Getting past blindness

by | Jul 29, 2015 | Minibar

I wrote an article for The Brooklyn Rail September 2015 issue about my enduring love for Donatello. Here’s a teaser… I’ll include a link to the full text when it’s published in September! PUPILS BUT NO IRIS (possible title?) Donatello’s...

Chile, Frodo Approved

by | Feb 2, 2015 | Minibar

I had the incredible luck of getting to travel through Chile with my partner last month. We spent some time in Santiago, then took a road trip to the south, then flying very south, all the way to the Strait of Magellan. We hiked ‘The W’ in Torres Del Paine:  ...

Grey Light

by | Dec 11, 2014 | Minibar

One of the most fascinating and strange aspects of print design is dealing with light. Strange because a poster can’t emit light on its own – at least not literally. Still, it has to glow and strike the eye, and my favorite posters certainly carry a light of their...

The Noh

by | Dec 2, 2014 | Minibar

Last night I had a group of friends over to read some Noh plays out loud. Noh is traditional theater of Japan, dating back to the fourteenth century. It’s not just the incredible capacity of it to create theater out of non-theatrical, un-dramatic moments that...