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Half Mammal LIVE in PDX!

Half Mammal (Ian only) Liveat Valentines in Portland on 12/29 with Rob WalMart & Root Beer and French Fryhttp://www.valentineslifeblood.blogspot.com/9pm-ish! — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — plazm design studio: www.plazm.com — — plazm magazine & blog are now … Continue reading

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Peace Sweater Available Online!

The Peace Sweater project that I worked on with Ryo Chikushi Bordini, Stefan Sagmeister, Oded Ezer, Dainippon Type Organization, and many others is now available online. In TAB’s words: Typography meets fashion with this limited edition sweater with a simple … Continue reading

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Open NYC New Decks

I have two new decks out from NYC’s OPEN Skateboards. — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — plazm design studio: www.plazm.com — — plazm magazine & blog are now published by new oregon arts & letters: www.neworegon.org —

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Next Mammal live show: Pecha Kucha Night Tokyo on December 2nd at Super Deluxe. Mammal = me versus Mari Kojima versus E*Rock. Beat, raps, rhymes, melodies, dances, puberty. — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — plazm design studio: … Continue reading

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Graphic Design vs. Cancer

My friend Anandi is currently undergoing chemotherapy for invasive breast cancer. Some of her friends have organized an art auction online to help raise funds for her while she is undergoing treatment to cover some medical bills and living expenses … Continue reading

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Natural Disasters

This is the best book I have read all year. Period. Full stop. A compilation of zines by Al Burian. I wholeheartedly recommend it. Al is one of the most talented writers of my generation. If I didn’t mean that, … Continue reading

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Mammal

My new band Mammal with Mari Kojima will debut next week at Tokyo Art Beat’s 5th Anniversary party at SuperDeluxe in Tokyo. — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — plazm design studio: www.plazm.com — — plazm magazine & … Continue reading

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Poster Initiative 003 @ PKN Tokyo

I’ll be debuting and giving away installment #3 of my Poster Initiative offset-printed poster series at Super Deluxe this Wednesday during my Pecha Kucha Night presentation. The posters are produced in editions of 1,000 and distributed around Tokyo. Not advertising- … Continue reading

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¡Ensenada!

Ensenada is new typeface I designed based on hand-cut lettering that adorns businesses throughout the city of Ensenada in Baja California in Mexico. Available through MyFonts. — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — plazm design studio: www.plazm.com — … Continue reading

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Bangin’

Lorin Brown is pumping out the jammz over at One & Done! A healthy range of projects that span identity, editorial illustration, apparel graphics, and tons more. Worth checkin’! — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — plazm design … Continue reading

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