches

Metropolis magazine invited various visual artists and writers to contribute to their March issue about local flavor. I was happy to send them an interpretation of my town, the ancient city of Providence, Rhode Island. There are also contributions from fellow letter-drawers Sibylle Hagmann, James Goggin, Elliott Earls, and Village.

It was fun while it lasted.

Posted by Cyrus Highsmith on March 18th, 2008 — in News

Wired.com gives away all our trade secrets. Oh well…

What the heck is that?

Posted by Cyrus Highsmith on March 17th, 2008 — in Sketches

As a letter drawer, my main materials are black and white. I don’t get many opportunities to work in color. That’s ok with me but a little change is also nice once in a while. I was happy to see some color around my desk this last week. Above is a detail from a […]

 
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