A History of New Jewish Agenda
December 31, 2011
Thread Makes Blanket Press is getting ready to publish their first book, on the New Jewish Agenda! Peep this link to see how you can help. From Ezra Nepon, the…
DIYDPW (#4)
December 28, 2011
Pittsburgh, PA, USA DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are defined as any examples of municipal signage…
Ghosts in the Machines
December 28, 2011
Adam Curtis, the BBC filmmaker behind a series of amazing documentaries like The Power of Nightmares and Machines of Loving Grace, has a great entry on his blog this week….
Occupy Print from Denmark
December 27, 2011
In October, following the Justseeds installation in Slovenia, Shaun and I traveled on to Berlin and then Copenhagen. We had the opportunity to do artist talks at two art schools…
90: Kronstadt, part I
December 26, 2011
This week’s post is inspired by the book to the right, which I came across on Alec’s bookshelf during a recent visit to Pittsburgh. Emanuel Pollack’s The Kronstadt Rebellion (New…
Organizers sold out!
December 21, 2011
Uh, the entire run of 2012 Justseeds/Eberhardt Press organizers has sold out. I’m sort of shocked. I sincerely apologize to anyone disappointed, the rate of movement was quite beyond what…
Celebrate People’s History Posters in London
December 21, 2011
CPH Poster veteran and street artist Lindsay/Pivo recently used a collection of Celebrate People’s History posters in an installation she created inside an occupied investment bank in downtown London, dubbed…
DIYDPW (#3)
December 21, 2011
Danger sign on electrical box, Mumbai, India DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are defined as any examples of municipal…
On The Ground
December 20, 2011
I recently did a big design job for my friend Sean Stewart and PM Press, Sean’s new book On The Ground: An Illustrated Anecdotal History of the Sixties Underground Press…
89: Cienfuegos Press, part VI
December 19, 2011
Some of you might have noticed I’ve shorted the name of these posts to JBbTC, but I’ve also re-sorted and organized them, as well as titled them by content, so…
Daniel Drennan Interview
December 17, 2011
My friend Daniel Drennan in Beruit was recently interviewed on the Design Altruism Blog. He is a member of the artist/design collective Jamaa Al-Yad (who contributed a poster to the…
Posters for the Port Shutdown
December 17, 2011
Last Monday, people in cities up and down the West Coast came out to try to shut down the ports. My friend Chris and I put together some posters for…
DIYDPW (#2)
December 14, 2011
Chicago, IL, USA DIYDPW is a weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works projects. These are defined as any examples of municipal signage…
Occupy Our Homes- East New York
December 14, 2011
On December 6th a group of over 1,000 went on a tour of East New York, Brooklyn, a neighborhood immensely affected by predator lending and foreclosures. It was a powerful…
Work Visit at the Interference Archive
December 13, 2011
Alec “Icky” Dunn, Shaun Slifer and myself recently visited the NYC Justseeds crew to put in a work day at the Interference Archive. We designed and installed lighting, Shaun installed…
Justseeds at Milwaukee’s Public House
December 12, 2011
This past Sunday Justseeds tabled prints at Milwaukee’s Public House – the best bar in the country. Why you might ask? Because the Public House is cooperatively owned and profits…
88: Updates
December 12, 2011
Every once in awhile I need to catch my breath from doing these covers, and that’s a good moment to go back and fill in any missing pieces and odds…
Morning Crush: “Immigrants Know Your Rights” Poster Pack
December 8, 2011
I really like these two posters and this seems like a cool project. English Translation: Neither Discrimination Nor Abuse, We have Rights, Rights to a Lawyer.
DIYDPW (#1)
December 7, 2011
Pittsburgh, PA, USA This is the first installment of what I hope will be a regular, weekly blog post highlighting global examples of Do It Yourself Department of Public Works…
87: Boni Paper Books, part III
December 5, 2011
OK, I couldn’t help myself. Even though I went through the eight Boni Paper Books I actually have over the past two weeks (HERE and HERE), I started getting so…
Get Your Art Degree Online (?)
December 5, 2011
Over the weekend here in Pittsburgh, someone tacked up quite a few of these “bandit signs” in some of the “transitional” art-themed neighborhoods. It’s hard, at first, to tell how…
photos from the Justseeds-IVAW “War is Trauma” portfolio shows in Chicago
December 3, 2011
The Justseeds-IVAW portfolio “War is Trauma” has yet to be officially released (expect this to happen in late December) but that has not stopped a number of preview exhibitions from…
Overpass Light Brigade
December 2, 2011
Signs of visual resistance matter. Wisconsin is a battle-ground state, a battle between anti-Walker and pro-Walker supporters. Over the past week the Recall Walker movement received a huge boost when…
Still a chance for the Occupy Movement to Party with the Ruling Class!!
December 2, 2011
I am kicking myself for not taking the chance to express my disdainful sentiments on my favorite themes until now. The party has started at Art Basel Miami Beach, and…
read the writing on the wall-20
December 2, 2011
Pepper spraying cop on the Bowery, November 2011, NYC, NY Look at Pepper Spraying Cop for more.
“Oakland, October 25” by David Colagiovanni
December 2, 2011
Jerstin Crosby over at Acid Rain Productions sent me this jarring and amazing rotoscope animation by David Colagiovanni from their upcoming cable access TV episode (which will run only…
86: Boni Paper Books, Part II
November 28, 2011
Here is part two of my series on the early American paperback experiment known as Boni Paper Book. To read the back story, and see the first four books I…
No REDD Papers, vol. 1
November 25, 2011
I recently designed a new pamphlet about the failures of REDD, the UN’s current carbon trading scheme. It is called No REDD Papers, vol. 1, was edited by Hallie Boas,…
IAS Lexicon Series Kickstarter
November 24, 2011
I’ve been having fun designing a new pamphlet series for the Institute for Anarchist Studies called “Lexicon,” which consists of short essays by different authors laying out definitions of political…
Pepper Spraying Cop
November 22, 2011
I’m enjoying the memes coming out of the Occupation movement. here’s one inspired by the UC Davis officer that used “less than lethal” weapons on students last week. More at…
Queerness as Failure Merit Badges
November 22, 2011
Check out this amazing comic by Olivia Horvath! RIGHT HERE Good synergy with the Queer Scout badges but a lot funnier.
85: Boni Paper Books, part I
November 21, 2011
Two weekends ago I got a chance to take a short trip to Pittsburgh to get a much needed mini-vacation and visit with fellow Justseeds’ members Bec, Icky, Mary, and…
Radix Media – The Revolution Will Be Printed!
November 21, 2011
Today we’ve posted the new Radical Printers Poster Set in the store – a series of five great offset prints highlighting radical luminaries who dedicated their lives to print! The…
Indigenous Cultural Delegation to Australia
November 20, 2011
In late-December and early-January, I will be traveling to Australia as part of an Indigenous delegation attempting to establish an exchange program between Indigenous communities in the Great Lakes (on…
Recall Walker LED sign!
November 19, 2011
Milwaukee-based Lane Hall is on a mission: improve night time activism. One way: LED signs!
Bat Signals and Floating Tents
November 18, 2011
Two great creative actions from NYC to the Bay on the two-month mark of the Occupy Wall Street Movement: From NYC: The “bat signal project”
Don’t Let ICE Deport a Protestor from the Occupy Movement! Migrants are the 99%
November 17, 2011
UPDATE @ 3:02 PM PST: Pancho has just been released!! Thank you to all who supported!!! Francisco “Pancho” Ramos-Stierle was arrested on Monday as he was sitting in silent, non-violent…
Burning Books opens in Buffalo, NY!
November 15, 2011
This past September, a new bookstore and hub for radical events opened up in Buffalo, New York: Burning Books. Hitting the ground running, they’ve already hosted a whole mess of…
Banners for the Eviction
November 14, 2011
Occupy Portland has been uprooted from its two downtown parks, and begins a new phase – whether that means a new location or a new course of action. Since I…
84: The Man Who Was Thursday, part II
November 14, 2011
Here is part two of the covers of G.K. Chesterton’s 1908 anarchist exploitation novel The Man Who Was Thursday. You can see the first 17 covers from last week HERE….