Milwaukee – Little Tiny Fish

Riverwest 24 tattoos

Posted on 27 July 201528 October 2019 by littletinyfish

Every year since the very first Riverwest 24 in 2008, the team has introduced a new tattoo design that bestows 5 bonus laps onto ride participants. The designs have ranged from cool to tacky and upon first glance they’re almost always questionable. The quality of line varies tremendously, but that’s arguably either the aesthetic or […]

Change the Milwaukee Bike Registration Page

Posted on 26 April 200931 October 2014 by littletinyfish

cycling, data, milwaukee, transportation, usability

The following is an open letter I sent to license@milwaukee.gov to get a more accurate bicycle license application page. I was talking with some of my cycling friends lately and I’m all about registering my bike. As a representative of the Milwaukee Bicycle Collective I make sure to tell everyone to get their bike registered […]

The plea for Janet Zweig

Posted on 2 April 200928 October 2019 by littletinyfish

animation, art, janet zweig, mary louise schumacher, milwaukee, public art

According to JSOnline’s Mary Louise Schumacher, Janet Zweig’s public art project, which has been in the works for three years, has come under scrutiny despite receiving “unanimous support from an advisory committee of business leaders and art experts.” Zweig’s installation would essentially consist of five kiosks that would contain flipbook–style animations mounted in retrofitted transportation […]

Milwaukee vs. Austin

Posted on 5 March 20092 November 2014 by littletinyfish

austin, milwaukee

I just got back from vacation in Austin, Texas and I have a few thoughts. Some might be wondering “What? Vacation in March?” Yes. Last time I “wasted” my vacation days towards the end of summer, just visiting my parents and my brother. I don’t want to say wasted per say, because I love my […]

Teecycle.org and ThinkMKE.com Logo Development

Posted on 19 October 200828 October 2019 by littletinyfish

greater milwaukee committee, milwaukee, steve glynn, teecycle, tim cigleske

Over the last few weeks I’ve been working with a couple of different people regarding logo design: Tim Cigleske of Teecycle.org and Steve Glynn of Spreenkler. Teecycle.org Teecycle.org’s old logo was in need of an overhaul. The green in it was a bit dark and overbearing and it was improperly sized on the site. The […]

An unfortunate incident with an adorable ground squirrel

Posted on 30 September 200828 October 2019 by littletinyfish

ground squirrel, milwaukee, shorewood, teecycle

This weekend I went out with Tim from Teecycle.org to do some tee-shirt modeling. Our location, this time, was Klode Park, located at the top of Whitefish Bay. It’s a small park with “No Dogs Allowed” signs posted everywhere but with plenty of dogs still roaming around. At one point a police officer staked himself […]

The Riverwest 24: 23 laps, 115 miles, 24 hours

Posted on 28 July 200828 October 2019 by littletinyfish

bike race, cycling, milwaukee, riverwest, riverwest 24

This weekend Milwaukee was loaded and packed to the brim with things to do. There was the Downer Avenue Bike Race, Brady Street Days, a Bay View block party, The Riverwest 24, a free rummage sale on Holton, GermanFest, Critical Mass, Bar Camp Madison, Secret Chiefs 3 (with aquaintence and opener, The Demix) and plenty […]

“Merry Christmas” from Daniel Johnston

Posted on 8 February 20082 November 2014 by littletinyfish

daniel johnston, john sieger, music, review, the scarring party, turner hall

Daniel Johnston played a mesmerizing set and wished everybody a “Merry Christmas” at the Turner Hall Ballroom last night. It’s the middle of February, obviously, but as he pointed out, “With all this snow, you’d think it was Christmas.” That’s the kind of whimsical naïveté that points the spotlight on Johnston’s song writing abilities. John […]