First blog out

April 20, 2014

Welcome. I'm now a blogger. I'm excited to begin sharing more than just letters hanging on my walls here at home. Here are some things I've got in mind to share in the near future:

vintage matchbook covers from the 40s/50s.
spreads from my 1923 American Type Founders Catologue
interesting imagery from my seven years living in Germany
photos of fun times while creating work, whether photo shoots, press checks, trade shows, etc.
vintage ephemera, tins, packaging, books, coins, currency, stamps, etc.
work I'm inspired by out in them thar interwebs.

Yin and yegg. #breakfasthumor

#tbt From 2002, not long after moving to Germany (the first time). Here with one of my favorite clients Sven Mack at the Eurobike show. At the time he worked for Wheeler Bikes but in 2005, he started his own “Spank Bikes”. I helped not only with the name but also the design of his logo and website, plus graphics for his bikes, seats, handle bars and rims. #tbt #spankbikes #eurobike #wheelerbikes

Just got my copy of this superb book. Amazing to see the retrospective of this one of a kind magazine. As a designer who started up in the early 90s, Raygun was (duh), massively inspirational to me. I used to have many — a few of the David Carson ones and just about all of the Chris Ashworth versions. Unfortunately these were lost in shipping while moving here to Germany. It still hurts. #raygun #marvinscottjarrett #davidcarson #chrisashworth #swissgrit

First “camera ready” art I made back when I was 16 (before I even knew what this was). Hand drawn logo design for the Spokane Braves hockey team, the first year I played. Found at my mom’s house. #spokanebraves #cameraready #yellowedtape #logo #design #handdrawn #typography #ruler #pencil

Cool old board game cover “Spielesammlung” (game collection) found at an antique store here in Ludwigsburg, Germany. #typography #design

One drugstore. Two sides. #signage #letters #sumnerwa

Some treasures from my design hero. Thanks Carlos! #carlossegura #typography #t26 #cartype

Work in progress. My wife Christina’s cross stitch illustration of a photo of me from back in 2004. #wip #crossstitch

Masking with friends a few waves ago. #masksforlife #jfc

Me and my brother Mapes at my mom’s. #spoklahoma