About this episode
Mike Giant converses with Doug Cunningham and Jason Noto of Morning Breath about their experiences in graphic design and art.
Mike Giant in conversation with Morning Breath, the graphic design/fine art studio of Doug Cunningham and Jason Noto based in Brooklyn, New York. Topics discussed include: Working at Think Skateboards in the 1990s, vouching for Doug, Chris Cycle, Doug getting arrested painting freight trains, TMF crew night at Cafe Babar, Dave Schubert (Evade), punk fliers, drawing as a kid, access to surplus paper/pads, copying imagery from tv, Cholo culture, Teen Angels, Lowrider, making art for friends, Subway Art, Pratt Institute, Kevin Game, The Drawing Board, Def Jam “Jeep Room”, community college, Academy of Art, diplomas, getting hired at Think, working as a team, Ben Lovejoy, learning how to use computers, Jason moves to NYC, Craig Costello, working with major record labels (JayZ, Eminem, Kanye), mistaken for the weed guy, perfectionism, Desert Sessions, Q-Bert, moving into creating personal work as a team, showing work in magazines/galleries, Mike Davis, balancing personal and commercial work, the impressiveness of going all-city, Bles AWR, San Francisco pits, Shotsie Gorman, Elio España, Nalla Smith, Colin Stevens, Doug tattooing at 12 years old, Dig Dug video game, first tattoo at 14…
People in this episode
Host: Mike Giant
Guests: Doug Cunningham, Jason Noto
Topics covered
- graphic design
- fine art
- punk culture
- tattooing
- community
- art education
- personal vs commercial work
Keywords
- graphic design
- fine art
- tattooing
- punk culture
- Brooklyn
- Think Skateboards
- art education
- personal work
- commercial work
- community
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Think Skateboards, TMF crew, Cafe Babar, Def Jam, Academy of Art, Pratt Institute
Books & works: Subway Art, Desert Sessions, Dig Dug, Teen Angels, Lowrider
Places: Brooklyn, New York, San Francisco, New York City
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