PG/HTX/DIG

The 2nd release on the trilogy of t-shirts I collaborated on with Premium Goods. Jamz! This one is only available in the Houston store. Sorry Houston folk that currently live in NYC/BK. You gotta roll back home for this little diddy.

Premium Goods Collaboration!

They are here! If you're in Brooklyn, stop by Premium Goods on 5th Ave in Park Slope and pick up this tee. Look out for the Houston & Premium Goods t-shirts soon.

Pause.

Drake has been an easy target lately. With all the emo-introspective rap he's been cranking out, I forgot how many good songs he's already created. I went back and listened to the mix tapes, cameos and full albums. It's legit ya'll. This dude has been consistently cranking out hits and somewhat unexpected hits ( which, come to think of it might be the issue at heart ). He's currently being things hip-hop has never been. Specifically, vulnerable. It's easy to critique the person that puts himself out there fully. Which actually, presents another issue ya'll. As fans, we prefer our stars to be within sight but difficult to grasp. Drake is completely transparent, making him easy to "get at." So Drake, my bad holmes. You trusted me and I pounced ( Pause ). Whether you thought it is was a safe place or not... I messed up. Although, I wouldn't mind hearing a track like "Wilt Chamberlin" from time to time. Just Sayin'.

Type Games

I found this type game on Jason Santa Maria's site. His site is amazing but back to the post at hand. This game is not quite angry birds but it might be for type nerds. Try to get a perfect score! Try the game here

Typography Wall at the MOMA!

Ben Vautier's Letterpressed posters at the MOMA! This wall of posters is the best thing. It's a dope assortment that really made my day!

Relax X Reality

I designed this piece earlier this year and decided to make it a reality. With the help of Amelia Irwin, we screened this intricate design on Glo-Tone French Paper 19"X25". The 1pt. lines held up and came out better than I could have imagined.

Yep!

I created this type design a while back and shared it with a few friends. Now it's time to share it with the internets.

Everybody

When the song "Elevators" was released, this hook ( for which this typography/graphic was inspired from ) was the anti-hook. It curled around corners and walked right beside you like a kind stranger. Then it was gone right when you started to understand. You couldn't wait until the next reprise so you could hear it once again. It's an amazing lullaby, who's pacing and breaths made you want to have a life with the same air. This piece is that to me simple, interesting, elegant and going for a ride. Lately, Outkast has been on steady shuffle and repeat. This usually happens during introspective days or periods for me.

I'm looking into using the letterpress technique on this design. 18"X24" or 30"X40

credit: A modified Stymie Hairline

Practice Makes Better (Perfect)

So, I'm going to come off like an a**hole in this post. Well, maybe not. You decide.

To be good at anything you have to work really really hard... there's no other way to get around it! Bust a** or suck for the rest of your life. Any kind of talent that one has can be traced to the obsessions of that person. So when people say ish like you're lucky to have a job, I say f'you! Guess what? I've been drawing since the age of 2! When you do something all your life you better be good to great at it. If not, what's the point? So practice makes close to perfect. Work it out.

Above are typographic treatments I've been working on. I'm kinda obsessed with practicing forever

Merrill = Murder from the I Love My Friends Project

Here's the deal, I love my friends and I'm not the best at keeping in contact with them. But I want my peoples (you) to know that I think about them and their well being quite often. So I'm embarking on a series of type executions made up of things that remind me of that person's best quality.

The first person in this series is Merrill! Known to his buds as an all around good natured a**hole. I hate this guy so much it might appear like love to a pedestrian but it's hate at it's finest. Ah...Hate. Merrill has a sharp wit to the point where it feels like you have been stabbed in the arse. Those Paco jeans you had on are ruined and rightly so! Dammit Merrill! Caution to all who encounter Merrill, if you dish it out be sure you can handle the fallout. He'll have you crying tears of pain, kicking rocks and wishing you thought of that comeback about his Aunt hours ago. Xacto Razor blades lovingly spell out Merrill which is equivalent to the Murder of your self esteem. In all seriousness, Merrill is one of my best friends and irreplaceable. Cheers to Merrill!

Type Made from Slim Post-its

I've been kind of obsessed with type lately. Especially type made from otherwise useless office organizational instruments.
This posting is self indulgent but successfully demonstrates an unwillingness to be bored. Say word.