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Benjamen Soup

I thought I’d try something different starting with this blog entry. Rather than dump a month’s worth of updates into a single, lengthy post, I’m going to start putting together shorter entries — most likely with a singular focus — … Continue reading

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Handmade x Handmade

I’m always on the lookout for handmade graphics. Back in April I spotted this hand-painted signage in the window of the tattoo parlor down the street from my apartment: The owner caught me admiring it and told me that a … Continue reading

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Handmade signs

I just made a new Facebook gallery showcasing handmade signs I’ve spotted around town: Generated by Facebook Photo Fetcher jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(function(){ jQuery(“.gallery-icon a”).lightBox({ imageBlank:”http://benjamen.net/blog/wp-content/plugins/facebook-photo-fetcher/jquery-lightbox/images/lightbox-blank.gif”, imageBtnClose:”http://benjamen.net/blog/wp-content/plugins/facebook-photo-fetcher/jquery-lightbox/images/lightbox-btn-close.gif”, imageBtnNext:”http://benjamen.net/blog/wp-content/plugins/facebook-photo-fetcher/jquery-lightbox/images/lightbox-btn-next.gif”, imageBtnPrev:”http://benjamen.net/blog/wp-content/plugins/facebook-photo-fetcher/jquery-lightbox/images/lightbox-btn-prev.gif”, imageLoading:”http://benjamen.net/blog/wp-content/plugins/facebook-photo-fetcher/jquery-lightbox/images/lightbox-ico-loading.gif” }); }); });

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July issue; SPD.org

The July issue of Seattle Met is out, but rather than read about it here, why not read about it at SPD.org? You can see more designs and my commentary in the Newmanology Facebook gallery, published today. And here’s a … Continue reading

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Evolution of a spread

Here’s a time-stamped look at the evolution of a spread in the July issue of Seattle Met. Because the feature was pushed from June to July, I got to work on it a little more than I would a normal … Continue reading

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