Is TikTok a national security risk?

TikTok's logo as the bad guy in a Chinese opera.

Grandpa Google

Young people today are saying Google is old.

The Three-eyed Tip Monster

The digital “cash register” that asks you to tip.

Kids today aren't learning to write in cursive

...and do they need to?

Border Policy

“A nation of immigrants” no longer?

Fracking

When your home or entire neighborhood is being “undermined.”

Starbucks fires baristas who tried to unionize

CEO Howard Schultz pushed back against collective bargaining.

Coke Head

Will we ever escape our cravings for caffeine and sugar?

Bias

Illustration for an article comparing bias to prejudice.

ChatGPT personified

...as a mad scientist, or a scary clown, or both.

Too Many Pop-ups  

Ads, cookies, subscriptions, updates, special offers...

Bitcoin Piggybank

Using cryptocurrency as your savings account

When A.I. causes harm

If A.I. does something hurtful, who do we blame?

“Blindfold” Wine Tasting

Art for promotional materials for a wine tasting event

How big is the sun?

Art for an educational poster for children

Robot Person

Machines acting like people, and people acting more like machines...

The Interruption of Man

Illustration for an article about men “mansplaining” to other men.
Inspired by Magritte's The Son of Man.

Flatland

Book cover art

New York Loves Me

(My tribute to Milton Glaser)

Taylor Swift's red lipstick

(LiquiLUST Legendary Wear Matte in Elson 4)

Bauhaus 100th Anniversary

Poster art using the Bauhaus blue circle, red square and yellow triangle (four of each)

This is Not a Pipe, or a Face

Illustration for an article about A.I. consciousness.
My rearrangement of Magritte's The Treachery of Images.

Yayoi Kusama apologizes

The artist apologized for derogatory terms used in her autobiography.

Georgia O'Keeffe with Bangs

My alteration of O'Keeffe's Grey Lines with Black, Blue, and Yellow  with areas cut away.

Old Icons That Won't Go Away

Symbols of past technology still displayed in new software.
(Landline phone, machinery cog, tape recorder, floppy disk)

666 in 2026

Conspiracy theories infused with religious prophecy—in our modern world.

Iceberg

Climate change and running out of time

Florida Man votes

Illustration for an article about Florida voters and traditional Southern values.

American History Illusion

(My version of the classic Rubin Vase optical illusion)

Paint By Numbers

(for Black Lives Matter)

Talking About Comics

Dopey, Sleepy, and Grumpy

Illustration for an article about being over-medicated

There's a Place for Everyone at the Table

Being exploited by the rich may shorten your lifespan.

Alone with Your Thoughts

A survey revealed Americans would rather do almost anything than be alone with their thoughts.

Fahrenheit 451

Book cover art

When A.I. is a thief

(A.I. Problems series)

When A.I. tells lies

(A.I. Problems series)

When A.I. says or does something racist

(A.I. Problems series)

Scary Stories

Art for a horror fiction awards event, poster and promotional materials.

Concussion Helmet

Sports helmets may protect against fracture but not concussion.

Gender Kids

The criteria for deciding a child's gender...

Bang !

Vogue Cover Model

Illustration for a satirical article about models on magazine covers.

LV+RE tote bag

(My design for a very limited edition “Louis Vuitton” bag)

Wearing fashion sneakers to the gym  

➔ Look for the Nike Air Pegasus 83  in the details.

Instrumental Aggression in Sports  

Specific aggressive behavior is encouraged if it helps the team win.

An Angry Chef in Hell's Kitchen

Illustration about the “angry chef” trope on TV.

My Eyes are Up Here

Illustration for an article about “the male gaze”

What kind of driver will a self-driving car be?

(collage using photo of a 1957 Chevrolet)

Will self-driving cars be aggressive drivers?

(collage using photo of a 2018 BMW)

FAANG baby

(Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google)

McMunchkins  

Why do kids love fast food? Is it the food, or affective marketing?

Kids today don't use punctuation

Illustration for an article about young people texting

Me! Me! Me!  

FUD  

(Fear, uncertainty and doubt)

Incels

“Involuntarily celibate” angry men

Christian nationalism is getting a reputation

Illustration for an article about how groups become known in the media.

TL;DR

(Too long; didn't read)

Spotify blinders

Spotify's algorithms may limit the variety of music you hear.

To green, or not to green

Alas, poor Earth...

Hamlet

Art for a poster for a play

Tragicomic

Tragedy and comedy in the same story

Raised Pro-Gun

Illustration for an essay about growing up in a conservative family

The red elephant in the room

Jitters before the election

Strange Neighbors

Illustration for an article about a neighbor's quirky behavior.

Small Savings

Worries about retirement

Mickey Mouse in the public domain

Curious about what could happen.

Surveillance Society

When everyone has a camera...

Mask Anger

Anger at mask wearers during and after the covid pandemic

Boeing jet door falls off at 16,000 feet

(January 2024, Alaska Airlines Flight 1282)

Devil Guns

Illustration for an article about mass shootings and “evil”

See no . . .   hear no . . .   speak no . . .

User Experience Design

(My logo for a design consultancy)

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