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)
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.
Just so you all don't think I don't love and support our gal-comics on this side of the pond, I thought I'd share this. You may have already seen this if you have cable—but Samantha Bee of The Daily Show does a great bit with Stewart about her reaction as a woman to McCain's choice of Palin for VP. If you haven't seen it, hold out for her closing line—brilliant!
PS: I had to put a long clip on here, so if you're pressed for time, skip ahead to 2:52.
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