Guns and Elmo

Hello, I'm John Pavlus.

This is my internet mood board. Click any entry to embiggen.

In real life I write about science, technology, and design. I also run a production company called Small Mammal.

(FAQ: The name comes from a brilliant photograph by Kenneth Cappello.)


"The blue of rest stops (F.S. No. 15090), the brown of recreation signage (F.S. No. 10055), and acres of instructional green (F.S. No. 14115) sprang from America’s expressways like ripe military-industrial fruit."

Americhrome by Graham T. Beck - The Morning News

Fascinating reportage on Federal Standard 595, the government equivalent of a Pantone color chart.

— 8 months ago