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: Wounded Told Not to Speak to Media
By Mark KaufmanArticle by Kelly Kennedy of The Army Times. Not exactly part of the so-called liberal media.
My Dark Places
By Mark KaufmanSure I have a dark side. But not as dark as this! Here is a detail of something I found hidden in my attic over the weekend. It was painted many, many years ago and tucked away in the furthest reaches of the attic space in my house. At the bottom is a […]
Logo Campaign: Bye Bye Vilsack
By Mark KaufmanI was planning on getting to the Tom Vilsack for President logo down the line, but since he has dropped out of the race today, I am stepping up to the plate and talking about it before people forget all about the former Iowa governor. Unfortunately for Mr. Vilsack the most memorable thing […]
Logo Campign: McCain
By Mark KaufmanIn the second installment of the Logo campaign we take a look at the mark of presidential frontrunner, Senator John McCain. Here is the McCain 2008 logo, and below it is the McCain Foods mark. Now I am not the first to say it, but there is a bit of a resemblance between […]
The Logo Campaign
By Mark KaufmanHappy President’s Day. On this auspicious occasion, a day off for most Americans, I want to roll out critiques of the various 2008 presidential contenders. Inspired by the famous Paula Scher editorial in the New York Times during the 2004 beauty contest, I will be looking at the way the “contenders” of both […]
New Speakers Added to AIGA Seattle’s Into The Woods
By Mark KaufmanThe speakers roster for AIGA Seattle’s Into the Woods conference is now complete with the signing of illustrator and designer Jay Ryan out of Chicago, and Ariel Apte, Alicia Cheng, and Sarah Gephart the creative team at the Brooklyn based design firm mgmt. Time and space are running out if you want to […]
PDX Police Beat
By Mark KaufmanA recent editorial illustration I did that ran in the Portland Mercury. Apparently there’s a problem between the Mayor and the Police Chief. Who knew? I have noticed that I draw hands a lot. And to think ‘lo those many years ago I would draw stumps in place of hands and feet during […]