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Pre-DD: Collage kids!
Click to view larger One of my all-time favorite jobs was a group of collage/illustration thingies. They were for a guidebook promoting health insurance for schoolchildren, produced by the Departments...
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Pre-DD: Strengthening family ties
Logo has been featured in the publications LogoLounge 4 and Creativity 36 One of the joys of working in DC is being exposed to the vast number of nonprofits doing dynamic and important work. While...
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DooDad of the Day: Baby Tattoos!
Wondering how to keep track of wayward children during that last trip to the water park? Looking for something hip and sassy to replace the boring name-pinned-to-your-coat for toddler’s first day of...
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Advent In An Hour: Dec 1
A while back (in what I’m sure was a delusional episode) I had the bright idea to do a doodle a day December 1st – 25th, as a kind of graphic Advent calendar. I’m limiting myself to spending only one...
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DDQ&A: Doug Powell
Doug Powell designs and dads in chilly Minneapolis, and is the current president of AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts, for you non-designers). I had the privilege of hearing Doug speak recently...
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DooDad(s) of the Day: The Red One, The Yellow One, The Green One & The Purple...
I’m a sucker for cool packaging and clever copy, a combo that Ella’s Kitchen serves up with savory style. While on the hunt for creative ways to sneak fruits and veggies into JJ’s diet, I came across...
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Fridge Wisdom: Heat Advisory
According to Siri (and other weather experts), it’s supposed to hit 100 for the first time this year in DC. BLEH. So in addition to hiding out in the A.C. all day, keep these three things in mind....
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Children + Cars: The Dangers of Hyperthermia
The end of what has been a crazy-hot summer is in sight! Okay, maybe it’s a little further off for some of us than others — either way there’s still quite a few hot days to come before the cool breezes...
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QuickPic: Stars & Stripes for Dinner
Election night-inspired dinner for JJ: Old Glory composed of Gorton’s Tilapia fish sticks and ketchup stripes with Swiss and American (duh) cheese stars. Delicious AND patriotic!
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Kids Battle Cancer Through Design
I’m always amazed and inspired by the artwork children create. Even more so when it’s for a worthy cause. Earlier this year Ouchies Bandages sponsored an art contest where kids from around the country...
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Feeding a Toddler is One Big Game
Okay, so maybe that title isn’t the most revelatory ever. But once in a blue moon I have a moment of true parental creativity. I want to savor those moments, as they are few and far between. So this is...
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I’m fat. Need help.
“I’m fat. Need help.” . That was my plea — in shortened form (the TL;DR*) — to the group of dad bloggers I chat with on Facebook. News to no one, I’ve been overweight for a very long time. I’ve been...
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Chuck the Chunk: Baby Steps
Scroll down a bit to the lovely infographic of my chunky self, and you’ll see I’ve shed 4 lbs since starting my Chuck the Chunk (CTC) weight loss adventure. I lost all four the first week and then held...
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#SuperMilkMan to the Rescue!
As a marketing/design professional and an admitted non-sports fan, the commercials truly ARE my favorite part of the Super Bowl. And last year’s big game featured an awesomely over-the-top spot from...
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Chuck the Chunk: My Love Affair with Two Men from Vermont
I will not be wearing this shirt for weigh-in photos again. So here we are at the one-month mark of Chuck the Chunk — and I’m proud to say I’ve lost nine pounds! I’ve shed more weight in less time in...
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Chuck the Chunk: “Daddy, your butt is big!”
I made a little more progress this week, but taking (and posting) photos each time reminds me I have a big chunk of work to do. Or maybe I can just avoid being viewed in profile for the rest of my...
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Testicular Cancer and Embracing Your Nuts
When your last name is “Almond,” you learn at a young age to live with the “nut” jokes. From the constant jingle-singing* (“Almond Joy’s got nuts…”) to the crazy/nuts remarks, the cracks start early...
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Chuck the Chunk: Keep On Chuckin’
Other titles considered for this post, “Slow and Steady is Boring and Slow,” “Two Steps Forward, Three Steps to the Couch,” and “I’m So Lame.” Yes, I’m still doing this. (This being Chuck the Chunk.)...
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What’s Been Going On With My Face…
Here we are, halfway through November, and you may have seen quite a few new facial hairs growing on the men in your life or around the interwebs. In case you’re not familiar, this is the phenomenon...
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The Macaroni Incident
As I’m thick in the throes of wedding planning, I thought it would be a fun to share some witty words from a fellow dad and superhero lover. Yet Charles Baserap is more than your average fanboy. He...
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