Blogging Heads

Blogging Heads is a website that features political and social discussions. It can be pretty dry and it is definitely not for everyone, but I like it a lot. Check it out if you enjoy hearing intelligent people argue the issues of the day. It is particularly good while working or cooking. Anyway, they have … Continued

Lemon Drop Pop

My great friends Phil and Lauren are getting hitched this August and I have been honored with the task of creating some invitations for them. We are going to hand silk-screen everything as soon as the paper arrives. I ordered the paper from French Paper, our favorite paper company. The type/color is Pop Tone Lemon … Continued

Land, Air, and Sea

Seattle artist Weston Jandacka creates breath taking artwork with great attention to technical detail of all mediums. We met Weston in 2008 when he showed Within Your Blinking Eye at Blank Space Gallery. Until recently, his art focused on 2-dimensional photo realism oil painting and photography. Jandacka’s completely new body of work titled Land, Air, … Continued

Poster Design Concept

Here is our first draft for Seattle’s National Park Family Day. (Sans all of the sponsor logos.) I am sure it will evolve. I think it would look great silk screened. Maybe we’ll have to get our silk screening set-up going soon!

A Celebration of NW National Parks!

photo: Olympic NP, Shi Shi Beach. We were lured here in 2007 by a park ranger who said it was The most beautiful beach in the world. NPCA and Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park host Seattle’s first annual NW National Park Family Day, at Steward Park on May 2nd. I can’t think of a … Continued

Rejection and Failure and Cinnamon Buns

When Alton Brown says All Purpose flour he means it. If you try some fancy pastry flour mixed substitute YOU WILL BE SLIGHTLY DISAPPOINTED! Only slightly though, because mediocre cinnamon buns are still cinnamon buns for crying out loud. So, I failed a little and I learned a little. Happy Day. Rejection however is a … Continued

Designer in the White House.

Information designer Edward Tufte is appointed by President Obama to a Recovery Independent Advisory Panel. A group with the following mandate: To promote accountability by coordinating and conducting oversight of Recovery funds to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse and to foster transparency on Recovery spending by providing the public with accurate, user-friendly information. Presumably, he … Continued

Thailand is beautiful

This video really captures the feeling of South East Asia. I haven’t had the chance to visit Vietnam or Cambodia, but I really love Thailand. This video is so well shot that I can feel the tropics in my hair. a journey through asia from ivan vania on Vimeo. We are currently designing our first … Continued

Part pie shop. Part design studio. Brillant!

An unconventional design studio in Alabama is serving up pie to the public. Designers use PieLab to encourage conversation about design with a focus on community development projects. Way back in October of 2008 we curated Red White and Pie, featuring political graphics and delicious pie, to encourage political discourse. And it works. People love … Continued