Comments on: I like coffee so much that I have tea for breakfast

I like coffee so much that I have tea for breakfast

parudox — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 01:04:24 -0800

Christoph Niemann illustrates: his sons' obsession with the NYC subway (previously), bathroom tile art, New York cheat sheets, and his experiences with coffee (illustrated with coffee on napkins). Check out his excellent portfolio of illustrations and don't miss the ones on illustrating. You can see Niemann talk a bit about his work here.

By: Horace Rumpole

Horace Rumpole — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:29:18 -0800

I just got up, but I very much doubt I'll read a sentence all day that will make me as happy as "Lower or higher poking doesn't yield reliable results." Great post.

By: cjorgensen

cjorgensen — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:45:18 -0800

At least he wasn't in jail when he made the coffee illustrations.

By: chihiro

chihiro — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:57:00 -0800

These are great. Thank you! I especially like the post about his sons' subway obsession.

By: Phire

Phire — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:36:26 -0800

Aww, this is awesome.

By: roygbv

roygbv — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:43:18 -0800

Yeah, this is great. Especially the coffee series, and the I CONFESS diagram.

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:55:42 -0800

Every one of his illustrations is surprisingly entertaining and the captions contain an unexpectedly delightful narrative. Loved your post. Thanks parudox.

By: Flood

Flood — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:05:56 -0800

the boys and the subway is really great

By: lunasol

lunasol — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:45:11 -0800

This was fun, thanks. The subway one was so brilliant, I feel like I can picture those little subway-obsessed boys in my mind's eye.

By: localhuman

localhuman — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:05:09 -0800

A chaperone on one of Arthur's school trips told me something he overheard when all the kids were neatly lined up in rows of two. The girl holding Arthur's hand asked him, "Have you heard of Peter Pan?" "No," he replied, "have you heard of Metro North?" awesome-

By: rosswald

rosswald — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:11:19 -0800

Awesome, nice post!

By: grapefruitmoon

grapefruitmoon — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:44:05 -0800

This is wonderful. The boys getting their own subway bathroom made me "awwww."

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:55:14 -0800

Yah, that piece on editorial illustration sums up why I got out of that quick. An eternity drawing piggy banks, hearts, and men in business suits.

By: seagull.apollo

seagull.apollo — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:06:18 -0800

Yah, that piece on editorial illustration sums up why I got out of that quick. An eternity drawing piggy banks, hearts, and men in business suits. You gotta admit, he makes do.

By: jamjam

jamjam — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:57:02 -0800

My favorite from the subway obsession link: When your child cries in public, it is usually an uncomfortable situation. Once, we needed to get home quickly from Chambers Street, and I told Gustav that we had to take whichever blue train came next. The A train pulled in, and Gustav (who had been hoping for the C) started throwing a fit. However, the other passengers in the car gave me warm smiles. I guess they hadn't seen that many 3-year-olds sobbing, "Local...I want the local."

By: pointilist

pointilist — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 14:43:29 -0800

This guy is great fun.

By: davidstandaford

davidstandaford — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:40:33 -0800

The subway kids were great, although I've never known of children to be that obsessed about something. Not sure if it is weird or not...

By: grapefruitmoon

grapefruitmoon — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 07:25:19 -0800

The subway kids were great, although I've never known of children to be that obsessed about something. Not sure if it is weird or not... Nope. I nanny for two kids, ages 2 & 5. The younger is OBSESSED with Elmo. The elder is OBSESSED with Disney Princesses. These kinds of obsessions are totally normal for kids, they just don't usually take the form of being obsessed with public transportation.

By: vytae

vytae — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:19:31 -0800

Aww, I loved these! Thanks.