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Chris got me this interview before the election… so this way, way overdue! But it’s a good interview and Chris’ work is the real deal. So enjoy!

CHRIS PIASCIK is an artist and designer from the Boston area. Well-known in design circles, his work is gaining popularity. The man behind PRINT BRIGADE, he is also a designer for ALPHABET ARM DESIGN as well as doing his own design work. I had an opportunity to catch up with Chris for this interview shortly before the election. So, take a look at his work and ideas, and enjoy! -B

NAME/AGE/LOCATION: Chris Piascik / 26 / Cambridge, MA

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO LATELY WITH YOUR ART? I have been posting daily drawings Read the rest of this entry »

If you haven’t noticed, big, big props to BILLI KID for his appearance in the latest issue of TIME! Very, very cool! -B

So, here’s the deal… I think art should be accessible. I believe that strongly. So strongly, in fact, that all my work can be downloaded from Flickr.com/BENMURPHYONLINE.

I had an ImageKind shop; they’re great folks, but it was a pain for me to maintain. And I really like this approach better, so here we go! There’s only 3 rules:

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Playing with Darren Hoyt’s MIMBO WP Theme… if my site looks odd for a bit that’s why… it’s a really cool theme and we’re working on it being the next version of my magazine TheFatherLife.com… will keep y’all posted! -B

SPRINGWISE just posted about photographer PATRICK MCMULLAN’s new iPhone-only stylemagazine, PMc, + media business, The Hot Phone Hit Factory… very cool and very innovative!

Issues are .99 cents through iTunes.

So very interesting to see where new platforms are taking and transforming media as we know it… -B