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I do graphic design and communications work professionally. You can find my portfolio over at Pink Sheep Media. Here’s a few articles on design.

A black and white image of an old punch card machine with a punched card in it.

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Animated Tim Irvin Ode to Spring

Ode to spring

I found these images on Tim Irvin’s blog, here and here. And so striking, they are, I decided to build the following animation. Keep in mind, that it took Tim’s back yard about one week to do this. If you missed it, just click the photo for a replay or wait about eight seconds and…

Couple Walking Arm in Arm with a Child in the Rain, 1890, Van Gogh

About pencils, again

It’s been a little over eight months since I wrote about pencils. Something cool that’s happened since my last reflection on pencils is that I have been meeting semi regularly to sketch and study with some other art folks. Turns out that the root meaning of the word “pencil” takes us back to fourteenth century…

two guys talk about city states

The future of cities

This conversation with Paul Saffo is interesting in part because these two middle age white executives are speaking so nonchalantly about the relative likelihood of nation states breaking up into city states. And don’t forget about the rise of robots. And don’t forget about surviving climate change. And what about the cost of housing on…

Pray for the troops

Bumper stickers

Bumper stickers and car magnets are an interesting window into human identities and human values. Generally people aren’t paid to put these kinds of things on their vehicles so we know they’re authentic. And in our culture, a car or truck is a serious reflection of who we are. We’re generally very careful about what…