Everything I design today is so bad I swear I just heard my computer laugh at me.

Screenprinted some posters for Tad Carpenter.

Designing a little pamphlet for a dirt bike, firework, jet ski dude retreat.—Its a BROchure.

ADÉ TO REMEMBER ✨
Mark your calendars! This month on Saturday 5/18, it’s back for the third annual Adé to Remember event. More info on the ride and party here: instagram.com/p/C6eVCbfOAvl/

I was so honored to design the identity materials for the event this year. We miss you Adé.

All our welcome at the Blackbird.

SPEAKER ALERT: Tad Carpenter is a keynote speaker for Connect '24!

Tad is a designer, illustrator, brand expert, and author with Carpenter Collective. You've seen his work on countless brands such as Macy's, Target, Coca-Cola, Adobe, MTV, etc. You do not want to miss this talk.

Continuing to share our work for Blackbird Bistro using the typeface Blackbird by Fort Foundry. We created various flyers and posters for events the restaurant offered. It was a great opportunity to showcases the diversity in weight and styles Blackbird offered.

Writing is 80% just googling synonyms for stuff

Me on Monday morning looking at what I made late Friday afternoon.

It’s SUN-day!
SUN No. 466. #SUNdaySUNS
See them all at sunday-suns.com.

a group of designers is a called a misery

being a parent is telling your kid he cant eat cake for breakfast but then dropping him off for school and eating all the cake for breakfast.

We’ve had so much fun building out Blackbird Bistro and working with Fort Foundry. Here’s more assets we Carpenter Collective created for Blackbird Bistro using Fort Foundry new typeface, Blackbird.

Me: imagine if your copy ran hot dog style opposed to hamburger style?

Client: what?

Me: you heard me, hot dog style.

My alma mater and the place I taught for 10 years is getting a major upgrade for the Architecture + Design school (Rock Chalk, Jayhawk)

Oh my bad I thought EOD stood for End of Da-Month. Sending asap.

This past weekend we spent a full afternoon at the The Rabbit hOle, the new museum devoted to children’s literature. It is pure magic and I’m so grateful this place exists.

‘Sunday Suns’ is the weekly project of American designer Tad Carpenter, who has taken on the simple task of designing, illustrating, sculpting, modelling, making, stitching or creating a sun every Sunday. counter-print.co.uk/products/sunda…

It’s SUN-day!
SUN No. 465. #SUNdaySUNS
See them all at sunday-suns.com.

The great thing about waking up super early is you have more time to daydream about going back to bed.