A series of collages that showcase the big systems surrounding us and defining our days. Assembled with found imagery from various stock sources and the Library of Congress, the imagery is paired with lyrical reflections on how these systems define us — property, currency, the stories we tell, generations, etc.
Conceptualized loosely around the idea of the demo. As in, if I had the time and the talent to make these songs, that’d be ideal. But I don’t, so they’ll exist as pieces of graphic design instead.
Warning: Both Sides
Put simply, “BOTH SIDES” is motherfucking weak sauce.
This project is a response to the laziest pizzaburger of all political arguments: the dreaded “BOTH SIDES.”
You’ve heard about gerrymandering, yeah? It’s not an OK practice. And there have been times when Democrats have abused the system. But there is not a political equivalent to the Republican side. The Republican side has fully embraced gerrymandering as a cynical, baked-in national strategy to hold onto power, democracy be damned. It’s not about representation to them, it’s about cheating.
We’re about to enter into another seemingly yearslong slog of a presidential race where a politician is going up against a insurrectionist. Again, NOT THE SAME.
There will be assholes out there who can’t see the difference. Well ya know what? FUCK THEM. They are idiots. But they can’t be written off. Right now today, they have to be put in their place like the weak sauce motherfuckers they are.
We can’t let self-proclaimed lovers of pizzaburgers (which no one actually is) off the hook. They belong on the hook until they bleed out. They are what’s wrong with American politics. If the “BOTH SIDES” crowd didn’t exist neither would Donald Trump.
If you didn’t vote for Clinton in 2016 or Biden in 2020 then you voted for Trump, dipshit. Quit being dumb, America doesn’t have ranked choice voting. Unlike gender, our elections are BINARY.
So please, enjoy this nonsense of a project that was incredibly fun to make. In it you will learn the difference between an insurrection and the very real American issues our system as a whole is guilty of: no universal healthcare, defaulting to ruthless capitalism, ruining the planet, screwing workers, the problems with corporate media, national warmongering, etc.
But don’t you dare for one second think this really isn’t about gut punching anyone who doesn’t vote Democrat up and down the ballot since Republicans are backing a lying, cheating, insurrectionist snake oil salesman all wannabe GOPers seem to be very keen on emulating.
SO yeah, thanks for playing, comrade.
Protect Our Land and Water
The Bold Alliance is a network of small and mighty groups in rural states working to protect the land and water.
We fight fossil fuel projects, protect landowners against eminent domain abuse, and work for clean energy solutions while building an engaged base of citizens who care about the land, water, and climate change.
The Bold Alliance works with an unlikely alliances of farmers, ranchers, fisherfolk, Tribal nations, and progressives to stop risky fossil fuel and industrial food projects with the grassroots style we used to stop Keystone XL.
I LOVE NU
New work for the University of Nebraska:
I don’t know where I’d be without the university. My time in Lincoln as a Husker was extremely formative. Full of smart stuff, dumb stuff, growing stuff, changing stuff, etc. Being pushed. Challenged. Getting out of my comfort zone on a scale that was big. Still Nebraska. Still a city I was familiar with. But different. This place of higher learning was where I learned, lived, and started my path to where I am today. I owe it a lot. And I won’t forget it.
Redacted: Logo for America
People seem to care more about political branding these days. Women running are breaking the rules. Graphic design experts are critiquing the Democratic field. Under Consideration is all over that Boot-Edge-Edge brand. From the Obama ‘O’ to the Hillary ‘H,’ politicians investing in their brand has been with us for the last few cycles. But all the buzz and noise and fervor around 2020 makes the branding this time around seem even more important.
Sure, you’re a candidate with a platform and policy ideas, but what’s your logo look like?
We work with nonprofits, sometimes
We want to change the world. We want art to bring people together for social change, we want kids to grow up in healthy homes, we want our public schools to be the best they can be, and we think high quality education is a right for all. Design can’t do these things alone, but partnering with the right nonprofit organization can help move the needle. Every little bit helps. We truly believe that. So does The Union for Contemporary Art, Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance, I Love Public Schools, and BARR Center. We’ve done this work for years. There’s no stopping now.
We work with political campaigns, sometimes
The state of the world is we all need to get to work making things better before it’s too late. Organize, fundraise, march in the streets, knock on doors, and write letters. Do what you have to in order to get power so you can make a difference. Sometimes, alongside these very important skills, design is needed. The fight to stop the Keystone XL pipeline is one example. Building the Nebraska Democratic Party is another. Protecting voting rights with the ACLU yet another. We helped these campaigns with design that motivated, informed, and inspired. And the fight goes on.
