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5 Things I Learned From My 4 Year Old Son After I Came to My Senses, Turned Off My iPhone and Paid Attention to Real Life for One Weekend
Last Friday I came briefly to my senses. I turned off my computer and powered off my iPhone. I went home, and loaded camping gear, wife and son into our car for a spontaneous trip to the desert. Four hours … Continue reading
Posters by Eric Junker
Digital communication is swell, but I think posters are the purest and most exciting expression of graphic design. From the poster for the multi-gazillion dollar Disney Air Bud franchise to posters for my friend’s bands, this is the one design … Continue reading
About Monkey Pete
Monkeypete is Eric Junker: veteran communications consultant, designer, writer, marketing strategist, and founding partner of the Wagner Junker Agency. As a private consultant and as Wagner/Junker’s CCO, he has provided creative leadership that has launched scores of businesses and made … Continue reading
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Tagged art direction, eric junker, graphic design, Wagner Junker, WJ Agency
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Callahan Ranch Hotel: Callahan, California 2007
It’s an incredible, thrilling, twisty lonely 250 mile motorcycle ride on old Highway 3 from Ferndale on the Humbolt Coast to Yreka in Siskiyou County. Halfway between Weaverville and Yreka is the dying lumber, mining and ranching town of Callahan. Don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Callahan, Callahan California, Callahan Ranch Hotel, eric junker
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Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles 2001
Beverly Boulevard in Los Angeles between Western Ave and 1rst has always been a quirky living outdoor gallery of odd hand-painted signs. This stretch of Beverly was a center of Los Angeles nightlife during the thirties (so an old guy … Continue reading
Tony Nik’s, San Francisco: Update
I received this comment on last year’s post on the Tony Nik’s sign in San Francisco I have the answers to all your questions (at least the ones posed above). Tony Nik was actually Antonio Nicco, my grandfather. When prohibition … Continue reading
Monkey Pete?
The name Monkey Pete comes from an underground puppet theater that I ran from 1998 until about 2004. Monkey Pete’s Puppet Theater sowed anarchy at clubs, bars, and galleries in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Part of the Monkey Pete … Continue reading
Highway 395 Near Bridgeport, CA
A recent trip up Highway 395 from Los Angeles to Yosemite didn’t yield too many sign discoveries. We where rushing a bit to cover as much ground as we could while the baby slept, and then spent most of the … Continue reading
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Tagged David Pahel, eric junker, Highway 395, Kirk Pederson, Ridgecrest
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Random Wanderings Through San Francisco
Just rambling through Chinatown, North Beach, The Tenderloin…