—Dutch saying… (ramping up for Movember)

—Ernest Hemingway

Bridgeport, Connecticut

I’m always chuffed when I stumble across work by former students… nice wordplay and graphic iterations by Matt Hunsberger, who took part in a studio course I taught at the Hartford Art School (University of Hartford, Connecticut) back in 2006, when I was a recipient of the Georgette and Richard Koopman Distinguished Chair in the Visual Arts.

Rock on, Matt!

I designed this poster in 2005, as one of 24 individuals invited to contribute to Lest We Forget: Canadian Designers on War, an exhibit at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, Alberta. I first saw the ironic message on a photograph (shown below) of two women participating in a San Francisco peace rally in 2003 on the eve of the U.S.-led war on Iraq.

Today, in the lead-up to what appears likely to be another U.S.-led bombing campaign (on Syrians this time), I thought it appropriate to “unroll the poster” once again. The above poster (click on the image for a larger version) is “copyfree” so please use, share, or disseminate it however you wish…

From The Art of Kissing: A 1936 Guide for Lovers

“A kiss can never be absolutely defined. Because each kiss is different from the one before and the one after. Just as no two people are alike, so are no two kisses alike. For it is people who make kisses. Real, live people pulsating with life and love and extreme happiness…”

(source— with a great book review, more hilarious quotes, and great links)

—Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915)

—Chico Marx (1887-1961) (-:

Paris, France

The art group Maentis is known for its satirical and sometimes corporate-based visual gags. Their latest project involves a culture-jamming redesign of some familiar logos to make a statement about the brands behind them… see more here.

—George Santayana (1863-1952)