The coca-cola company has released a new soda pop drink called Tropical Sprite Remix. It’s a clear liquid reminiscent of Crystal Clear Pepsi and has a berry taste that is much better than Pepsi Blue. On the bottle it says…
On Vitner’s Pretzel Superthins appears a mascot called “Vinnie” playing a pretzel trumpet. Vinnie strikes an uncanny resemeblance to an illustration I did for General Electric’s phone accessories in 2000. What is it with generic cartoon red sunglasses, and gloves…
A sheet to promote the weekly html email newsletter sent out to newspapers editors. The Voices and Viewpoints newsletter contains allows editors to sample the top commentators every week. A challenge to include all this body copy, long headline, and…
The week of taking photos is finally over. I went totally berzerko taking photos… 2025 to be exact. I found out last night that if I sign up as a professional “stringer” that I can submit 50 photos, instead of…
Here’s the most complete list of bowling teams names on the internet: * The King Pins * The Gutter Gals * Lickity Splits * The Misfits * High Rollers * The Pickups * Spare Me * Split Ends * Holy…
I design better when I’m hungry. If i just ate something, I can’t design. But when I haven’t eaten anything in a while, I can design much better. Why is that?
First a giant squid attacks Chicago and now giant french fries?(1) (2) (3) On the Pioneer Court next to the Tribune Tower, Equitable Building and Chicago River on Michigan Ave in Chicago are a bunch of new public art sculptures…
I got my measuring wheel today. It was fun running around work measuring distances. It’s 200 feet around the building. So that means it would take 26 laps to do one mile. I’m half a football field from tom’s desk.…
How many hours old are you? I turned 10,000 hours old this past April 7th! I’ve got a couple friends who are nearing the billion seconds mark! Let’s say you are a billionaire. You have acquired your wealth by receiving…
Yesterday as I was going home from working out, I was thinking to myself, “what if I fall down the stairs with my water bottle? Hmmm, i would just drop the bottle in order to brace myself.” Then about 30…
Ever lay a coin on the ground and see watch people’s reactions? Why not put a sticker on the back with a word to peak the finder’s curiosity. Or even better yet, use a combination of words so when the…
For lisa’s birthday. i got her the napping book, some spongebob squarepeants coloring books (cuz we were looking for some a couple and could not find any cuz lisa and her sister wanted to color). And i got her a…
I just bought a measuring wheel online. i’m gonna measure all the grassy areas downtown and make a map. A little art project. The map will also have names for each of the areas. (names that i’ll make up). Like…
On this half and half creamer from Land O’ Lakes, the “Mini-Moo’s” is possessive, indicating that Mini-Moo is a person and this creamer is his/her creamer. WHO IS MINI-MOO?Once again, idea brought on by the amazing Dave
What if the earth had no land? Could it be a pure ball of water floating in outer space? Would it need some sort of iron core to hold it together?Dave’s amazing orb of magical powers from his trackball inspires…
These pieces appear in the 2003 Graphic USA Design Annual. Collaboration with Lola creators, Steve Dickenson and Todd Clark to create banner ads to appear in Editor & Publisher’s email newsletter for newspaper editors. Client: Tribune Media Services: News &…
Because of my passion for helping other artists, I started an organization that connects Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU) art alumni and students. I created a web site for members to stay in contact, post their art and share resources. Over…
woo, i just got back from the library. I picked up the tax forms. Then I went to carsons to get a tablecloth and they were having a sale! So i got 40% off this nice silver tablecloth. I’m not…
And you thought that squid caught off antartica was huge? Killer squid found living in Chicago RiverBy Matt Maldre, freelance reporter4/3/2003 Immediately after the news of the Colossal Squid found in the sub-Antarctic Ross Sea, an even larger squid was…
A good friend bought me something from amazon.com, but the wrong item shipped. Now I’m sending it back, and they will send me the correct item. I thought I’d have some fun with it, and leave them a sticky-note with…
yes, i did do stuff with my april fool’s stuff on april fool’s day. I placed my remote control rat on the ground while hiding behind the corner when our copywriter maureen was filling her cup at the water cooler.…
Picked up some stenciling material for my drawings to be put on ebay. When will I have some auctions? Hmmm maybe tonight I’ll cut some new stencils and finish up this atari screenshot combat series. Then i’ll scan them at…
hey, i finally got the artiwu database stuff up. Well, it’s just the shell. I need to flesh in the data and all the previous posts. I think that will take forever. But i’m just glad to have the database…
went shopping with lisa and her brother (junior year chemical engineering major at University of Illinois at Champaign). We went to the mall to look at clothes. Haven’t gone to the mall in a long time. Most of the time…
