Bill Watterson
Creator archive / 4 posts
Stripped
Comic strips were what made me want to be an artist. There’s no straight line to be drawn between them and my graphic design career, but few people have influenced me creatively as much as Bill Watterson (Calvin & Hobbes) and Gary Larson (The Far Side) did in my formative years. So I had hoped that Stripped, a documentary about comic strips and the people who make them, would give me a new angle from… See more →
Calvin & Hobbes Search Engine
I remember a particular C&H strip that I loved which used snowmen in a satire of the supposed boundary between “high” and “low” art. I have the complete collection but have never been able to find it. If this search engine is comprehensive, then my memory is disappointingly defective.
Consumption: August 2006
On the Web
- Bill Watterson’s Rarest: Some rare gems from the career of the Calvin & Hobbes creator.
- My Hatch Show Print: Behind the scenes at the legendary Nashville letterpress shop.
- A Brief, Incomplete Story of Touch and Go Records at Twenty-Five Years Old: A short documentary on the admirable Touch and Go legacy.
- UCLA Extension: Master Graphic Designer Series: An impressive collection of very influential designers presents dozens of varied solutions to the same… See more →
Consumption: October 2005
On the Web
- Weychert Gone Wild: Sometimes, you just need to dance. Well, I do, anyway.
- Stan & Rob: Champions of Multimedia Design: Bandy provides an intimate glimpse into the lives of Stan and me.
- Occupied: A Jeffrey Stockbridge photo series documenting interiors of dilapidated Philadelphia residences. Some of these are right around the corner from me.
- Dawn of the Knitted Dead: George Romero’s classic characters rendered in yarn.
- Fire Destroys Wallace and Gromit Warehouse… See more →