What? And Leave Showbiz?
By Mark KaufmanI’ve been meaning to write about an interesting article in last week’s New York Times entitled “What? And Leave Show Business?” about different actors around the country in various stages of their career arcs and varying degrees of success, professionally and personally. It has parallels across lots of professions, but I think it […]
World’s Worst Bar Name
By Mark KaufmanI snapped this the other day while cooling my heels at O’Hare Airport. And no, I didn’t have a drink there. I got hammered at PJ McGilleyO’hans instead.
American Affairs Desk: Bush Worry Index
By Mark KaufmanFakenomics. I know the mythology around W is that he has no conscience, and sleeps perfectly fine at night. However the furrows on his brow indicate the following metrics: RED – Bush popularity indexBLACK – The brush at the Crawford Ranch indexPINK – The Laura is bitching at me indexBLUE – The Cheney is […]
I Heart Fun
By Mark KaufmanI Heart Fun is a website with drawings by a friend and collaborator Erin Leonard. This is an image of mine he posted on the site a while back. Check it out won’t you?
Copa America Mascots
By Mark KaufmanWatched the Copa America final yesterday, Brazil 3, Argentina 0. Disappointing result, however I did find this today, and I just love these kinds of things, what could be better, or worse in most cases than sporting mascots. One of my dreams would be to create a mascot for a sporting event. There […]
The Message
By Mark KaufmanLots of blog/internet/forum discussion today on the fact that Barack Obama is on the cover of Newsweek again. Issue hits newsstands today, and I am sure that someone else will comment about this, but I’ve noticed something odd about the cover. In the upper left hand corner, just above the face of Obama […]
Happy 4th of July
By Mark KaufmanNo politics, no vitriol, no nothing. Just best wishes for the 4th of July holiday. Please come back to work on Thursday with all of your fingers.
How many graphic designers can the world need?
By Mark KaufmanGreat article on craft/DIY movement in the New York Times Style section yesterday. Very funny, and an interesting perspective of hipsters, designers, faux mustaches and the never ending quest for the next big indyground thing.