As the son of two parents that spent most of my lifetime writing and publishing historical non-fiction, it was really bound to rub off on me. Under the Porchlight Design Co. imprint, I've put together some publications that are mostly photography-based. I take up all of the design, layout and content. These are the highlights...
I've always loved collecting historic Seattle goods and over time I've amassed a small stack of Washington State brochures and maps. They're great design references as well as pieces of history. I came up with the idea to publish the little collection in a small bound book that I describe as somewhere between a zine and a book–Visitors. It's for sale at Porchlight and online at Porchlight Design Co.
Visitors is a 6" x 9" softcover book. The book contains all photos, with a little bit of text in the introduction.
Visitors is a 6" x 9" softcover book. The book contains all photos, with a little bit of text in the introduction.
In 2018, I started publishing Mid Seattle, a journal that documents the still-standing mid-century architecture in Western Washington. The interior pages are simple enough–photos of the buildings with the date they were constructed. At the end of each volume, their addresses are listed along with notes about the buildings. As of 2021, five volumes have been published and each comes with an accompanying enamel pin.
American Motel is a collection of found photography documenting motels and vacationing in the mid-century. Each photo was found as a 35mm slide, scanned and cleaned up to show the highlights of lodging, style and more in mid-century America.
