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The Weenie Review: Which poster sucks less?
Howdy folks! IleenieWeenie here. I’m still practicing this video thing, so please excuse the amateurish presentation that follows. I haven’t learned how to edit or use an external microphone, which will become crystal clear momentarily. This post is dedicated to two of my favorite followers, “Newbie” and “Mom.” (No really–my mom.) Newbie is an online…
Read MoreWeenieFiles: Part 2
Good news everyone! I learned an important lesson while making my first graphic design video, and it is this: The video camera is not an iPhone; turning it sideways only annoys the viewer. Also, I used a tripod this time, which helps with the motion sickness. Unfortunately, there’s not much I can do for the…
Read MoreWTF Wednesday: Danger, A Head
It’s Wednesday again, and you know what that means… WTF? Today’s signs are meant for our safety. I can’t fathom how many lives were saved by such clear messaging.
Read MoreTuesday’s Type Tip: Stacking lowercase type is a bad idea.
Check out this sign on an apartment building in my neighborhood. It sucks. It’s not that stacked type is in and of itself a bad thing, but stacking lowercase type is criminal. Don’t do it. The end.
Read MoreWeenie’s 1st Video!
Okay, I clearly have no idea what I’m doing, but here’s my first video. It’s beyond rough—it’s like sandpaper. It kinda hurts to watch it. Note the groovy turn of the camera as if my Zi8 is an iPhone. Weenie = Moron. I’ve been going through old work from early in my career as a…
Read MoreWTF Wednesday: Does your toilet have a bad attitude?
Welcome to this week’s edition of “WTF Wednesday,” where we dissect and discuss the higher art of signage design. Sometimes a hand-drawn message is the best option for temporary signage. In this case, the designer has elegantly captured the drama of the moment: It takes great skill to create beautiful bilingual signage. The challenge is…
Read MoreWTF Wednesday: Pretty green foliage can’t hide your stupid sign.
Welcome to another edition of “WTF Wednesday.” Today’s examples show us how to clearly define an audience. Our first sign appeals to bargain shoppers trying to form a basketball team for the year 2029: The next two signs are aimed at hikers: Well, that’s all for this week’s “WTF Wednesday.” Feel free to submit your…
Read More20 Ways to Tell Your Designer is Over 40
The year is 1987, and the giant-haired version of myself is a sophomore at the University of Texas at Austin. Disillusioned and uninspired as only a 20 year old can be, I find myself hiking across campus to that bastion of black jeans and unfiltered cigarettes, The Art Department. I have found my people. More…
Read MoreWTF Wednesday: Potty Humor
Welcome to this week’s edition of WTF Wednesday. Today’s first submission comes from everybody’s current or soon-to-be favorite fitness trainer, Christine Tusa, with Tusa Fitness. Welcome to the classy side of the river: Here we have a few signs that are welcome, if entirely unexpected:
Read MoreWTF Wednesday: Communification
This week’s WTF Wednesday submission comes from photographer David Ingram, who took this lovely photo of me in front of Mr. Weenie’s artwork a few weeks ago. He also took the first two photos you see below. Here we have signage that’s goal isn’t to be beautiful, but rather to inform. It is exactly halfway…
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