Cody's Haus Of Qwert

“I’m A Su-Su-Sussudiosexual”

It’s been so very long since I’ve updated this page. Well, aside from having just completed a newly reformatted Statements... and waiting to get another round of proofs printed from the printer, I’ve been thinking about making some tote bags.

Yes, I know everyone makes them. And we each have probably about a billion stuffed away in a closet somewhere. Nonetheless, I purchased thirty 16″x15″ cotton bags a while ago just on a whim.

The past few nights I’ve been playing around with some design ideas. It just randomly ended up that they are all black and red. (Honestly, I did play with a number of other color schemes and ended up with these unintentionally. I think these colors just look amazing together, though.)

The Secret Alley was recently hit with a large rent increase. In response, they have created a member support system, attempting to find people who were interested in helping the Alley continue and support its activities.

As a gift to the folks who sign up to support them, the Alley built a free play arcade, The Observation Deck. I was commissioned to design and make two signs for the arcade, one of the arcade’s name and another for the factitious concession stand.

The last month of 2015, a UK company named Made By Cooper, had an Instagram contest. They would be randomly pick folks who reposted the contest image and tagged them in the comments to win a run of custom pins. They had one contest every week, the last one ending with three winners. And I was one of those three!

It’s been a while since I’ve posted much on here. Aside from the enamel pins I recently made, I have been working on a book. The short title is Statements... The much longer title can be seen in the 3rd photo. I began this process back in March 2015. I describe it as “an exploration into the intentional and unintentional digital archives one creates through the regular use of electronic communication.”

I even built a book binding jig (photos 6 and 7). The design was based on some photos and a video I watched. I made it somewhat modular, so I could make books that are 8.5" by 5.5″ or 11″ by 8.5″.

The last three photos are the handmade editions of the book I made in order to double check the layout, margins, etc. The covers were made from scrap screen prints I had laying about.