Issue 371 – November 2019 cover art

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About The Cover: For our third Local Design issue, letterer/muralist Ann Chen revitalizes graphic design innovator David Carson’s quote about the urgency of design. Chen hereby incorporates a hand throwing up the rock n’ roll horns and holding a pencil, a symbolic fusion of the two art forms. You can read about Chen here and find more of her work at annlettering.com.

Leadsinger Taylor Meier of CAAMP

CAAMP @ The Depot 11.05 w/ Futurebirds

By Kimberly Portillo [Posted November 12, 2019]

At their Depot performance on Nov. 5, CAAMP certainly know how to play a show and give their fans exactly what they want—their music. … read more

Head Portals | Please Be Kind | Self-Released

Local Review: Head Portals – Please Be Kind

By Kenz Waldon [Posted November 12, 2019]

Head Portals = Brand New + Band of Horses + Thee Oh Sees … read more

(L–R) Renato Olmedo-González, Jiyoun Lee-Lodge Katherine Nix, Sarah Hobin and Nancy Rivera

Art Un-Lectured at Project Open’s Club House

By Kia McGinnis Wray [Posted November 11, 2019]

The Art-Unlectured event gathered artists and organizers to connect, share and “support the shit out of each other.” … read more

The Cold Year | Prey For Me | Self-Released

Local Review: The Cold Year – Prey For Me

By Alex Blackburn [Posted November 11, 2019]

The Cold Year = Minus the Bear × The Black Keys … read more

Golden Green Funz | The Ballad of Orion Rust | ur audio visual

Local Review: Golden Green Funz – The Ballad of Orion Rust

By Alex Blackburn [Posted November 8, 2019]

Golden Green Funz = Iron & Wine + My Morning Jacket … read more

Helmed by Executive Creative Director Ryan Anderson (black hoodie) and President Kyle Curtis (sky-blue dress shirt), the Fluid team seeks excellence in helping to execute inventive branding visions for their clients.

Disciplined Dreamers at Fluid

By Ben Trentelman [Posted November 7, 2019]

Fluid Advertising got their start around 1997 as a creative boutique focusing on a range of package designs and more traditional marketing strategies. … read more

LaRue uses her skill set to take part in meaningful movements such as the Women’s March on Washington.

Nicole LaRue

By Paige Zuckerman [Posted November 7, 2019]

Designer, illustrator and author Nicole LaRue embodies her art. One of LaRue’s most impactful designs came alive with the Washington Women’s March. … read more

Such as with Good Grammar, designer Rachel Hodson thinks of her handiwork in the field of interior design more appropriately as “place-making.”

Place-Making with Rachel Hodson

By Kia McGinnis Wray [Posted November 7, 2019]

Rachel Hodson’s impressive body of interiors, many of which happen to be located on the same block, are a collective sweet spot of historic renewal. … read more

(L–R) Todd Garcia, Taran Leu, Matt Bennett, Kyle Ruff and Jason Fairclough come together to create what they call “aggressive sludge.”

Localized: Voidsmen

By Ali Shimkus [Posted November 7, 2019]

You could stake the claim that Voidsmen are strictly a metal band, but you would only have one finger on the pulse of what the band is about. … read more

The mission of the Ummah exhibit is to focus on faith and value systems connecting people–in this case, connecting visitors to the tenets of Islam.

A Cover by its Book: Ummah and Understanding Islam

By Parker Scott Mortensen [Posted November 7, 2019]

Ummah, an exhibition put on by the Emerald Project, is a fight against the unique group bias that has grown around the Muslim community in the U.S. … read more

SLUG Magazine doesn’t condone vandalism. Mike Brown finds it fun, however, because it often entails graffiti.

Mike Brown: Graffiti!!!

By Mike Brown [Posted November 7, 2019]

“Like a round peg in a round hole, graffiti blended into a culture of rebellion and teen angst quite seamlessly in my high school days,” finds Mike Brown. … read more

Becca Clason’s portfolio includes stop-motion and tactile lettering for Nordstrom and Facebook.

Becca Clason

By Caroline Jackson [Posted November 7, 2019]

While working in New York, Becca Clason realized it wasn’t all she had hoped. She moved to Salt Lake and focused on her next journey, a graphic design job. … read more

(L–R) Ben Dodds, Whil McCutchan and Josh West stay Together Forever to play and create music that they would want to listen to.

Localized: Together Forever

By Ali Shimkus [Posted November 7, 2019]

Together Forever are currently working on a new album—one they anticipate will be a departure from their debut, I DO, in both sound and process. … read more

Pain and Glory follows Salvador Mallo, an aging directors coming to terms with his final years.

Film Review: Pain and Glory

By Connor Lockie [Posted November 7, 2019]

Pain and Glory follows Salvador Mallo, a director attempting to come to terms with the loss and regret that seem to be piling on him in his later years. … read more

A rendering of one area of Camp Woodward.

Camp Woodward

By Tim Kronenberg [Posted November 7, 2019]

Camp Woodward is the Tesla of a space-age conglomerate that hosts international resorts based around every action sport that pushes gravity to its limits. … read more

Content Shifter: 8 Shows to Stream on Disney+ and Apple TV+

By Bill Frost [Posted November 7, 2019]

Disney+ costs $6.99 a month, while Apple TV+ goes for $4.99—are they worth it? Here are eight original series that may or may not sway you. … read more

Jake Buntjer smiles from within his densely-stocked studio.

Designing New Worlds: Jake Buntjer

By Connor Lockie [Posted November 7, 2019]

The Mister Pauper studio is overflowing with pocket watches, disassembled dolls and a wealth of other curios, each awaiting some future purpose. … read more

(L–R) Spencer and Camille Nugent find inspiration in deep conversations they’ve had in kitchens for the Misplaced Showcase.

Spencer and Camille Nugent

By Austin Doty [Posted November 7, 2019]

Camille and Spencer Nugent have cultivated niches here in northern Utah working in the local design scene with nearly 40 years of combined experience. … read more

Type designer Kevin Cantrell balances the joy of illustration with nuanced systems in his typography.

Kevin Cantrell

By Danielle Susi [Posted November 7, 2019]

In high school, Kevin Cantrell observed a friend creating a system of brand logos and fonts for a project and immediately knew it was what he wanted to do. … read more

Epic Brewing Company's QBBB offers a variety of flavors this season, including but not limited to: chocolate, peanut butter and vanilla.

Beer of the Month: Quintuple Big Bad Baptist

By Chris and Sylvia Hollands [Posted November 7, 2019]

QBBB has a delicate scent and is guided by a surprisingly smooth and light mouthfeel, distinct flavors of almond, caramel and dark cherrywood shine. … read more