Mister Museum, The Debut and Making Of


Mister Museum out for a walk in the woods, comes upon a small creature. They start to talk, and...

At the end of last year I was lucky enough to help create branding for an idea called Mister Museum. Sometimes when a new client crosses your path, you just KNOW it was meant to be. Here is a stylized version of the Bureau’s first meeting with the man behind Mister Museum.

MM:

    I’d like to promote the content that museums and educational institutions curate, but in a more interesting manner so that it engages the general public. Basically, this would be a venture for increasing art and science literacy, with a point of view.

BB:

    LEARNING IS THE COOLEST!

MM:

    My target audience is people that are curious about things in general with access to up-to-date technology.

BB:

    THAT’S ME! SCREW INTERNET EXPLORER 6!

MM:

    I don’t want this to be any old museum-y logo. It should be fun!

BB:

    I LIKE FUN!

As you can see, I was psyched to help build a voice for such an interesting client. We decided a logo, website and e-newsletter were the best things to start Mister Museum off on the right foot. So, I got to work. I started with a typical brainstorming exercise, the word cluster, a very useful tool in case you get stuck in a creative fire swamp. Continue reading “Mister Museum, The Debut and Making Of”

A Good Book


Months and months ago I signed up for a project put on by Art House Co-op called the Sketch Book Project. The gist is that artists receive a blank moleskin, fill it with whatever they want, send it back. Then the collection of books go on a tour similar to a concert, but much more quietly. Well, I’m just now starting to fill my sketchbook, and here is one of the first pages.

Page from my sketchbookproject - A Good Book connected script type with mitochondrial fill pattern.

Update: the finished sketchbook is filed under my side projects at Sketchbook Project 2011: Things That Stick.

The Soda Pop Man


Some people’s joy is effervescent, and John Nese is one of those people. He owns a soda shop that carries over 500 varieties, including cucumber. Boy would I like to try that. This man is soda incarnate, spreading the gospel of REAL soda (not Pepsi or Coke and the like)! Amen.