Hello. Bonjour. Merhaba. Hello.

I'm Oz, a designer of things...

This is my signal space for a noisy mind

It's April 15th, 8:12am here in Montréal.

Clouds are drifting and we're 29% through the year.

Hope your day's going well, wherever you are.

Notes

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I write about the overlooked, the contradictory, and the quietly absurd.

Projects

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I build minimal tools and run small experiments.

Photos

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I capture imperfect artistry, and people caught being themselves.

A small weathered cabin sitting alone in a wide autumn field of tall grass under a moody cloudy sky
A lone figure walking a dog across a vast snow-covered park during a blizzard, nearly swallowed by white
Two orange traffic cones standing next to a rounded green playground sculpture on a gravel surface
Two abstract stacked-figure sculptures reflected in a wet plaza surface under a dramatic cloudy sunset sky
Valentine's Day balloons floating out of an open cardboard box on a New York City sidewalk beside a delivery van
A commercial airplane ascending over a harbour of fishing vessels at golden hour in Reykjavik

Graphics

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I create visual concepts and explorations that speak through spoof and satire.

Engraved illustration of Alfred Hitchcock in a suit with a cigar in his mouth, upon which the Twitter bird stands and chirps, rendered in detailed cross-hatching style on a textured beige background.
Street art style poster showing Karl Marx drinking from a Coca-Cola bottle, with graffiti-style text reading Les Enfants de Marx et du Coca-Cola in dripping black letters against a distressed red background.
Retro cartoon illustration of Skeletor with a muscular physique lifting a barbell loaded with yellow weight plates in a gym, rendered in purple, yellow, and blue with halftone dot shading against a textured blue background
Retro pop art illustration of a superhero wearing a red and white costume with a maple leaf emblem slicing meat from a vertical döner kebab spit, rendered in red, blue, and cream with halftone dot patterns against a blue background
Cartoon illustration of Plankton from SpongeBob SquarePants with arms raised triumphantly standing on top of a Krabby Patty burger, rendered in orange and red tones with halftone dot shading against a textured orange background
Screen print style portrait of Steve Jobs wearing round glasses and a beard, dressed in a green sweater with an Android robot logo, rendered in green and white with halftone dot shading against a gray textured background

Colours

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I mix colours until something feels right, then I keep them, sometimes for decades.