‘Boobs, tongues, and a poem by Sappho about some ancient hanky-panky’ –Refinery29
It’s been a wonderful week. Even joined an anti-censorship group on Facebook. But frankly, Fuck Week inevitability has to come to an end. For my last Fuck Week fucking post, I’m including a fucking link to a blurg about the wonderfully irreverent FashionFUCK Magazine.
And,
If I wasn’t profane enough this week, there are others who take things a lot farther. One example is Northern Ireland’s very own wonder, Crazy Colours. You can follow her on Twitter or Tumblr or read her blog. Great humor, no censor. REAL person.
And btw, that’s not her in the nude pictures in this post. This is her here:
A few years ago, Martin finally wrote an autobiography of his standup career – which had gotten so big, he was selling out stadiums. Then one night, he quit. Jumped into acting and was mum on the whole standup thing. Only referred to it once, on a episode of Saturday Night Live, stating, ‘that was the old me.’
really??
The California State Assembly recently passed a ‘cuss-free week’ resolution.
If it passes the Senate/Governator, the first week of March will therefore be referred to as a Statewide Cuss Free Week.
With State workers losing their jobs, all kinds of shit blowing their way, this is what our politicians are concentrating on. The evils, evils of profanity.
Supporters also have a website. With stuff you can buy from them.
the other side
In protest of this silly declaration (note that is is a resolution, not a law), an event on Facebook was created to celebrate the first week of March as ‘Fuck Week.’ No nastiness, no intimidation, just . . . swear as much as you like. Use your profanity for good. Not evil.
my take
I don’t have a problem with ‘Dirty Words.’ Bullying, peer pressure, bad use of the Trajan font – yeah, problematic. But profanity, no.
I actually think it’s really weird that human beings have decided that certain words in the English language are soo unmentionable that we must censor them for our own protection.
And those words’ meanings – aren’t so bad. Reproduction and bodily functions. Crude, but not bad. Murder, Genocide, Torture, HMOs Deciding Who Lives and Dies: far worse.
so
I’m going to do my part for Fuck Week by spreading a bit of silly profanity on my blog. Because – last I checked (the internets aren’t regulated as much as tee vee and radio be), I still fucking can.
If you’re offended, that’s not my intent. Again, there’s a lot of other offensive non-profane language and actions in the world.
And you can catch that stuff – uncensored – on regular tee vee anytime you want.
‘People HAVE to buy contact lens solution, and any improvement is a victory’ -Paula Scher
Not all graphic design wins awards nor changes the world. And any item – from shopping bags to containers to paper boxes – is an opportunity for good design to do its job.
Most of my work over the years has been of this variety. No crazy, just keep it simple, easy-to-use and easy-to-understand.
On this topic: Pr*tty Sh*tty interviews uber-designer Paula Scher. Read here.
Truvia sweetener, designed by Paula’s team. A ‘green’ package to stand out amongst the pink, blue and yellow competition
I hadn’t been in Fresno for at least 10 years. The big commercial strip in town is Blackstone Avenue. This main drag was once plagued with zoning problems and mismanagement – it became known for creating some of the worst overgrown sprawl in the state.
Blackstone was partial inspiration for my Greater Suburban Strip illustration, which is a composite of a few strips in California; including El Camino Real, Stevens Creek in San Jose and most of Los Angeles.
Today, Blackstone is a mix of abandoned big boxes and oddly clever, repurposed businesses. New tenants are making new out of what is gone. Newest: Furniture City. I ate lunch in a combination Kabob House/Used Car Lot. Snapped some shots on the way out.
Jeanne’s gotten herself hooked on this thing called SuperPoke! Pets.
And she’s turned it into a major playground, building elaborate constructed environments. With pets at the center. Grendl is her dragon. The whole thing has a manga-like feel.
My Valentine from my wife (above) took hours to build and features my absolute favorite food, crab. (It’s a San Francisco thing. And tearing thru all the shells, with one small fork, I consider an art form.) Each black dot is a piece of coal, each white and blue flower carefully placed. See the completed environment (animated) live today by clicking on the image.
Sort of watching from the sidelines, I’ve seen how elaborate this SPP universe has become. I have a few observations: [Read more →]
