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Dubious Ventures

A revived blog by Keir DuBois.

May 9, 2022

Announcing the Nua Gazetteer, Volume One

by keir

Maps,Design

May 4, 2022

The Wayfarer’s Guide to Aeos: Map Illustrations

by keir

Maps

April 17, 2022

Requiem For A Disused Specialty

by keir

Design

April 7, 2022

Three Sisters Memoir Map Illustration

by keir

Maps,Design

March 15, 2022

March is for Milestones, Part 1 and 2

by keir

Honey White,Tight Ship

February 11, 2022

The Game Board, 2022 Version

by keir

Maps,Design

January 1, 2022

Ten Years on the Vanity App: 2011-2021

by keir

Nostalgia Wall

December 27, 2021

Tour DuBois 2020-2021

by keir

Keir By Bike,Tour DuBois

December 1, 2021

Hashed Out: Starving the Instabeast, 2013-2021

by keir

30 Songs,Design,Design a Song

November 18, 2021

Good Jobs First Tracker Database Logos

by keir

Branding,Design

October 13, 2021

“Found Islands” Digital Map Illustrations

by keir

Maps,Design

October 12, 2021

Coligo Novel Map Illustration

by keir

Maps

September 29, 2021

Because it Builds Character, That’s Why: Illustration and Design with HeroForge

by keir

Design

September 8, 2021

SoCal Baseball Tour 2021

by keir

Baseball

July 6, 2021

These “Dubious Ventures” Are Not Those “Dubious Ventures”

by keir

History

May 11, 2021

New & Updated Custom Fantasy Maps

by keir

Maps

March 22, 2021

My Band Rocks Podcast Season 1 is a Wrap!

by keir

My Bands Rock,Podcasts

February 16, 2021

designExplorr/IDSA Editorial Map Illustration

by keir

Maps

January 25, 2021

I Rambled with The Man

by keir

Podcasts

Keir DuBois - Freelance Design & Creative World-Building

December 23, 2020

Don’t Call It A Comeback

by keir

Design

December 23, 2020

SBHS Sports Medicine Pathway Collateral

by keir

Branding

November 30, 2020

Mandocello Mania

by keir

Music

November 26, 2020

Songs by Bryn, Album Art by Me

by keir

Music

October 20, 2020

Third Cult Incoming

by keir

Maps

September 24, 2020

The Ship Has Sailed

by keir

Tight Ship

August 25, 2020

Chronicles of Creating

by keir

Design,Podcasts

August 14, 2020

New Music: Keir DuBois “Shipping” E.P.

by keir

Music

July 16, 2020

Makin’ Marks

by keir

Design

June 24, 2020

Virtual Panel: Typography for Data Visualization

by keir

Design

June 17, 2020

Lagoon District Neighborhood Map Illustration

by keir

Maps

June 16, 2020

“Map Design Essentials” eBook

by keir

Maps

May 15, 2020

Uncertain Creativity

by keir

Design,Podcasts

April 1, 2020

100 Days of Democracy

by keir

AIGA,Design

March 10, 2020

AIGA Santa Barbara Event History Maps

by keir

Maps

February 15, 2020

Santa Barbara County Map Illustration

by keir

Maps,AIGA

February 10, 2020

Keirtography: Custom Map Illustration

by keir

Maps,Design

December 19, 2019

You’re A Pivot Point, Charlie Brown

by keir

History

December 18, 2019

Keir’s Year-End Link-Farm Post of Alleged Accomplishments, 2019 Edition

by keir

History

December 11, 2019

Tour DuBois 2019

by keir

Keir By Bike,Tour DuBois

December 4, 2019

Ship’s Log Recap, Q4 2019

by keir

Tight Ship

November 11, 2019

New Orleans Postcard 2019

by keir

Tight Ship

August 25, 2019

The Map That Made Me

by keir

Maps

July 16, 2019

The Game Board: Found Texture Fantasy Maps

by keir

Maps

June 1, 2019

Partnership Podcast Recap, Q1/Q2 2019

by keir

Tight Ship,Podcasts

May 30, 2019

Ship’s Log and Passion Projects Recap, Q1/Q2 2019

by keir

Tight Ship

May 24, 2019

Extended Play in the Month of May

by keir

Honey White,Music,Radblaster

May 19, 2019

He Speaks, Pt 4: Design for Storytelling at UCSB

by keir

Design,Speaking

April 30, 2019

Homeworlds Digital Map Illustrations

by keir

Maps

April 19, 2019

Tom Denton Tells All

by keir

History

April 7, 2019

Pasadena Postcard 2019

by keir

AIGA

March 9, 2019

Design for Designers: Creating AIGA Event Branding

by keir

Branding,AIGA

March 2, 2019

Nashville Postcard 2019

by keir

Travel

February 3, 2019

Band Setlist Dataviz 1996-2006

by keir

Design,Honey White,My Bands Rock,The Mojo Wire

December 20, 2018

Ship’s Log Recap, Q3/Q4 2018

by keir

Tight Ship

December 20, 2018

Tour DuBois 2018

by keir

Keir By Bike,Tour DuBois

December 18, 2018

My Relay is Done, AIGA SB Edition

by keir

AIGA

December 8, 2018

Keir’s All-Star Concert Series, 2018

by keir

Music

November 16, 2018

The Final Five: AIGA SB Events 2018

by keir

AIGA

November 6, 2018

Brand Identity Style Guides

by keir

Branding

November 6, 2018

AIGA Get Out the Vote Posters

by keir

AIGA

September 14, 2018

“My Band Rocks!” Digital Reissues, Round 2

by keir

Honey White,Low Tide,Music

July 1, 2018

Ship’s Log Recap, Q1/Q2 2018

by keir

Tight Ship

April 1, 2018

March Mapness 2018

by keir

Maps

February 2, 2018

New Orleans Postcard 2018

by keir

Tight Ship,Travel

January 23, 2018

He Speaks, Pt 3: The 5 Ws of Getting a Design Job at Cal Poly SLO

by keir

Design,Speaking

December 31, 2017

17 For ’17 (Plus 1)

by keir

History

December 15, 2017

Mojo Wire Digital Reissues!

by keir

Music,The Mojo Wire

December 12, 2017

For Posterity: Smoke Mask, Never Worn

by keir

History

November 30, 2017

AIGA Santa Barbara Events, Q3/Q4 2017

by keir

AIGA

November 16, 2017

He Speaks, Pt. 2: Design for Storytelling at CSUN

by keir

Speaking

October 2, 2017

Ship’s Log Recap, Q3/Q4 2017

by keir

Tight Ship

June 21, 2017

Ship’s Log Recap, Q1/Q2 2017

by keir

Design,Tight Ship

June 5, 2017

I am a professional

by keir

AIGA

June 1, 2017

AIGA Leadership Retreat 2017

by keir

AIGA

May 10, 2017

AIGA Santa Barbara Q1/Q2 2017 Event Recaps

by keir

AIGA

March 26, 2017

New Orleans 2017

by keir

Design,Tight Ship,Travel

March 13, 2017

Big News: Tight Ship Design Launches!

by keir

Design,Tight Ship

December 26, 2016

16 Things that Didn’t Suck in 2016

by keir

History

December 25, 2016

50+2 Project Wall Art

by keir

Maps,Design

December 15, 2016

AIGA Santa Barbara Q3-4 2016 Event Recaps

by keir

AIGA

October 24, 2016

“You’re from Orange County. Why are you a Cubs fan?”

by keir

Baseball

August 13, 2016

AIGA Santa Barbara Q2 2016 Event Recaps

by keir

AIGA

July 31, 2016

Baseball Stadiums I Have Known, 2004-2016

by keir

Baseball

June 21, 2016

AIGA Leadership Retreat 2016

by keir

AIGA

April 19, 2016

AIGA SB April Double-Header Weekend

by keir

AIGA

April 1, 2016

Design Debates with AIGA Los Angeles

by keir

AIGA

March 24, 2016

AIGA Santa Barbara Q1 2016 Event Recaps

by keir

AIGA

December 31, 2015

2015: Even More Fun and Getting It Done

by keir

History

November 13, 2015

They shifted the statues for harboring ghosts

by keir

Weapon of Young Gods

November 11, 2015

AIGA Santa Barbara Fall 2015 Event Recaps

by keir

AIGA

October 31, 2015

He Speaks: Portfolio Presentation at SBCC

by keir

AIGA,Design

September 4, 2015

New Music! “Rotten Miracles” EP by Keir DuBois

by keir

Music

August 9, 2015

DHHS95XX

by keir

Nostalgia Wall

July 20, 2015

AIGA Santa Barbara Spring/Summer Event Recaps

by keir

AIGA

July 4, 2015

New Design Time-Suck: The Ventura Flag Project

by keir

Design

June 28, 2015

Post-Mortem: Design a Song, a Truly Dubious Venture

by keir

Design,Design a Song

June 8, 2015

Quickie Spring 2015 Wrap-Up

by keir

AIGA,Music

April 21, 2015

HFITF X: “How Far is the Fall” Turns 10

by keir

Honey White,My Bands Rock

March 18, 2015

AIGA Santa Barbara Q1 Event Recaps

by keir

AIGA

February 24, 2015

Keir & Amy’s Sketch-A-Thon 2015

by keir

AIGA,Design

January 17, 2015

New Titles = New Cards

by keir

AIGA,Design

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THE BLOG IS BACK, BABY!

That’s right—after a long dormancy of sputtering, social-media-era futility, the DV has returned. It’ll mostly be retconned stuff copied from my 2010-2020 socials…but better! That’s the intent, anyway.

RECENT POSTS

  • Announcing the Nua Gazetteer, Volume One May 9, 2022
  • The Wayfarer’s Guide to Aeos: Map Illustrations May 4, 2022
  • Requiem For A Disused Specialty April 17, 2022
  • Three Sisters Memoir Map Illustration April 7, 2022
  • March is for Milestones, Part 1 and 2 March 15, 2022

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