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When will graphic designers stop complaining about the lack of...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:18:01 -0500

When will graphic designers stop complaining about the lack of criticism in the field and start providing it?

Collection Collage #7

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:49:46 -0500

Collection Collage #7

Photo

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:46:47 -0500

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Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:01:53 -0500

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last weekend to get an order in for this shirt if you wanted one

this is hilarious on a few different levels; but if someone doesn’t know who Joy Division is then I seriously judge them

final pre-order hours here, i’ve already totalled and prepped my shipping list, but there are last-minute orders coming in and i want you to be included!

i was in philly this weekend and saw TWO unknown pleasures tees at ONE bar, so uhh this is totally still a thing is what i’m trying to say.

$25

Formatting artwork labels, accidentally sampled the character...

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:49:12 -0500

Formatting artwork labels, accidentally sampled the character style of the artist name at the top, resulting in a Glenn Ligon label that looks like a Glenn Ligon piece.

Collection Collage #6

Tue, 28 May 2013 17:25:00 -0500

Collection Collage #6

Just published some thoughts about the design decisions behind...

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:44:43 -0500

Just published some thoughts about the design decisions behind “Color Rush” on the Milwaukee Art Museum’s blog. Read on and validate my 8-hour workdays behind a desktop computer!

Additional reading: Last summer’s exhibition “Posters of Paris” through the lens of graphic design.

Portrait by the show-stopping, jaw-smashing Josh Rickun,...

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:28:49 -0500

Portrait by the show-stopping, jaw-smashing Josh Rickun, 2013

In progress concepts.

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:19:30 -0500

In progress concepts.

Photo

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:42:41 -0500

Photo

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:10:03 -0600

criticalgraphicdesign: (via Twitter / crtk001: A critical...

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:26:31 -0600

criticalgraphicdesign:

(via Twitter / crtk001: A critical design practice …)

Functional graphic design.

Sometimes I think I’d rather just draw comics and then I...

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:48:09 -0600

Sometimes I think I’d rather just draw comics and then I do one puny comic and I’m exhausted.

An art class brochure from the Milwaukee Art Museum design...

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:14:36 -0600

An art class brochure from the Milwaukee Art Museum design archives (ca. 1997).

One of those memorable Google Image Search pairings.

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:41:56 -0600

One of those memorable Google Image Search pairings.

satniteduets: NEW double music vid for “Unscreened/Conjugal...

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:32:00 -0600

satniteduets:

NEW double music vid for “Unscreened/Conjugal Visit” with our bros The Fatty Acids! Premiere made possible by our bros over at Spinner.com #payyyyyce

Good vibes from Milwaukee.

Found these old Milwaukee Art Museum annual reports while...

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:03:10 -0600

Found these old Milwaukee Art Museum annual reports while cleaning out our archives.

Poster Essay #1 EXPANDED FOOTNOTES fig. 1: The Night-blooming...

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:59:00 -0600

Poster Essay #1

EXPANDED FOOTNOTES fig. 1: The Night-blooming Cereus is a rare breed of flower that, in some species, only blooms once a year. This phenomenon was sensationalized in the live-action 1993 film “Dennis the Menace” wherein George Wilson, played by Walter Matthau, awaits the blooming of a similar plant that he has been growing and tending to for 40 years, only to miss the seconds-long occurrence due to the title character’s well-intentioned, though distracting, antics. fig. 2: The lyrics to “Sabotage” reference the Watergate scandal of the 1970s as an example of ultimate deception perpetuated from a position of power. The song acts as a stand-in for the Beastie Boys’ subsequent rage-induced rejection of said deception. fig. 3: What could be more terrifying than an entire sentence set in uppercase script? fig. 4: An introduction to fig. 5 and to the idea of questioning the boundaries of possibility. fig. 5: Wile E. Coyote uses simple (though often very clever) conventions to fool his adversary the Road Runner, though he never succeeds. Mr. Coyote’s weakness lies in the fact that he expects Mr. Runner to live by the same laws he assumes are immutable; however, Mr. Runner is aware of his context (a cartoon wasteland) and avoids demise by expanding the limits of reality. In this scene, Mr. Runner achieves the impossible by running through a 2-dimensional painted tunnel (an enigma in and of itself in an already 2-dimensional world). Mr. Coyote attempts the same and fails. A question of reality and our perception thereof arises. fig. 6: This quote is the reference point by which the preceding figures branch off.

suffervacation: motherbooks: We’re proud to announce that...

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:28:28 -0600

suffervacation:

motherbooks:

We’re proud to announce that Mother Books has teamed up with Zach Hazard Vaupen to publish a collection of his awesome web comic Pixel Dog’s Soft Bark.

Pixel Dog is a 56 page risographed behemoth; this book is thick! Debuting at The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Fest this coming weekend. Don’t miss it!

Get it at Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival this weekend (I’ll be at the Closed Caption Comics table on the upper floor in the left corner). Afterwards you’ll be able to purchase them directly from me or from Mother Books.

REBLOG for a chance to win a free copy! I’ll pick a winner at random on Monday after the festival is over. You can only enter to win by reblogging. Liking doesn’t count, but can be used as a supplementary entry into the contest if you reblog also. The winner will be contacted via tumblr. ~ZHV

Collection Collage #05

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:18:45 -0500

Collection Collage #05