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Happy Birthday David Bowie and Stephen Hawking
Happy Birthday to David Bowie and Stephen Hawking! (Not to neglect José Ferrer, William Hartnell, the first Doctor from the UK’s Doctor Who, and Elvis Presley)
Kabuki-style Masks
Long before my transformation into a graphic designer, I studied theatre. Even now, I often approach the page and screen as a stage, and manipulate typography like actors. Jonathan Hoefler, designer of typefaces like Gotham and Knockout, once said that typography was the clothes that words wear. What a spectacular but simple way of looking…
Wandermonster returns: Fourth Grade!
Our long-running experiment / collaboration Wandermonster bounds into its fifth year. Every school day, I send my son off with something extra in his lunch box, next to the apple slices and juice box: a Lunch Post. It’s a post it note with half of a drawing and half of a caption. He (usually) finishes…
The Antidote at the Edmonton Fringe
Time for some excellent theatre, Canadian friends: The Antidote at the Edmonton Fringe
I’ll be presenting at the Pioneer Valley Web Summit Saturday, 8.18: “Type that isn’t tofu; type that isn’t Twinkies”
I’ve been invited to give a presentation a the Pioneer Valley Web Summit this Saturday, 8.18, at 1:15. I’ll be talking about “Type that isn’t tofu; type that isn’t Twinkies.” With a new growth in options for typography online, it’s a great time to appreciate what type can be. Whether using type themselves, or getting…
Our new “found type” blog: The Printers’ Pie
I am a typographic hunter-gatherer, stalking interesting specimens of written language in the wild. I’m going to be sharing my favorite finds on my new Tumblr, The Printers’ Pie. You can also follow it on Twitter, @theprinterspie “Printers’ Pie” is a term from the days of typesetting metal and wood type by hand, describing the…
Secret Agent Birthday Party…
My son is a lucky kid. With a graphic design nerd for a father and a talented costume designer for a mother, his birthday parties are ridiculously elaborate, in past years featuring recreations of Mount Olympus, Prince of Persia, and Godzilla-wrecked Tokyo. This year he requested a Secret Agent theme. Here are some of my…
Whetstone Productions latest: The Antidote, appearing at the Toronto Fringe
Innovative Toronto theatre company, Whetstone, is performing their latest play, The Antidote, at the Toronto Fringe this season. Dates will be announced soon, but here’s a taste of the show. We’ve made posters for a few of their past productions, too.
The Garden of Martyrs: Act Three performance June 24th
The final act of The Garden of Martyrs, a new opera by composer Eric Sawyer and librettist Harley Erdman, is premiering June 24th in Northampton, Massachusetts. This is a free workshop performance and it will be followed by a conversation with the composer, librettist, and Kevin Rhodes, the conductor. The third act wraps up the…
Empiricist League: Darwin v Robots May 9th
The Empiricist League, who we’ve branded, has their first event, “Darwin Vs Robot” on Wedenesday, May 9th at the Lolita Bar at 266 Broome Street in Manhattan. Beer + science? What could be better? Three amazing speakers will be presenting. Darwin’s Devices: What Evolving Robots Can Teach Us About the History of Life and…