Noah Scalin

Noah Scalin
Noah Scalin
Born June 2, 1972 (1972-06-02) (age 39)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation Artist/Graphic Designer
Parents Chuck Scalin
Mim Scalin

Noah Scalin (b. June 2, 1972) is an American artist, known for his creation of the award winning Skull-A-Day art project weblog. He runs the socially conscious design and consulting firm Another Limited Rebellion (ALR Design) in Richmond, Virginia.

Noah is author of the book Skulls, published by Lark Books in October 2008. The book features 150 images from the Skull-A-Day project and was named one of the "Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Teen Readers" by the Young Adult Library Services Association in 2009.[1] Skulls was also selected by the New York Public Library to be included on its 2009 Stuff for The Teen Age list of recommendations.[2]

Noah's 2nd book, 365: A Daily Creativity Journal has been published by Voyageur Press. The book is a functional handbook which encourages the reader to create their own daily project using 365 creative cues and includes interviews with 13 other people who have done their own daily projects, including musician Jonathan Coulton.

His 3rd book, ' 'Unstuck will be published by Voyageur Press in 2011.

His 4th book, The Design Activist's Handbook, which is being co-authored with writer Michelle Taute, is an introduction to the world of socially conscious graphic design and will be released by HOW Books in 2012.

Noah was an invited guest speaker at the 2009 Gel conference.

His next project is the multi-platform science fiction universe/band League of Space Pirates.

In popular culture

Noah Scalin was featured in a segment on the Martha Stewart show, in which he shared several of the pieces he created for Skull-A-Day, discussed the book Skulls, and made potato stamp skulls with Martha in a craft segment.

References

  1. ^ YALSA Top Ten Quick Picks 2009
  2. ^ NYPL's Stuff For The Teen Age 2009

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