Picked up this old sheet music at Duck Creek Antiques for the lettering. Every stroke is excellent. See for yourself: Zoom out to see all the details.  

In the past I’d complain about what I call “Logorot” — when companies update their identity with displeasing results. Under Consideration came about with their Brand New blog which did a much better job at presenting new ID’s with some meat, context, words, and consistency. Flashback: I was in Michaels right before Christmas a month ago, getting some art [...]

Tina (you may know her better as SwissMiss) asked if I’d throw in a tattoo design for a new thing called Tattly. I said sure because I like her and thought it’d be fun. Now I don’t have a tattoo myself, but if I did get one, my first would probably be something simple, very likely [...]

AIGA Cincinnati had a screening of the film Typeface at the CAC. The documentary about the Hamilton Wood Type Museum was heartbreaking and hopeful. The movie takes a look inside the big factory up in Two Rivers, Wisconsin that is packed to the gills with wood type and printing machines. Combine that with stories from former [...]

Walked into the studio and Tom was laying out all this jewelry on the table. It’s an exploration for a project he’s been working on. I asked if it was cool to make a photo and  share online. He said sure. Looks a bit Dorling Kindersley-ish in this manifestation, but he pushed it in different directions since.

I’ve posted about this on our studio blog, but the long and short of it is: Kelley Deal and Mike Montgomery are residents at the South Park Tavern every Tuesday in April. They’re having friends kick off each evening with talks about all sorts of stuff, music, and demos. I’ll be speaking on April 26! [...]

Back in February, Nathan and Katie of Eight Hour Day went to the Pasadena Book Fair and spotted among many other fine specimens this Lady Luck paperback by Warren Weaver. I immediately took to scouring auctions for the 1963 edition of this book and came up a winner. There’s no indication inside who’s responsible for [...]