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It's that day again-- July 1st!!
Time to trot out a greeting that's always been especially popular with fans of mine who are BEAVERS.
(Not so much with the fans who are Mounties.) 🦫🇨🇦
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Phil Mickelson won the PGA at age 50.
He must have been channeling Clint Eastwood:
"I get up every day and don’t let the old man in.”
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Since he wasn't using it, I asked if I could rent his easel.
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There aren't any shortcuts.
You've gotta put in the time.
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Paul Feldwick on Starbucks' using a mermaid for a coffee logo:
"When it comes to visual marketing, being logical can make you invisible.
"One coffee bean looks a lot like another."
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Happy Belated Birthday, Al Hirschfeld! (June 21st)
After his daughter Nina was born, he started hiding her name in his caricatures.
Here's my own caricature of Al. See if you can find the 21 Nina's.
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Designer Bob Gill didn't mind if a client rejected his work.
He knew that "another amazing, absolutely brilliant solution is possible," and that "sometimes it's even better."
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They coulda been a great barbershop quartet, but they could never find a baritone.
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Facts can be pretty boring. An illustrated fact is more interesting, and more apt to be retained.
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I was the staff cartoonist for Congress Daily (since rebranded as National Journal Daily) from 2007-10.
I designed this header for my weekly cartoon.
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