The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski In one of the most quoted movies of all time, The Dude lifts a pencil doodle from Jackie Treehorn by way of frottage. As luck would have it this lended itself to looking stylistically different than anything else in the book. Blend the literal idea of that situation with some conceptual imagery […]
The Future
The Future Ain’t What it Used to Be At the heart of graphic design is meaning and function. Hopefully this is in the form of some sort of uniquely intelligent solution–which smacks of being clever. Sometimes being clever is all the aesthetic you need. This is certainly not aesthetic at all, but its multi-paged misorder […]
Octospiderpus
Octospiderpus Plain and simply, or suddenly and enigmatically, some thoughts come out of the blue with no amount of process or methodology. Many books document this mysterious and almost magical occurrence. Perhaps I was killing a spider for my wife while the Discovery channel played a documentary about ocean creatures. Whatever the subconscious reason, I […]
Jesse James
Jesse James When Jesse James uttered these last, famous words–before turning his back to Robert Ford–who then assassinated him, he didn’t realize how the visualization of this quote basically made itself. Old West letterpress letters that also happen to look dusty came together to do double duty. Put them into the configuration of a picture […]
Death by 1000 Papercuts
Death by 1,000 Papercuts Can’t take it anymore? You’re just getting started. But just how much is too much? Sure we can say 1,000, but when we actually see it we can actually feel it. This takes a cue from information design and lets us understand what this amount means.
It Pack’s a Punch
It Pack’s a Punch Imperfect xerography combined with rough, sophomorish pencil lines help create a primitive mood to complete the personality of this aggressive scene. Typography nestles between the fists/faces to amplify the impending crash.
Dwight Schrute
The Eyes Are the Groin of the Head The best sitcom ever. And a ridiculous rendering for a ridiculously great quote from it.
Once in a Blue Moon
Once in a Blue Moon A typographic puzzle that does the job of representing its proper, grammatically correct sentence. The orbit line tracing the path of the second “O” around the first simultaneously depicts the scene while maintaining the integrity of the word.
Curiosity Killed the Cat
Curiosity Killed the Cat I admit it: we have a cat that I am not friends with. I under-appreciate this cat’s obsessive inquisitiveness, especially when it involves my things being broken, spilled, or scattered. Maybe this is wishful thinking—or therapy—but a chewed-up cat that has been overtaken by its own deadly curiosity suits me just […]
Albert Einstein
I Often Think in Music This quote by Albert Einstein brings to mind an unseen complex dimension of harmony and physics. Planes, particles, strings, and arcs move through space in rhythmn and syncopation. I recently started to learn the guitar. I wouldn’t want to try and play this.