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Good as Gold

TL;DR I migrated and reworked this website's backend and launched a new Gold membership tier for people like you. I started writing on the web over 25 years ago. For a while, it was frequent. Perhaps too frequent. And, at times, cringe-worthy. I wasn't alone,

Studio Notes #34

Greetings, my friends. Here's Issue #34 of Studio Notes—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. This one coming to you from a brand new publishing and membership engine. More on that later. ⏰ It's always nice to stumble on a website filled with interesting, webby things.

Studio Notes #33

Hello, Pals. Here's Issue #33 of Studio Notes—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 📸 This week's documentary find was, Mr. Polaroid on PBS. The history of the famed camera company and its pioneering founder, Edwin Land. I knew Polaroid was a local company (Cambridge, MA)

Studio Notes #32

Hi there, Stupendous Being. Here's Issue #32 of Studio Notes—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🤐 Sometimes, just a simple image can make you stop in your tracks and inspire you with some sort of fresh perspective. Today? It's Japanese designer Yasuhiro Suzuki's

Studio Notes #31

Hello, Friend. Here's issue #31 of Studio Notes—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. ⤴ The results might be subtle to most folks, but the sheer scale of the recent rebrand of Amazon by London studio, Koto, is impressive. Not to mention the case study itself, collecting all

Studio Notes #30

Hello, Very Outstanding Person. Here's issue #30 of Studio Notes—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🌈 Scientists have invented a new color they're naming "olo", which can only be seen by shooting a laser into your eye. Apparently it's “...a highly

Spring Goods Collection

It was high time to make some new goods. I'm really amped about these new, limited-edition items, as we worked with local print wizards, Lucky House MFG right here in Salem to create a high-quality collection featuring our typefaces. Lucky House's attention to detail is second

Studio Notes #29

Hey there, Creative Creatures. Here's issue #29 of Studio Notes—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🧑‍🌾 I watch a lot of YouTube boating and sailing channels, and long ago had asked Brian of the famed SV Delos what brand of wide brim hat he was wearing while

Studio Notes #28

Greetings, Wonderful Folks. Here's issue #28 of Studio Notes—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🖼️ To celebrate their 10th anniversary, The Letterform Archive is putting together a special 10 × 10 for 10 exhibition where they're curating 100 of their "most beloved" graphic art

Studio Notes #27

Hello, Creative Amigos. Here's issue #27 of Studio Notes—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🍎 Last month on the Women Designers You Should Know podcast, host Amber Asay talks to Amy & Jen Hood about the legendary Susan Kare. Susan's pioneering design work at Apple

Studio Notes #26

Hello, Design Pals. Here's issue #26 of Studio Notes—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. This one is particularly media-heavy, which could be due to US news distraction efforts. Hold Fast, friends. 🏥 I'm somewhat of a hypochondriac, so it's puzzling why I would

Studio Notes #25

Hello, Super Cool People. Here's issue #25 of Studio Notes—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🎬 I feel like Apple is on a roll with the movies and shows they're putting out these days. So I'm more apt to give their new offerings

Studio Notes #24

Hello, Magnificent Subscribers. Here's issue #24 of Studio Notes—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🍚 Here's this week's Rice Tip™: Elevate your plain, white rice by shaking some Everything Bagel Seasoning on it. This may be my new favorite food-related hack ever, and

Studio Notes #23

Hello, Bon Vivants. Here's issue #23 of Studio Notes—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 📖 I've never used one of these, nor do I even read books all that often, but the (horrendously-named) Bookie Rookie looks like a genuinely useful product for combating hand cramping

Studio Notes #22

Hello, Design Buddies. Here's issue #22 of Studio Notes—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🎨 A London studio was vandalized, so the owners made a free font out of the sloppy graffiti. This is how to do revenge type! (via Secret Type Club member, Chris Perrins) ⛰️ Katie

Studio Notes #21

Hello, Good Folks. Here's issue #21 of Studio Notes—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 💿 Today! We, Other Brother Darryl, released our debut full-length album, Roll Shine Roll. I'm extremely proud of this record that's been in the works for years. It'

Studio Notes #20

Hello, Very Fine People™. Here's issue #20 of Studio Notes—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🥤 First up, a cool little video about how Suzanne Ciani created the iconic "pop and pour" audio logo for Coca-Cola in the 70s using only analog synths. You can

Studio Notes #19

Hello, Cool Folks. Here's issue #19 of Studio Notes—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. 🥽 I've become a fan of Walton Goggins. Not only of his acting, but just...him. And his cool name. GQ occasionally runs a video interview series where the guests share

Studio Notes #18

Hello, Friends. Here's issue #18 of Studio Notes—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. I'm kicking this week off with something incredibly important that everyone should know about. 🍊 I've been really getting into oranges lately. Specifically, Cara Cara or Red Velvet oranges. It

Studio Notes #17

Hello, Amazing Folks. Here's issue #17 of Studio Notes—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. This is a weekly newsletter that I'm publishing here on the blog as well. You should subscribe if haven't already :) 🥣 If you're in need of a

Studio Notes #16

Hello, Good People. Here's issue #16 of Studio Notes—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. This is a weekly newsletter that I'm publishing here on the blog as well. You should subscribe if haven't already :) 🎸 I've long been a fan of

Studio Notes #15

Hello, Fine People. Here's issue #15 of Studio Notes—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. This is a weekly newsletter that I'm publishing here on the blog as well. You should subscribe if haven't already :) 🏝️ I love California. Always have. As a kid

Studio Notes #14

Hello, Folks. Here's issue #14 of Studio Notes—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. This is a weekly newsletter that I'm publishing here on the blog as well. You should subscribe if haven't already :) 🌶️ It turns out that sriracha makes for great liquid

Studio Notes #13

Hello, Friends. Here's issue #13 of Studio Notes—quick bits delivered to you each Friday. These have been weekly newsletters and I'm going to start publishing here on the blog as well. You should subscribe if you're not already :) 🚙 Interesting article about Googie, “the

My Mom Taught Me

It was almost a year ago exactly that I wrote about the passing of my Dad. I had shared just a handful of memories of what he had taught me over the years. I'd like to use that same framework for my Mom who passed away on August