Tickets stubs I have saved (inadvertently at first) since 2003. In an age of electronic tickets, nine years seems like a lot and I can still remember who I was with for most of these.

89 movies, 30 sporting events, 9 concerts, 7 museums.

Total Spent: $1761.50

Some pictures I took at Googamooga this weekend. Perfect weather, long lines, good food.

Over at Uni Watch, they are having a rename and redesign of the New Orleans Hornets since Tom Benson purchased them and announced he wanted to change the name to something more evocative of New Orleans. I chose the New Orleans Pelicans, while not intimidating, is a common local bird and also the name of a former minor league baseball team. I like the classic feel and simplicity of the logo. I also chose a unique color scheme for the NBA with the inclusion of brown. While not the city’s famous colors of purple, green, and gold, I think these colors represent New Orleans as well.

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Kevin Durant won his third straight scoring title, edging out Kobe Bryant by 1/10th of a point (28.0 ppg to 27.9 ppg, respectively). The Thunder are in the hunt for a championship and Durant is in the discussion for MVP; but most probably don’t realize he has a ton of ink, since none of it is on his arms. He claims he is saving his arms for later in life when he has a family and kids, so stay tuned.

The Thunder play their first playoff game this Saturday night at 9:30 versus Dallas.

Over at Uni Watch, they are having a contest to rename/rebrand/redesign a team named after Native Americans. I chose the Redskins, which is probably the most offensive of the bunch. In the ‘80’s the Skins’ offensive line was nicknamed “The Hogs”, therefore I rebranded the team as the Washington Wild Hogs. I stuck with the original team colors and kept the overall design classic with a contemporary twist. Hopefully, this contest goes as well as their last jersey redesign contest went.

One of my best friends is moving to Australia for two years for his job. In honor of his Bon Voyage party today, I made this infographic about the land Down Under. Facts of the poster for me: Perth having the most millionaires per capita. Who knew?? Also discovering what “fairy bread” is.

Sports Team Nickname Taxonomy breaking down every team from the four bigs (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL). I’ve been wanting to do a sports themed chart since seeing the awesome work they do over at Pop Chart Lab. [click image to zoom]

From the Archives (November, 1994) - Drawing of the coolest creature any seven-year-old could think of: the Tyrannosaurus Rex. Which makes sense since I was smack in the middle of the Jurassic Park afterglow.

Tattoo-inspired typography for the City by the Bay.

‘Cuse is the #1 seed in the Big East Tournament, so here is my second Syracuse/Knicks mash-up logo, made from the Knicks’ secondary logo. MSG is like a home-away-from-the-Dome for SU so this logo seems appropriate.

I’m in the City of Angels with my buddy Kelly to, among many things, meet Adam Carolla. Hand-drawn script for the occasion.

My latest custom hat – Jordan/Bulls theme. His Airness in Sharpie form.

The Rematch. Biggest game in Boston since probably ‘04 ALCS Game 7 ever. 

Quick! What is the least sensical name in professional sports? Well the Utah Jazz of course. Since moving to Utah in 1979 from New Orleans, the Jazz has seemed severly out of place. New Orleans’ two decade long thirst for basketball was quenched when the Charlotte Hornets relocated in 2002. This left a vacancy in the basketball hotbed that is the Tarheel State. Along came Bob Johnson who was granted an expansion franchise and aptly named it after himself – the Bobcats. Now what clearly makes too much sense to happen is for these three franchises return their names, colors, logos, and uniforms, back to the rightful cities. The Jazz belong in New Orleans. The Hornets belong in Charlotte. After all there are Bobcats in Utah.

With the new look Clippers creating quite a buzz (get it?) around the league, I decided to give them an actual new look. This uni set my be a little too out there, but it at least gives them a more distinguished look while embracing a nautical theme. I also tweaked the color scheme.