May, 2008

Chicago Fret Works: Brand Identity + website

Chicago Fret Works

Steve and his partner Dan are both musicians and artisans, so their brand was constructed to evoke reassuringly been-there-forever master craftsmanship — and a sense of authentic connection with this century’s working musicians … »

VOTE! King Fu T-Shirt Design at Threadless.com

Berlin S-Bahn portal + graffiti

In anticipation of my annual journey to Germany, an alluring photo of a partially obscured green and white S-Bahn sign — these ubiquitous, illuminated typographic symbols beckon Berliners towards the over/underground network which (along with the U-Bahn) connects the re-unified metropolis with shining, singing rails.

All Roads Lead to Blackletter

o … sometimes my train of thought leaves from an unusual station.
During my morning perambulations a car cruised past, blasting bass-heavy tunes from enormous speakers. The sub-sonic frequencies made the vehicle’s bodywork vibrate so loudly that the music itself was completely drowned out.
You probably hear this particular kind of sonic sandwich all the time. In [...]

“Simmer Down Sprinter”: Arcade game cabinet

Simmer Down Sprinter

“Simmer Down Sprinter” is a fabulous hand-built high-tech art project developed by my old friend and collaborator Steve Lambert. The visual style of the cabinet (like the game itself) casts a knowing backwards wink towards classically tacky ’80s arcade video games … »

Kung Fu Fashion Show

Kung-fu Fashion Show

I ran across this half-forgotten postcard in my files today, and liked it so much I just thought I’d share. Truth be told it’s been so long that I’ve forgotten what this job was actually about, though the name does evoke an interesting image or three. »

Filme und So: Website header

Filme und So

The website’s name translates as “Movies and Stuff”, and that’s what this German-language podcast and blog is all about. It features movie reviews liberally interspersed with thoughts on pop music, Macintosh hardware, and other necessaries of modern life. »

Humor in the produce department

The work of some smarty-pants at the Alberta Street Co-op — intended to quell the fears of the squeamish, or quash the hopes of vampires straying into the produce department?
Can’t say for sure, but it succeeded in inducing an involuntary chuckle from me.

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