Category Archives: nats

Stuff we did for the US national team.

we went to South Africa, part one

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Hoover Dam

This is so long, I’m going to break it into three sections, which is a nice way of saying I want to get something or another up before the end of July. The photo gallery’s here, so follow along as … tell me more →

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!ke e: |xarra || ke

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Hoover Dam

I’ve been back from South Africa for about a week, and still have no idea when I’m going to finish captioning all 900 photos or writing up the trip report. In the meantime, here’re the mostly uncaptioned photos (broken into … tell me more →

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my mother has recommended I render you unconscious

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Hoover Dam

Back at the US/Costa Rica WCQ, Andy Mead got a really awesome photo of Dolo wearing boxing gloves and biting the hem of a flag. Obviously, it had to be a banner, and the caption just wrote itself. This and … tell me more →

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hey ho, let’s go, again

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Hoover Dam

I don’t usually like to repeat banner ideas, but the guys at Small Bar in Chicago dropped me a line seeking something snazzy to decorate their bars during the World Cup. Threw in their logo, updated the roster with some … tell me more →

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know your national team

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Hoover Dam

This post’s a special case; it’s copypasta an adaptation of an intro to the 2010 US World Cup squad written for a forum I frequent. That’s why some of the material’s going to be familiar if you read this site … tell me more →

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with your hi-top sneakers and sailor tattoos

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Hoover Dam

American Outlaws Rhode Island wanted a banner, so… click for bigger Another commission/collaboration with Kyle Lindsay. I’ve wanted to do a banner using old-school Sailor Jerry style tattoo artwork for some time now, and redrawing the Rhode Island state flag … tell me more →

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make a miracle, d, pump the lyrical

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Hoover Dam

Back in October, a series of unpredictable events led to one of my most popular banners to date. I wondered what became of the banner after Jozy took it home that night, so I bugged him on Twitter for a … tell me more →

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Campaign 2010: on sale now!

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Hoover Dam

I had such a great response to the Campaign 2010 project that I decided to call my pals at Busy Beaver, reprint all five buttons plus a sixth mystery button, and sell them together as a set. However, these buttons … tell me more →

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how do you measure a year

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Hoover Dam

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trick or treat with the usmnt

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Hoover Dam

Well, two of them: click for bigger click for bigger Both outside my house on Halloween, 2009, and both using photos from celebrations after the US punched its ticket to South Africa. The Davies one is of him winking in … tell me more →

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