Graphics for Music Ratings System
By Mark Kaufman Here’s a set of graphics I designed for album reviews in The Stranger’s Music section. Cute. Tough. Slow. Magical and/or Gay. Can you tell which is which?
Illustration Promotion Library
By Mark Kaufman Since I have a bunch of leftover samples of mailers promoting my illustration over the years, I am going to post them when I come across them. I find them everywhere, in drawers, file folders, closets, trunk of my car, and old coat pockets. Hopefully some of these have landed on your […]
Drawmark Holiday Sunburn
By Mark Kaufman We are happy to announce that we will be spending the holidays in Palm Springs this year. To celebrate here’s a swell image by the artist Earl Cordrey. Therefore both Drawmark and Vivitiv will be closed from December 24, 2008 thru January 4, 2009. We will be sure to alert all of […]
Illustrations of the Day
By Mark Kaufman One thing that I absolutely love is the dying art of courtroom illustration. In an age when everything is on TV or the net, photography and video are king, so it is always surprising to see quick courtroom sketches be a major visual factor in a breaking news story. As surprising as […]
George W Bush Presidential Liberry
American Affairs Desk: The George W Bush Presiddential Liberry Take a tour of George W Bush’s Presidential Liberry.
Humbug Archival Project from Fantagraphics
By Mark Kaufman The 2009 Fantagraphics catalogue showed up in my mailbox the other day, and lo and behold it looks like they will be releasing a 300-page book of Humbug, the Harvey Kurtzman edited, post Mad humor magazine from the late 1950s. This is HUGE for fanboys of a certain age. I have never […]
I Don’t Know What it is But I Like It
Brit Butcher by way of NorwayBy Mark Kaufman This image seems to be from a Norwegian website. British kids flash cards? Posters? Books? I dunno, but thanks Norwegian website! It is a Klassiske!?!
Drawmark Thanksgiving Tradition
Almost like the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Special, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, Black Friday, and football and naps and turkey sandwiches all wrapped into one, here is my Thanksgiving tradition. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
American Affairs Tech Desk: The Financial Crisis
Bailout on the virtual homefront. Billions of Lindens are needed.