Side Quest

I haven’t used rubber cement in a few days but the scent is stuck on me. In the car. On my run. At my kid’s dance recital. I can’t not smell it. It’s bad for me, but I love it. I’m radiating it because for the past few weeks I’ve been putting finishing touches on some art that will be on display for the month of June. Last year I started a local design meetup and in December I applied for us to have a group show. We got it, and time is up, first Friday is this week! But what did I make? Well the exhibit is called “side quest” and it’s about the work that graphic designers want to do when they’re not making work for others. The stuff that doesn’t get us paid. I’m one of a dozen others who will contribute to this show and things are all over the place, and I love it. Early tests, so far so good, ish I decided to make a physical version (or three) of the weekly semispheres design exercise that I started last year. But this time no computer. No Figma. Just paint, wood, and Xacto knife,…