New installment in the Poster Initiative series- this time a collaboration between myself and artist Bwana Spoons. Bwana drew a series of cats in hats and I collaged together a series of drawings of moles with wings. Printed in 2 spot colors.

Latest self-initiated poster in the Poster Initiative series. An abstract composition using found and drawn/generated imagery. Printed with 3 spot colors.

This is a title treatment I did a bit ago for a new short film starring pal Jai West of Survive Style 5+ fame. Coming to the big screen soon…

Wordshape fonts featured in Extensis’ latest extension of its WebINK web font service. Exciting!

New essay for Néojaponisme about early Japanese Modernism and how the design of promotions for Onitsuka Tiger fits into the continuum of Japanese design history.

I wrote a new essay for Néojaponisme about early Japanese Modernism and how the design of promotions for Onitsuka Tiger fits into the continuum of Japanese design history.

A set of the two label designs I did for Whisk-e last year. You can obtain the whiskeys here for a stunningly affordable price. The 13-year Bowmore is delightful, in particular. To have designed packaging for something of this quality is mind-boggling to me.

Three new collaborative posters with copywriter Chad Rea for Electricity Showroom.

Nice new business cards for Joshu + Vela in San Francisco.

A quick update on my lecture tour in the U.S. in early October:

He walks. He talks. He projects his voice and waves his hands around! Glib, incisive commentary on Japanese typography, recent projects, writing on graphic design, and the state of Design in Japan today.

• October 4, 5PM at CalArts (California Institute of the Arts), Valencia, CA
• October 5, 5PM at Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles, CA
• October 6, 12PM at Portland State University, Portland, OR
• October 10, 7PM at California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA