Snobs R Us
By Mark KaufmanThese posters appeared on the Huffington Post today, along with some very loopy commentary and design critiques. Most of you elistist designer snobs will recognize the one on the left as being by Shepard Fairey, the one on the right is a parody that was posted on Michelle Malkins blog. I tried to […]
ICON 5. Last Call for Early Birds
By Mark Kaufman It’s been a while since I checked out ICON 5/The Illustration Conference site. Last time no info was up. This time, plenty of info. Last chance for early bird registration is today! As if you late tax-filers don’t have enough to worry about. See ya in Nueva York.
Thirty Days in the Hole: Rayon Undies 49¢
By Mark Kaufman Speaking to someone regarding my blog a while ago and the question came up whether the work tossed up on my blog is for clients, is it personal, is it specifically for the blog? Great question. For the most part I have been posting client projects, an occasional piece from my archives, […]
Hummingbirds and Bagels
By Mark KaufmanNothing much happened this weekend. The hummingbird babies that were nesting in a tree in our front yard growed up and flew away. And I ate bagels. With cream cheese, not hummingbirds.
From the Editors Desk
By Mark Kaufman From the desk of Tom Biederbeck, Editor of Step Inside Design Magazine: “…in this issue we are thrilled to present articles by two of the finest writers working in the field of design journalism. Matt Porter’s profile of Jacki McCarthy and Mark Kaufman, ‘Wish You Were Here’ on page 52, portrays this […]
Chart Power
By Mark KaufmanAs usual, spent this past Sunday morning drinking coffee and lazily thumbing through the New York Times (before spending the rest of the day cleaning out the basement). And as usual lately I was absolutely stopped dead in my tracks by a graphic in the paper. This was a stunner, a 3D map […]
Sketch for Art with Heart
By Mark KaufmanI am pleased to announce that I was recently asked to contribute a page for Art with Heart’s upcoming Siblings book project. Publication date is expected Spring 2008. This was one of the ideas that we didn’t use. Do check out the Art with Heart site and see how you can help with […]