zipper tie by Kabir Fernandez

Phila style humor

Phila's April Fool's joke - a lane for texting pedestrians. This week long public awareness campaign was the brainchild of Rina Cutler, the Deputy Mayor for Transportation and Utilities, with support from our Mayor Nutter.

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NY state senators Eric Adams and Kevin Parker wear hoodies during the March 26, 2012 Senate Legislative session in solidarity with Trayvon Martin - the latest Black American killed because of a deep seated assumption of his criminality.

absolut truth

This is one of my favorite advertisements of all time. It was a part of a 2008 Absolut Vodka billboard and press campaign in Mexico. Its great social commentary in a time when states like Texas and Arizona are "demanding their country back" with anti-immigrant and Latino legislation. The ad was eventually withdrawn after complaints from offended Americans for its depiction of an actual map from 1830. The international agency responsible, Teran/TBWA, is best known for the Taco Bell Chihuahua campaign.

Garden Show

Sprite Fountain, 2012
by Garden Show
music by Midi Users Group

posi tip / diversity in design

Finally, a Jeremy Lin product with the absence of any offensive puns! Alex Medina's winning design for the NYT's Jeremy Lin design competition is powerful in its simplicity of type and message. I'm a D-Rose fan everyday but I bought a shirt as a reminder of what the game is all about.

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Update

A piece that I posted about two years ago, and finally found a video of. Two people stand still and sing the headlines to eachother.

Ra Di Martino
August 2008, 2009
16mm film, 5 minutes