2012 Fall Book Tour for Not The Israel My Parents Promised Me
Autumn is here, which means mean it’s time for my fall book tour to kick into high gear. So far, many of the reviews of the graphic novel have been positive. While a few zingers are out there, I am glad that the book is finding an audience at last. In September I attended Baltimore […]
Eisner’s PS Magazine: Comics as Usability Asset
During World War II Dr Seuss created public health infographics to inform soldiers of the dangers of malaria transmitting mosquitos. From 1951-1971, Will Eisner produced 227 issues of PS Magazine for the US army. In the preface of the gorgeous new Abram’s book, PS Magazine: The Best of Preventive Maintenance Monthly by Will Eisner, his […]
Sagmeister’s Happy Show = Awesome
The Happy Show by Sagmeister is perhaps the most enjoyable user experience I have had in a museum setting … ever. Even before entering the main gallery the show begins. With text on the stairways, giant inflatable gorrilas on the mezzanine and curious cards that randomly ask entrants to clap profusely or text a joke […]
I am a Horror Vacui-ist!
It was recently pointed out to me by a new friend that I am an artist in the school of Horror Vacui. Ever since grade school, I have been obsessed with doodling and filling in the margins of my notebooks with drawings. In fifth grade I got hooked on graph paper. Then Todd McFarlane blew […]
Knee Deep in the Wire
After years of putting it off, I have finally begun watching the famed HBO series that unearths the layers of Baltimore life. The show has some amazing editing and cinematography. I especially like the jump cuts that leap to the different characters in symbolic ways, coffee cups becoming hub-caps, cans being shipping containers or beer. […]
DewDrops in the Garden–15 Years and Strong
Stay in Bed, Forget the Rest by Deee-Lite on Grooveshark This weekend marks the 15th anniversary of the release of Deee-Lite’s third and final studio album, Dewdrops in the Garden. No other record embodies the optimism, vibe, and tempo of my young adult life better than this album. The lascivious lyrics, the low-fi blend of […]
Purim Pandemonium!
This Thursday, March 5th, marks the opening of my first major solo show for Megillat Esther. The Jewish Museum of Maryland in Baltimore has put together an amazing exhibition of nearly 50 pages of original art as well as large format prints of the illustrations and a short video of yours truly breaking down the […]