Art Deco Details + Why I Love Set Decorating

During one shoot I worked on in Tribeca, I had to go out a bunch to pick up more props around the neighborhood which is full of buildings with great Art Deco details. 

One of the things I love best about set decorating is the chance to walk around New York City so much in search of things.  

The chance to spend so much time out doors and interacting with the city so actively while in pursuit of that perfect item, prop, dressing, or whatever is something I deeply enjoy. 

As a huge Art Deco fiend (one of my ultimate favorite aesthetic eras), the opportunity to notice and appreciate small decorative and design details in New York's old buildings, especially the Art Deco ones, is one of the small joys of living and working in NYC. 

Handlettering

I did the lettering, designed, and handdrew all the borders

One of my top interests in life is fonts.  It has been a fixation since I was in high school, and if you want to know my favorite standard Microsoft Office font high school till now is Garamond Italics. Though now I'm starting to love Gills Sans Light a lot also. 

So getting to think about fonts and draw out a bunch of options for the Art Director of this shoot was like a dream come true for me: getting paid to think about and play with fonts and lettering!

I also had a lot of fun buying all the paint pens for the shoot and a behind the scenes rough draft option.