Briar Levit is a graphic designer who blends her love of design with social/environmental progress. She first began working with Bitch in 2003 (starting with the Transformation and Reinvention issue). After a grad school hiatus to Central Saint Martins in London, Briar has returned to where she knows she belongs, not only as a designer, but as a feminist and pop culture junkie.
In addition to designing Bitch, Briar is an adjunct graphic design instructor at Portland State University and freelances under the not-so-covert name BriarMade. She works with a number of healthcare, environmental, and educational organizations. Although her roots lie in the San Francisco Bay Area, her design career has taken her to Washington DC, London… and now (permanently?) to Portland, Oregon. When not making printed matter, Briar listens to prog rock, watches lots of British TV shows, and walks with her four-legged creatures in and around Portland.
Forever celebrity crush: Peter Gabriel (Briar thinks she can convince anyone of his brilliance)
As a graphic designer, my interests in innovative women of history are
often strongest for those involved in visual arts. And as a former
student of Russian and a devoted Russophile, my obsession with designers of post-revolutionary Russia is off the charts. Enter Varvara Stepanova and Liubov Popova.
Here's a random sampling of some of the pieces that will be for sale at
the sm{art} silent auction on October 25. Check back for more sneak
peaks periodically before the event!
My cousin was in town this weekend—her first visit to Portland
since childhood (we're from the Bay Area). It was a whirlwind visit,
but we did hit the most important spots like Powell's Books and the
legendary zine shop, Reading Frenzy. In addition to starting the graphic novel, The Watchmen
(so far there are already some interesting plot points about the role
of women in this particular super hero gang), I also picked up a few
other comics, including the really enjoyable zine, Estrus Comics.
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