As a Clevelander living away from home, news like that of LeBron leaving town may hurt, but not as deep as the news that Cleveland’s own Harvey Pekar passed away yesterday. I was prepared to write some heartfelt account of what Harvey meant to me and to my city, until I found this post from [...]
The Communication Arts Design Annual 51 (September/October issue) will feature two of our favorite Loyola University Maryland pieces, the Sophomore/Junior Search Piece, which is printed on newsprint and the School of Education Viewbook. There’s been a lot of interest in the newsprint piece so we’ve posted more images after the jump for your viewing pleasure…
Hey, remember that movie Space Camp, where the kids get accidentally launched into space? Well, I came close to that cinematic glory on my recent vacation to Florida, when I went to (watch) the Space Shuttle Atlantis launch in Cape Canaveral. It was the perfect experience for an ex-Space Camp Nerd-turned-writer, and a sad send-off [...]
I was a freshman design student at Kent State when Bush announced plans to have American troops invade Iraq in 2003. Many protests materialized around campus; bull horns, blocked off streets, peace bandannas we hand screened in the studio— yup, this was our chance to experience the power of counterculture and revolution. Or so we [...]
I am a cyclist and a fervent music fan. So you can imagine how excited I was a couple weeks ago when David Byrne stopped by Philly to talk about how bicycling has helped transform the urban experience. Unfortunately, no music jams or giant-suit wearing were involved. But, all that bike talk was just as [...]
The end of the year is a big time for lists, and publications, and publications that make lists. It’s kind of like VH1, except instead of Carrot Top commenting on MC Hammer’s pants or how hot Brooke Shields was in the 1981 Calvin Klein campaign, we have a tweed-coated columnist telling us about the year’s [...]