Tokyo on Foot

I'm reading/viewing this book/graphic novel/travel sketch book 

right now called TOKYO ON FOOT by Florent Chavouet!

There's a hand-full of reasons why i'm cuddle-ing this book; 

one is i can relate to the may travels and 

experiences of the Tokyo scene - with all the cool city 

graphics, years ahead of the U.S. in electronix, advertising and 

pop culture, people, gadgets and compact-ness; 

another is when Florent got the flu right after he arrived. 

That happened to me and i was miserable, constantly 

blowing my nose into a nice, newly bought samurai silk 

handerkerchief, wearing cool yellow pants, trying to take in all the 

sights and action, staying with an assistant manager 

of the Yakult Swallows (with tatami matts and a 

great sauna, tiled bathroom); 

i can also relate to the book seeing all 

the fringe fashion-ites like in Bladerunner; 

the colors in the book are amazing; 

how could Florent draw 

everything so well and fast in that 

well fast city??!! 

That amazes me.

like shapes in clouds...shapes in the popcorn stucco!

on saint poeman's day

Presidential Debate in Boca Raton

I think Boca Raton is the funniest town/city name,

if you know Spanish! 

I just had to make a 'pho'shop-ustration' 

for the next debate.

my logo creating process

Over the past couple of weeks i've been

thumb-nailing logo ideas for a bookstore 

logo contest in Portland. A real good friend and i 

chose our favorite 3, and then i vectorized them today.

Dozens of sketches...circling in on several that i liked... 

...refining those...and then 'Vectorize Captain Picard'!

click the pic to see up close.

This should be catagorized under my 

graphic/design 'kitchen' BAMmGRAPHICS.

Nina, Pinta & the Santa Maria...

...quickly drawn on a marker board for Daniel and 

Columbus Day; the discovery of San Salvador 

and the intro of 

viruses to the natives.

(It always seems to be that way with

explorers...Lewis & Clark (the corp mostly) and the trail 

of syphilis; Captain Cook and his sailors; and 

Christopher Columbus and his sailors!)