Well, my weblog-silence has been broken by one of the masters of comic art: Chris Ware. More specifically, a French interview with him. I am constantly amazed by his excruciating discomfort with the work he does and how he imagines it will be perceived by the world. To paraphrase a friend: the man is a genius, and he is the only one who doesn’t know it.
In real life, coming soon to the UW campus is the New Yorker College Tour. Included is a talk by Roz Chast, Matthew Diffee, and the cartoon editor, Robert Mankoff. A new friend I met through my mother-in-law may come down to take advantage of the opportunity to show her portfolio in-person. I’ll be spending at least part of the weekend preparing to show something as well, though Julia definitely has more experience at this.
Speaking of New York(er) I’ve just added a few images to my portfolio from some work I did for a band out of New York. The Honorary Title is currently on tour, and they are selling two shirts and four 1″ buttons I designed. This is actually the first paid work I’ve done for someone who found me via this website!
And to keep the roll going, I am going to be designing a disc for the Madison Ultimate Spring League, and maybe for summer league, too. I did one of these when I was in college, and it is fun to have an opportunity to work on a round “canvas” again. This also means that I get to play some Ultimate in the foreseeable future! It’s a good thing, too, ‘cuz I been squirrelly.
Finally, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention a little something about a poster I did last year. My Altar Boy poster is in the 2005 HOW International Design Annual. It’s in the poster section of course, and it received a Merit Award. My friend and coworker, Dave Taylor, received an Outstanding Award for his 2004 Wisconsin Film Festival posters, and the FISH catalog he worked on for Gary Fisher Mountain Bikes is in the latest Communication Arts. There is also a bit about the American Players Theater Book of Lore in CA. It’s a good month for Planeteers.
