Will It Never End?
By Mark KaufmanEach day brings a new affront to the world as we know it. Why, oh why did the person serving up my coffee this morning have to add a smiley face sticker to the lid? Why turn a cup of human kindness into a cup of bitterness and resentment? Yes, it’s a slow […]
Canadian Content: Monsterama
By Mark Kaufman‘Tis the season. Halloween season that is. The awesome Canadian cartoonist and animator Jay Stephens has a blog called Monsterama, dedicated to all things cute and creepy. The creator of Oddville!, one of my fave comic strips, traffics in scary monsters and pop culture year ’round, not just in October like the rest […]
Radiohead_In_Downloads
By Mark KaufmanNew spot I did for the Stranger to accompany music feature on the new Radiohead album_business model_game changer, In Rainbows. I opted for something loose and sketchy. Just like the download process for the album.
Joey Bishop 1918-2007
By Mark KaufmanThe Frown Prince is gone and with Joey Bishop’s passing it is officially the end of an era. With the exception of ladies auxiliary members Angie Dickinson and Shirley MacLaine the Rat Pack is kaput. Rest in peace Joseph Abraham Gottlieb, you and your ilk are sorely missed. See a very low-resolution animated […]
Tote Bag Malfeasance
By Mark KaufmanHere’s a detail of a spot I did for a story about how KUOW, the Seattle National Public Radio outlet is sitting on a mountain of cash, whilst alluding to financial crisis during pledge drives. I must say that back in the day, I listened to NPR quite a lot, but thanks to […]
Drawmark Book Club No.1
By Mark KaufmanOver at Design Observer the last couple of days, Steven Heller mused about bad, copy heavy advertising and kiddie porn(?). With that in mind I thought I’d start a book club, and the first one I’d recommend is the book Advertising Design and Typography by Alex W. White. This book has several things […]
Mystery Sketch
By Mark Kaufman“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.”Albert Einstein All illustrators and designers probably face this conundrum at one time or another, the mystery sketch. I tend to jot down notes, thumbnails, and ideas on anything at hand, cocktail napkins, newspapers, […]
Food Ethnography
By Mark KaufmanHere’s a detail of a piece I did last week for the Stranger called the United Colors of Burien. The article deals with the varied ethnic enclaves and the food and restaurants and people that serve it up in a community due south of white bread Seattle. This map follows a taco wagon […]