BTW: WE’RE ON INSTAGRAM! FOLLOW US!
2018-02-23
By the way, as some of our savviest readers have discovered, we’re on Instagram. In fact we’ve been there for a while now. Insta is where we share stuff that often doesn’t get posted to the blog due to time, and stuff that’s more random, immediate and personal. So checkContinue Reading
CURRENT EVENTS: RETRO ARCADE-STYLE WEB VIDEO GAME “THOUGHTS & PRAYERS” POKES FUN AT GUN CONTROL AND MEDIA IN AMERICA
2018-02-15
In light of recent news events in the United States and yet another deadly and senseless mass-shooting at a school, there’s this retro arcade-style video game on the web called Thoughts & Prayers, which makes a humorous, satirical but ultimately sobering and obvious point. Play it now for free. .Continue Reading
PROJECTS: OUR BAND ALOHA DEATH HAS A NEW TUNE CALLED “SHIBUYA”
2018-02-15
One of our current projects here at Global Graphic is a music collaboration turned band called Aloha Death. We’ve just released our second tune! It’s called “Shibuya” (Yay!!!) and you can find it now on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, etc. Check out the band website for more details. In the meantime, follow AlohaContinue Reading
SIDE HUSTLE: WE’RE IN A BAND CALLED “ALOHA DEATH”
2018-01-31
The cat’s out of the bag! It’s true, some of the Global Graphica squad are musicians. In fact, they (we) are musicians who write songs and record those songs too! We’ve been loosely collaborating for a while now on music for various projects, but have now officially formed a band.Continue Reading
PERPLEXED: COLUMBUS DAY, STATUES AND MORE
2017-10-18
We’re back after a “few days” hiatus. The break was in part due to Columbus Day, a U.S. national holiday, that for many people, including us, is not a holiday at all. More on that later. But first … Did you miss us? NO? Well, we missed YOU, savvy reader!Continue Reading
Heyyyyyyyy … It’s Been Awhile
2017-07-26
Hey, Everybody! Regular readers of GlobalGraphica (GG) will have noticed that we haven’t posted to this site in a few weeks. And if you sent us an email recently, you probably haven’t heard from us (as it was, we were already way behind on replying to readers’ emails — weContinue Reading
Happy New Year!!!
2016-12-31
A very happy new year to you and yours! Here’s to hoping 2017 is the most awesome year ever (and, if not that, then to hoping that at the very least it’s better than the craziness that was 2016)! We’re marking the occasion with this yummy 2017 chocolate cupcake andContinue Reading
U.S. Election “I Voted” Sticker
2016-11-08
Today is election day in the U.S. If you’re eligible to vote and haven’t done so already, go do so! We went to our local polling station this morning and voted. After we turned in our completed ballot, the staff at the polling station gave us this little “I Voted” stickerContinue Reading
Cheeky Street Art Send-Up of Donald Trump … Miracle Mile, Los Angeles
2016-03-08
Real-Estate developer, New York City fixture, celebrity, reality TV show star, and politician, Donald Trump is at the center of U.S. media coverage these days while he campaigns to win the Republican nomination as its candidate for the American presidency. A polarizing, attention-hungry personality and demagogic political figure, Trump’s controversial views and bombast has inContinue Reading
In Brazil … World’s Largest Animated GIF Created by Artist INSA
2015-01-23
The British street artist INSA, famous for his “GIF-iti” — online-only animated GIFs he creates from his actual street art pieces — has painted a land-based artwork and had it photographed in stages by a satellite 431 miles above the earth to create the largest GIF ever. The short videoContinue Reading
Global Graphica in Tokyo …
2014-11-21
We’re in Tokyo this week and as those of you who follow us on Twitter and Instagram may have already seen, we’ve been posting some pix from the Japanese capital literally from the moment we stepped off the plane (see below). It’s good to be back in Tokyo, one ofContinue Reading
World Cup Meme du Jour … Mexico Team Manager’s Explosive Reaction
2014-06-24
The World Cup has a meme. As U.K. newspaper the Guardian has pointed out, the explosive celebrations of Miguel Herrera have gone viral. As the manager of the Mexican national football ( soccer ) team, Herrera presided over a well-deserved 3-1 win over Croatia in the final group stage matchContinue Reading
On the Scene … TV Reporter and Crowd in Milan, Italy
2014-06-23
We’ve been in Milan, Italy, for a few days where we made time to join the crowd of thousands at Piazza Castello to watch the Italy v Costa Rica World Cup football ( soccer ) match on a big outdoor television screen. Pictured below, an Italian TV journalist does aContinue Reading
Design … The NYC Subway Map by the Late Great Massimo Vignelli, R.I.P.
2014-05-29
A giant of the design world passed away earlier this week. The New York City-based Italian designer Massimo Vignelli died in New York Tuesday morning at age 83. Vignelli was one of the world’s foremost designers, and in a career that started in Italy, where he was educated, and sawContinue Reading
Urban Life … Mexican “Mariachi” Band at Rooftop Cinco de Mayo Party, New York
2014-05-05
In celebration of the annual Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo, our ad agency threw a rooftop party complete with a mariachi band atop its global headquarters building in New York City. Happy Cinco de Mayo, everyone!
On the Scene … The Swedish Band I Break Horses’ Show at Rough Trade New York
2014-04-20
This past Friday we went out to Rough Trade New York in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, for a performance by Swedish indie-electronic duo I Break Horses. The band were joined by a live drummer and in spite of some old-school analog-synth equipment needing reboot during the show, they sounded great in RoughContinue Reading