Time to thrown down that gauntlet of bourgeois kids with expensive toys. Designers observe, deconstruct, catalog, and create, which sets us up to be powerful activists with powerful tools.

Tell Congress: Don’t censor the Web

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Attention January 18th, 2012 | Art, Culture, Design, Philosophy, Politics, Technology | No Comments »

Steve Jobs, 1955-2011

The push notification from the AP app popped up on my iPhone as I was getting up from my desk. I wanted to exclaim the news, but everyone at the Microsoft office had their heads down, busy pushing pixels around that convoluted interface.

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Attention October 5th, 2011 | Culture, Design, Technology | No Comments »

Respect Your Universe means business

The switch from 1024×768 RGB to 3.5×2 CMYK has been refreshing. Now can anyone loan me some rubylith? RYU is building muscle for the market. Watch for more about, and from, this exciting new brand, coming soon.

RYU business card exploration

Attention October 3rd, 2011 | Design | No Comments »

Buuteeq Launches, Wows Resident Hotel Snobs

buuteeq logoTechCrunch raves: “Buuteeq gives mom-and-pop hotels a cost effective way to build and maintain a stunning, user-friendly Web site, optimized to run on the Web, inside Facebook, on the iPad and on mobile devices, jam-packed with SEO goodness in multiple languages.”

Yes, Frankendesign’s hands are dirty. Congratulations, Buuteeq.com. Look for samples in the Survey.

Attention January 18th, 2011 | Design, Technology | No Comments »

Tag team

I love to make fun of the name — slap-smack, punch-crunch, kick-splat, tap-thud, bang-clank, pull-snap, sip-slurp — but perhaps it’s just jealousy. Because those bad boys over at Click-Boom really got it goin’ on. And I’m honored to have been asked to design the inaugural anniversary poster to the theme of teamwork, benefiting FirstWorks and silk screened by Booth Sartain. Here’s a sneak peak.

Congratulations Click-Boom!

Click-Boom poster detail

Attention July 30th, 2010 | Art, Culture, Design, Technology | 1 Comment »