Amazing Cuban Poster Exhibit From the 1960s and ’70s
I recently saw an exhibit of Cuban posters that took my breath away. Pictures speak louder than words, so I’m
Category: Art
Berkeley’s Wall For Peace, Revisited 30 Years Later
How long can a symbol of hopeful activism last? A long time, in the case of Berkeley’s Wall For Peace,
Life Advice From Letterpress Artist Amos Kennedy Jr… ‘It’s a Joy To Make Stuff’
If you’re a creative person and want to get inspired, watch this talk with Detroit letterpress artist Amos Kennedy Jr.
Bruce
His book is worth reading – and his second act worth considering. A friend snapped this cell phone picture of
Local Music Moments, Caught on Video
Wurlitzer Organ at Berkeley High School, Jan 13, 2018 Was walking by Berkeley High today and saw the door to
Bay Area Artists I Like (Updated)
Here’s a list of local (Bay Area) artists I’ve discovered – and liked – for one reason or another. I’ll
Capitola Sea Wall Tiles Project
I was in Capitola last weekend and came across this awesome public art project, on the boardwalk downtown, from 2008. What’s
My House Concert Experiment Was a Hit
Just wanted to post a few pictures and a video from my house concert this Saturday featuring the awesome bluegrass
A Few Local Bluegrass Jam Resources
Here’s a few resources I’ve come across (or am developing myself), that may be useful for people getting more into playing
Songs About Pollution, 50 Years Later
Most songs about political issues aren’t very good songs. But check out these tunes written in the 60s and 70s,
Songs From The War on Coal
Every good fight needs some fight songs, but the climate change battle doesn’t have many. People don’t sing much about car
In Search of Great Posters
While researching poster art for my virtual poster display, I’ve stumbled upon some great online collections. They’re hard to find, because
House Concerts: Worth Going
I went to my first official ‘house concert’ today – what’s up with these? I’d been hearing about them for
Berkeley Protest Posters, 1968 to ’73
The late 1960s and early ’70s were a period of intense innovation in poster design, from psychedelic music posters to
BART’s Launch Marketing, 1972
When the sun rose on BART in 1972, it was a joyous, miraculous thing – the future had arrived. At
Virtual Poster Display
Bill Gates once spent millions of dollars to build virtual art displays into his new house. Well, now the cost
Tracking Public Art
Over the past few years I’ve been noticing public art more. It’s gotten way more interesting – we’re finally past
Cast Iron Georgia O’Keefe
Since moving to Berkeley, where I have more space, I’d been thinking I really needed a trophy wall of some
Mass MoCA: Creativity at Huge Scale (Hope it Works)
This weekend I saw two breathtaking, ambitious, large scale projects that captivated me: The new Sawyer Library at Williams College, and
Love Poster Auction
Saw these Love posters by Yves St. Laurent up for auction in a gallery in Hudson, NY, and thought they
Why I’m Buying Books
I’ve been on a strange book-buying binge over the past few weeks. The paper kind. Almost 100 books and counting.
The Power of Staying Power: Pete Seeger Never Stopped Teaching
[The following is an email I sent out to my team a few days after Pete Seeger’s death on January
My Brief Glimpse at (Maybe) the Last Big Private Wood Type Collection
In December 2011 I got an email that a designer here in SF was selling a large wood type collection,
An Interview with George Gruhn
Originally published on Collectorsweekly.com. In this interview, George Gruhn talks about collecting vintage electric and acoustic guitars. DM: How did
Ice Carving Goes Digital
This article was originally published in the New York Times in 2004, as part of a series I did for their
Open Studios at The Castle
Jeff Pelletier and I did SF’s Open Studios together in October 2001, and it was a blast. We did it
Boston.com Subway Poster
We commissioned this poster to promote Boston.com, right after we launched in the fall of 1995. Actually our PR firm