Aleksander Macasev Lecture
By Mark KaufmanAIGA Seattle hosted the Serbian artist/designer Aleksander Macasev for a lecture on his Joseph Goebbels tm project last night. I am not sure about the rest of the audience, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Mr. Macasev was an engaging speaker, he actually apologized for the fact that english is not his first language, […]
Golden Oldies
By Mark KaufmanHere’s one from the Golden Oldies file. I think this one dates back to 1999. We used to do a lot of radio work back then. Although I’m not sure if the guy is bored by work or the playlist. Lillith Fair? Dave Matthews? Ouch. As far as Bruce goes, as a New […]
‘Tis The Season
By Mark Kaufman Here’s a detail from a holiday card I did for Maloof TV and Maloof Motion Pictures. I am thinking/working on a piece on the so-called war on Christmas, and I remembered this card. It was sweet and simple. Accordian fold, printed silver and black. The war on Christmas however is much more […]
Fantagraphics Store
By Mark KaufmanFantagraphics had a store opening on Saturday in Seattle’s Georgetown district. Pandemonium. Where the elite meet to flip through books, drink bad beer and be seen. Nice flicker site courtesy of Mike Baehr.
Weekend Filing Technique
By Mark KaufmanOMG! How could I have forgotten. My wife and I did read My Filing Technique is Unstoppable by David Rees this weekend. Hilarity ensued.
Bats Gots Friends
By Mark KaufmanOK.It was a bit of a lost weekend for me. I wasn’t on a bender or anything, I just didn’t do much of anything. Hung around the house, ate, read the NY Times in bed and watched way too much TV. Therefore, in tribute to the Billy Wilder classic The Lost Weekend, (and […]
Saul Steinberg. One of My Heroes.
By Mark KaufmanThere are two, count ’em two shows showcasing the work of Saul Steinberg opening in New York City. The shows are at the Morgan Library and the Museum of the City of New York through March 4, 2007. He is of my heroes for his line, his wit, his typography, and his conceptual […]
Safe Word: Helmet
By Mark KaufmanA new piece for Seattle Metropolitan Magazine for a funny article on parents, children and brain damage. As they say, on newsstands now!