JANUARY 7, 2010 Posted by Bob Deck at 5:39 a.m.

Top 20 Albums of 2009
My favorite records of the year.




1. Soundtrack of Our Lives “Communion”
2. The Flaming Lips “Embryonic”
3. The Black Lips “200 Million Thousand”
4. Yo La Tengo “Popular Songs”
5. The Avett Brothers “I And Love And You”
6. The Sons of Hercules “A Different Kind of Ugly”
7. Devendra Banhart “What Will We Be”
8. Them Crooked Vultures “Them Crooked Vultures”
9. The Almighty Defenders “The Almighty Defenders”
10. Be/Non “A Mountain of Yeses”
11. King Khan & BBQ Show “Invisible Girl”
12. Wilco “Wilco: The Album”
13. Jay Reatard “Watch Me Fall”
14. Booker T. “Potato Hole”
15. Bill Callahan “Sometimes I Wish We Were Eagles”
16. Neko Case “Middle Cyclone”
17. Phoenix “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix”
18. Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears “Tell "Em What Your Name Is”
19. Death“...For The Whole World To See”
20. Franz Ferdinand “Tonight: Franz Ferdinand”

OCTOBER 9, 2009 Posted by Bob Deck at 10:42 a.m.

Recent Project: Cornerstones of Care logo






JUNE 9, 2009 Posted by Bob Deck at 12:21 p.m.

Recent Project: The Orange Bowlers logo

MARCH 25, 2009 Posted by Bob Deck at 4:34 p.m.

Recent Project: The Double Shots Poster

FEBRUARY 19, 2009 Posted by Bob Deck at 11:33 a.m.

Recent Project: Kansas City Symphony Illustrations

JANUARY 5, 2009 Posted by Bob Deck at 1:17 p.m.

Top 20 Albums of 2008
My favorite records of the year
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1. MGMT “Oracular Spectacular” (above)
2. The Raconteurs “Consolers of the Lonely”
3. Foxboro Hot Tubs “Stop Drop and Roll”
4. Of Montreal “Skeletal Lamping”
5. Dungen “4”
6. Jamie Lidell “Jim”
7. King Khan and the Shrines “The Supreme Genius Of…”
8. Beck “Modern Guilt”
9. TV on the Radio “Dear Science”
10. The Faint “Fasciinatiion”
11. Firewater “The Golden Hour”
12. Menahan Street Band “Make The Road By Walking”
13. Lucinda Williams “Little Honey”
14. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds “Dig, Lazarus! Dig!”
15. The Pretenders “Break Up The Concrete”
16. Blood On The Wall “Liferz”
17. Al Green “Lay It Down”
18. Calexico “Carried to Dust”
19. The Dirtbombs “We Have You Surrounded”
20. Japanese Motors “Japanese Motors”

DECEMBER 10, 2008 Posted by Bob Deck at 9:55 a.m.

Kelley Seda "Irommemento" Show at Mercy Seat
You might have already missed the opening on December's First Friday, but what's stopping you from dropping in to the Mercy Seat (210 E. 16th Street, Kansas City, MO) to check out Kelley Seda's latest paintings and sculptures? Kelley's ultra cute illustrations, which you may have seen on t-shirts and other items from Gama-Go, have taken a slightly morbid tone this time around. The show title is a play on "Memento Mori" a Latin phrase meaning "Remember you are mortal," and each piece strikes a chord between graphic and illustrative, and cute and scary. The best part, however, may be the affordable prices of these mini paintings and painted porcelain hand scultpures. Get there soon to snatch up one of these amazing pieces from a rising art star while you still can. I already did (the above piece will be in my collection when the show comes down just before Valentine's Day.) For more on Kelley's work, go to http://www.myspace.com/kseda

NOVEMBER 12, 2008 Posted by Bob Deck at 4:59 p.m.

Kevin Deen Paintings on Display
A group of Kevin Deen's colorful, graphic, large-scale architectural portraits will be on display at the Unity Temple on the Plaza (707 W. 47th Street, Kansas City, MO 64112) through the end of November. If you have never seen his work, try to stop in. They are all magnificent! For more images of Kevin's work, go to http://web.mac.com/kevindeen.

NOVEMBER 7, 2008 Posted by Bob Deck at 12:24 p.m.

Kiel Johnson: The Awesomest Tomorrow
Los Angelino (and Kansas City native) Kiel Johnson's fantastical and futuristic drawings in ink and graphite will be on display at the Nancy Margolis gallery in NYC through December 20, 2008. If you happen to be in the city, skip the mayhem of Barney's and Sak's and buy those you love some original art, or at least take a look and see why celebrities such as Steve Martin and Todd Oldham have added Kiel's work to their own personal collections. For more information on Kiel, visit hyperbolestudios.com. For more on the exhibit, go to nancymargolisgallery.com.

OCTOBER 28, 2008 Posted by Bob Deck at 1:02 p.m.

Recent Project: Teenage Bottlerocket Poster

AUGUST 19 , 2008 Posted by Bob Deck at 12:36 p.m.

Deck=Cool
They said it, not me. Check out the Hipster Handbook for the new meaning of "deck."

JULY 23, 2008 Posted by Bob Deck at 12:08 p.m.

Font Conference
Here's a link to another funny video for you designers out there. Click the image above to view the video.