Your Seat Cushion Is A Flotation Device

Minutia. Catalogued. In mostly chronological order.
Image: My illustration of an iPhone serving as an R2 unit. Observation: R2-D2 : X-Wing :: Siri : A-Class March 2012 Mercedes-Benz Gets It. There’s no need to teach your dumb car how to find the nearest pizza joint, send a text message, or overthrow the Galactic Empire when you already have a supercomputer in your pants. See the iPhone 4S at work in a 2013 Mercedes-Benz A-Class.

Image: My illustration of an iPhone serving as an R2 unit.

Observation: R2-D2 : X-Wing :: Siri : A-Class
March 2012

Mercedes-Benz Gets It. There’s no need to teach your dumb car how to find the nearest pizza joint, send a text message, or overthrow the Galactic Empire when you already have a supercomputer in your pants.

See the iPhone 4S at work in a 2013 Mercedes-Benz A-Class.

A page from D Home, May/June 2010 Sound Off — or — Why David R. Needs an Editor Reinhart, Rhonda, ed. “Is This Chair Cool or Crazy?” D Home Vol. 11, no. 3 (May/June 2010): 50. My contribution: Sweet Jesus! This chair is a crown of thorns for your ass — simultaneously devotional and sexually deviant. I certainly wouldn’t sit on it (unless, of course, I had been very, very naughty), but I’d love a miniature version to display on a bookshelf. Read all of the (edited) opinions. ___“My Neck of the Woods” chair, $9,200

A page from D Home, May/June 2010

Sound Off — or — Why David R. Needs an Editor
Reinhart, Rhonda, ed. “Is This Chair Cool or Crazy?” D Home Vol. 11, no. 3 (May/June 2010): 50.

My contribution: Sweet Jesus! This chair is a crown of thorns for your ass — simultaneously devotional and sexually deviant. I certainly wouldn’t sit on it (unless, of course, I had been very, very naughty), but I’d love a miniature version to display on a bookshelf.

Read all of the (edited) opinions.

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“My Neck of the Woods” chair, $9,200

Image: My rendition of D Magazine’s March 2004 cover. Shout Out to Elise Baughman June 2010 I was the on-set Art Director when Elise played the role of a Mary Kay saleswoman for the March 2004 cover of D Magazine. Now she’s auditioning for her own show on Oprah’s new network. Best of luck, Elise!

Image: My rendition of D Magazine’s March 2004 cover.

Shout Out to Elise Baughman
June 2010

I was the on-set Art Director when Elise played the role of a Mary Kay saleswoman for the March 2004 cover of D Magazine. Now she’s auditioning for her own show on Oprah’s new network. Best of luck, Elise!

Video: Captured on my iPhone

Stumbled Upon: GE ecomagination wind turbine blade
Interstate 35E, Dallas, Texas
May 2010

Hundreds of signatures cover the 131-foot blade in support of wind energy and green jobs.

Link: Capture the Wind Tour

Image: “Fifty Books Fifty Covers” exhibition and letterpress printing at the Museum of Printing History Workshop Participant, Digital Letterpress Museum of Printing History, Houston, Texas May 2010 See my video of Lari R. Gibbons printing at the Museum of Printing History.

Image: “Fifty Books Fifty Covers” exhibition and letterpress printing at the Museum of Printing History

Workshop Participant, Digital Letterpress
Museum of Printing History, Houston, Texas
May 2010

See my video of Lari R. Gibbons printing at the Museum of Printing History.

A page from D CEO, March/April 2010 Research, Open Office concept Allison, Wick. “Open Space.” D CEO Vol. 4, no. 6 (March/April 2010): 48 – 51. Wick Allison was kind enough to mention my workplace research in his article about D Magazine’s new downtown Dallas office. Read the article. ___Photography by Alex Ham

A page from D CEO, March/April 2010

Research, Open Office concept
Allison, Wick. “Open Space.” D CEO Vol. 4, no. 6 (March/April 2010): 48 – 51.

Wick Allison was kind enough to mention my workplace research in his article about D Magazine’s new downtown Dallas office.

Read the article.

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Photography by Alex Ham

Image: PLU and novelty produce stickers Found: Product “packaging” on fresh fruit Various brands 2009 – 2010 Bar codes aren’t as tasty as Día de los Muertos skulls. Click here to decode the numbers on a PLU sticker.

Image: PLU and novelty produce stickers

Found: Product “packaging” on fresh fruit
Various brands
2009 – 2010

Bar codes aren’t as tasty as Día de los Muertos skulls.

Click here to decode the numbers on a PLU sticker.

Image: My rendition of D Magazine’s August 2008 cover. Shout Out to Tadd Myers February 2010 I’ve had the privilege of working with photographer Tadd Myers for nearly 10 years on projects like the August 2008 cover of D Magazine. The success of his American Craftsman Project is nothing short of thrilling. Good on ya, Tadd!

Image: My rendition of D Magazine’s August 2008 cover.

Shout Out to Tadd Myers
February 2010

I’ve had the privilege of working with photographer Tadd Myers for nearly 10 years on projects like the August 2008 cover of D Magazine. The success of his American Craftsman Project is nothing short of thrilling. Good on ya, Tadd!