I’ve been meaning to make bilingual meat guides for a while now, and spotted these great illustrations on the side of one of my favorite markets. A good place as any to start my project.

On a recent walk around my neighborhood, Colonia Roma, I noticed this ornamental lion on the facade of a house that had been perfectly cut in half.

I’m thrilled to be able to share these amazing handprinted typographic robots from one of my favorite people, the talented Kevin Bradley of Yee-Haw Industries.

The label for Billy Carter’s beer looks pretty fresh these days — why are designers now so retro-obsessed?

I saw this keyboard at Central Market (grocery store) while in Austin last week and kind of fell in love.

Super congratulations to Franklin Barbecue, recently titled BEST BARBECUE IN AMERICA by Bon Appétit!

Preview work for a new Mexico City-based TV show.

Ah, the elusive knife sharpener. I’ve asked several times to take photos of these workers in action, but have always been declined the opportunity. Until now.

This is the second time I’ve spotted a balloon salesman traveling in taxi. Love it.

All construction sites need a way to separate the mess from the sidewalk. Central de Arquitectura in Mexico City takes a specific branding approach with their textured scrap wood walls.

Here in DF, billboards between leases are rearranged with various panels of former signs. Though an occasional logo or image is recognizable, they are mainly composed of shades of gray with an occasional splash of a greenish material. I am in love with the tonal texture that is created, especially when a tiny hint of letter or number peeks through.

I did this little logo for a children’s walk-a-thon for a Texas-based non-profit. They ended up asking me if i could change the guy into just the shape of a heart, and if I could change the type to Comic Sans (as that’s what they normally use). We didn’t continue the relationship, but I wanted to post this anyway.

The Antique Toy Museum is my favorite place in Mexico City.

A bicycle drawing machine! Brilliant!

On our way out of DF for Thanksgiving, I was excited to spot a bit of steam drifting from the top of the volcano!

I love this simple barber shop sign in Valle de Bravo.

Check out these little Olympic medallions I picked up for a couple of bucks at the Sunday market in Cuauhtemoc!

I am consistently impressed with the photography of my friend Kevin Greenblat. I recently read (if that’s the right word . . . looked at? devoured?) Once by Wim Winders, and to me, Kevin’s images have a similar sense of space and storytelling. I wonder if it’s all that west Texas air?

¡Feliz Día de los Muertos!

Hope everyone had a happy Halloween! Here, the festivities continue for Day of the Dead (tonight/tomorrow), though with all of my American clients and rapidly expanding mountain of projects, I’m working through the holiday. I just wanted to share this little skull ring that I’ve been wearing daily since I bought it this summer from a really fantastic Japanese jewelry designer.

I’ve been making almond butter like crazy since I can’t buy it in Mexico. Yesterday’s proved to be the best batch to date, which I made as a birthday present for my friend Niki. Of course I had to make a special label to make it a proper gift.

And speaking of Things Organized Neatly, here’s a book cover design I submitted for the book cover contest at Venus Febriculosa. I didn’t win, but was still pretty satisfied with my submission. Tadeusz Borowski is not easy to read, as he takes a clinical, unflinching approach to describing the horrors he witnessed while imprisoned in Auschwitz.

I’ve recently been obsessed with Things Organized Neatly. I love how simple the images make everyday life appear — and I suspect a big part of my addiction is that living here in Mexico, things are rarely as neat and orderly as in the states. It takes some getting used to. But often amid the chaos of the city, there are beautiful examples of organization that one can’t help but notice.