Derivative Works

Personal posts

Posts on architecture, obsessions, photography, poems, visits to art exhibits, essays, family, and or things about me organized under art, home, and work.

  • Printing real books from the web

    Tomorrow the artist Lajuana Lampkins is publishing The Collected Works of Prince Akbar aka Jus Rhymz, which she edited. Here’s an article in Block Club Chicago about the book. I helped produce the book and I want to share specifics about how we got it done. Here’s details on the printer and how to get the…

  • Making Book Covers for Self-Publishers

    This Friday the artist Lajuana Lampkins is publishing The Collected Works of Prince Akbar aka Jus Rhymz, which she edited. I helped put the book together– design, content, printing, and so on, and I want to share specifics about how we got it done. Here’s how I made the cover. Photoshop for image management When printing…

  • Tools & Methods for Modern Book Self-Publishing

    This Friday the artist Lajuana Lampkins is publishing The Collected Works of Prince Akbar aka Jus Rhymz, which she edited. I’m writing this week about the process of creating the book and today I want to cover the modern tool set for self-publishing, with a focus on the book interior. I helped publish my first…

  • Content Development Process of “The Collected Works of Prince Akbar aka Jus Rhymz “

    This Friday the artist Lajuana Lampkins is publishing The Collected Works of Prince Akbar aka Jus Rhymz which she edited. I have been working to help produce  this book with Lajuana for a little more than 2 years. This week I want to share  details on the mechanics of getting this book done, starting today…

  • Street level collaboration with municipal equipment

    April in Chicago means the return of street sweeping. Street sweeping season ends in October before the bulk of the leaves leave the tree, so April means that there is often enormous amount of organic material in the street.