Episodes

Today we talk logos from lesser-known companies we’ve stumbled upon that include a coffee drinking lion, a few black cats, a grasshopper, a penguin and a voodoo priest.

For this episode, we’re talking illustration and rebellion: Ed “Big Daddy” Roth and his famous creation Rat Fink and Jim Phillips and his equally famous Screaming Hand.

We examine how Reddy Kilowatt humanized electricity, Big Boy became a culinary icon, and both rose from humble beginnings to popularity stretching from coast-to-coast and across generations.

We examine how Lester Beall and Shepard Fairey used the art of the poster to make the big ideas of bringing electricity to rural parts of the United States and inspiring a nation to rally behind an unknown presidential candidate named Barack Obama easy to understand.

In 1976, our nation turned 200, KISS released “Rock and Roll Over” with Michael Doret’s amazing album art and the timeless bicentennial star logo from designer Bruce Blackburn was everywhere from postage stamps to NASA equipment.

In our first episode, we discuss our humble beginnings including a conversation about illustrator Mort Drucker, meeting William Shatner, why MAD Magazine and the movie Airplane! are important parts of our creative sensibilities, and how our show got its name.

Todd and Elliot welcome you to the bar. Just like a quick tickle of the taste buds before pulling a full pint of the newest microbrew, this preview provides a taste of what our podcast is all about, except for your ear buds. Design. Pop culture. High art. Low art. Comedy. Tragedy. Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices