That’s enough Forbes!

First Forbes Magazine championed crowd-sourcing graphic design sites like CrowdSpring and called the graphic design industry “snooty.” Now they have insulted Cleveland by calling it the nation’s most miserable city. The list of miserable cities includes not only Cleveland but also Akron, Toledo, and Youngstown—every major city in northern Ohio.

Within one year they have insulted both my profession and my hometown. If I was Stephen Colbert, Forbes would officially be “on notice.”

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Well, it seems evident that, after the arrival of our first child, in addition to being fully booked with client work, that something has got to give. Looks like one of those “somethings” is going to be posting regularly here. I’ll still try to post an update occasionally and hopefully I’ll have time to post weekly once again in a few months.

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Anyone can tell you that no two snowflakes are alike. That is, except maybe, a graphic designer. Over at idsgn they have put together a nice little piece on the history of the snowflake icon.

Of course there are other graphic interpretations of a snowflake as well. Like this Hope on the Slopes Logo from my portfolio.

While Tyler Durden may have said “You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake,” this year, that surely didn’t seem true. 2009 was, for me, quite an eventful and auspicious year.

Many life milestones were met, getting engaged, buying a house, and the addition of our first child. This year and it’s memories will never be forgotten. Hopefully 2009, despite the rough economy, was positively unforgettable for you as well.

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Chanunkha, Happy Festivus, Happy Kwanza, Merry Winter Solcitice, and Happy New Year to all! Best wishes in 2010.

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Baby Kurtz was born at 4:39 p.m. weighing in at 8 lbs. 13.4 oz. and 20.5 inches long. Laura went into labor at 2 a.m. on Thursday November 26; Thanksgiving Day. Both mother and baby are doing wonderful. Father is beaming.

Little Feet

Awww, poor guy.

The proud father.

Grandma and Grandpa Petrella

Grandma and Grandpa Kurtz

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Mother and child.

UPDATE (12-5-2009):
For anyone interested I’ve added some images to my Flickr page and plan on keeping that up to date as we go.

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Happy Thanksgiving to all! There is a lot to be thankful for this year. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

The painting is “The First Thanksgiving”, by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris. In case anyone was wondering.

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