The Early Bird
The Early Bird Gets the Worm A worm is typically long and skinny. But who says a worm has to only be a familiar “worm-like” length of long and skinny? Playing that thought out results in a ridiculous length of worm–maybe a tapeworm. But then the problem becomes what to do with it. Why not […]
The Good Guy
Everyone Thinks They’re the Good Guy The powerful duality of this expression lends itself perfectly to the behavioral nature of an ambigram. Flipping this piece upside down quickly reveals that the main illustrative word still reads “GOOD”, only this time the supporting image is black instead of white, and against a white backdrop rather than […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Happy as a Pig in Shit
Happy as a Pig in Shit Emoticons are certainly trendy, and I certainly avoid trends like the plague. However, when one of your rules is to purposefully explore things you normally don’t this becomes a challenge to accept. The trick is to riff on it, with a twist, in the hopes that it evolves into […]
The Devil is in the Details
The Devil is in the Details As luck would have it the various, necessary words nest within each other perfectly to illustrate this phrase—almost. “The Devil” is, in fact, inside “The Details” with the subtle addition of a tiny “v”. But that small addition is a detail itself.
Pissing in the Wind
Pissing in the Wind Knowing that your efforts will be fruitless in the eyes of another feels like an endless childish battle. It’s a struggle that no one can completely win. Child-like media, style, and situation reflects this.