Illusions

"They're not tricks, Michael."

Generative Art

Thanks to Processing, that labyrinthine scripting language (to me, at least), I've been able to play around with creating generative art in Illustrator. It's all with the help of a tool called Scriptographer, and the blessedly generous userbase that submits plugins and scripts for community use. When I first found it, I felt like my eyes had finally been opened. Experiments are ongoing, so expect more posts here soon.

Helvetica History Lesson Tees

Too long, too long have people waited for the typographic t-shirt that isn't only fashionable - but educational, too. With a mind to resolve this problem for myself and the world, I took a screenprinting class with the brilliant and pragmatic guys at Danger Press, hosted by the Atlanta Printmakers Studio.

We weren't using the best equipment — basic table clamps, wooden frames, old emulsion — but thanks to the help of Ed and J, I produced a short line of Helvetica tees for sale at fairs around Atlanta and online.

Each tee (one serif, sans-serif, and slab-serif to suit all tastes) describes the history of the titular typeface so you can proudly represent your favorite font to the world. A Comic Sans / Papyrus line is forthcoming.

Internet Anagram Communication

People love it when you take something that's dominant in one medium and thrust it into another world. Case in point, these cards deliver the raw data and emotion of the internet's favorite acronyms, forcing them into your service as world-class greeting cards. If that sounds a little dramatic, well, these cards are.

I Love You More Than Comic Sans

Sometimes it takes a Swiss designer to make it mean something when you say you love someone. And sometimes it takes nigh-universally derided Microsoft screen font, for when you maybe love someone ever so slightly less.

Happy Mother's Day

Artifacts

or, How to Make Your Hawaiian Vacation Look Like It Took Place On Another Planet.

A simple exercise in photomanipulation for atmospheric effects, relying on noise and color filters.