Minneapolis. A homeless guy asked us to sign his shirt and then convinced us to pay him for it. We rocked out at a Ferry Corsten concert because Tony, the designer we stayed with, was a baller and did the promotional posters for the concert. It wasn’t really our scene but good times were had by all. We found a sweet designer toy shop called Robot Love. We went to an AIGA meet-up at a swanky bar, something that still boggles us. We’ve been able to attend quite a few AIGA meet-ups and they all seem to be in expensive bars. We’ve also noticed half the people that go to these are freelancers that recently lost their job. AIGA: designers don’t have the cash to spend nine dollars on a drink. Try going to a dive bar, so the broke dudes can get drunk enough to network. We met a ton of cool young designers, some still in school and some killin’ it professionally. It was super inspiring. We also met up with Mr. Bolger. We were able to set up a time to meet him at his print shop. “Shop” isn’t the right word, this place was huge. Check out the video for a little tour.
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9.23.2009
“Minneapolis. A homeless guy asked us to sign his shirt and then convinced us to pay him for it.”
Considering your current profession, there’s something very ironic about that…
9.24.2009
“Minneapolis. A homeless guy asked us to sign his shirt and then convinced us to pay him for it.”
Maybe he is an AIGA member, just got laid off and needed cash for one of those expensive bars…..
9.26.2009
Then he’s been out of work a long time! He carried around a blanket with him and it was filled with signatures. He said he had four more blankets that were filled with signatures. All his clothes were covered including his shoes. So maybe you’re right, he was a designer and now he just surrounds himself in hand drawn typography.
9.26.2009
That’s so cool!!! I’m super excited for you guys!
8.21.2011
Greatest weblog I’ve ever found !
8.24.2011
My partner and i do not agree with your last stage.