Monday, July 14, 2008
mr. baseball indiana: alex meyer
yes, ladies and gentlemen, i have been named mr. baseball for the state of indiana.  (photo via sport illustrated) in fact this is not the alex meyer of this here website. this alex meyer is 6'7", 200lbs, a right handed pitcher, and was drafted in the 20th round by the boston red sox (but can you draw mr. meyer!?). a highly sought after high school pitcher, he will be attending the university of kentucky in the fall and was recently named the greensburg daily news' male athlete of the year: In just 51 1/3 innings of work, Meyer notched 108 strike-outs including 17 in the Regional Championship game where he posted a 3-1 decision against New Palestine.
He ended an unbeaten season in which he allowed but 19 hits, with an ERA of 0.95. That gave him a place among the state leaders in all three categories - earned run average, strike-outs, and wins. congratulations alex, we'll be rooting for you. milb.com: alex meyer draft report. Labels: baseball, indiana, namesake
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Thursday, July 10, 2008
guest gallery: grady mcferrin / victor gonzalez
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Wednesday, July 09, 2008
slate: the nose that never knows
loss of seeing and hearing are situations that we are familiar with and have attempted to comprehend, but what of the loss of smell. elizabeth zierah tells the painful story of her own life and of her anosmia, the absence of the ability to smell. this was a tough assignment, as my illustrations don't generally go towards the realm of somber and serious, but i went for mood with this piece (albeit with a big-glaring-lack-of-nose concept) and the work of rené magritte popped into my head as reference. anyway, don't forget to appreciate your sense of smell. slate: the nose that never knows, by elizabeth zierah cover:  Labels: illustration, slate.com
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Thursday, July 03, 2008
basics: smart gadgets acting dumb, as an upgrade goes awry
a piece about the average joe attempting to upgrade to the biggest and baddest tv, only to find out that his components and cables no longer work together, the expenses rise, and in the end, the best upgrade is a return to the original setup. nytimes.com: basics, by alan schwarz 
while working on this piece, i mucked around with silhouetting. this wasn't used for the final piece, but turned into an interesting experiment. mayhaps there will be more of this in the future.  Labels: basics, circuits, illustration, new york times
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Monday, June 30, 2008
slate: my day at reality-tv school
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