A couple of examples of urban grit on Alberta Street in Portland on a sunny day.

DarryLaura merge

This creepy digital face transplant experiment I did with my wife Laura will appear in the upcoming Geez magazine, which has a theme of Stereotypes. Top two images are the transplants, bottom two are how we actually look. Click to enlarge.

Slide ephemera

 

I've been sorting through a bunch of old family slides, and enjoyed the look of some of the printed ephemera that accompanied the golden age of slides (1950s-'60s). We miss out on such printed matter in today's digital photography. Click to enlarge.

Laura + color

I played around today with portrait photography with my lovely model Laura and some different colored walls. She wore a sweater that conveniently had every color represented, so she looked good with every background! Click to enlarge.

Luddite Pinterest board

A photo tour of my home office pinboard can be viewed on Facebook here.

George Fox Journal Fall 2011

The latest Journal I designed; you can check out the whole issue here (click on upper right to page through). The cover image is by Dominique Berho, taken during a serve trip to Nicaragua.

Geez 24, the privilege issue

The latest issue of Geez is out; it deals with the problems of privilege people like me (white, male, ablebodied, hetero, North American) deal with. Lots of good stuff. My wife Laura took the photo of me (bottom) that appears in this issue.

I OK, YOU OK

Photo of the sidewalk in Eugene, Oregon. It originally said "look" so people would look both ways when crossing the street. They must not teach that skill in kindergarten anymore...

Joel Bock photography cards

New logo and business cards I designed for Joel Bock photography. The cards are printed on iridescent paper, diecut, with four different backs.

Geez 19, the wild issue

The 19th issue of Geez Magazine, the wild issue, is out; here are a some sample spreads. Thanks to Joel Bock for photo assistance of the cover collage.

Top spread photo by Mike Richeson; top center by Rachel Belgard; lower center by me; bottom by Ginny.

Pretty rockin' sweet

A photo of my rocking chair's shadow on the wall.

Angel/devil Bush

I shot this a couple years ago as a photo illustration for Geez magazine. There are these walls with old postings in Portland, so I made my Bush sticker and put it on there to photograph.

Consolidated screw

Sign on a wall in a small town in Oregon.

Aerial photos

These are some aerial photos I took at the Oregon coast of some interesting land formations. They are shot from a height of about 5 feet; they are actually just shots of beach sand scupted by water and the wanderings of small crustaceans. Click to enlarge.

Geez 14 art contributors

The photographer JR does these amazing installations celebrating women in marginalized, conflict-ridden parts of the world. He reinvests earnings from his art back into the slums.


The artwork of Mark Bryan has been featured many times in Geez. This piece is titled Pie in the sky. From his artist statement: "Given this beautiful planet, our intelligence, talent and opposable thumbs, one would think that things for us would be a lot better than they are. I suppose I've carried a general disappointment in human nature for quite a while that makes itself apparent in most of my work."

This photo by Steve Lambert is featured on the back cover. He does some really interesting work, such as designing and building a video game called Simmer Down Sprinter that measures the player's biofeedback (the more you relax, the faster you go), and a browser plug-in that replaces all the ads on a website with Art. Also check out his anti-advertising agency.

Urban grit Newberg style part III

The third and final installment of gritty old typography found in Newberg, Oregon.


This sign near the skatepark makes me happy each time I see it.


Wash me. I think these letters are styrofoam.


Many years ago Darby's was a cool old diner on the main street. It's long gone, but this sign in the alley behind it lingers on.


This hand-painted sign is on one of those old quonset huts.


I wish I could tell what was painted on the front of this abandoned bus. Bi-La-Vonne?

Urban grit Newberg style part III

Urban grit Newberg style part II

More grungy old typography found in here in Newberg.

I like how this sign blended in perfectly with the blue sky.


Nowadays no one would get a hand painted wood sign like this, they'd get some vinyl lettering or digital output. This ages better...


Although this plastic sign is pretty cool.


One of my favorites; I used it as a backdrop for this Geez photo.



Yes, we have a functioning drive-in theater in town. I like the "of" and "the" ligatures. (And yes, I'm a design nerd.)

Urban grit Newberg style part I

Inspired by my friend Eric's post of found typography, I rode my bike around Newberg looking for urban grit type. Pretty slim pickings compared to when I drove around Indianapolis with Eric, looking for cool old signs.

I found glory.


Sometimes stuff gets more interesting the less legible it becomes.


What little graffiti there is in Newberg is mostly sloppy tags; this is one of the few stencils I've seen.


Yes, we're open; be back soon!

Most signage in Newberg is boring and plastic. Plastic and vinyl doesn't age as beautifully as wood and paint and metal. This peeling vinyl letter is interesting, though.