On the street in Calgary

 While in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada (around the intersection of 8th Street SW and 17th Avenue SW) in late May of this year, I saw some fun bits of graffiti. There were lots of interesting stand-alone bits, and one design that seemed to be everywhere on the few streets we walked on.

Here are the interesting single scribbles.

Bozo Crown

Doggie

Smoking Cowboy

Chair and Lamp

And here is the one scribble that seemed to dominate this area. A bearded king with a crown sometimes accompanied by a leafy branch. No idea what it means, but it's a strong design.

King and Crown with occasional leafy branch. Downtown Calgary, May 2023.

Hand-drawn street art stickers

A series of stickers in my Edmonton neighborhood. All are dated from March 2022. They are, as far as I can tell, individually drawn.

16 March 2022.

16 March 2022.

16 March 2022.

17 March 2022.

17 March 2022.

17 March 2022.

18 March 2022.

20 March 2022.

21 March 2022.

11 April 2022.

11 April 2022.

Updated Klondike Days logo is sweet

 The Edmonton state fair-like event is going on right now. State fair-like rides, food, and musical performances. Only the farm animals are missing. For the first time in ten years (since I've been paying attention), the logo has gotten a refresh. And I think it's a nice one.

The new logo carries over a couple bits from the old one. The the big K, and the side spike on the K. Adding a heart is a fun touch. Reminiscent of Milton Glaser's "I Love NY" logo — in a good way!

The new logo comes with a slew of icons on the K-Days website. Really fun.

I dare me

Saw a silly thing on Facebook. It's a comment on people who don't know about design stuff making silly suggestions to change designers' work. 

 Yes, I've been in this situation. 

 Anyway, the example being "improved" is a classic piece of design by Milton Glaser. 

It's also in a simple-ish style that I can kind-of mimic, so I thought I'd give the silly suggestions a serious attempt. Kind-of serious. 

 The original. Classic, of course.

The instructions. Funny? Maybe a little bit. I added the checkmarks.

 My version. 

It's not as good as Milton's, but it's not as bad as some things. Still awful, compared to the original.