Pier Party was a blast!
Sunday was the first ever Pier Party!, a fundraising event on the Santa Monica Pier at Pacific Park, supporting the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation, which is responsible for most of […]
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Rooting for laundry: the most compelling brands around
I know, I know. I can’t seem to shut up about the brilliant podcast 99% Invisible from the very talented Roman Mars and friends. This week’s edition is about, of all things, baseball uniforms. […]
The death of comics? Hardly.
I have always loved — and been fascinated by — the comics. As a kid, I read them every day, even the boring ones. I marveled at the incredibly economical writing and the […]
Consuming content makes me queasy
I was listening to an interview with Thom Yorke of Radiohead. He was told by his team that they had a multimillion-dollar offer from Nokia who was looking for content for […]
Pictures of War and Peace
Designer, author and historian Steven Heller has published a remarkable collection of war-related posters and drawings. The interpretation varies with the times but the theme remains constant. Take a look […]
Remembering Pete Seeger
With the passing of the legendary Pete Seeger, as well as the release of the Coen brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis, I’ve been revisiting folk music. So easy now. I don’t even […]
Pippin at Samohi
I’m working on a campaign for the musical “Pippin” which Santa Monica High School is putting on starting March 7. The theater department there is something I’ve supported for 5 […]
100 Years of Design | AIGA
The American Institute of Graphic Arts is 100 years old today. Designers’ national organization is responsible for helping to develop the professionalism of its members, awareness of the profession among […]
Guy Hoffman and “living” robots
[ted id=1908] Sometime in the near future, we (or our children at least) will have robots in our lives. Do we want those machines to behave like, well, robots? Or […]
Mailchimp, you people are brilliant.
I just got the new Mailchimp annual report. It’s a website. It’s cool. It’s simple. It’s beautiful. It’s entertaining. It’s fun. It’s smart. It’s worth a look, for sure.