Monthly Archives: February 2012

Pass Hangout Routine

Word Poem #5: An experiment in human typography

These word poems are part of my Human Typography Experiment. An effort to revitalize appreciation for the ordinary.

February 29, 2012 // 0 Comments

In other words, she was exceptionally decked out

She had put on make-up in a colour scheme that indicated she might be colourblind. In other words, she was exceptionally decked out.

February 28, 2012 // 0 Comments

Serene Wheat

Word Poem #4: An experiment in human typography

Serene Wheat - Human Typography Experiment

These word poems are part of my Human Typography Experiment. An effort to revitalize appreciation for the ordinary.

February 28, 2012 // 0 Comments

The Cynic in Me Experiments: Thoughts on Design

Retro Taco Train on magazine

Lately I’ve been experimenting with taking my personal work from the digital realm to the physical. The irony of this strikes me because the work I’ve been exploring handwriting (human typography) and dealing with it as imagery rather than written representation.

Lonely Creepy Private Comfortable Train on magazine

It bothers me that someone can only look at my work – I want people to interact with, touch, and be able to look at my work from different perspectives. As a designer who has made a career out of creating things digitally, I understand what a complete cynic I sound like when I say that digital design feels empty when it isn’t paired with some sort of tangible design.

More on this another time. I’m heading back to my sketchpad and cutting board.

February 22, 2012 // 0 Comments

Yum Taco Night-Out Obesity Bong

Word Poem #2: An experiment in human typography

These word poems are part of my Human Typography Experiment. An effort to revitalize appreciation for the ordinary.

February 17, 2012 // 0 Comments

On the Creative Process

…when I start a project then I really live like a nazi. That means you wake up at a certain hour, you eat in a certain way, you make some exercise, you have to be in shape. For example, if at lunchtime you eat a lot, then you cannot work. So you have to watch everything, like the military service. You wake up, you make your pushups, you shout, stuff like that.

Read the full interview of Marjane Satrapi on The 99%

February 16, 2012 // 0 Comments

Lonely Creepy Private Comfortable Train

Word poem #1: An experiment in human typography

These word poems are part of my Human Typography Experiment. An effort to revitalize appreciation for the ordinary.

February 15, 2012 // 0 Comments