AH ha! A Thief!
If I didn't know better myself, I'd assume that I'd stolen my signature (ha!) from Adam Hughes (AH!). And perhaps I did. But I don't remember reading anything he drew until 1993, by which time I already had used the ha! signature on my student work.
Not to say that I didn't steal it. Long before I began reading comics again I was studying old graphic design in the CCS library around 1990. My favorite design book there was Herb Lubalin: Art Director, Graphic Designer and Typographer. It's a book full of graphic invention and word play. It was on page 172 where I thought, "I can steal that!"
Closeup of the letterhead design:
From the book caption:
11. Anthony Hyde, Jr. photographer.
The use of initials indicates a favorable
response to the artist's photos.
Not to say that I didn't steal it. Long before I began reading comics again I was studying old graphic design in the CCS library around 1990. My favorite design book there was Herb Lubalin: Art Director, Graphic Designer and Typographer. It's a book full of graphic invention and word play. It was on page 172 where I thought, "I can steal that!"
Closeup of the letterhead design:
From the book caption:11. Anthony Hyde, Jr. photographer.
The use of initials indicates a favorable
response to the artist's photos.
I should mention that Adam has never seemed bothered at all by my signature.
posted by Gene Ha at 9:57 AM
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"You're ripping us off!", Steve shouted, raising his voice even higher. "I trusted you, and now you're stealing from us!"
But Bill Gates just stood there coolly, looking Steve directly in the eye, before starting to speak in his squeaky voice.
"Well, Steve, I think there's more than one way of looking at it. I think it's more like we both had this rich neighbor named Xerox and I broke into his house to steal the TV set and found out that you had already stolen it."
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