Interlocking stripes
This may not turn out to be the most charismatic blog post ever. My source of inspiration isn’t the most charismatic. But hey! Whatever. Glenn Roeder wears a certain tie virtually every game. It’s a...
View ArticleDetergent boxes: Graphic inspiration
Image via daniele_lavamat on flickr Image via daniele_lavamat Over the holidays, I rediscovered my love for detergent boxes — especially vintage detergent boxes. I love how their graphic swirls and...
View ArticleRobert McCall
I learned today that legendary space artist Robert McCall passed away, on Friday, February 26, at the age of 90. Robert McCall, painting a mural at a NASA center. Credit: NASA To many, McCall was known...
View ArticleDietmar Winkler: Posters for MIT
Something really cool happened at work last week. Naturally, it had nothing to do with work! A designer I work with brought in a pair of Communication Arts magazines from 1970 and 1971. Being inspired...
View ArticleDesign Inspiration: The Fire Trucks of Flughafen Stuttgart
I admit it: I am inspired, in a very nerdy way, by the fire trucks that zoom around Stuttgart, Germany’s international airport, Flughafen Stuttgart. Painted from bumper to bumper in eye-piercing...
View ArticleThe Story Behind My New Painting, ‘Stop Static (Before It Stops You)’
What could the conveyance of visual energy, a magpie sampling aesthetic, and reclaimed stretcher bars possibly have in common? These are all things I have been thinking about as I have produced my...
View ArticleCelebrating 20 years of painting
Well you’re in your little room, and you’re working on something good. But if it’s really good, you’re gonna need a bigger room. And when you’re in the bigger room, you might not know what to do. You...
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