Mascot Mashup: Naranjito + World Cup Willie
By Mark Kaufman World Cup Mascot Mashup No. 1: England 1966 + España 1982
Drawmark in Drawgasmic Exhibition and Book
By Mark Kaufman Hey! They’re putting on an art show (and a book) in St. Louis at the 2720 / Art Dimensions Gallery, called Drawgasmic. And I’m part of it. The Drawgasmic exhibition and book is an effort to expose, promote, and push forward the work of international independent artists, illustrators, and designers. This is […]
World Cup Design: Briljant Oranje
By Mark Kaufman These are absolutely brilliant shirts from the Amsterdam based design team We are Bas and Daan, for the Dutch Football Federation. I want to run around like an idiot with one of these, full of Heineken and Satékroket from a Febo vending machine.
The Small Stakes: Music Posters by Jason Munn
By Mark Kaufman Most rock posters leave me cold. They usually have nothing going for them other than the cool factor, in other words, “hey, that’s cool!”. No thought goes into them, the imagery usually has nothing to do with the band or the music, or anything for that matter, simply a designer showing off. […]
God of Carnage. New Work for Seattle Rep.
By Mark Kaufman A new illustration and type treatment I did for The Seattle Repertory Theatre production of God of Carnage. Who doesn’t like black comedies right?
Maradonart
By Mark Kaufman The World Cup grows ever closer. While it rolls around every four years, one thing is certain, people talk about Diego Maradona 24/7/365. El Diez is a saint/sinner, hero/villain, genius/bum who is worshipped in two countries, Argentina and Italy (well Napoli anyway), and he is reviled in the rest of the world. […]
Lousy. With Fleas.
By Mark Kaufman My new comic strip Lousy. With Fleas. which appears in the Stranger on a rotating basis with some other great artists.
World Cup Poster Design
By Mark Kaufman As of this writing it is 9 days, 14 hours, 47 minutes, and 10 seconds until the 2010 World Cup kicks off in South Africa. Here are three of my favorite World Cup posters, Switzerland 1954, Argentina 1978, and Italia 90. Since I’ll have the fever, I’ll post some other soccer related […]
Memorial Day Video Party: Colt 45
Sadly the geniuses that created this classic campaign for Colt 45 Malt Liqour, have given way to the morons that serve up the moronic Bud Light campaigns. Gentlemen, and I use that term loosely, this is how to create and ad with finesse, intrigue, and class leading up to a solid payoff. There are several […]