Yesterday morning I went to the local Saturday market on a mission: gather as many different citrus tissue wrappers as...
Oranges for a Lifetime
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Graphics Articles
Frette – Damask Dreams
When I rounded the corner and saw the wall of red and cream damask patterns, I skipped both a breath and a heart...
Signs of Sanremo
As a designer, I'm enchanted by the signage I see around Italy and France and love to stumble across old signs that...
Signage & Storefronts
As a designer and artist, being here in Italy is a pilgrimage to the home of all the motifs, patterns and visual...
Joyeux Noël
Today I simply followed inspiration and ended up south instead of north. I had all sorts of wonderful encounters with...
International Festival of Light
Milan is currently the host of 33 large-scale lighting installations. (6 December - 10 January.) In the evenings, I've...
Rossignoli
This sign stopped me. I grew up hearing the name "Rossignol" in connection with skiis. Here was a cool old bike shop...
“MysLand”: Milano’s Supergraphic Seaside
It's August in Milano. It's hot and humid, and most people are part of the mass-exodus out of the city for the month....
Obama References
I had wondered what responses I would encounter after Obama's recent election. What references would I find? All over...
G8 Graphics
Posters of the G8 participants have been in all of the subway stations, during the time leading up to the G8 Summit...
Enjoy Your Life
Here's an imperative for all of us, created in tilework in the Metro subway here in Milano. (Darn, I didn't note which...
Maybelline & Milano
There's just something about this huge Maybelline ad sky-high against the duomo that doesn't quite fit.
Fourplex Postings
Mount a poster and you've got public notice. Mount 2 or 4 together and it becomes art. The repetition of one image...
Dream
I have been dreaming... and I am! This poster had my name all over it… and the names of all my family and friends!