tall tales from a large man

OFFICIAL PRESENTATION:

AARON JAMES DRAPLIN / DRAPLIN DESIGN CO.

DDC VS. AMSTERDAM — “TALL TALES FROM A LARGE MAN” SPEAKING FIASCO — HELL YEAH!

FEBRUARY 23, 2016 — GROTE ZAAL, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

SETTLE DOWN, TRUCKERS:

WE’RE EXPERIENCING

TECHNICALDIFFICULTIES

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HELLOHALLO

WELCOME!WELKOM!





ATTENTION!ATTENTION!ATTENTION!





WE COME IN PEACE...





PEDDLING,SHARING &

THREATENING





OUR VERYOWN BRAND OF “DUMB”





USINGSCIENCE





AND





DUMBLUCK





TO BRINGYOU





A SPEAKINGFIASCO

TESTED THE WORLD OVER





OUR 214th SHOW...





THAT WE’RE CALLIN’

TALL TALESFROM A

LARGE MAN





HELLO, FITC

AMSTERDAM!





A BIG OL’ AMSTERDAMAPPRECIATION SLATHERING TO:

JACQUELINE, SHAWNAND ALL FITC PEOPLES,HAND VERSHOOTEN,

THE PEOPLE WHO CAME TOMY WORKSHOP AND ALL OF YOU!





WARNING:





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OUR INTENTIONS:

THIS TALKIS MEANT TO





CLEARTHE AIR





WIN YOUOVER





ANDOFFICIAL PRESENTATION:




DEFY THE FUCKIN’

ODDS





BECAUSE





01. I SHOULDN’T BE UP HERE.02. HAVE NO CREDENTIALS.03. NO PROFESSIONAL ACCOLADES.04. HAVE NEVER WON AN AWARD.05. DON’T HAVE A BOOK TO SELL.YET.06. USUALLY DON’T WEAR PANTS.





SOON!

HOW WE GOT HERE:FROM BIRTH TO THIS

PODIUM RIGHT HERE.





MICHIGAN

1973

OREGON

1993

ALASKA

1996

19961997

199619971998

1996199719981999

MINNESOTA

1999

BEHINDTHE ORANGE

CURTAIN

2000

20012002

OREGON

2002

FREELANCERIVALING

WORK SALARY

2004





HOW WE DO IT

$$$ VS. 0.00AND WHAT MEANS

THE MOST IN THE END





COBRADOGS

BUDGET: $0.00





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FIELDNOTES





THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN

FIELD NOTES

A CHALLENGE FOR YOU:

GET OUT THERE

(AND GET DIRTY)





HERO WORSHIP?

OF COURSE, BUT...

PAUL RANDOTL AICHER

LANCE WYMANLESTER BEALL

STEFAN KANCHEVELIOT NOYES

HERB LUBALIN

SAUL BASSMASSIMO VIGNELLI

OTTO NEURATHANDY WARHOLTIBOR KALMAN

MAX HUBERPAUL RENNER

BE SURE TODIG ON

THE UNSUNGHEROES

OF DESIGN

GET COSMIC

DDC VS. AMSTERDAM — P.S.A. NO. 01



DDC VS. AMSTERDAM — P.S.A. NO. 01



WHAT’SNEXT FORTHE DDC





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CAMPINGFIELDS

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PINES

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DEPT

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PHOTO PHOTOPHOTOPHOTO

PRESS PRESSPRESSPRESS

MAY 17TH!

DDC WORLD TOUR 2009-201701. N ISSWA02 . SAVANNAH03 . DALLAS04 . PORTLAND05 . ORLANDO06 . DETROIT07 . MANKATO08 . ANCHORAGE09 . COLUMBIA10 . MAI LCH IMP11 . KANSAS C I TY12 . L INCOLN13 . C LEVELAND14 . DES MOINES15 . M INNEAPOL IS16 . PH I LADELPH IA17 . JACKSONVI L L E18 . SEATT LE19 . LONDON

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39 . PORTLAND40 . BRAND NEW NYC41 . SALT LAKE C I TY42 . MEMPHIS43 . NASHVI L L E44 . IOWA C I TY45 . CEDAR RAP IDS46 . WATERLOO47 . BROOKLYN48 . BUFFALO49 . PORTLAND50 . CH ICAGO51 . MAI LCH IMP52 . BE L FAST53 . S TOCKHOLM54 . RAP ID C I TY55 . SAN FRANC ISCO56 . SAN JOSE57 . BROOKLYN

58 . GREAT FAL LS59 . SEATT LE60 . SAN ANTONIO61 . HOUSTON62 . AUST IN63 . KETTER ING64 . C INC INNAT I65 . S T. C LOUD66 . M INNEAPOL IS67 . MCAD68 . P I T TSBURGH69 . NEW YORK70 . CHATTANOOGA71 . FORT WAYNE72 . DEKALB73 . OKLAHOMA C I TY74 . YOUR TOWN75. ANYWHERE76 . EVERYWHERE





DDC WORLD TOUR 2009-2017

THE SHOWMUST GO ON





DDC WORLD TOUR 2009-2017





78. CUPERTINO79. SAN FRANCISCO80. STARKVILLE81. TUCSON82. LAS VEGAS83. RALEIGH84. MIAMI85. COLUMBUS86. CLEVELAND

87. SASKATOON88. EDMONTON89. SAN FRANCISCO90. PORTLAND91. ALBANY92. MILWAUKEE93. COLUMBIA94. BOSTON95. COLUMBIA

96. AUGUSTA97. SCOTLAND!!!98. CHARLESTON99. TWO RIVERS100. OHIO STATE101. LANCASTER102. BIRMINGHAM103. AKRON214. LAWRENCE

THINGSI LOVE





MY FAMILY

NEPHEW OLIVER

THINGSI HATE





BAD SIGNAGE

STACKED FOOD

1973

THE “1” AND “9” IN BASICALLYEVERY MOVIE TITLE, EVER, AT THEHANDS OF SOME OVERPAID, LAZY BULLSHIT MOVIE TITLE DESIGNER.

OUR ATTEMPT AT

HIGH NOTECLOSERS

(STUFF THAT SHOULD STICK TO YER RIBS)





WORK HARD

AND LOVE THIS SHIT.

SAY YESMAYBE A LITTLE MORE THAN YOU SAY NO.

DO GOODWORK

FOR GOODPEOPLE

THIS DOES EXIST. REALLY.

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BUYSOME

MERCH!

THANK YOUAMSTERDAM!





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