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Karma’s a Bitch

Karma’s a Bitch I love when design can have multiple meanings. Is the name of the dog “Karma”? Is Karma a female dog? Is this a behavioral depiction of what goes around, comes around? Yes. And is that type meant to be ornate and feminine or distressed and  troubled? Also, yes. Extra visual and conceptual […]

Seinfeld-Mifflin

Seinfeld-Mifflin Comic books and graphic novels have always been labeled as “low-brow art” from “prestigious” art schools and art history books. An undeserving term since they are incredibly hard to create. What more fun exploration of the format than blending the two best sitcoms of all time into a storyboard medium. Comic format for comic […]

For Darkness Restores

“For Darkness Restores What Light Cannot Repair” Much conceptually driven design tends to be intellectual. There are symbols to be read, situations to be noticed, puzzles to be deciphered, combinations to be compared. This way the viewer can understand something. But it is also possible to focus on emotion. Creating a mood or a vibe […]

You Can Fool All the People

“You Can Fool All the People…” This quote is attributed to both Abraham Lincoln and P.T. Barnum. With such confusion as to its authenticity it made sense to use equal parts Americana and circus in its visual interpretation. This mashup (both verbal + visual) could also suggest the questionable nature of the country at times, […]

Vladimir Putin

Giddy Up, Horsie After usurping control of a country, hours of manly judo, and secretly poisoning my enemies (KGB-style), I find nothing more relaxing than riding my carousel pony, says autocratic modern-day dictator Vladimir Putin.

Sacred Cow

Sacred Cow So many fun ways to depict a Sacred Cow. On a more pretentious note: “divergent design thinking”, and all that.

Feed Your Soul

Feed Your Soul One part experimentation, one part research, and another part creative outlet. It would be a lie not to admit the latter in this book. At its best, graphic design is the visual execution of ideas that communicate. These visualized thoughts are the life-blood of a designer.

Alter (l)Ego

Alter (L)Ego Is it serendipity that putting an (L) in front of “Ego” lets me build a crazy character out of Legos? Is it also serendipity that I can then turn this character into my evil alter ego? Perhaps, but I will pretend that it was some cleverly planned double entendre.

A Face Only a Mother Could Love

A Face Only a Mother Could Love Only a mother indeed. Graphic design has always been good at, and has a long history of, being incendiary concerning matters of social or political distress. The fact that this actual face is covered with a mask speaks metaphorical volumes in addition to drawing even more attention to […]