Jun
20
2023
I've always enjoyed Adobe Express (formerly Spark) it was handy to create graphics, and resize images for blogging and social both personally and for work. But the new beta is a game changer, generative AI integration, able to use...
May
02
2023
I love museums, history, and graphic design. This means that when I see a display at a museum that is a collection of historic product labels, logos, publications, and any piece of original or replica graphic ephemera gets my...
Mar
05
2023
“Don’t criticize what you don’t understand, son. You never walked in that man’s shoes.”
- Elvis Presley often used this adaptation of a well-known quotation. via Graceland
Mar
01
2023
Nestled in the Northern Idaho mountains outside of Sand Point Idaho you'll find the fantastic ski resort Schweitzer Mountain Resort. It's a really nice place to go skiing with great trails and amenities. One of the amenities, the basement...
Feb
28
2023
I love industrial architecture, it's a cacophony of shape, form, color, form, function, and when operational sounds and smells. Truly modern marvels. On a recent road trip, while stopping to grab a burrito bowl I at Chipotle, I serendipitously...
Feb
27
2023
I love maps. As the old joke goes: "geology rocks, but geographers know where it's at!"
While researching mapping sites, tips, and resources, I found this great mapping resource site by cartographer Tom Patterson. If you make maps, if you...
Feb
26
2023
Spotted this graffiti last April adorning the walls of a park restroom. It maybe a bit pessimistic, but it certainly rings true from time to time.
Feb
24
2023
A little goof using the great pixel stretch tutorial from PiXimperfect.hosted by Unmesh Dinda, A pretty fun little tutorial.
Feb
23
2023
This is what happens when you are a bored graphic designer, with time to kill looking at some fun mass produced art decorating an AirBNB. A visual communication's degree is a terrible thing to waste.
Bear art....
Feb
22
2023
For the heck of it, here's some photos I took of the railroad tracks near the cabin we were staying at in Sand Point, Idaho. It was a winter wonderland.