a challenge

Jon BerryNovember 2, 2008usa, politics, familyComment

really

happy halloween. I can't even come up with any explanation for these... just some pics from Halloween. The costume competition was pretty serious. Bjork won.

Jon BerryNovember 1, 2008halloween, holidays, fun stuffComment

happy halloween

yeswecarve.com

Jon BerryOctober 30, 2008usa, politics, holidays, halloween, fun stuffComment

30 minutes

actually 27, but well worth your time. If you didn't see it on television, take the time to watch it.

Jon BerryOctober 29, 2008usa, politics, historyComment

its official

Still following up on the Pepsi stuff that I posted about last week and has been the buzz around all the design circles (not that I know what a...

Jon BerryOctober 28, 2008design, typography, branding, packagingComment

energize me

I'm not sure what this is, but I love it. Garamond has always been one of my favorite serifed typefaces, (due in no small part to the influence of...

Jon BerryOctober 27, 2008design, typography, cool stuff Comment

fast gourds

I walked down to the pier today for the annual Manhattan Beach Pumpkin Races. One of the things that I love about living here is that...

Jon BerryOctober 26, 2008manhattan beach, traditions, holidays, halloween, california, LA, socalComment

whassup?!

Far and away the best campaign-related video I've seen all year...

Jon BerryOctober 24, 2008politics, advertising, televisionComment

bottled up

More on the Pepsi redesign... In these images stolen from Under Considerations blog 'Brand New', we see more of...

Jon BerryOctober 23, 2008branding, packaging, advertising, logosComment

changing world

A lot of people in the design world are flipping out about Pepsi's new rebrand. While it has been announced, it hasn't been...

Jon BerryOctober 22, 2008branding, design, packaging, logosComment

american

Kareem Rashad Sultan Kahn

Jon BerryOctober 21, 2008usaComment

smart

The other day I was lamenting the continuing preponderance of what I call OliveGardeniate style architecture in Manhattan Beach to...

Jon BerryOctober 20, 2008architecture, manhattan beach, california, design, socalComment

return of an old friend

It's hard to explain my emotional connection to Armistead Maupin's 'Tales of the City' series of books. A lot of it probably...

Jon BerryOctober 19, 2008books, life, friends, history Comment

o yeah

In case you haven't seen - a lot of great posters keep coming in to Design for Obama. You can also...

Jon BerryOctober 17, 2008design, obama, politics, branding, history, cool stuffComment

blue skies

So close. Yet so far. I started the season at the largest baseball game in history. And ended it with the closest we've come to...

Jon BerryOctober 16, 2008dodgers, sports, baseball, LA, traditions, favoritesComment

birds eye

A few shots from the plane on the way to Denver last Friday. I travel so often that even the flight pattern of...

Jon BerryOctober 14, 2008travel, airlines, LA, socal, californiaComment

denver nuggets

Just a few more nuggets from the Denver rodeo. It was a blast of a weekend. My friends are awesome. Sunday is always...

Jon BerryOctober 13, 2008denver, colorado, rodeo, birthday, friends, funComment

more sopapillas please!

I'm in Denver to begin the next decade of my life. Yup, I hit the big 4-0 yesterday. But this weekend also happened to be...

Jon BerryOctober 12, 2008birthday, friends, fun, rodeo, denver, colorado, kitsch Comments

golden

You gotta love Betty White. Still as funny as ever in this bit from...

Jon BerryOctober 10, 2008television, fun stuffComment

Jul 5, 2025

Fogged Fourth

For fairly obvious reasons, I wasn’t really in the mood to celebrate the 4th of July this year. The beach was quiet, which made it a good day to…

Jun 13, 2025

For the love of LA

I love this town. The pop of color from a streetside frutero, the touch of grit where graffiti meets art deco. A tangle of freeways and bougainvillea and taco stands and…

Jun 8, 2025

From mole patrol to maple bar

Friday I had my first biopsy. I think I like the drama of saying that, but it really wasn’t dramatic - just one of those “let’s be sure” things. Afterward…

Jun 3, 2025

Red, white & gold

Well I only recently got the project page added to the website a couple weeks ago, but I’m excited to share that the Circa graphics package for KRON-TV has been…

Jun 1, 2025

Filling in the gaps

Back when I was posting almost daily, I used to do these quick gallery-style posts - just little collections of images from the day. Nothing too curated. Mostly filler, really. But…

May 21, 2025

Old Boots, New Dust

Back in the day—something old posts here can definitely confirm—I was hitting the rodeo circuit once a month, sometimes even more. Some of those rodeos don’t exist anymore…

May 18, 2025

X Factor

A couple of weeks ago, I took a long weekend in Palm Springs. One of the perks of the trip was that it coincided with the biennial Desert X art exhibition, which features…

Nov 28, 2024

Thanksgiving at the Beach, at nineteen

Nineteen years ago, (!!) I began this blog with a post about Thanksgiving at the beach. I never would have guessed that nearly 20 years later, I’d still be…

Nov 9, 2024

a long time ago

Tuesday, I went to vote at SoFi Stadium. Living at the beach, I’ve been spoiled in that my normal voting location has often been someplace with an ocean view. Then in 2020…

Oct 31, 2024

happy howloween

Last Sunday I stopped by the annual Haute Dog Halloween Parade in Long Beach. It’s been a few years since I’ve been but you may recognize it from

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