The Trump Factor

I wasn’t taking Donald Trump’s Presidential candidacy very seriously, until I considered the electoral picture. I did some analysis and realized he has a distinct advantage over most other candidates:

Whiplash Elevator?

I did this cartoon for the New Yorker a number of years ago while thinking about shuffle play, and about how it’s great for the iPod but maybe not so great for other things. As often happens in this crazy world of ours, something that you did as a jest ends up actually coming true, because look what I encountered at a hotel elevator last week:

I’d make a joke about how it’s at least better than random rooms or roommates, but then that might also come true, so I won’t.

Adobe Photoshop (Professional Wrestling Version)

As any graphic designer knows, Photoshop tools have always skirted around the edges of violence: Twist, Flatten, Spatter, and more. Part of the design process is trying to wrangle unruly images and dope-slap them before they get the best of you. So I’m glad that Adobe has finally embraced this trend and released the Professional Wrestling version of Photoshop, where all the powers of humiliation are at your disposal, and nothing less than worldwide image domination is the goal. Here is a screen grab: