2012 Olympic Posters

Spotted these posters online for the London 2012 Olympics depicting tennis, fencing, cycling and diving. I'm not sure if they are actual posters in production or proposed - all I know is that I really like them and applaud Alan Clarke for designing them.

The Olympics is a great venue that draws international interest and is ripe with opportunities for brilliant design. These posters are a step in the right direction and take the events to a higher level.

On the other hand, this logo for the 2012 Olympics (designed by Wolff Olins and costing some $400,000) is not well designed and feels trapped in a time-zone in some mall in Sherman Oaks circa 1983, sandwiched between an "Esprit" store and a "Hotdog on a Stick" stand.

Ouch.

Diz Chair

Wha...? Posting twice in the same month? Crazy.

Anyway, do you love furniture? Well I do! And this chair is what it's all about. The Diz chair designed by Sergio Rodrigues is hand-built from solid eucalyptus and the stuff of dreams. I discovered it in the products section of Design Hotels. It's $7500.00 a piece but well worth it if only to have your body ensconced euphorically in this work of art.

Musica Bonita

Came across this promotional site for creative director Sebastien Agneessens. A highly educated and ambitious cat that goes by the name of Seb Leon when promoting his musical offerings. I'm a big fan of how well his promotional site is designed. It's clean, rich with information about the artist and gives you a clear understanding of what Seb is puttin' down.

Currently the music industry is in a death spiral and one way to create a much needed following is by taking the fight out of the empty Best Buy music aisles and onto the internet. More and more, artists are stretching opportunities online to tell the story, provide downloadable assets such as free music and artwork and allow for fans to congregate. Radiohead, Brian Eno + David Byrne and Wilco are all there at the front and leading a pretty solid charge.

Pitfire Pizza

Here is a recent logo I created for a chain of artisan pizza restaurants called Pitfire Pizza. The mark is suppose to communicate a mid-century, North Beach SF, craftsman vibe.

Honda Day

So, after many weeks of work, today is the day we finally present the work for a pitch for Honda Motorsports.

Being a dad and having a serious fear of winding up roadkill on the 405, I have never really embraced the whole idea of being on a motorcycle. That scene in the movie where Pee Wee Herman peels out on a Harley goes about 100 yards and smashes through a billboard comes to mind. Yet, somewhere in the back of my mind I do have a dark corner reserved for that reckless feeling of freedom and mind-numbing speed that only a motorcycle can deliver. It was great to work on the assignments and I gained a tremendous amount of insight into the various bikes and the people who ride them.
Honda is one of those dream brands that has a spot in American pop culture - hell, I had a cool long sleeved Honda motorcycle t-shirt in 7th grade and never even owned a bike.


Honda just needs the right nudge to be that lust-worthy brand it deserves to be. For one reason or another, the company that made the statement "You meet the nicest people on a Honda" and made motorcycles cool for everyone, somehow fell into a sea of sameness and receded into the background. Honda is a strong leader brand and has the power to be a Nike, Apple or Starbucks - if only they are willing to put it out there again.

If we get it, I really hope I get to work on it - and maybe even get a bike like an Interceptor or a Shadow...