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!
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 […]
9/11. Inside Job. Killed.
By Mark KaufmanHere are a couple of characters I created for an article in The Stranger on 9/11 was an inside job conspiracy theorists. I did 10 drawings of various characters poking, proddding, measuring and pointing figures. Aaron Huffman the Art Director was going to use these on a stark type treatment of the text […]
Ron Paul in Flames
By Mark KaufmanNew illustration of lefty and libertarian darling Ron paul going up in flames after the Iowa straw poll. Article on Iowa politcal front here.
The Horror
By Mark KaufmanHere’s a recent project I did for the redesign of The Stranger. They’re being used throughout the paper to promote the Stranger’s web site. Little flags with the URL follow the burning blimps as it crashes.
How the Other Half Lives
By Mark KaufmanHere’s an illustration I did for a funny article on The National Review’s cocktail party in advance of a cruise from Seattle. Always funny to see how the other half of the electorate lives…and thinks.
Drawmark Hair Club for Men
By Mark KaufmanHere’s a detail of a recently completed illustration I did that will be used for direct mail, advertising and online. On the left is the first iteration, on the right is the same character sporting a delightful hairpiece. I was specifically asked not to use so many old, bald guys. As an old, […]
Ye OIde Bike Joust
By Mark KaufmanThanksfully I have been swamped over the past few weeks, so not a lot of posts, but here’s one of several spots I did for the Portland Mercury’s Bike Issue. Something about the former and current mayors and their attitudes on bicycles and public policy. I personally prefer the Amsterdam bike policy, flatten […]
Rock Tuba!
By Mark Kaufman Rock drummer and tuba for an article on a Rock Lottery in the Stranger. See article and a detail of the final art here.