First there was Murakami for Vuitton, Then there was James Jean for Prada, And hell, you could even count Fafi for MAC… but now, I think I can officially declare this designer-clothing-companies-hiring-illustrators-who-are-famous-in-their-own-right-thing a trend—- because woah, man…we’ve got Paul Pope for DKNY: Check out this video about some of Paul’s process on the project: Paul has been a […]

I received this letter recently, and I thought I should share my response with all of you. Hello Star, I’ve been told time and time again that it can be hard starting out in design because it’s such a competitive industry. I’ve been trying for a few months now and I’m wondering if I’m doing something wrong? […]

Many times throughout my day as a web developer, I find myself styling a page that has a woeful lack of copy. Rather than rollerskating over to the marketing department and demanding some text, I turn to my trusted friend Lorum Ipsum.  Many of you are likely acquainted with Lorum Ipsum already, but for those who […]

House of Leaves, by Mark Z Danielewski, is one of my favorite books. It’s right up on my ist next to Lolita and White Noise…but for completely different reasons.  This was the first book that used it’s typesetting against me as a weapon of psycological attack. Let me explain. House of Leaves is a story within a […]

My friend Matt linked me to this awesome gallery of envelope security patterns. This made me think that I should share some of my other pattern resources.  PATTERNS + Squidfingers | Patterns + The Inspiration Gallery + Kaliber10000 | Pixel Patterns + Portfelia | Patterns + 44 suburbia | Patterns + Citrus Moon | Patterns + […]