Feb 11: Inspire Me Series:
Gerard Huerta, John Madere & Ryan O’Rourke
Come fall in love again. It’s that time of year to get your spark back. So, we’ve invited three fantastic creatives to talk about their work. Whatever your design focus, you can rekindle the passion for your work by hearing about theirs.
DATE/TIME:
Thursday, Feb. 11
6:30 – 8:30 pmLOCATION:
Agave Grill,
HartfordADMISSION:
$20 members
$30 non-members
$15 students
Seating is limited, please purchase your tickets online, in advance.
Gerard Huerta
Gerard Huerta is a designer of letter forms. From trademarks and logotypes to mastheads, from illustrative lettering to Swiss Army watch face designs, he has worked in a variety of typographic styles. Born and raised in Southern California he, graduated from Art Center College of Design and began his career at CBS Records in New York designing album covers. He started Gerard Huerta Design in 1976 and has been drawing custom letters and logos ever since. Some of his logos and logotypes have included Swiss Army Brands, MSG Network, CBS Records Masterworks, Waldenbooks, Spelling Entertainment, Nabisco, Calvin Klein’s Eternity, Type Directors Club, the mastheads of Time, Money, People, The Atlantic Monthly, PC Magazine, Adweek, Us, Conde Nast’s Traveler, Working Mother, WordPerfect, The American Lawyer, The National Law Journal, The National Catholic Register, Illustration and Architectural Digest as well as corporate alphabets for Waldenbooks, Time-Life and Conde Nast. He has been featured in Money Magazine, The Penrose Annual, Typographic i, Scripsit, The Graphis Business Issue, How Magazine, Step-By-Step Magazine, Westport Magazine and the books Graphis Typography 1: Masters of Typography and Friedrich Friedl’s reference book Typography: When Who How. He is also a guitarist and singer in the group The Merwin Mountain Band and lives in Fairfield, CT with his wife Debra and their three sons. His studio is in the historic Southport Freight Station.
John Madere
With a passionate eye for capturing the mystery of people, John Madere seeks the unique human moments that animate photographs. John’s fascinating subjects, from over 40 countries around the world, have kept his work fresh and constantly evolving. His photography awards include: The Art Directors Club, the AR 100 Show, The Mead Show, The ARC Awards, Graphis, American Photography and a Webby for his On The Water mini-site.
Ryan O’Rourke
Ryan O’Rourke has been a professional freelance illustrator since graduating from The Hartford Art School in 2000. His clients include The Wall Street Journal, The Hartford Courant, The L.A. Weekly, Travel and Leisure, Out Magazine, The Dallas Observer, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Boston Magazine, Plan Sponsor, The Boston Globe, Charlesbridge Publishing, The Hartford Art School, PBS, and many more. His illustrations have been recognized by American Illustration, The Society of Illustrators, Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, RSVP, and The Connecticut Art Directors Club. Ryan has shown his work in numerous group and solo shows throughout the Northeast.
