Louise Fili was born 1951 in Orange, New Jersey. She grew up in an Italian-American household and says that she “remembers carving letterforms into the wall above her bed at age three or four: Even then, she simply loved making letters.”(Danzico) Louise Fili developed her love of typography design while working in her college’s type shop. In high school, she taught herself calligraphy with a Speedball guide and an Osmiroid pen. Later she studied studio art at Skidmore College, but that’s where she discovered graphic design. “Her senior project was a hand-lettered Italian cookbook.”(Danzico) When she left Skidmor For New York City she finished her last semester at what is now called SVA(School of Visual Arts) She had a freelance assignment with Knopf where she started designing book and fell in love with it. Later she was hired as a senior designer by Herb Lubalin, …show more content…
Which allowed her to stay current and keep on doing beautiful work. While she was traveling in Europe she developed a style that she later applied to her American cover design work. She drew inspiration from everything around her from shop signs to used books. She was an art director for Pantheon books from 1978-1989. After that she created her own studio company in 1989 where she focused on food-related logos, restaurant identity and packaging. She has designed logos for restaurants including: La Vara, Mermaid Inn, Artisanal and the Pearl Oyster Bar. “Much of her work tends to be local New York establishments because her process requires her to be a sort of embedded designer.” She is quoted in The Art Sources as saying 'I keep my eyes and ears open for any and all visual cues that can inspire a graphic direction for the logo. It can be something as simple as an architectural detail, a colour, or a texture.'(Dazico
As discussed, I received a call from a Felicia Nash advising that her home is being damaged as a result of the construction occurring on I-75 and Miramar Parkway. Ms. Nash stated that hair line cracks have appeared at the bottom of her home and that her roof has started to separate. Below please find Ms. Nash's address and contact information.
“They carry different diseases than we do (The Help, 2011)” said Hilly Holbrook as she struggled to hide the fact she was dying to use the bathroom during a card game at Elizabeth Leefolt’s home. She figures that since Mrs. Leefolt does not have an outside bathroom for the colored help that Aibileen uses the guess bathroom as well and she refuses to use it. She later talked the Leefolt’s into building Aibileen her own bathroom outside the house… Racism in Jackson was at its prime in the 1960’s during the Civil Rights Movement. All negro women and some men work for white families and are treated like slaves. All over town signs say ‘COLORED’ or ‘WHITES ONLY.’ You did not talk to the colored help unless you were the one they are working for.
Elizabeth Griscom was born on New Year's day 1752. Known as Betsy to family and friends, she was the eighth of seventeen youths bound for Rebecca and Samuel Griscom. They lived in Philadelphia. Being strong and relentless Quakers, they were particularly traditionalist. Betsy was completely taught at a friend's Quaker school. It was in this Quaker school that she made sense of how to upholster. With her parent's assent, Betsy transformed into a natural pro in the upholstery shop of John Ross.Betsy soon started to look all starry peered toward at John Ross and they (secretly got hitched) on November fourth, 1773 in Gloucester, New Jersey. Betsy and John ran the upholstery shop together for quite a while. In 1775 John joined the get-together of
I chose Florence Joyner because, she is an Olympic gold medalist, american sprinter, and she change the way of Track/Field. She has set and held records in the 100 meter and 200 meter events. Florence Joyner nickname “Flo Jo” as the fastest women on earth. She started trends and helped others.
Mary Fields was born in 1834 and she passed away in 1914. Mary Fields was the very first African-American women to carry the mail. Mary Fields was born into slavery while she lived in Tennessee, she stopped being a slave when the war ended and slavery had been outlawed. Mary Fields was also known as Stagecoach Mary or Black Mary, she was also an American pioneer. After slavery was outlawed she then began to work for Judge Edmund Dunne in her home. When Mary was a slave her original owner was Judge Edmund Dunne and after slavery was outlawed she still proceeded to work for and with her. Mary Fields was a female African-American pioneer. Mary Fields was said to be one of the most colorful characters in the history of the Great Plains it's also been said that she was six feet tall and she weighed over 200 pounds. She also
On January 31, 2001 Logan Marr was found dead in an unfinished basement, yards of duct tape surrounding her, and a foster mother claiming that she just fell and hit her head. Sally Schofield, a respected caseworker at Maine's Department of Health and Human Services, had taken Logan in 2000. By 2001, 5 year old Logan would be dead. “I just want Sally Schofield out of my life forever,” Logan’s mother says, 16 years later, “She’s ruined my children’s lives and mine. She took an innocent child from this world for no reason.” Logan’s death was a tragedy that highlighted the problems in Maine's child welfare systems. The mistakes that were made were unforgivable, but a lesson learned from DHHS.
Queen Esther Julia Kapiolani Napelakapuokakae, other known Queen Kapiolani, was born on December 31,1834 in Hilo, Hawaii, and died on June 24, 1899 in Waikiki. She was married to David Kalakaua and both of them changed Hawaii. Queen Kapiolani is one of Hawaii’s greatest monarchs because of her good morals, she created the Iolani Palace, and she created Queen Kapiolani Medical Center
On February 2, 1992 Maggie Lauterer, a local television news celebrity quit her job and signed up to run for the United States Congress as a democrat. Maggie was asked to run by the Democratic leaders of her district. They thought that her celebrity appeal was their ticket to congress. Maggie was from the 11th congressional district in North Carolina. She was the very first women to run for Congress from her district. Maggie was a moderate on issues like crime, abortion, and the economy. Her district though, had a very conservative attitude. Although, Maggie was a Christian she supported abortion and because of that she lost many voters. Maggie believed in running a clean campaign. She was running against Charles Taylor, who was a seasoned
Caroline Chisholm was philanthropist who born in Northampton, England, in the year of 1808. Originally born Caroline Jones, her parents, Caroline Jones and William Jones, were very remarkable people who knew of no meanness but only of being kind to everyone. William Jones was a pig-dealer and also owned land, while her mother, Caroline, had a very bubbly personality and used her Christian values everyday just like her husband.
Was Jane long really the mother of Texas?I think not . It all started on july 23 1798 , when Jane Herbert wilkinson was born. When Jane was born the doctors thought that she was dead and then proceeded to shoved her in a night stand drawer while they saved her mother's life.When the doctors opened the nightstand drawer they discovered Jane Herbert Wilkinson alive and well. Jane was the tenth child in her family.Sadly,Jane’s father died when jane was only one years old .Jane later became an orphan at the age of fourteen. After jane's mom died she moved in with her aunt .Jane’s family was very wealthy, so wealthy that Jane got her own slave named Kian , they were really good friends and when Jane was sixteen she was on her way to school and Kian told her about a very handsome man that was a doctor and persuaded her to skip school and meet him ,she then proceeded to introduced her to James long ,her future husband. Jane later got married to James long in may of 1815 and had her first child when she was only eighteen years old .In September of 1821 jane was expecting her second child and stayed behind at a post while james,her husband left ,she vowed to not leave till he returned but , he never did. She had her child in a very harsh winter,on the Bolivar peninsula in december of 1821. Jane and her slave,Kian fought starvation for over two weeks.She claimed to be the first english-speaking woman to give birth in Texas but, we know now that she wasn't.Soon after she found out that she was a widow in 1822 at the age of twenty four .
As a teenager growing up in a very destructive and dark world, Lauren Olamina was one of the lucky citizens who got the privilege to live behind a wall before the full collapse of the society. With a rare condition called hyperempathy, she had the ability to share the true feelings of others. How does Lauren’s hyperempathy effect her actions throughout the course of the text while also showing the selfishness of the current human race? Her condition encourages her to help the people she comes in contact with, reinforces her views on religion, and allows her to empathize with others.
As many of you know, this October the Hispanic Scholarship Fund will be announcing this year’s inductee to their noteworthy Alumni Hall of Fame. Founded over 70 years ago, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund has done exceedingly well to provide the bright, young Latino scholars of our nation with an opportunity to seek higher education through scholarships and various programs. At the Alumni Hall of Fame Gala we will celebrate three scholarship recipients as well as a single inductee. While each individual being recognized at the Gala has proven to be extraordinary, there is one in particular you should look out for. However, having had such a massive impact in places all over the world, you may have already guessed who this dazzling woman is:
Everyday a different crime is committed; however, the reason or motive behind it is not always understood. Over the years, theories were developed to explain why certain crime occurs. For example, Andrea Yates was a mother of 5 who drowned her children due to a mental illness she endured, but there are many theories that play a vital role in explaining why she committed this crime. The theories that will be discussed throughout this paper are the Biosocial Trait Theory and the General Strain Theory.
young and determined videographer enjoys creating and editing exciting and vivid GoPro videos. Her favorite and most remarkable places to film are on vacation in extraordinary countries. Laila Dalton, an eighth grader, spends a lot of her time making fascinating videos to intrigue her friends and family after vacations. Most of her videos include usually herself and the vacation itself, containing memorable places and times along the way. Finding shots, Laila’s stunning videos are filmed on any beautiful beach she comes across. During the summer, she has visited iconic places such as Barcelona, Greece, and Rome. She explained her love
During the fifth century and Eighth century BCE, The Etruscan Temples and The Parthenon were built and valued by their cultures for many spiritual and cultural reasons. Similar to the Parthenon, The Etruscan Temples are built with influences from Greece. However, Both have different appearances based off of there medium, purpose, and architecture. The Etruscan Temple and the Parthenon both have strong stances within there cultures and provide peace and empowerment for the population of the time. Both structures are two similar ancient buildings, though there differences in culture and architecture set them apart.