Vivitiv.com. It is Alive.
By Mark KaufmanMuch like the cobblers kids that had no shoes, Vivitiv, our design concern has been without a working website for some time. I know it’s embarrassing, but we kept churning out work for our clients over the years and our site kept being pushed to the bottom of the to-do list. Well, those […]
Mark Kaufman in New Book Hot Off The Presses
By Mark KaufmanI am pleased to announce that a few of my illustrations and cartoons from over 20 years ago (!) have made it into the new book The Best of LCD: The Art and Writing of WFMU, from Princeton Architectural Press. The book was edited by the awesome Dave the Spazz, DJ extraordinaire and […]
Yo no lo entiendo, pero yo lo quiero
By Mark KaufmanI don’t understand it but I like it. Papel Continuo is a Spanish language blog I came across today that is just wonderful. It looks like a dot matrix print and has great graphics, illustrations, design and retro content. Muy fresco!
Great. Great. Great.
By Mark KaufmanThe great Marvin Kitman, on the great Keith Olbermann, with cover illustration by the great Robert Grossman. In The Nation. How great is that?
Dedecus In Vos
By Mark KaufmanDedecus in vos (Shame on you). New spot for a story on the Acting King County Prosecutor Dan Satterfield (R) and his role in working with the Seattle Archdiocese in the Catholic priest abuse scandal. Read article here. Support the Bill Sherman (D) running for King County Prosecutor against Satterfield here.
Reasons to Have Sex II
By Mark KaufmanI rarely get to show my illustration in context, unless I also design the piece. Here’s a very nice example though. Ellen Meany, the CD at The Isthmus was kind enough to send me the page design for the article with my spots in place. Thanks Ellen!
Slow News Day. I Bought New French Curves.
By Mark KaufmanOver at Design Observer, Michael Beirut tossed up his student portfolio for all to see. With that in mind, please alert the media. After 20 years of using an old, chewed up, broken set of french curves I have finally invested in a new set. They are German, they are beautiful. Deal with […]
Reason to Have Sex No. 55: Still Had 30 Minutes on the Meter
By Mark KaufmanIn July, The New York Times reported that psychologists at the University of Texas, asked nearly 2,000 people why they had sex, and assembled a list of 237 reasons. The Isthmus in Madison, WI asked me to draw a few spots for the list of 58 reasons compiled by Michael Feldman, Madison resident […]