Not too long ago this video of Milton Glaser drawing and lecturing on the importance of drawing was posted on Vimeo. Being a huge fan of Glaser, I shared this with the office, which then prompted Rick Valicenti to share…
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Yale drops Rand

It was a sad day last week to read of the demise of Paul Rand’s seminal YALE PRESS logotype.
While I have always loved the simple magic inherent in these four constructed letters, a few years ago I decided to channel…
surprise!!!

A quick thank you to our friend Rodrigo Corral at the New York Times.
Rodrigo
THANK YOU SO MUCH
you went beyond all of my expectations by framing this little gem, and i am so grateful! it hangs on our wall next to Frank…
Melanie’s Dots


I had always wondered how Melanie (summer 2009) became so accomplished at applying those pesky illustrator gradients. Well, on her last day as Thirst’s summer apprenticeship, she told us that she had once worked at a packaging firm where she…
Today I really miss Bruce
08 08 09
Margaret, Steve, Barbara. and friends…
it is an honor to be here with you this morning.
it’s been twenty eight years and three months and seven days
since i worked under Bruce as his last full time employee at bruce beck…