My friend Joe died a few years ago. He had many nicknames. Soy Boy, Joe Joe, etc. He was a dual threat- photographer/designer- and highly skilled in both disciplines, a very rare species, indeed. Joe was one of the first …
Creative: Los Alamos 30-Minute Book
I wasn’t joking about this 30-Minute Book thing. I’ve been doing this since I had software to do it. I see layouts while I’m working, in the field, that is. I said this before, but I’m not sure this is …
Creative: Patagonia Book, Treatment Two
Ya, okay. I get it. What a difference. What a change. Have you abandoned your photographic roots? Nope, but the power of the notebook, the power of design, and the power of all things new have Uncle Danno doing spinning …
Creative: Destination Print, Post One
Author’s Note: This is the first post in a ten-post series I was asked to write for Blurb. We ended up not using these posts, but I believe they are entirely valid and might be helpful to some of you. …
Creative: Let That Color Pop
I look at books. I look at a lot of books, magazines, and Zines, and a wide range of anything that ends with “print”. When people ask about bookmaking and ask how to improve, I always say the same thing: …
Creative: Simple Pictures
There are major differences between a portfolio and a book. A portfolio is a snapshot of your best work, and often shortish in nature. Say twenty to twenty-five pictures. A book, meanwhile, has narrative. A book may not showcase your …
Creative: Blurb 35% Off
Okay, jackals. No time like the present. Not sure about you, but I have multiple books in production at all times. This could mean something “serious,” or something not-so-serious. I just reordered a 240-page Blurb Magazine, one I created almost …
Creative: Evelyn’s Notebook
I am SO jealous. When I met the Chilean dynamo Evelyn, the better half of the upcoming Patagonia Workshops, I didn’t know she kept notebooks. Nope, had no idea. I was doing what I do, which is talk shit about …
Creative: We Got Off Easy
Yes, this post is about a book, but it’s coming under the “Creative” title for a reason. I don’t remember mentioning a book halfway through the reading of it, but I’m doing so now, and I’m doing it for good …
Adventure: The Vaer Continues
It still works. That is all. Okay, there is a bit more. You know my history with watches. If you don’t, just know it’s not good. Decades of premature death and destruction. This dates back to middle school and my …