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Having decided to leave the realm of classic, traditional typography to those who actually care about that sort of thing and concentrate on a genre more suited to a guy who prizes shiny red plastic, rusty street metal and Heuckel ashtrays, I've just released my newest font, Tiki. Not to be mistaken for the lush magic of the actual tropical rain forest, Tiki evokes more of a feeling of an Oriental Trading Co. tacky Hawaiian party or the ambiance of your weird friend’s father’s basement “Tiki” bar, resplendent with bamboo furniture from Sears, photos of scantily clad Tahitian beauties, polyester grass mats and bobble head Hula dolls.



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]]> Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:57:08 EST http://drawger.com/danorama/index.php?section=articles&article_id=12888 Man, do I love this job! Thanks to the proliferation of diverse performances of the Tchaikovsky classic this season, (and the good graces of an awesome AD) I got the opportunity to do another headline treatment for this Friday's Journal. Telephone rings Tuesday evening, sketches Wednesday morning, finished art Thursday, just the kind of job I like, no time to over-think and very little to procrastinate. So, next morning after revving up the engine at a 6:30 spin class, I assemble some thinking tools: my Aquabee #808 super deluxe, Parker Duofold, Presto jumbo correction pen and 1971 edition of Photo-lettering's One-line Manual of Styles (thank you Mr. Benguiat). Two hours later, just as the pen begins to run out my own secret combination of Higgins Fountain Pen India cut with Pilot Kiri-same Iroshizuko, I find myself with a few pages of hopeless scribbles. I throw them onto the scanner and, after a little cut and paste magic in Illustrator, send a half-dozen sketches to my unsuspecting client. Shortly thereafter, word comes back that "A" is the winner. I then get to work, knowing full well how the princess must have felt that evening in a room full of straw with no Rumplestiltskin in sight. Fast forward to 3:48 pm Wednesday afternoon. How do I know the exact time you may wonder? Because that was the time the dreaded "Spinning Beach ball of Death*" informed me that the last 2 and a half hours or work had vanished into the ozone. Fast forward again to 9:59 pm with a short break for dinner in front of the TV with an episode of "Friends" (The One with the Girl who hits Joey) and the job is complete (and saved in multiple versions on a variety of storage devices). A small triumph for man over machine. *known also as the "Marble of Doom", "Pinwheel of Misfortune" and, euphemistically as the "Spinning Wait Cursor".













]]> Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:53:27 EST http://drawger.com/danorama/index.php?section=articles&article_id=12867 It has been my incredible good fortune this past year to develop the design, packaging and promotion for a comprehensive line of luxury French toiletries. So, as I searched about looking for imagery to share with friends and clients this holiday season, it came to me to feature some of the work I created for this project.   La Société Parisienne de Savons celebrates the elegance and style of Art Deco in a collection of subtly scented soaps and toiletries with vintage design and typography in homage to the lavish and elaborate packages of a bygone era.   This year's calendar features designs from the collection and, though dated for a year when the oeuvre was originally in vogue, its days and dates are identical to those of 2012.

























]]> Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:21:47 EST http://drawger.com/danorama/index.php?section=articles&article_id=12846 Headline for today's WSJ story about some very expensive (and frighteningly grotesque) homes that are going up for auction because nobody wants to buy them. "I need to see more prestige" said the editor. "Hmm, maybe some fancy swashes and a little gold leaf" said the illustrator. "Love it!!!" said the art director.









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