Cut from the book. Subtitle: “Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Writers.”
Yesterday I posted an oddly high number of links on the tumblelog related to blackout poems. Check ’em out.
Cut from the book. Subtitle: “Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Writers.”
Yesterday I posted an oddly high number of links on the tumblelog related to blackout poems. Check ’em out.
I was too lazy and disorganized to make business cards for SXSW* this year, so instead I’ll be carrying a Sharpie and a stack of index cards. If you see me, say hi, and I’ll doodle you something.
*I’ll be at interactive, film, and music this year. Follow me on Twitter for updates.
**PS Yes, this is basically Jessica Hagy and Hugh MacLeod‘s territory. So what? Plenty o’ room.
Drew this while reading Steven Heller’s excellent book, Design Humor: The Art of Graphic Wit.
You can get a good feel for what the book is about from Heller’s article, “Is there anything funny about graphic design?“
My wife, the green architecture student, sometimes drags me to lectures and events, so I bring my sketchbook and practice taking notes on topics I know nothing about. This lecture by UT professor Werner Lang, “Design With Climate: Building for a cooler planet,” turned out to be really great.
Crazy fact: In the Austin/Round Rock area we emit 1.5 metric tons of carbon per resident from highway transportation, compared to the 1.0 metric tons of carbon per resident we use from our buildings and homes. That means we use 1.5 times more energy driving in between buildings in Austin than we do actually operating those buildings.
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