John Martz
@johnmartz.bsky.social
Illustration, comics, fonts, book design, crosswords. Art Director at Large, Tundra Books. https://johnmartz.com/
A blessed day on the Discover tab
August 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A blessed day on the Discover tab
Quick warm-up sketch from this morning.
July 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Quick warm-up sketch from this morning.
I am once again asking why the baseline grid measurements in InDesign are in the application settings and not the document properties.
May 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I am once again asking why the baseline grid measurements in InDesign are in the application settings and not the document properties.
And then they realized they were no longer tater tots… they were tater women.
March 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
And then they realized they were no longer tater tots… they were tater women.
I'm as tired of superhero movies as the rest of us, but hear me out.
February 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I'm as tired of superhero movies as the rest of us, but hear me out.
In retrospect I should have guessed it’d be @katebeaton.bsky.social’s fantastic new book.
February 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
In retrospect I should have guessed it’d be @katebeaton.bsky.social’s fantastic new book.
A mystery package has arrived with no clue as to what it might be.
February 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A mystery package has arrived with no clue as to what it might be.
Revisiting my Jules Feiffer books; forgot this one was signed.
January 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Revisiting my Jules Feiffer books; forgot this one was signed.
describe yourself in 4 characters (embarrassing edition)
January 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
describe yourself in 4 characters (embarrassing edition)
Left one final message at the other place. It's about Rayleigh scattering, a known interest of mine.
January 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Left one final message at the other place. It's about Rayleigh scattering, a known interest of mine.
Strange! I don’t have anything like that turned on and I’m pretty tech savvy. All the puzzles look like this, and it’s frustratingly unusable not see the whole thing. If you know anyone on the app team, I’m dying for a solution.
January 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Strange! I don’t have anything like that turned on and I’m pretty tech savvy. All the puzzles look like this, and it’s frustratingly unusable not see the whole thing. If you know anyone on the app team, I’m dying for a solution.
The Hudsucker Proxy gave us the best Perry White, Lois Lane and Metropolis ever seen on film.
December 7, 2024 at 12:50 AM
The Hudsucker Proxy gave us the best Perry White, Lois Lane and Metropolis ever seen on film.
Shout out to my 499 other Boneheads
December 5, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Shout out to my 499 other Boneheads
This is how you design a spread. From Peter Arno’s “Sizzling Platter”
November 24, 2024 at 4:29 PM
This is how you design a spread. From Peter Arno’s “Sizzling Platter”
All I can see when I look at that photo...
November 22, 2024 at 4:12 PM
All I can see when I look at that photo...
Who rang that bell because I’d like to unring it
November 21, 2024 at 3:27 AM
Who rang that bell because I’d like to unring it
Four albums that describe my music taste.
July 31, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Four albums that describe my music taste.