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Some successful steps along the path towards being a working stay-at-home Dad for our son, Rowan. Back in March of 2022, I hatched a...
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Justus Hayes
Feb 16, 20231 min read
Club Noir de Mer
"Another Set at Club Noir de Mer" My fascination with variations on the film noir aesthetic continues, mostly placing the tropes in an...
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Justus Hayes
Aug 6, 20221 min read
In the Backyard with Rowan and Merch
Taking photos with Rowan of Hawaiian shirts and bucket hats from the Lazy River. Merchandise IRL via print-on-demand and dropshipping.
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Justus Hayes
Dec 19, 20211 min read
The Next Design Series: British Columbia
This design series has a very focused and pragmatic goal - to create designs for merch that would appeal to tourists visiting British...
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Justus Hayes
Nov 29, 20212 min read
And to All a Good Night - The War on Christmas
And to All a Good Night - The War on Christmas The Great Big War on Christmas Design Drive of 2021 has arrived at drop #15 with And to...
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Justus Hayes
Nov 27, 20212 min read
I Don't Know What I Want - The War on Christmas
I Don't Know What I Want - The War on Christmas What's this? #14 in the Great Big War on Christmas Design Drive of 2021? Yes, it is. I...
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Justus Hayes
Nov 25, 20211 min read
Christmas Is an Inside Job - The War on Christmas
Christmas Is an Inside Job - The War on Christmas My lucky number is 13, and so it is with great satisfaction that I present #13 in the...
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Justus Hayes
Nov 23, 20211 min read
Memories That Last a Lifetime - The War on Christmas
Memories That Last a Lifetime (v2) - The War on Christmas The Great Big War on Christmas Design Drive of 2021 has hit a dozen with...
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Justus Hayes
Nov 21, 20211 min read
So Many Weapons - The War on Christmas
So Many Weapons - The War on Christmas We've reached #11, which is close to when I thought I would run out of juice for this thing, but...
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Justus Hayes
Nov 19, 20211 min read
Uplift the Glorious Leader - The War on Christmas
Uplift the Glorious Leader - The War on Christmas The Great Big War on Christmas Design Drive of 2021 has hit double digits! Here we are...
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Justus Hayes
Nov 17, 20211 min read
Just Walk Away - The War on Christmas
Just Walk Away - The War on Christmas The Great Big War on Christmas Design Drive continues with Just Walk Away, the 9th design in the...
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Justus Hayes
Nov 14, 20211 min read
They All Chose Socialism - The War on Christmas
Design #8 in the Great Big War on Christmas Design Drive of 2021 features another fusion of Karl Marx and Santa Claus, titled They All...
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Justus Hayes
Nov 13, 20212 min read
Death From Above - The War on Christmas
Design drop #7 in the Great Big War on Christmas Design Drive of 2021 has arrived. I call it Death From Above. While I enjoyed putting...
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Justus Hayes
Oct 10, 20211 min read
Portfolio: Beachcombing in the Pacific Northwest
John Baanstra is a friend of mine from junior high who I am getting to know again through Facebook and Instagram. He recently posted this...
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Justus Hayes
Sep 24, 20212 min read
Portfolio: Mike Lindell - Feathers
Our current reality often seems like some strange, inverted comic book version of reality. In the graphic novel written about 2020 and...
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Justus Hayes
Sep 8, 20212 min read
Portfolio: Tucker Carlson - Charred Tree
I'm not alone in thinking that Tucker Carlson is doing more to stoke the fires of hate and intolerance in America than just about anybody...
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Justus Hayes
Sep 1, 20212 min read
Portfolio: Alex Jones' Modest Proposal
If you have been browsing around in the Low Humour section of my portfolio, you will have noticed that quite a few of the designs there...
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Justus Hayes
Aug 31, 20211 min read
Portfolio: Flamingo Bones
Simple idea, simple execution. When I finished this one, I immediately wanted to make another one. Unfortunately, there aren't many...
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Justus Hayes
Aug 30, 20211 min read
Portfolio: The Irony Indicator
The Irony Indicator, aka The Rayburn Ironic-O-Meter This an example of a design that was conceived, implemented, thought about, then...
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Justus Hayes
Aug 28, 20212 min read
Portfolio: Life's Very Fragile
This design is kind of unique. It was made as a very specific inside joke based on the podcast, Knowledge Fight, but also works on its...
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