Posts from: January 2013
Wandermonster free kid art workshop
We are bringing Wandermonster to the physical world. We’re holding a free workshop of collaborative kid + adult art from 2pm to 5pm on Saturday, February 9th, at the awesome FOE Gallery in Northampton, Massachusetts. We’ll be joined by two talented comic-making friends: Adam Connor, and Colin Panetta. This will be part of FOE’s February…
New logo for QED, Chicago’s Youth Mathematics Symposium
Last year, we designed a logo for the Payton Math Circle, run by Chicago’s much-lauded public high school, Walter Payton College Prep. Following the success of that mark, we were asked to create another logo for Payton Prep’s mathematics educator Paul Karafiol, recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching. This…
Carl Gambrell of Projector designs amazing Thai noodle truck
My good friend Carl Gambrell, of Projector Design Works, designed the identity and truck wrap for the Mamu Thai Noodle Truck, which has released a really fun video to promote their Kickstarter. Check it out, but be warned: it’ll make you hungry for noodles.
Peter Kruty Editions tour on Printeresting
Our good friends Sayre Gaydos and Peter Kruty run Peter Kruty Editions, the hardest-workingest letterpress shop this side of 1940, in the wilds of Sunset Park, Brooklyn. There’s a tour of the shop on Printeresting today, which captures the essence of their operation and shows off a few of their presses, work, and collection of…
Former student Amelia Merrill
A new website showcasing the gorgeous work from the “fresh and fruity” hand of illustrator Amelia Merrill, who was my student at Pratt Institute.
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…
Empiricist League Searches for E.T.
Our fourth poster for the Empiricist League aims at the stars for the latest in their series of science talks in bars. Now in Brooklyn, one of the epicenters of the science + hipster + nerd + alcohol cultural trend. The Empiricist League events feature expert thinkers in unpretentious, relaxed surroundings. This time, the theme…