I found this imported Force Awakens soundtrack CD at the Virgin Megastore and dude, I… I just don’t know if this movie will be any good
(Click the image for a closer look)
Notes: Over the weekend, this image became my most popular post ever on Tumblr. And, to answer a few common questions:
Yes, I made it. Thanks to Nerdist for giving me proper credit!
Yes, it is fake, so it’s not a spoiler (at least not on purpose). I, uh, thought that would be obvious when I made it a CD.
Only a couple of days remain on the Multi-Purpose Cards Kickstarter. We’ve done so well; I’m very excited! This will be my penultimate post about it, I think.
In these last couple of days, I’ve tried to think of some other way to show my appreciation for your support, and here’s what I came up with…
Every shipment of physical goods will include a free Wondermark “Cast Card”, which will be a tiny plaque commemorating this campaign in particular. It’s a souvenir of the fun time we’ve had here, a memento emptor, and there’ll be a little kickstand included, so it can sit on your desk and bring you cheer.
The below are mockup images, but as you can tell, they will feature FANCY GOLD FOIL (click the pictures for a closer look):
There’s a whole chart of our buddy’s vital stats on the back too, but I’ll let that side remain a HIDDEN MYSTERY for now.
One card will be included FREE in every single physical goods order, and these specific cards will never be issued again, after this campaign.
If that sort of thing interests you, well, I hope you like it!!
One more thing about the Gentleman’s Monocles project I mentioned the other day!
Here is a behind the scenes/outtakes video:
If you want your own monocle(s), there are a few days left in the Kickstarter!
I thought it ended today but that’s because I…didn’t do math right? It actually ends Wednesday morning. I have no stake in this project, I’m just really proud of the video and think it’s a neat thing!
Recently I was asked by fellow cartoonist Zach Weinersmith to help on a project!
He has created the Gentleman’s Single-Use Un-Lubricated Monocle:
I did the package design (the wrapper, above, and the box, below):
And I also directed the Kickstarter promo video!
We made a silent film about a gentleman’s pressing need for monocular protection, with the assistance of 5 Second Films’ Ben Gigli, SMBC Theater’s James Ashby, and my own The Audience team member Rachel Parker. I’m super happy with it!
You can get your own monocles on Kickstarter now. But hurry: the campaign ends on Monday Wednesday!
I made a simple, printable wall calendar for my office! You can have it too — here’s a PDF file you can print yourself.
Those of you who’ve picked up copies of the Wondermark Calendar in any of the last three years know about my interest in progressive calendars.
By that, I mean a calendar that doesn’t have any breaks between months. I think I invented the term? By that, I mean “nobody else has ever used this term.”
Back in 2012 I wrote all about it. The special Wondermark branded calendars, of course, address the matter with their modular card design.
But this year, I also wanted a big work calendar I could mount on the wall and write on. I like being able to see the coming weeks and months at a glance.
So I made this:
It’s an entire 2015 calendar that fits on six sheets of regular typing paper. In the picture, you can see I’ve trimmed the pages so they line up in columns of 2 pages each; you could arrange it a different way, if you prefer.
I tried to make it very simple and very clear, with no wasted space or ornament. We all basically know which holidays happen when, so holidays and other observances are marked with just an abbreviation.
The “businesses-are-closed” holidays (where I live, anyway) are further indicated with a shaded circle. The letters “DS” mark the Daylight Saving changeover dates. Some other possibly confusing ones are “CNY” (Chinese New Year), “RAM” (Ramadan), and “CHAN” (Chanukah).
Since I also do a lot of weekend travel, I decided to group the weekend days together on the right, and start each week with Monday on the left.
I thought this might be useful to you as well, so here you go! Please feel free to print out your own!
EDIT: Jason McDermott has created a version featuring the significant Australian dates!
João Paulo Bernardes has created a Brazilian version as well!
I’ve also updated my version to correct the March 8 date for Daylight Saving Time.