Farewell to typographer Mike Parker, 1929-2014, who is considered the “Godfather” of Helvetica. Helvetica is the ubiquitous typeface that we almost don’t see, because it is so pervasive in society. Think of these logos, and you’re seeing Helvetica: American Airlines, Harley Davidson, JC Penney, The North Face, Jeep, Toyota, Sears, Target, Microsoft, Tupperware, 3M, Energizer, […]
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It’s that time again… another primary election season is ramping up, and I get pretty busy with helping candidates visually launch their campaigns. Here are a few designs I’ve finished so far for this cycle. I love this stuff, and once was interviewed by the New York Times for my expertise in political campaign identity and […]
It’s mid-October. Leaves are turning color, and temperatures are falling fast. On this beautiful autumn day, I know some delicious homecooked comfort food was in order. So I headed out to the local farmers’ market, and came home with a bagful of beautiful chili peppers: Anaheims, poblanos, and some flavorful little cayenne (also known as […]
Still of the Night From the album Whitesnake (self-titled) by Whitesnake, 1987 This is the venerable John Sykes on guitar, who can make that Les Paul scream like jetliner. Not to mention this song also features some of the coolest use of a cello in rock and roll history. His fantastic work is all over […]
This is my first post in a series called Obscurities, where I will suggest a fresh listen to albums that never achieved commercial success, or were never radio-friendly to begin with. Of course, millions of albums would fall into this category, but I will highlight music from my own collection. Some are new, some go […]
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