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Beautifully Briefed 26.3: The Ides of Equal Madness
This month, some optimism, some interesting books, some creative fonts, and some fantastic photos, and somepositivity — plus a smidgen of pessimism — in the form of Adobe. On the whole, it’s mostly optimism, promise. And there’s butter. And a sleeping fox. And duck. This Month’s Spine “Our initial direction for [the designer] was to create a
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Updated Gallery: Downtown Macon, Georgia
The first photostroll downtown this year involved some new gear, an extremely sharp and astonishingly compact wide-angle zoom from Sigma. I’ve wanted something wider that the 35mm-equivalent that is my daily driver for a minute now, and this absolutely fits the bill. It also gave me an excuse to see a couple of new and updated spots in
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Beautifully Briefed 26.2: Authentic
This time: authenticity fake and real, practical photography, and lots more goodness — things you can connect with. Enjoy. This Month’s Spine “[T]his collection of connected stories is about a Black family moving to and living in a very white New York town — begging the question that is the title. This is supported by
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Beautifully Briefed 26.1: Finding What’s Needed
We’re setting into our third snow of the season here in Georgia, an extraordinary event even in a world where “normal” doesn’t seem to happen all that often any more. Thankfully, there are still gems, waiting to be discovered. Hopefully you’ll find several in the links below. Note: The site was offline for several hours
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My Favorite Book Covers of 2025
When it comes to describing 2025, “tumultuous” is probably an understatement. So it’s probably not a surprise that, when looking at the hundred covers that make up this list, there’s a definite direction: favoring quality over quantity. Which is to say, consciously or not, I’ve tended to prefer designs where more is said with less.
Photography and design for print production