From the Studio — Creative Philosophy

Carpenter's Like Logos Too

While we don't have super powers, we have power tools!

Here's a glimpse at my anti-Adobe logo making process for a new leather-bound portfolio I'm working on. I want the end result to look like I stole it from Gandalf the Grey...

Found the metal from and old toilet ring:/

I then added a little muriatic acid to rust...


Knolling with the Punches

I don't know about you, but the ideal me is ultra-organized and super-efficient at any given moment. But I can easily fall into that sneaky trap where I'll arrange my desk or workshop for hours without getting anything done.

I recently learned a really quick and cool organization method called 'knolling' from a short documentary on multi-media sculpture Tom Sachs directed by The Selby. Tom describes knolling as "putting like objects together in parallel or perpendicular fashion as a means of organization". Very simple indeed. Here's one of my first 'knolls'...