The Way I See It

Play.

2012-01-31T05:41:00.001-08:00

The Gates Vascular Institute

2012-01-24T17:29:00.001-08:00

The Canal Street String Band

2012-01-13T18:41:00.000-08:00

Threads

2012-01-13T18:40:00.001-08:00

Enough Said

2012-01-09T06:11:00.001-08:00

International Center for Excellence in Animation at Daemen College | As Seen by Mike Gelen

2012-01-08T09:15:00.001-08:00

Canoes Redux

2012-01-08T07:44:00.000-08:00

Reflection

2012-01-08T07:43:00.001-08:00

International Center for Excellence in Animation at Daemen College

2012-01-05T09:51:00.001-08:00

The Hauptman Woodward Institute | First Visit

2012-01-04T05:20:00.001-08:00

WInter Has Arrived - Finally

2012-01-03T08:13:00.001-08:00

Happy Holidays

2011-12-13T06:32:00.000-08:00

The Canal Street String Band at Shakti Yoga

2011-12-06T19:42:00.000-08:00

Oneonta - The Way I Just Saw It

2011-11-28T05:13:00.001-08:00

International Center for Excellence in Animation at Daemen College

2011-11-21T18:16:00.001-08:00

The Walk to Work | 11.17.11

2011-11-17T20:06:00.001-08:00

E.S.P "REACH" Ad for JAZZIZ Magazine

2011-11-15T17:01:00.001-08:00

The Canal Street String Band

2011-11-11T18:10:00.000-08:00

The Roycroft Inn

2011-11-10T15:05:00.001-08:00

The Walk to Work | 11.9.11

2011-11-10T06:03:00.000-08:00

Why Not?

2011-11-04T06:25:00.001-07:00

The Jeff Lorber Fusion

2011-10-20T17:35:00.001-07:00

The Meeting - John Roberts and The Canal Street String Band

2011-10-09T20:29:00.000-07:00

A Trip to Blackman Farms

2011-10-09T05:20:00.001-07:00

A Well-Crafted Weekend

2011-10-06T17:42:00.000-07:00

Enough Said

2011-10-05T18:56:00.001-07:00

The International Center for Excellence in Animation at Daemen College

2011-09-30T02:42:00.001-07:00

The Roycroft Campus Corporation, Roycroft Artisans at Large and The Roycroft Inn

2011-09-28T05:53:00.001-07:00

The Canal Street String Band

2011-09-21T17:39:00.001-07:00

The Roycroft Campus Corporation

2011-09-21T17:35:00.001-07:00

A Visit to the Central Terminal

2011-09-12T17:34:00.001-07:00

The Canal Street String Band

2011-09-06T20:44:00.000-07:00

Make Mom Proud.

2011-08-26T14:26:00.001-07:00

Seen | 8.2011

2011-08-20T13:59:00.001-07:00

The Details Matter

2011-08-12T06:05:00.000-07:00

Discover the Book Arts Center...

2011-08-07T07:12:00.001-07:00

Court House Rising | 8.6.11

2011-08-06T06:59:00.001-07:00

8.5.11

2011-08-05T14:27:00.001-07:00

Letterpress Finds

2011-08-05T03:06:00.001-07:00

Letterpress Finds, a set on Flickr.

I thought it was about time to revisit my obsession with photographing the world of letterpress printing - type, posters, print shops...

Random Lemonade Stand Goodness

2011-07-30T16:12:00.001-07:00

This weekend is booked with lemonade stand supervision with my daughters - our annual tradition during Buffalo's Garden Walk. I have many sweet photos of my kids, and the f0lks who stop by. But I am always on the lookout for more...

Introducing The Canal Street String Band

2011-07-27T20:05:00.001-07:00

Temple Reconsidered

2011-07-26T04:42:00.001-07:00

The Elmwood Festival of the Arts | 2011 Poster

2011-07-25T20:33:00.000-07:00

Illustration: Alixandra Martin

Design: Greg Meadows | Martin Group

An Afternoon of Seeing | 7.24.11

2011-07-24T17:22:00.000-07:00

Nashville No. 4

2011-07-22T04:55:00.001-07:00

Nashville No. 3

2011-07-20T17:08:00.001-07:00

Nashville No. 2

2011-07-20T05:46:00.000-07:00

Nashville No. 1

2011-07-19T19:01:00.001-07:00

Sunday in Canada

2011-07-17T14:52:00.001-07:00

New Tunes

2011-06-30T04:12:00.000-07:00

This summer will see the release of two new CD projects that have included my design and art direction. E.S.P. is a really tight jazz quartet out of Syracuse, New York. When I heard that the guys - band mates from my Fredonia Jazz Ensemble days - were working on a new disc I had to offer some design help. Thankfully they said yes. The session was produced by Yellowjackets founded and bassist Jimmy Haslip, who urged the band to explore a "Blue Note" vibe in the design. Glad to oblige.

The Canal Street String Band is a new trio of longtime Buffalo musicians who have come together to create a very special kind of music. Their sound channels the spirit of better days on the Erie Canal, with a shot of classic Americana and jazz swing.

Thinking About Posters

2011-06-20T03:46:00.001-07:00

The Canal Street String Band | 6.18.11

2011-06-19T05:24:00.000-07:00

I Saw a Fish at the Waterfront

2011-06-18T13:34:00.000-07:00

The Canoes | No. 1

2011-06-12T17:20:00.000-07:00

There are so many ways to look at Nancy Rubins' canoes at the Albright Knox. This is just the beginning.

Light Play

2011-06-12T08:36:00.001-07:00

While waiting on our parking garage roof-top perch, for a fireworks display to start, my daughters and I had time to play...

Art Alive at The Albright Knox Art Gallery - The Way I Saw It.

2011-06-05T16:35:00.001-07:00

The Ontario Botanical Gardens - The Way I See Them

2011-05-31T17:02:00.001-07:00

Trio

2011-05-18T14:14:00.000-07:00

2011-05-17T19:42:00.001-07:00

When friends need an ad for a week-past publication deadline - you oblige. Friends take care of friends. Here are two ads of late. The Blue Monk ad is a collaboration with Pete Reiling and Steve Molenda – the Roycroft with Joe Sweeney and Lynn Kinsella.

Boys and Their Toys

2011-05-15T02:50:00.001-07:00

It has to be every dad's dream to hear their daughter - or son - come home from school and say they are participating in the school play - and it's a STAR WARS play - and that they will play the role of C3PO. If not every dad's - at least mine. Making the whole experience richer is the chance foe me to get involved. I have taken on the responsibility for the "pre-show" - a slide show presentation of my personal archive of STAR WARS toys, ephemera and collectibles. I say twist my arm...

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

2011-05-08T17:24:00.001-07:00

An Afternoon at the Track

2011-05-08T09:14:00.000-07:00

Sunday Seeing

2011-05-01T16:40:00.000-07:00

In-Progress | 4.26.11

2011-04-26T05:55:00.000-07:00

There is a volunteer effort underway to construct a new outdoor learning environment at the new Tapestry Charter School campus. A simple mark is the first step...

Craft Services

2011-04-26T05:38:00.001-07:00

Easter Weekend Wandering | 2011

2011-04-25T04:06:00.000-07:00

It is an annual Easter tradition for me - wander around Buffalo with my camera, seeking out things, places, and neighborhoods I have not yet seen.

Buffalo Discovery - The Amherst Bowling Center

2011-04-17T07:36:00.001-07:00

Courthouse Redux | 4.14.11

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Sidewalk Marker | 4.9.11

2011-04-09T19:33:00.001-07:00

More friends. More need.

2011-04-08T14:25:00.000-07:00

Neil's Wheels

2011-04-08T14:18:00.000-07:00

If a simple graphic design exercise can do good for a friend in need - I am happy to oblige. Maybe you will see these t-shirts out on a walk soon...

Design Study 2.19.11

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Design Study 2.4.11

2011-02-04T14:37:00.000-08:00

This is an in-progress project. E.S.P. is a progressive jazz quartet from the Syracuse, New York area. They are soon to release a new CD after some great sessions with jazz legend Jimmy Haslip, of Yellowjackets fame. After reviewing the wrapped tracks, Jimmy suggested I explore "a Blue Note vibe" with the design. I am happy to oblige. Come back for a future post with the finished product...

Getting to Great

2011-02-04T12:10:00.000-08:00

Getting to Great – or "G2G" - a project at work on behalf of Delaware North Companies. A collaboration with colleagues Dion and Kim. Everyone adds something.

New Prints Now Available

2011-01-09T19:42:00.000-08:00

The print offerings available either from my ETSY shop - or direct from me - are growing every week. Take a closer look. Size variation are available by request.

Limited Edition Prints Now Available

2011-01-05T17:27:00.000-08:00

Starting in 2011, limited edition prints of select images from the library, under the name "HOW GREG SEES IT," will be available. Orders can be made through my ETSY shop, at http://www.etsy.com/shop/HowGregSeesIt?ref=pr_shop_more or, if you are in Buffalo, directly from me.

Visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/gmeadows2/sets/ to see additional images. Contact me at gmeadows@roadrunner.com to inquire about availability and printing options.

Into The Archives

2010-11-16T01:39:00.000-08:00

As my Flickr library approaches the magic number of 2,000 images, I figure it's time to organize the collection, weed out the excess NEF files, and get back to the original goal of printing select captures for public consumption. That plan is in progress now. Along the way I am re-discovering some interesting pictures, which I'll share...

Elmwood/Bidwell Farmers Market | 11.6.10

2010-11-06T10:26:00.000-07:00

Perfect morning for a walk on Elmwood to check out what is left of the Elmwood/Bidwell Farmers Market...

Happy Halloween

2010-10-31T19:45:00.001-07:00

All Hell Breaking Loose

2010-10-27T06:52:00.000-07:00

The Light After Work

2010-10-18T20:33:00.000-07:00

Revisiting Frank Lloyd Wright and Toshiko Mori

2010-10-17T18:45:00.000-07:00

Architecture Folio

2010-10-13T19:37:00.000-07:00

A set of six of my architectural prints will be included in an auction Thursday evening, October 14th, as part of the Corks and Forks Fundraiser. Each print is 8" x 10", printed with light-safe inks on EPSON Heavyweight Matte Paper.

Downtown | 10.6.10

2010-10-08T05:39:00.000-07:00

Seeing and Being at the Albright Knox

2010-10-06T18:58:00.000-07:00

The Martin Group Creatives took in an afternoon of seeing - and being - at The Albright Knox Art Gallery today.

Design Play | 10.6.10

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Roaming | 10.1.10

2010-10-01T06:12:00.001-07:00

The Roycroft Inn

2010-09-30T05:29:00.000-07:00

Here is a recent ad for the Roycroft Inn, created with writer & colleague Joe Sweeney.

Blackman Farms | 2010

2010-09-26T13:24:00.001-07:00

Emmylou Meets New Era Cap

2010-09-25T09:39:00.001-07:00

Up On The Roof

2010-09-23T18:50:00.001-07:00

Tonight Didier Pasquette completed a successful walk across a high-wire suspended between the two Statues of Liberty on top of Buffalo's Liberty Building.

The Salvation Army | 9.21.10

2010-09-21T05:50:00.001-07:00

Architecture

2010-09-19T18:18:00.000-07:00

Courthouse in the Making - 9.17.10

2010-09-17T05:55:00.001-07:00

A Moment of Reflection

2010-09-15T18:53:00.001-07:00

Courthouse in the Making - 9.14.10

2010-09-14T05:38:00.001-07:00

Last Night I Met the Mercury Astronauts

2010-09-10T06:06:00.001-07:00

A career in design or graphic arts brings with it a continuum of advances on process and technology. The tools we use to exercise our crafts are always changing. But I remember when we talked more about the people who helped us with the crafts than the tools. The tools came second. It was the craftsmen - and women - who brought to the table finely honed skill and discipline. The pressmen, dot-etchers, engravers, and the suppliers who kept them going - like the roller companies, ink mixers and the type suppliers - both metal and photo. When I started as a designer I was - and continue to be - in awe of these people. Their careers - and lives - were handed over to the pursuit and exercise of perfection. Their role in the greater sequence of artful steps was critical. There would be no allowance for “good enough.”

All of this said, it was these crafts people that we all took for granted. They knew their “stuff” - we didn’t have to. But how did they learn? How did they refine their respective crafts? Well, as like much in the early days of printing, they looked to “The Guild” - the collective that allowed these artists to share their stories - their passions - and knock back a few beers and prime rib now and then. Today I am thinking about the Printing House Craftsmen.

Last night I enjoyed a special, rare evening at The Western New York Book Arts Center, where we - the Board of Directors - and the membership - hosted what might very well have been the last gathering of the Buffalo area chapter of the Printing House Craftsmen Club. Along with a sizable archive of photographs and event programs to be reposed at The Center, members of the local club came together to share more stories and revel in the Center’s museum and “The Art of the Broadside” exhibit.
For me this was a special gathering. Ever since my Graphic Arts Technology classes at Mohawk Valley Community College, I have been fascinated by the tools, techniques - and people - who make such a technologically exacting process seem like simple art. For us first adopters of the Apple Macinotsh tools, these men and women are the like the Mercury Astronauts The went first. They helped mold the processes and standards the rest of us would lean on for years. They were the ones who made the magic happen without Photoshop, InDesign drop shadows and special filters. The Space Shuttle couldn’t have gotten off the ground without the contributions of the talents and lives of those who came before them.

As an educator I find myself lamenting what today’s kids don’t know about what came before my generation. But, I suppose, for every Mercury Astronaut - or plate maker or typesetter I revere - and tell countless stories about, they will have a craftsman of their own who reminds them of where they came from. I guess I can only hope.

So here’s to the astronauts - and everything they did to lay a foundation for me - for us. It goes without saying, really, that they have my unending respect. None of us are in this alone - unless we think we are.

Upcoming Martin Group Work for The Saturn Club

2010-09-09T05:32:00.000-07:00

Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts | Selects

2010-08-31T18:50:00.001-07:00

A Visit to The Saturn Club

2010-08-21T14:46:00.001-07:00