Cranbrook Art Museum
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 […]
My Brain Is In My Inkstand Book Design For Cranbrook Art Museum
I was asked by Greg Wittkopp director of Cranbrook Art Museum to design the catalog for the exhibition “My Brain Is In My Inkstand.” This is the result.
Elliott Earls interviewed in Art 21 Blog
The Blog Art 21, has an interesting article posted today entitled The Anchor Art Museums in and of Detroit. In the Article Colin Darke interviews me about the importance of the museum, and he profiles my new work Elegy for the Collapse of the Empire. Interpretive skills are a critical part of a Museum’s mission. Elliott […]
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.