Tiktok may get banned in the US

Illustration of TikTok as the bad guy from a Chinese opera.

Grandpa Google

Young people today are saying Google is old.

The Three-eyed Tip Monster

The new digital “cash register” that always asks you to tip.

Kids today aren't learning to write in cursive

...and do they need to?

Border Policy

“A nation of immigrants” no longer?

Fracking

Finding out your home or entire neighborhood is being “undermined.”

Starbucks fires baristas who tried to unionize

CEO Howard Schultz pushes back against collective bargaining.

Coke Head

Will we ever escape our addictions to caffeine and sugar?

Bias

Illustration for an article comparing bias to prejudice.

ChatGPT personified

...as a mad scientist, or a scary clown, or both.

Too Many Pop-ups  

Subscribe... accept cookies... ads...

Bitcoin Piggybank

Using cryptocurrency as your savings account

When A.I. Does Wrong

If A.I. does something hurtful, who do we blame?

Mask Anger

Anger at mask wearers during and after the covid pandemic

How big is the sun?

Art for an educational poster for children

Robot Person

Machines acting like people, and people acting more like machines.

The Interruption of Man

Inspired by René Magritte's The Son of Man.

Flatland

Book cover art

New York Loves Me

(My tribute to Milton Glaser)

Taylor Swift's red lipstick

(LiquiLUST Legendary Wear Matte in Elson 4)

Bauhaus 100th Anniversary

Poster art using the Bauhaus blue circle, red square and yellow triangle.

This is Not a Pipe, or a Face

My rearrangement of Magritte's The Treachery of Images,  aka “This is not a Pipe.”

Yayoi Kusama apologizes

The artist apologized for derogatory terms used in her autobiography.

Georgia O'Keeffe with Bangs

My altered image using O'Keefe's Grey Lines with Black, Blue, and Yellow  with areas cut away.

Iceberg

Florida Man Votes

Illustration for an article about Florida voters

American History Illusion

(My version of the classic Rubin Vase optical illusion)

Paint By Numbers

(for Black Lives Matter)

To green, or not to green

Alas, poor Earth...

Talking About Comics

Graphic novels have become a serious art form.

Dopey, Sleepy, and Grumpy

Illustration for an article about being over-medicated

Bang!

There's a Place for Everyone at the Table

Being exploited by the rich may shorten your lifespan.

Alone with Your Thoughts

A survey found that Americans would rather do almost anything than be alone with their thoughts.

Fahrenheit 451

Book cover art

When A.I. Steals

(A.I. Problems series)

When A.I. Lies

(A.I. Problems series)

When A.I. Says or Does Something Racist

(A.I. Problems series)

Scary Stories

Art for a horror fiction awards event: Poster and promotional materials

Concussion Helmet

Sports helmets may protect against fracture but not concussion.

Gender Kids

The criteria for deciding a child's gender...

Vogue Cover Model

Illustration for a satirical article about models on magazine covers.

LV+RE tote bag

(My design for a very limited edition “Louis Vuitton” bag)

Wearing fashion sneakers to the gym  

Featuring silhouettes of the Nike Air Pegasus 83

Instrumental Aggression in Sports  

Specific aggressive behaviors are encouraged if they help the team win.

My Eyes are Up Here

Illustration for an article about “the male gaze”

What kind of driver will a self-driving car be?

(collage using photo of a 1957 Chevrolet)

Will self-driving cars be aggressive drivers?

(collage using photo of a 2018 BMW)

FAANG baby

(Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google)

McMunchkins  

Why do kids love fast food? Is it the food or the marketing?

Kids today don't use punctuation

Illustration for an article about texting

Me! Me! Me!  

FUD  

Fear, uncertainty, and doubt

Too many angry chefs on television

The “angry chef” trope

Incels

“Involuntary celibate” angry men

Christian nationalism is getting a reputation

Illustration for an article about how groups become known in the media.

TL;DR

(Too long; didn't read)

Hamlet

Art for a poster for a play

Tragicomic

Tragedy and comedy in the same story

Raised Pro-Gun

Illustration for an essay about growing up in a conservative family

The red elephant in the room

Jitters before the election

Small Savings

Worries about retirement

Mickey Mouse in the public domain

Curious about what could happen.

Surveillance Society

When everyone has a camera...

See no... hear no... speak no...

Devil Guns

Illustration for an article about mass shootings and “evil.”

That Boeing door that fell off

(January 2024, Alaska Airlines Flight 1282)

User Experience Design

(My logo for a UX Design consultancy)

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