Dork Magazine | Issue 5 -
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Published on: 2/26/2005
Last Visited: 2/5/2007
Tyler Askew: Communicating Design
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Tyler is an inspiration for any young dilettante who thinks he can't have a career that encompasses all of his interests.He is a DJ, a writer, an editor, and a graphic designer/art director.At the core of all of Askew's endeavors is a painstaking attention to detail.It can be seen in the thoughtful and innovative design associated with his club night Rude Movements.You can hear it when he's spinning, you can tell he loves every record he plays.His rebranding of Bill Blass infused the label with a classic yet modern aesthetic.We met a few months back on one of the first warm days of the year for an early dinner at Rice, Fort Greene.I had the shrimp dumplings and a glass of Sauvignon Blanc; Tyler had the miso soup and the tofu steak.
More often than not, young and accomplished New Yorkers can be overbearing, pretentious, and shallow.I really believe some of them think that being as ostentatious as possible is their single purpose in life.Tyler is nothing like that.He's an affable, humble dude that exudes everyman coolness.