Vivitiv Rocks The Postal Service
By Mark KaufmanVivitiv, the design firm that I run with Jacqueline McCarthy, just sent off a treasure trove of work for consideration in Rockport Publisher’s upcoming 1,000 Music Graphics book. This is one of the packages that we sent which held some of our music posters over the years. We sent two other packages with […]
Catalogtree
By Mark KaufmanI saw an absolutely beautiful chart in the Key supplement in yesterday’s edition of the New York Times by the Dutch designers Catalogtree. The straightforward simplicity of their charts is mindblowing. Check out their web site for more inteligent, spare, thoroughly interesting work. This diagram compares the average speed in two directions during […]
Happy Amateur Night.…ummm…I Mean Happy St. Patrick’s Day.
By Mark KaufmanI am of course IBM. Irish by marriage, so I resent amateurs using the one day that celebrates Irish heritage and culture to drink green beer, eat corned beef and cabbage, paint shamrocks on their faces, head butt strangers, and fight and vomit in the streets. I think this should be done 365 […]
Outrage of the Week: Alberto Gonzalez
By Mark KaufmanGitmo, torture, warrentless spying, the patriot act, keeping W’s DUI quiet and now the “overblown personnel matter” of the fired prosecutors. This lying creep could be a regular fixture.
My Better Half
By Mark KaufmanI found this hiding somewhere on my computer while I was searching for something else. A portrait of my wife and business partner Jacqueline McCarthy & me. I liked the image of my better half so much that I had it embroidered into a lovely portrait by the awesome world reknown artist Jenny […]
Hillary / Brooke 08
By Mark KaufmanI was taking a look at all of the presidential contenders logos, I’ve gone through Obama, McCain and Vilsack, but unfortunately none of the other candidates have anything even remotely interesting in the way of logos. There’s not much to say except that they are all awful. However, I am hoping that there […]
American Affairs Desk: Train Wreck Princesses
By Mark KaufmanAnother installment of American Affairs Desk. This one has it all, celebrities, suicide, drug use, choo choo trains and the Disney Princess craze! You’re welcome.
The Ephemeral Permanence of Editorial Illustration
By Mark KaufmanI love editorial illustration. I love making images that tell stories or serve to bolster ideas. As much work and effort goes into a publishing venture, writing, editing, design, illustration and photography, production and distribution, it seems to be a fleeting undertaking. Because whether it is a daily newspaper or blog, a weekly […]