Art in the Age Ginger Rye

Most of us have been drinking since middle school – but, who among us has ever had Rye? This old whiskey variant is something fur trappers drank in the 1800s. Now, with the advent of Snap!, a small-batch liquor made from (honest-to-goodness) ginger snap cookies, there’s finally a mixer that blends with Rye. Try it out. If the sweet, tart & dry taste doesn’t do it for you, at least you can use it to start a fire or remove paint. And on it’s own, the Snap! is tasty.

Jessica Hische letterpress drop caps

Typographer extraordinaire Jessica Hische has selected her favourite letters from her Daily Drop Caps series and had them beautifully letterpressed in bold red and black. I love the idea of buying a few and spelling out a word with them for a big impact - they're just $40 each from her store.

Here's a nice video of Jessica talking about her caps and the letterpress printing process, which was shot at her solo show at Art in the Age in Philadelphia.

Clinton visit: Outisde the hall, a marketing sideshow

Donita Naylor

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A sideshow of sorts has developed outside the R.I. Convention Center on Sabin Street.

A man in a clam suit, and a man letting his sweat dry for a few minutes before going back inside the Narragansett Beer can suit, were accompanied by three Gansett Girls and a Narragansett Brewing Company vice president.

Matt Medeiros, disguised as Clammy, answered questions through the netting. He had a beard; the clam suit, made by an artist in Pennsylvania, had ruffles. Medeiros is the field marketing director, and he hired the Gansett Girls, Alexa Reyes, 21, of New York and Exeter; Andrea Cicerchia, 22 of North Providence and Megan McGowan, 22, of Providence.

Inside the can was intern Ben Cerroni, 21, of Providence.

Medeiros said there are about 100 Gansett Girls working in marketing, but McGowan said, "We're the A Team."

"Self-proclaimed A Team," said marketing vice president Jim Crooks, who said the demonstration was an effort to get Caprio on board for bringing the brewery back to Rhode Island.

Jessica Hische at Art in the Age in Philadelphia

Jessica Hische is currently hanging her show “Illustrative Initials” at Art in the Age in Philadelphia. The show will feature Jessica’s typographic work and her stunning illustrated drop caps. Details of the opening reception are listed below.

Jessica is no stranger to Philadelphia having received her BFA from Tyler School of Art and remaining for a few years to work in our fair city. She currently runs her own studio, Jessica Hische Design and Illustration, as well as the amazingly popular blog, Daily Drop Cap.

Illustrative Initials @ Art in the Age

Friday July 30, 2010
Reception 6-8 PM
116 North 3rd Street (just north of 3rd & Arch)
Philadelphia, PA 19106

20 Years After an Open, A Coach Tees Up Again

By Larry Dorman

An Appealing Pitch

Although this will be something of a home game for the Seattle-born Fred Couples in the Senior Open, there is nothing regional about Couples's appeal as a pitchman. The makers of Ecco shoes have found out that Couples appeals to shoe buyers of all ages and will be using this week's Open to build on the success they had with him wearing their "Golf Street" sneakers at the Masters.

Before the Masters, the company had forecast selling 2,000 pairs of the style for the entirety of 2010. The company increased production of the shoes afterward and said it would deliver close to 100,000 pairs this year in the United States and also that it had increased its international projections by "tens of thousands of pairs."

The Weekend Guide

Philadelphia Events and Diversions

SEE

Illustrative Initials

What: Jessica Hische displays her innovative typography from the Daily Drop Cap project.

Why: Free Root liquor.

When: Thru Aug. 29. Reception, Fri., 6-8 p.m.

Where: Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, 116 N. Third St. (215-922-2600). Admission is free.