MAKE-A-WISH

Make-A-Wish foundation granted Zachary his wish for a man cave. I designed this poster for the cave.

NEW WORK

NOW Magazine Redesign

This university magazine (and annual report) design was a true pleasure to work on thanks to a wonderful and collaborative client.

The paper is a matte finish with interior and cover stock.

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WHOA! Amazing use of gradients! More here.

Design by Peter Mendelsund

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Book Two of the Anomaly Trilogy

Luminary
Krista McGee

Available on Amazon

Book One
Anomaly
Krista McGee

Available on Amazon

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We are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For
The Promise of Civic Renewal in America

America's most serious social problems require citizen action. Traditional civic organizations have shrunk and weakened; the government ignores and sometimes frustrates constructive civic engagement. But Americans have been experimenting with new forms of active citizenship, mostly at the grassroots level. Their experiments are deliberative, convening diverse citizens to discuss goals and strategies without ideological constraints. They are collaborative, involving actual work that builds and sustains public institutions and creates public goods. And by talking and working together, these citizens build civic relationships, which are marked by virtues such as loyalty, respect, and hope.

Peter Levine is a philosopher who has been engaged with such civic renewal efforts for twenty years as a theorist, an empirical researcher and evaluator, and a participant. In this book, he offers an original theory of civic engagement, informed by political philosophy and practical experiments. He critically examines public policies that have discounted citizenship and corrupted the relationship between citizens and the state. He assembles evidence that recent efforts to renew citizenship have engaged at least one million Americans and have made tangible improvements in communities and institutions. He ends with a strategy to turn the scattered efforts at civic engagement into a broad movement for civic renewal that will tackle America's most serious social problems.

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COVER OF THE WEEK

This cover doesn't tell you anything and I like that.

Design by Matt Roeser
Published by Candlewick
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BOOKSHELF - THE POWER OF HABIT

Who knew a book about habits could be so intriguing and interesting?

The Power of Habit

Why We Do What We Do In Life And Business

by Charles Duhigg

Available at Amazon

BOOKSHELF - STEAL LIKE AN ARTIST

An easy read with many inspiring thoughts and advice for anyone who wants to live a more creative life. 

Steal Like An Artist

10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative

by Austin Kleon

Available at Amazon

Creativity

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Simple but lovely type.

Design by Kristen Haff
Published by Crown Publishing
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BOOKSHELF - HOW TO THINK LIKE A GREAT GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Eavesdrop on some of the most curious and creative minds of our time.

How To Think Like A Great Graphic Designer

by Debbie Millman

Available at Amazon

Graphic Arts

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From 1943. Canned asparagus anyone?

Design by N/A
Published by Faber
Available at N/A

BOOKSHELF - REWORK

A better and easier way to work. Genius.

Rework Designer

by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson

Available at Amazon

Business & Economics

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The Ultimate Book of Impostors

From Mata Hari to DB Cooper, history is littered with people pretending to be somebody else, sometimes for a few hours and sometimes for their whole lives. THE ULTIMATE BOOK OF IMPOSTORS presents the true stories behind over 100 of the craziest and funniest phonies of the past 500 years, including:

• a fake official who infiltrated the French government and managed to sell the Eiffel tower twice
• a woman who became one of the Wild West’s most infamous “male” outlaws
• an Israeli Mossad team that stole the identities of real British and Australian citizens to trap an unsuspecting target for arrest

Available on Amazon

COVER OF THE WEEK

Simple but bold.

Design by Marysarah Quinn & Amanda Dewey
Published by Penguin Press
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It's HOT . . .

Design by Geray Gencer
Published by Dogan Egmont

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Drugged
The Science and Culture Behind Psychotropic Drugs

"Morphine," writes Richard J. Miller, "is the most significant chemical substance mankind has ever encountered." So ancient that remains of poppies have been found in Neolithic tombs, it is the most effective drug ever discovered for treating pain. "Whatever advances are made in medicine," Miller adds, "nothing could really be more important than that." And yet, when it comes to mind-altering substances, morphine is only a cc or two in a vast river that flows through human civilization, ranging from LSD to a morning cup of tea.

In DRUGGED, Miller takes readers on an eye-opening tour of psychotropic drugs, describing the various kinds, how they were discovered and developed, and how they have played multiple roles in virtually every culture. The vast scope of chemicals that cross the blood-brain barrier boggle the very brain they reach: cannabis and cocaine, antipsychotics and antidepressants, alcohol, amphetamines, and Ecstasy-and much more. Literate and wide-ranging, Miller weaves together science and history, telling the story of the undercover theft of 20,000 tea plants from China by a British spy, for example, the European discovery of coffee and chocolate, and how James Wolfgang von Goethe, the famous man of letters, first isolated the alkaloid we now know as caffeine. Miller explains what scientists know-and don't-about the impact of each drug on the brain, down to the details of neurotransmitters and their receptors. He clarifies the differences between morphine and heroin, mescaline and LSD, and other similar substances. Drugged brims with surprises, revealing the fact that antidepressant drugs evolved from the rocket fuel that shot V2 rockets into London during World War II, highlighting the role of hallucinogens in the history of religion, and asking whether Prozac can help depressed cats.

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COVER OF THE WEEK

Eye catching with amazing detail.

Design by Dan Mogford
Published by Head of Zeus
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The Man Who Swallowed the Wind. Awesome.

Design by Jiří Troskov
Published by Labyrint

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Pablo Delcán's first book cover is striking.

Design by Pablo Delcán
Published by Knopf
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Drummond does a lot of great work.
One of my new favorites.

Design by David Drummond
Published by McGill-Queen's University Press
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Love the cropping and that it was approved.

Design by Matthew Young
Published by Allen Lane
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COVER OF THE WEEK

Beautiful type design and magnificently printed on different kinds of paper. Proceeds go directly to the children.

Available at Anthropologie

COVER OF THE WEEK

There are several great version of this cover but I really like this one from across the pond.

Design by Nathan Burton
Published by Little, Brown

COVER OF THE WEEK

Beautiful jacket design.

Design by Tim Green
Published by Georgetown University Press
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