Mike Essl

@essl
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Dean of The Cooper Union School of Art, Graphic Designer, Mr. T memorabilia collector, and assembler of BWHAM.
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/essl
The Cooper Unionhttps://cooper.edu/art/people/mike-essl
BWHAMhttps://www.instagram.com/b_w_h_a_m/?hl=en
Mr. T Collectionhttps://www.departures.com/arts/tough-love

These original bat labels from the 1960s Batman TV show are up for auction, along with a bunch of other cool (but expensive) TV and movie props from the Greg Jein Collection:
https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/movie-tv-memorabilia/props/collection-of-4-bat-tech-labels-and-objects-from-batman-tcf-tv-1966-1968-/a/7278-89088.s

If you don’t know what bat labels are:
https://www.tumblr.com/batlabels

A little showcase video for my latest miniature from 1983 Wargames (sound on!)

The new website for Typographics 2023 is now live, with a schedule overview, conference registration, and more:
https://2023.typographics.com

More details and events will be announced soon so keep an eye here for updates.

Typographics 2023 – A design festival for people who use type

Typographics 2023 is a design festival for people who use type, taking place in New York City, June 12–22. It includes a conference series, workshops, tours, book fair, TypeLab, and more.

“Is this SALAMI intelligent? Can this SALAMI write a novel? Does this SALAMI deserve human rights?” https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ai-artificial-intelligence-chatbots-emily-m-bender.html
Watching The White Lotus. S01E05. Playing Marvel Snap with a Luke Cage/Hazmat package. Sourcing images for BWHAM. Learning how to use the Mastodon. Drinking eggnog.