Sigh, vacation's over. Arn and I are back from Japan but it hasn't quite sunk in yet ((I bowed and almost uttered "arigato" to the customs officer at NAIA. This is what happens when you spend two weeks in Japan. (You just gotta love the Japanese, they're such a polite ...

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Get Your Own! | View Slideshow Greetings from Japan! Will post pics as often as I can so please stay tuned to see more Nippon goodness. :)

Non-trad ad for The Yoga Center. . In Non-traditional Advertising, ads are strategically positioned in the most unexpected places e.g. the sidewalk, a manhole cover, and as in the brilliant ((It's so simple, it makes you go "why didn't I think of that?")) example above, a straw. The trick is in fusing ...

As promised, here's part two of my Design Heroes entry. . Stefan Sagmeister. He's worked on album packaging and posters for music industry giants The Rolling Stones, Lou Reed, Talking Heads, Pink Floyd, etc. and is best known for his trademark hand-made typography. With an emphasis on concept over style, everything he ...

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Like our good pals Sheila and Mike, Arn and I have been going on a nostalgia trip, to the 70s this time. It all started when I gave him The Incredible Hulk ((Sigh, it's a much-delayed reaction but I feel bad knowing that David Banner (Bill Bixby) and Jack Colvin ...

One of the questions I often get asked is "who are the graphic designers you admire?" It's quite a list actually so I hope you have time because I'm gonna take you through it right now. *** David Carson. He was the Nirvana and Pearl Jam of the visual movement in the ...

Encouraged by a sudden increase in sales in my Cafepress shops ((Most of the buyers are US-based. I have a feeling it must be because school is about to start and everyone wants new shirts to wear. Alright!)), I decided to open a few more last week. Four are wedding-related ...

Anyone who has the time and patience to make anything handmade is definitely a hero in my book, and as some of you know, I've been posting about everything-DIY for years ((Maybe even before the term DIY caught on locally)) so I thought, ok, for once I'll show (and not ...