Illustrations of Japanese treats on a menu
At a soba restaurant with bar in Nara, Japan, someone skilled with a brush has illustrated the specials menu with ink illustrations
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Cat delivery logo
Trucks and motor scooters from this delivery service can be seen all over Kyoto. It has, hands down, the cutest logo I have ever seen in my life. Ever. Who wouldn’t want their stuff delivered by a company that will handle it as carefully as a cat carrying its kittens?
Illustration-map: a path in Gion
This charming hybrid of an illustration and a map is posted as a sign in Kyoto’s historic Gion district, at the foot of a mountain that draws many tourists with its historic temple. The map calls attention to a small, steep path leading up a hillside away from the street, where handicrafts and food are […]
Under construction. Thank you for your patience.
Sign at train station construction site in Kyoto. More visual research from Kyoto and environs coming soon!
In New Haven for City-Wide Open Studios
Since June, I’ve been working on graphic design for the 15th anniversary of New Haven’s fantastic City-Wide Open Studios festival. I was telecommuting from Berlin, but now I’m actually in New Haven for the event’s first week. Last night’s opening was packed with great art and artists and afterwards, the nighttime light installations outside, organized […]
mehr Gelassenheit
More serenity.
New studio!
Folks, I have a new studio. Here’s the sidewalk in front of it. My neighbors are pansies! I just moved in this week and am thrilled to have more space to work on design and translation projects, experiment with new ideas, and meet colleagues and clients. It’s a shared storefront space in the Oberbaum City […]
Hand-lettered security sign
Sign in German shop window reading “with security cameras” – perhaps referring to this charming hand-drawn eye?
How much is the zebra in the window?
Zelda looks lonely, I want a zebra. Seen in Berlin-Friedrichshain.
Lecken
Lettering in Boxhagener Kiez, Berlin-Friedrichshain. This used to be a shop for used leather apparel; the sign originally read GEILE JACKEN, which means AWESOME JACKETS. Now it appears to be a record shop named, via subtraction, LECKEN, which means LICKING.
