Hecho en Seattle
By Mark KaufmanAnother installment of “Hey I found this in my basement”. I was rooting around down in the basement last night and came across this piece that I did probably a decade ago for late lamented Seattle music newspaper The Rocket. It was for a piece about some Cuban musician, I must say I […]
The Jacqueline McCarthy Space Heater
By Mark KaufmanWhile we would love to have a museum, stadium or a library named after one of us, for the moment we will have to settle for the Jacqueline McCarthy Space Heater. We donated to radio station, and minor media powerhouse, WFMU a while back and had this dandy space heater named after Jacki. […]
Mr. Know It All
By Mark KaufmanA new illustration for a new column in Paddler Magazine. And no it has nothing to do with spanking. Paddler Magazine is a canoeing, kayaking and rafting magazine. Get your mind out of the gutter and into the great outdoors!
Only Three Weeks Until Into the Woods
By Mark KaufmanOnly three weeks before AIGA Seattle’s Into the Woods conference. Drawmark is in some very fine company as a sponsor as you can see here, the speaker roster is set, workshops are a go and registration is closed. So if you failed to sign up to attend this kick ass event you will […]
Sketchbook II
By Mark KaufmanNot a lot of posts this week, I have been very busy, putting in long hours on both design and illustration fronts. Nothing I can show or talk about as of yet. With that in mind here’s another installment of Find something in sketchbook that I like.
American Affairs Desk: Advice For Democrats
By Mark KaufmanThese important questions always seem to trip up Democratic standard bearers, the wrong answer to seemingly innocuous questions lay the groundwork to frame a candidate as either a typical liberal wuss that doesn’t understand the heart of America, or an evil interloper that is trying to push a gay agenda down the throats […]
Minor Announcement on the Vivitiv Web Site
By Mark KaufmanAbout a year ago we changed the name of our design firm from Artomat Design to Vivitiv. Much like the tale of the cobbler who is so busy that his children have no shoes, we have been remiss in developing our own website. Well at the moment we are diligently working on the […]
Outrage of the Week: Death and Taxes
By Mark KaufmanWe just found out how much we’ll owe in taxes this year. I don’t normally complain about Uncle Sam, and taxes, because I believe in paying my fair share, but one thing you can count on is at least once a year I’ll raise my fist along with most Americans (and Steve Forbes) […]
Portrait of the Art Director as a Young Man
By Mark KaufmanI recently did 3 portraits of, art director, designer and musician Aaron Edge. Here’s one of them. Rock on.