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This edition focuses on three diverse evenings: Dia de Los Muertos, where the citizens of the Mission (and beyond) gather to extoll the dead;...
As part of their 10 year anniversary celebration, the Perish Trust invited artists who had previously exhibited there to be part of a new...
I designed this magazine called ‘Good Company’ that is now in newsstands, bookstores, and grocery stores nationwide. It’s been a hot minute since I’ve...
The ‘I AM BAYVIEW’ series sparked some public controversy when it was installed back in May. The BVOH Ruth Williams Memorial Theatre asked us...
Thank you to everyone who came out to Heath Newsstand to listen to my talk on my monthly column: Observed. Creating and producing Observed...
Cosmically, I was visiting my grandmother last fall in Grenada while putting the finishing touches on Volume 2 of Whetstone magazine, so it feels...
I walked up to the Muni platform in front of my studio building while I was on the phone with my friend Kari this...
I have been invited to participate in a show in Brooklyn called ‘Dark Matter: A curatorial exploration in Space, Color, and Identity in the...
I’ve been too overwhelmed to write about Friday night’s opening at The Perish Trust. The idea for the show ‘The Dividing Line’ came from...
I’m nervous and excited to say that I’ve launched an online store called SHOPMCCALMAN.CO! It’s a collection plate of all the ideas that I...
Back in 2009, my studio mate Jason Madara and I talked about starting a still photography series documenting the artists and entrepreneurs working in...
I recently took part in a letterpress design show called The Bad Luck Club, curated by the The Aesthetic Union. The AU is a...
I recently directed a live action campaign for personal trainer Ryan Allen set in downtown San Francisco. The city became his gym as he...
Amy Keeler, the visionary behind Kindly Souls, was a nurse who worked in the medical industry for years, frustrated by the back of individuality...
Leaves and Flowers is a California based tea company offering premium small batch handcrafted teas. They contacted us to create a definitive branded look...
Small Trading Company is a design studio that creates the finest handmade fabrics, work clothes, bags and clothing. Headquartered at Heath in San Francisco,...
I am biased where Jason is concerned because I share a studio with him. He’s been my friend, confidante and work husband for several...
Leslie’s photography straddles the line between commercial and fine art. She’s taken the road less traveled and published 2 books as a love letter...
We have been a fan of Dustin’s understated and potent portrait work for a while now. Simple graphic compositions and always capturing the cinematic...
My name is George McCalman and I’m the principal Creative Director of MCCALMAN.CO. This is my first design blog post. It’s also the last...

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