Category Archives: Benjamen.net

Oh, Bother

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Benjamen

On my way to the Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market this morning, I got off the subway at the Times Square stop, made my way to the exit, turned the corner leading to the stairs and came upon this stunning site: … Continue reading →

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Four Months Later, I Still ♥ New York

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Benjamen

Hard to believe it’s been four months since my last blog post. My new job as creative director of Men’s Journal has been keeping me really busy, and has been going very well. And when I’m not working, I’m exploring. … Continue reading →

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The Poor Man’s Marian Bantjes

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Benjamen

I was really inspired by the new Marian Bantjes book when I set out to design the Top Dentists feature in the February issue of Seattle Met. We had no money left in the budget to commission an illustrator or … Continue reading →

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Screen Shots

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Benjamen

At the beginning of 2010 I introduced a new step to my work process, and I think it’s helped me grow a lot as a designer. It’s really simple — it’s basically a variation of hard copy proofing, only it’s … Continue reading →

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Snow Day

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Benjamen

We had some snow in Seattle on the Monday before Thanksgiving — a rare thing around here. That afternoon I was at Ryan McVay’s photo studio for January’s Quote Unquote portrait, and between setups I’d head to the window to … Continue reading →

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