I love Chicago. It’s such a beautiful city – four seasons, delicious food, edgy architecture and a vibrant artistic community to fuel my creativity. What more could I ask for? I thought it would be fun to feature some of Chicago’s local artists and trendy neighborhoods. I’m calling this series three one two – that’s Chicago’s area code for those of you who don’t know. Other topics may include design, travel, entertainment, cool spaces and upcoming events. So follow along and get to know our great city!
Starting it off is a trio of Chicago based creatives – Jillian Barthold, Lauren Connolly and Kady Dennell – whose project really caught my eye. It’s called inflated/deflated and it features handpainted sentiments on deflated balloons.
The words written on our balloons range from humorous quotes to heartfelt feelings and memories. These words are marked on the surface of inflated balloons, and like that of one’s thoughts being released, so too is the air of the balloon. Deflated the once largely marked letters become small, expressive, and intricate forms. -inflated/deflated project
Their thoughts are funny and sweet and the results of this process are a cool typographic effect. Be sure to check out all of the prints. New additions are added to their blog and dozens are available on Etsy.
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