Category Archives: design

Shepard Fairey Obama Poster

 Shepard Fairey, the artist behind President Obama’s HOPE iconic art, has released a new Obey poster to commemorate the inauguration. Fairey’s critics have detracted from his style of art, where he works from 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s iconic art and…

Getting Frosty

 If you’re old enough, you’ll remember this childhood Golden Book. I stumbled onto a website which sells out-of-print books like this, as Random House no longer keeps this classic in print. There are dozens for sale on-line. They just don’t…

The End Flickr Collection

 It ain’t over till it’s over! Here’s a great collection of The End film titles for real type-buffs. Some of film’s most classic endings are assembled in this Flickr set.

Information Design

 In the tradition of Edward Tufte, HistoryShots creates and sells posters, cards and even mugs featuring beautiful data-driven designs.Shown above is Death and Taxes, a representational poster of the federal discretionary budget and designed by Jess Bachman.

Accurate Color with Digital Printing

 Matching PMS color when using digital printing can range from frustrating to impossible. Ask your digital printer if they have printed sheets from their equipment with all PMS colors. Then match your client’s PMS colors to the digital PMS colors.…

It’s A Turkey

 Hoping you and yours will have a good Thanksgiving, and in these times of uncertainty will be able to find thanks in everything around you. Don Halstead

Holiday Cards

 Every other year or so, I design & print my own holiday cards. Above are a few of the previous years’ entries.