Fall 2015 Cranbrook Academy of Art Lecture Series Poster
This is the Fall 2015 Lecture Series Poster for Cranbrook academy of Art designed by Elliott Earls. Twitter Instagram YouTube
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Cranbrook Academy of Art is a graduate school located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Elliott Earls is one of the ten Artist-in-Residence at the Academy, and is Head of the 2D Department.
New Identity System for Cranbrook Academy of Art By Elliott Earls
In 2011 I was asked by then Director of Cranbrook Academy of Art, Reed Kroloff, to redesign the identity system for the Academy. After extensive research on the history of logos at the Academy, I began a two year long design process that produced the logo shown above and the identity system below. The typeface […]
Elliott Earls Throwing Cranbrook Gang Sign at Hypertension Exhibition
Ridiculous portrait of Elliott Earls by Lindsey Camellio at the Hypertension Exhibition. Background piece entitled “God.” Technical detail: This photo shows Elliott throwing up the official Cranbrook Academy of Art gang sign. A left handed “C” in front of an upside down right-handed “Peace Sign.” The two combine to form the Cranbrook “CA” logo.
Earls Lake Leelanau Studio Profiled in Metropolis Magazine
The 2800 Hour Studio is a profiled in the pages of Metropolis Magazine.
Elliott Earls Posters for Cranbrook at Walker Art Center
“This major international exhibition explores how graphic design has broadened its reach dramatically over the past decade, expanding from a specialized profession to a widely deployed tool. With the rise of user-generated content and new creative software, along with innovations in publishing and distribution systems, people outside the field are mobilizing the techniques and processes […]
Bull and Wounded Horse Exhibition Logo
In 2005 I was asked by Cranbrook Academy of Art to exhibit recent work. I named the work “Bull and Wounded Horse.” This was the logo I developed for the exhibition.
2009 Cranbrook Critical Studies Poster by Elliott Earls
I continue to back fill the new website with old work. Here is a poster from 2001.