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OTHER NEWNESS

I spoke at TEDxVienna 2022 on how to find attention, mindfulness, and creativity in the everyday.

EMAIL NEWSLETTER

I have an occasional newsletter that you can sign up for and, also occasionally, win things. Go for it.
On ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’

On ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’

It was virtual, but still cool.

The Adventures of Short Round & Sallah

The Adventures of Short Round & Sallah

Famous Fictional, 2022: And it’s back! With the theme, “SECOND BANANAS”.

TEDx Vienna 2022

TEDx Vienna 2022

I spoke at TEDxVienna 2022. I barely slept for three days. It was awesome.

60 Second Docs stopped by

60 Second Docs stopped by

60 Second Docs documents life “one minute at a time”. The interview is from 2022.

I AM HERE @AGO

I AM HERE @AGO

The grocery lists are part of ‘I AM HERE: Home Movies and Everyday Masterpieces’, an exhibit at AGO.

PAPR WOPR (Ode to WarGames)

PAPR WOPR (Ode to WarGames)

Famous Fictional, 2020: Archaic computer technology reproduced on archaic photographic technology.

2020 holiday card

2020 holiday card

Graphic design is my passion. “GOOGBYE 2020, see ya later!”

Are you ready to vote?

Are you ready to vote?

The great folks I work with at Tremendousness made this important video about mail-in voting.

Indie Rockers in Quarantine playlist

Indie Rockers in Quarantine playlist

If you listen to this while staring at a wall, 6.5 hours will pass by.

Pair of Jacks are Wild

Pair of Jacks are Wild

Famous Fictional, 2019: Jack Torrance & Jack Skellington meet in a most tedious way—one letter at a time. 

Design for a Cause, 2019

Design for a Cause, 2019

I was invited to create a piece for an AIGA St. Louis Design Week charity auction with the theme of “Unity”

“The Birth of the BMX Freestyle Movement”

“The Birth of the BMX Freestyle Movement”

My pix of some of the Dirt Bros. in the second edition of this landmark BMX history book.

“Behind the Shield”

“Behind the Shield”

Me and Chris Moeller in S&M’s new book.

Relaxation Roulette

Relaxation Roulette

Do you crave a nap, but also anxiety and terror? Then you are ready to play Relaxation Roulette.

Every Missouri State Park

Every Missouri State Park

In 2019 I hiked, biked, swam, ran, floated, or backpacked every accessible State Park in Missouri. 51 in all!

Holiday card, 2018

Holiday card, 2018

Sent the president a holiday card for the first time.

O Cannonball!

O Cannonball!

A Christmas parody song about our dog. Sorry.

LOST DOG (Now I Wanna Be Your)

LOST DOG (Now I Wanna Be Your)

Created for a charity art auction benefiting St. Louis area dog shelters.

Let’s get visual.

Let’s get visual.

Our days are full of conversations. And phone calls. And emails. Words, words, and more words.

Meditation bench, #1

Meditation bench, #1

This waterfall bench is 95% reclaimed materials: walnut, ladder rungs, shim and dowel scraps.

Indomitable Spirit

Indomitable Spirit

A primitive multi-person armless seat—aka a “bench”—made for Famous Fictional 2017.

Holiday card, 2017

Holiday card, 2017

The stinky saga of a failed postage stamp (and president).

#FIXEDIT 2017

#FIXEDIT 2017

Things that have been fixed.

Meditation stool, #2

Meditation stool, #2

Decided to make a few meditation stools; here’s No. 2.

Meditation stool, #1

Meditation stool, #1

Made from random scraps, a tree branch, and some copper detailing.

‘Artificial Limb’ bench, #2

‘Artificial Limb’ bench, #2

Small meditation stool created entirely from reclaimed items.

‘Artifical Limb’ bench, #1

‘Artifical Limb’ bench, #1

I’m not sure why it occurred to me to use tree limbs as legs in furniture, but now I can’t stop.

Total Eclipse of the Heartland

Total Eclipse of the Heartland

We made an infographic about the 2017 total solar eclipse. Excited!

The ‘Twin Peaks’ reboot is too weird

The ‘Twin Peaks’ reboot is too weird

What do you think?

#THEUNBEATENPATH 2017

#THEUNBEATENPATH 2017

Footprints left (permanently) behind.

What is gaslighting?

What is gaslighting?

…and is the Trump administration gaslighting America? A video and infographic by Tremendousness.

Bad Brains: A Band in D.C.

Bad Brains: A Band in D.C.

I designed the poster for the STL showing of a doc about the legendary hardcore band Bad Brains.

The early OOPSes

The early OOPSes

The end of the Oops Series.

#LIGHTANDLINES 2017

#LIGHTANDLINES 2017

The return of the monthly themed Instagram collection.

Veruca Salt vs Sgt. Pepper

Veruca Salt vs Sgt. Pepper

My piece for the 2016 “Famous Fictional” exhibit: chess & ambigrams!

Finding gratitude

Finding gratitude

OK, here’s a break in the intermission: an infographic and animated video on The Science of Gratitude.

Paper airplanes!

Paper airplanes!

I made this mural in Tremendousness’s STL office for AIGA Design Week 2016.

Intermission

Intermission

I haven’t been, and likely won’t be, adding many new projects to the site for a while.

Netscape broken image

Netscape broken image

Wood, paint, & plastic—4.75x6x2.25″

The Oops Collection, 2015

The Oops Collection, 2015

Every video that I accidentally shot while trying to take a photo.

Spain & Morocco trip, 2015

Spain & Morocco trip, 2015

Asilah, Chefchaouen, & Fez, then Barcelona & Costa Brava.

Holiday card, 2015

Holiday card, 2015

Another holiday card with a passive-aggressive thing going on.

#COLOR 2015

#COLOR 2015

This year’s 11th “daily” (ha!) Instagram project is about color.

The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog vs The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch

The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog vs The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch

Made for Famous Fictional 2015.

Table Scraps

Table Scraps

I made a set of side tables out of scraps so I’m calling it Table Scraps.

Shim Square #1

Shim Square #1

It’s a square. Made of shims. To hang on the wall. And yes, it glows in the dark.

The Gateway Arch

The Gateway Arch

Over at Tremendousness, we celebrated the Gateway Arch’s 50th birthday with an info-packed poster.

#STLTHOMASSONS 2015

#STLTHOMASSONS 2015

Thomassons are architectural relics that have lost their purpose, but not their place. October’s Daily Instagram.

MY DAY, YESTERDAY — #4

MY DAY, YESTERDAY — #4

Watch us go from Fez to Barcelona—90 seconds of fast-cut, ephemeral documentary video.

#UNEXPECTED 2015

#UNEXPECTED 2015

Daily slices of something little, something quiet, something #unexpected. August’s Daily Instagram.

#DeadWormAlphabet 2015

#DeadWormAlphabet 2015

Dead worms. Various shapes. Found letters (hopefully). Daily Instagram project for June.

Guillaume’s Guillotine

Guillaume’s Guillotine

Liam and I made an awesome guillotine for one of his school assignments.

Undensed book #3: Longfellow’s Limericks

Undensed book #3: Longfellow’s Limericks

Hidden within Longfellow’s epic “The Song of Hiawatha” is a dirty, limerick-style poem.

Rudy Charisma

Rudy Charisma

All the other music projects were just a prelude to becoming the untalented, atonal, non-cool Rudy Charisma. Welcome to Vamp Brut.

#STLSIGNS 2015

#STLSIGNS 2015

My May 2015 daily Instagram project is all about the great signs of Saint Louis.

#randomword 2015

#randomword 2015

My April 2015 Daily Photo project is based on random words.

The Available Tool (Screwdriver)

The Available Tool (Screwdriver)

You know how occasionally you need that one tool but can’t find it?

Shim Sun #2

Shim Sun #2

Have decided to do a Shim Sun series. This is #2 and it lights up.

#theunfinished 2015

#theunfinished 2015

I’m going to use March 2015 to post an image a day of my many unfinished projects.

#50foundstates 2015

#50foundstates 2015

Trying to do a new Instagram photo project every month this year. February is found U.S. states.

Desk Eater Convention

Desk Eater Convention

The 4th music project. A collaboration in which my friend Andy did the heavy lifting & heavy riffing.

Canoe Tragedies

Canoe Tragedies

A concept  album  cassette—as well as an EP—about… death by canoe.

#dailyabstraction 2015

#dailyabstraction 2015

I shot an abstract photo of sidewalk ice and suddenly realized I wanted a little direction in my Instagram posts.

The Oops Collection, 2014

The Oops Collection, 2014

Every video that I accidentally shot while trying to take a photo. These are getting so much less interesting—and shorter.

Rare White Squirrel

Rare White Squirrel

My second lo-fi band. We released six albums in five months back in 1995.

The Belts

The Belts

My first foray into lo-fi “cassette culture” home recording. Here’s a 1995 album made with Mr. Josh Andra.

Magnetoss

Magnetoss

Liam wanted to make a game that involved throwing magnets. So we did.

So Many Adventures

So Many Adventures

This is my piece for Dan Zettwoch’s annual Famous Fictional show, themed in 2014 as “From the Womb to the Tomb.”

The Origin of Mathematics

The Origin of Mathematics

TED-Ed just posted another video Tremendousness did with them. I storyboarded and CD’d it.

Empire Uncut

Empire Uncut

Who’s scruffy-looking? Us nerf-herding Keaggys, actually. Holy shit we’re in scene 64 in “Empire Uncut!”

What the heck is kombucha?

What the heck is kombucha?

I didn’t design this—the amazing Chris Roettger did. Posted here for the greater Tremendousness.

The MMMIODSTLRT

The MMMIODSTLRT

aka: “The Miniature Museum of Mostly Inconsequential Objects Discovered Along the Saint Louis Riverfront Trail.”

Colorado trip, 2014

Colorado trip, 2014

Great outdoor adventures in Colorado Springs, Breckenridge, and Denver.

Mountain Bike LP/CD

Mountain Bike LP/CD

Buy this Belgian garage pop record now! The music’s great and that’s me on the front and back cover.

2013 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity

2013 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity

I was asked to create an exhibit for the 2013 Cannes Lions event.

Shim Sun #1

Shim Sun #1

This wall sculpture is made of more than 400 wooden construction shims.

Memphis trip, 2014

Memphis trip, 2014

Family spring break road trip.

Untitled, 1988/1994

Untitled, 1988/1994

I made this found objects sculpture as a student.

The Megametamatchstick

The Megametamatchstick

I made a big mega meta matchstick from about 600 small matches.

The GR/ASS Chair

The GR/ASS Chair

Find awful rattan chair in alley. Modify & restore. Reinforce & fill with dirt. Add sod.

The Alphabox

The Alphabox

Alphabetized Instagrams in a vintage scrolling box.

Bon Dulli!

Bon Dulli!

You *have* to be an Afghan Whigs fan to care about this at all.

BuzzFeed Bingo

BuzzFeed Bingo

What’s red and yellow and read all over? Fucking BuzzFeed.

Twentyy Fiverr

Twentyy Fiverr

Here’s what happens when you send the same photo to 25 different Fiverr portrait artists.

The iEat™

The iEat™

My latest invention: iPhone iUtensils for hungry iBusy mobile iPeople on the go with a hearty iAppetite.

What happens when…?

What happens when…?

Google autocomplete proves humanity is doomed.

Soulard School Trivia Night

Soulard School Trivia Night

For the last several years I have designed posters for one of my kids’ school fundraisers. Weirdness is encouraged.

Start Me Up

Start Me Up

“If you start me up, if you start me up I never stop.”

But I Still Feel Empty

But I Still Feel Empty

A meta-motivational poster made from mashed up type+photography images from the Web.

Rearranged orange

Rearranged orange

From round to square.

Undensed book #2: A Farewell to <strike> Arms </strike> Feet

Undensed book #2: A Farewell to  Arms  Feet

Hacking Hemingway.

Lé Oops du 2013

Lé Oops du 2013

The latest clips resulting from me accidentally attempting to shoot a photo while in video mode.

Something small, every day

Something small, every day

This year I am going to try to make something small, every day. Some will be bigger.

My Day, Yesterday — #3

My Day, Yesterday — #3

Scenes from the Cannes Lions Festival of creativity, Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in Cannes, France.

Kansas City trip, 2013

Kansas City trip, 2013

We visited The LEGO Museum, Nelson Atkins Art Museum, and more.

Holiday card, 2013

Holiday card, 2013

It’s the Home for the Holidays Joy and Happiness Game!

The 12 Days of Keefmas!

The 12 Days of Keefmas!

Tremendousness wrote a (holiday) song in honor of Keith Richards’ 70th birthday.

Rena’s tornado shelter

Rena’s tornado shelter

Sorena and I made an awesome tornado shelter for a school project.

Filmage

Filmage

I designed the poster for the STL showing of “Filmage,” the documentary about Descendents and ALL.

Louisville trip, 2013

Louisville trip, 2013

Took a road trip with a group of friends to eat good food and watch horse races.

Reddy Kilowatt & Mr. Happy Crack

Reddy Kilowatt & Mr. Happy Crack

My contributions to the ‘On the Famous Fictional Payroll’ 2013 exhibit.

DART STL

DART STL

You throw a dart at a giant map of the city then go to that spot and shoot a photo within a one block radius.

The Tremendousness Collective

The Tremendousness Collective

Ohio University ➞ St. Louis Post-Dispatch ➞ XPLANE ➞ Dachis Group ➞ Tremendousness!

Liam in an ad in Italy

Liam in an ad in Italy

An Internet story that involves walnuts, summer storms, Flickr, and apples.

The Ampersander

The Ampersander

Once in a while you get an idea that just doesn’t go away.

To Condense A Mockingbird

To Condense A Mockingbird

This is a zoetrope made from a set of Reader’s Digest Condensed books.

Family

Family

I found accurate representations of my family in a cheap bag of cotton swabs.

North Carolina trip, 2012

North Carolina trip, 2012

Spent some time in the Great Smoky Mountains and Asheville. More on Flickr.

Dead co/media/ns

Dead co/media/ns

Both dead and immortal.

Ask-O-Matic! The Decision-Maker App.

Ask-O-Matic! The Decision-Maker App.

Ask-O-Matic is a fun iPhone app that helps you make difficult decisions.

‘The Errorotic Wikihole’

‘The Errorotic Wikihole’

A book I made. No publisher. Not yet released. High concept. Lowbrow.

Various holiday cards

Various holiday cards

Some of the other holiday cards we’ve made over the years.

The 2012 Oopses

The 2012 Oopses

Starting 2013 by purging a few mistakes from 2012.

‘The Sketchnote Handbook’

‘The Sketchnote Handbook’

My sketchnotes and approach are featured in Mike Rhode’s new book.

It’s a Dramatic Life

It’s a Dramatic Life

George Bailey meets a chipmunk.

‘Photobombed’

‘Photobombed’

Liam photobombed my sister’s family and now he’s in this book.

Holiday card, 2012

Holiday card, 2012

This is St. Nick (Street Santa).

‘The Connected Company’

‘The Connected Company’

I designed my friend Dave Gray’s third book.

A Happy Beardsgiving

A Happy Beardsgiving

I’m going to consider this beard a project in and of itself.

200 WILHELMS

200 WILHELMS

“200 WILHELMS” was created in 2012 for Dan Zettwoch’s annual Famous Fictional show in St. Louis.

National Sandwich Month

National Sandwich Month

Starting in August 2003 I began an independent celebration of National Sandwich Month.

‘THUMBS UP’

‘THUMBS UP’

If you’ve ever posted to Flickr a Creative Commons licensed photo tagged with “thumbs up,” thank you.

Springfield, Illinois trip, 2012

Springfield, Illinois trip, 2012

Diane wrote a story for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about Abraham Lincoln and I took the photos.

Branson, Missouri trip, 2012

Branson, Missouri trip, 2012

Diane wrote a story for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about outdoor adventures and I took the photos.

Custom Missilefits trophies

Custom Missilefits trophies

Every other year I make trophies for the attendees.

Arkansas trip, 2012

Arkansas trip, 2012

Diane wrote a story for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about art in Arkansas and I took the photos.

Anti-squirrel bird feeder

Anti-squirrel bird feeder

The squirrels won’t be eating the Cardinal’s bird food any more.

Morning to-do list for kids

Morning to-do list for kids

For best results, frame behind glass and check off with a dry erase marker.

Homemade capacitative stylus

Homemade capacitative stylus

Free stylus for your tablet: 1 old pen, 1 sponge, and 1 paper clip.

St. Louis’ City Museum slides in ascending order of speed

St. Louis’ City Museum slides in ascending order of speed

10 slides. Some slow. Some medium. Some fast.

Oops videos: 2011

Oops videos: 2011

Starting 2012 by purging a few mistakes from 2011.

Holiday card, 2011

Holiday card, 2011

This year’s card was a realistic parody of some people’s year-end status update letters.

Undensed book #1: ‘His Name Was Gentle’

Undensed book #1: ‘His Name Was Gentle’

I took an old Reader’s Digest Condensed Book and cut up the 1965 story “May You Die In Ireland.”

Sidekicks and Soulmates

Sidekicks and Soulmates

Exhibited at the Sidekicks and Soulmates show.

Abandoned Lincoln

Abandoned Lincoln

An Abe Lincoln made with stuff found in the street.

ROBO-MONKEY

ROBO-MONKEY

Made out of things found in the street.

The Typo Bistro

The Typo Bistro

The Typo Bistro was a custom project auctioned at the Foodstock Art Party benefit.

Chicago trip, 2011

Chicago trip, 2011

Diane wrote a story for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about Chicago and I took the photos.

The MILK EGGS VODKA book trailer

The MILK EGGS VODKA book trailer

So… I never made a video for the hardcover edition back in 2007, but since MILK EGGS […]

Acci-stencilly

Acci-stencilly

Found accidental art.

Chile trip, 2010

Chile trip, 2010

We went there for our 10th anniversary.

Pecha Kucha STL #5

Pecha Kucha STL #5

I was invited to tell my story Pecha Kucha style.

The official soundtrack of grocery shopping

The official soundtrack of grocery shopping

I made a compilation CD of completely original music without singing or playing anything.

Johnson’s Shut-Ins trip, 2010

Johnson’s Shut-Ins trip, 2010

Diane wrote a story for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about Johnson’s Shut-Ins reopening and I took the photos.

2010OPS: All the OOPS from 2010

2010OPS: All the OOPS from 2010

Starting 2011 by purging a few mistakes from 2010.

Amazing holiday recipes from around the world

Amazing holiday recipes from around the world

Happy holidays 2010 from XPLANE!

“Dude.” “What?”

“Dude.” “What?”

Hugo “Hurley” Reyes and Don Draper have a conversation.

Urban strata

Urban strata

Kicking around the idea of combining rust and moss…

What’s the big idea?

What’s the big idea?

What Saint Louis needs is some Lo-Tels. For St. Louis Magazine.

From Ultimatest to Awesome

From Ultimatest to Awesome

My downloadable grocery list is the basis for an iPhone shopping app.

HOUSE & HOME

HOUSE & HOME

Made out of all the old paint stirrers used in our house.

The Fu-Table

The Fu-Table

It used to be a futon base; now it’s a patio table.

Homemade camera pole extender thingy

Homemade camera pole extender thingy

I made a 12′ camera extension from scrap stuff in the basement.

20 crops

20 crops

An experiment: twenty different crops on one image.

URL Shortener Super Tour

URL Shortener Super Tour

An A to Z of brief redirects.

Audion Face, circa 2000

Audion Face, circa 2000

This 13-year-old Mac MP3 player still works!

Oh, just me and Jimmy Kimmel

Oh, just me and Jimmy Kimmel

This. Actually. Happened.

The Compost Project

The Compost Project

Not really a project, just of record of what goes into the compost pile.

Madison, Wisconsin trip, 2010

Madison, Wisconsin trip, 2010

Diane wrote a story for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about Madison, Wisconsin and I took the photos.

My Day Yesterday — #2

My Day Yesterday — #2

May 2, 2010 in Madison, Wisconsin with Diane.

Vintage cabinet cards

Vintage cabinet cards

All circa 1880s.

Coudal Partners’ MoOMumentary

Coudal Partners’ MoOMumentary

Whoa, thrilled to be part of Coudal Partners’ new documentary series.

Wash U Rare Books Collection

Wash U Rare Books Collection

A Gutenberg bible page; classic Caslon, Baskerville, Gill, type samples; an El Lissitzky book…

St. Louis Wall Ball, 2010

St. Louis Wall Ball, 2010

Annual benefit art auction for SCOSAG in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Periodic Table of Periodic Tables

The Periodic Table of Periodic Tables

There wasn’t one, so I made one.

SXSWi 2010 + The Found Type Photowalk

SXSWi 2010 + The Found Type Photowalk

As instigated by Dan Rubin at SXSW Interactive 2009 in Austin, Texas.

LOVECRUSHARTPARTY HEART

LOVECRUSHARTPARTY HEART

Completely covered in… sandwiches!

Match #4 of Photoshop Tennis

Match #4 of Photoshop Tennis

From 2001, when Layer Tennis was called Photoshop Tennis.

‘Circle A’

‘Circle A’

One of my photos was published in a book of found anarchy symbols.

2OOPs: All the OOPS from 2009

2OOPs: All the OOPS from 2009

Starting 2010 by purging a few mistakes from 2009.

eRYTHROPOETIZINUM

eRYTHROPOETIZINUM

A super-awesome 80s-tastic photo of me riding my BMX bike in an urban sports zine.

Visual business cliché find-it

Visual business cliché find-it

Happy holidays 2009 from XPLANE!

digimondrianscreencaps

digimondrianscreencaps

A set of zoomed-in screenshots of Mac OS 7/8 and related apps, circa 1997.

Sketchnotes from The Economist’s Media Convergence conference

Sketchnotes from The Economist’s Media Convergence conference

They were captured semi-live and projected at the end.

UNSUBSCRIBE

UNSUBSCRIBE

Why does it take multiple days for email unsubscribe requests?

Did You Know 4.0

Did You Know 4.0

An official update to the original “Shift Happens” video. Almost 3.5M views!

My new, unmonetizable talent

My new, unmonetizable talent

Waterslides are one of the best inventions ever.

Robert Atwan’s ‘Convergences’

Robert Atwan’s ‘Convergences’

The Grocery List Collection is in the third edition of Robert Atwan’s Convergences.

Leadville CD cover photo

Leadville CD cover photo

My friend Will and his band Leadville used a photo of mine on their CD.

This is waves.

This is waves.

Yes, I ran out of ideas so I took some pictures of fucking waves and cross-processed them.

The Unfinished

The Unfinished

There are good ideas. And there are other kinds of ideas.

100 pieces of paper and the stories behind them

100 pieces of paper and the stories behind them

A personal archaeology project with with ephemera and hazy memories.

Albert’s get well cards, 1950

Albert’s get well cards, 1950

This envelope was full of get well cards for a man named Albert.

The thrift store book project

The thrift store book project

The My Dad: A Photolog Book book is not about my dad. Or me. or my son.

Me, brain sandwiches, and ‘Weird Missouri’

Me, brain sandwiches, and ‘Weird Missouri’

Earlier this year the folks who make the “Weird” series of books contacted me about using a photo.

The 2-hour book project

The 2-hour book project

This is the letter P spread, by me.

My Day, Yesterday — #1

My Day, Yesterday — #1

1.5 minutes of life.

“Generation F”

“Generation F”

This book is a history of the early days of BMX freestyle and my old ‘zine is featured in it.

‘Self Promotion Online’

‘Self Promotion Online’

In 2000 I was interviewed about how I helped XPLANE become a better known brand.

Toy wooden truck

Toy wooden truck

The moving truck from the end of “Toy Story.”

St. Louis Wall Ball, 2008

St. Louis Wall Ball, 2008

Annual benefit art auction for SCOSAG in St. Louis, Missouri.

20th Century Anonymous

20th Century Anonymous

One lost family snapshot from every year of the 20th century. Update: In the 10+ years since […]

’50 SAD CHAIRS’ — the book

’50 SAD CHAIRS’ — the book

Arrived back from San Francisco to find a copy of my new book waiting for me.

DIY porn magnet set

DIY porn magnet set

BlueQ asked me to come up with an idea for a new magnet set. Sorry.

‘riot grrrl’

‘riot grrrl’

One of my photos of Jennifer Finch of L7 ended up in this book.

4 posters from college

4 posters from college

Just some old pre-Mac designs created using paper, scissors, and glue.

The Chucks Story

The Chucks Story

Are your shoes in a museum?

30 AIGA Chairs

30 AIGA Chairs

Everyone at XPLANE drew a chair for the newsletter we designed.

Airplane cabins

Airplane cabins

Just pix of airplane cabins.

One m for Trio M

One m for Trio M

A photo of mine on the jazz group’s new CD.

Alley Hoops

Alley Hoops

Basketball hoops seen in the alleys and lots of south St. Louis.

‘The Muny’

‘The Muny’

I was the photo editor for this book.

‘Milk Eggs Vodka: Grocery Lists Lost and Found’

‘Milk Eggs Vodka: Grocery Lists Lost and Found’

I wrote a book. A real one. With a hardcover and everything.

‘No One Cares What You Had for Lunch’

‘No One Cares What You Had for Lunch’

My found lists as inspirational thingamablogs in Maggie Mason’s new blogging book.

The Morning After: Mardi Gras, 2007

The Morning After: Mardi Gras, 2007

Another year, another beer. Soulard Mardi Gras in St. Louis.

REDDYKILOWATT.ORG

REDDYKILOWATT.ORG

Formerly providing sporadic information about the historic mascot.

My web history

My web history

I decided that I should write down some web-related memories and milestones before they fade away.

Say cheese!

Say cheese!

This was a photography workshop I did for kids and their parents at COCA.

Exploring digital photography

Exploring digital photography

This was a photography workshop I did at COCA.

52 POSTERS

52 POSTERS

I got it in my head that I wanted to create a new poster every week for a year.

The Ultimatest Grocery List

The Ultimatest Grocery List

I made the best pre-formatted grocery lists ever created.

di4ent

di4ent

di4ent is a collection of topical rotating wunderkammeresque distractions and delights.

MIT & Alphabet City present ‘Trash’

MIT & Alphabet City present ‘Trash’

Professor Gay Hawkins gets philosophical about my (and your) sad chairs.

‘Monkey vs. Robot’ CD

‘Monkey vs. Robot’ CD

Featuring seven covers of James Kochalka’s classic.

3 drawings of me sitting in chairs

3 drawings of me sitting in chairs

All of these were drawn by people somehow connected to XPLANE, strangely enough.

The Airplane Series

The Airplane Series

No reason.

Fine objects / Found art

Fine objects / Found art

Originally presented live in the flesh at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.

The Junk Science email newsletter

The Junk Science email newsletter

I suggest that you sign up for my semi-occasional updates.

The Morning After: The Big Storm of 2006

The Morning After: The Big Storm of 2006

Hundreds of trees were damaged in Tower Grove Park (these are just a portion of them).

Tree Chicken

Tree Chicken

The legend of Tree Chicken featuring Lothar and Swoonky.

theyellowname

theyellowname

Photos of yellow things. That make another thing.

Alleys: Roger Place

Alleys: Roger Place

Shot with a Spartus Full-Vue 120 on Ilford HP5 Plus, 400 ISO.

The Morning After: Mardi Gras, 2006

The Morning After: Mardi Gras, 2006

Mardi Gras devastation.

Six Balloons

Six Balloons

Presented in action-packed full-color photographs.

Junk Science

Junk Science

A solo exhibit at the Center for Creative Arts.

Screenshots of awesomeness

Screenshots of awesomeness

Just a bunch of screenshots I thought were worth saving.

GLC Holiday Gift Guides

GLC Holiday Gift Guides

If you’re looking for cool, odd stuff—this is for you.

Dumpster messages

Dumpster messages

If you spend enough time in alleys you’ll see lots of messages left there.

Profanity

Profanity

This is a Flickr Pool I made dedicated to collecting instances of profanity.

Always every now & then

Always every now & then

A collection of pictures taken with cameras from my vintage collection.

The Rust Series

The Rust Series

Rust, rust, rust. Rusty colors, rusty things. Actually, mostly rusty drippings.

Infographics in the real world

Infographics in the real world

I started a Flickr Pool that features photographs of informational graphics in public places.

Cracks

Cracks

Self-explanatory, eh? Cracks.

(bits)

(bits)

From 200-–2008 I used to find a cool weblog or some useful, interesting web site for the entertainment section in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

The Arbortecture Series

The Arbortecture Series

Plants growing out of buildings. There also is a Flickr Pool now.

50 SAD CHAIRS

50 SAD CHAIRS

This is the goal: To collect 50 cool photos of sad chairs seen around town. Then stop.

ABCs and 123s

ABCs and 123s

A collection of letters and numbers found and photographed.

‘Las puertas del sueño’

‘Las puertas del sueño’

A photo of mine used on the cover of David Hernández de la Fuente’s book.

All about (business) blogs

All about (business) blogs

Originally presented live in the flesh for IABC on 28 Apr 2005.

Beyond the printed page

Beyond the printed page

Originally presented live in the flesh at STLCC FP.

The Sign Collection

The Sign Collection

There are a lot of great collections of sign photography out there. This is not one of them.

Sorena Rose Keaggy

Sorena Rose Keaggy

My second living project! Born one month early, March 5, 2005, after Diane ate some spicy Peruvian food.

70 Morris Avenue

70 Morris Avenue

A short photographic sequence 70 Morris Avenue, Athens, Ohio 45701 Mark, Adam & Lynn, 1993

Words highlighted in dictionaries

Words highlighted in dictionaries

This project features two dictionary specimens, each with multiple words highlighted.

Who Let the Blogs Out?

Who Let the Blogs Out?

Itty bitty xBlog blurb in a blog book by Blogger’s Biz Stone.

Wireless Country

Wireless Country

Wired Magazine asked XPLANE to create an infographic about the wireless spectrum, with text by Xeni Jardin.

PHTGRPHY: The photography of Liam Keaggy

PHTGRPHY: The photography of Liam Keaggy

We bought Liam a JamCam—a totally cheap digital camera that takes totally cheap photos.

Morning photos

Morning photos

Taken immediately upon awakening. Circa 1997-98.

The unspectacular doors of Saint Louis

The unspectacular doors of Saint Louis

Everyone’s seen the posters of “The Great Doors Of Ireland”—but what about STL?

‘What Is Web Design?’

‘What Is Web Design?’

The 3rd iteration of XPLANE’s web site was featured in this book.

The Picklesicle™

The Picklesicle™

I invented The Picklesicle™—but it was not very good.

Baby bar codes

Baby bar codes

High quality products from the Keaggy baby factory.

Our features: a complete site index

Our features: a complete site index

Think of my personal site as a serendipitous adventure.

Pre-owned bookmarks

Pre-owned bookmarks

This is a collection of other peoples’ bookmarks collected over the years.

Rimbaud or Babelfish?

Rimbaud or Babelfish?

A quiz. Is the translation by a French Symbolist-loving human being—or a machine?

Strike!

Strike!

The goal: film one strike in every bowling alley in St. Louis.

Liam Ulysses Keaggy

Liam Ulysses Keaggy

My first actual living project!

Wisconsin trip, 2001

Wisconsin trip, 2001

On the last day of the trip we woke up on September 11, 2001 and drove home to St. Louis just listening to the news on the radio.

The Grand Canyon trip, 2001

The Grand Canyon trip, 2001

It was snowing like crazy as we arrived—more than they’d had in over 15 years, they said. 18 inches.

Oregon trip, 2002

Oregon trip, 2002

Oregon, what a great place.

Crap I found on the street during the month of May

Crap I found on the street during the month of May

This is the kind of project that really needs no introduction. Why? Because it’s just too stupid.

Vintage camera collection

Vintage camera collection

I like cheap old cameras. I especially like using cheap old box cameras.

Rocks shaped like shoes

Rocks shaped like shoes

This is a rock collection. Of rocks shaped like shoes.

‘Information Architecture for the World Wide Web’

‘Information Architecture for the World Wide Web’

xBlog gets a mention in the 2nd edition of this wonderful book.

Riding the Katy Trail, 2002

Riding the Katy Trail, 2002

Missouri’s Katy Trail is America’s longest rails to trails project.

‘The Weblog Handbook’

‘The Weblog Handbook’

xBlog gets a mention in Rebecca Blood’s new book.

Live music

Live music

A terribly incomplete archive of show reviews, album reviews, interviews, articles, and photos.

Free desktop images

Free desktop images

Desktops digitized for your viewing pleasure.

Mageirevo: A collection of vague recipes

Mageirevo: A collection of vague recipes

The Mageirevo page is just some cooking notes for myself… basically some awkwardly vague recipes.

Presenting ‘shirtFactory’

Presenting ‘shirtFactory’

All the shirt designs you see here are custom-built and for sale through cafepress.com.

What’s for dinner?

What’s for dinner?

I made a page that generates haikus that tell us what to do for dinner.

The Church of the Mix

The Church of the Mix

A page dedicated to mix tapes. And CDs.

I ♥ Sandwiches

I ♥ Sandwiches

Wherein we blog all things sandwichy — Est. 2002.

iluvu

iluvu

Public displays of affection.

Four portraits from The Union Bar & Grill

Four portraits from The Union Bar & Grill

These photos were taken with a Kodak film camera at The Belts’ one and only live show.

ACC Magazine

ACC Magazine

ACC Magazine wasn’t a magazine. It was a ‘zine.

20 Things {from:ohio}

20 Things {from:ohio}

20 Things {from:ohio} is part of Judith’s 20 Things project, summer, 2001.

The fullFrame

The fullFrame

A haphazard collection of uncropped photography.

Bands I’ve Seen

Bands I’ve Seen

It started as a list so I wouldn’t forget all the bands I’d seen.

Age: 30

Age: 30

A simple project: Take a photograph of myself every day of my 31st year.

The Rudy Charisma Musical Disorder Area

The Rudy Charisma Musical Disorder Area

To celebrate the double CD release of Rudy’s “Best of” album I made this tribute page.

The goodSONG

The goodSONG

Today I started a music blog on Blogger called goodSONG.

Behind the Curtain: 24 hours in the life of XPLANE

Behind the Curtain: 24 hours in the life of XPLANE

“Behind the Curtain: A day in the life of webloggers.”

disGreetings

disGreetings

Insult greeting cards for every occasion.

The Missilefits Model Rocketry Club

The Missilefits Model Rocketry Club

We are headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, USA and we get together once a year and launch crappy rockets.

Billy & Diane

Billy & Diane

Here’s our wedding reception page. We got married on the Greek island of Santorini on May 15, 2000.

RobotPirateMonkey

RobotPirateMonkey

A blog linking exclusively to robots, pirates, & monkeys.

The Grocery List Collection

The Grocery List Collection

St. Louis, 1997: I found an abandoned grocery list. So I decided to keep them every time I came across one.

Presenting xBlog | The visual thinking weblog

Presenting xBlog | The visual thinking weblog

Founded in 1999, xBlog is a place to find (mostly) visual communication links.

hey! url! — the blog

hey! url! — the blog

I started a blog called hey! url! with the theme of “Backdoors for bad people.”

The Webcam!

The Webcam!

I bought a crappy webcam in 1996 but never really used it. Now that I’m fulltime XPLANE it’s a go!