I already gave at the office

It took guts to ask, but it may be a little late to inquire.
 

Proof

If you live in the United States, you should know that the deadline for getting your Real ID is fast approaching — it's only about a year away.

Real ID is a special endorsement you get on your driver license or ID that verifies you are who you say you are. It will be required for domestic air travel beginning in May 2025 (you can also use your passport). Your local DMV office will be happy to provide you with all the requirements needed to obtain a Real ID endorsement.

This has been a public service announcement. You may now resume your everyday life. Thank you.
 

Picture perfect

Yeah, I suppose there are those who want their driver license photos to look ugly. They probably don't go away disappointed.

History's mysteries

Of course these days the requirements for a license are much more stringent than they used to be.

Monday sketchbook: Dinner at the DMV?

Sometimes I get an idea that I really like, but i can't quite translate it onto paper, such as this one from the sketchbook. It would probably be a more effective rendering to do some photo manipulation in Photoshop. I think this idea had good potential as a visual, but a cartoon may not be the way to get there. Dang!

I think it's gonna be a long, long time

Yes, the last three days were a set up for this cartoon. It also brings us to the end of our celebration of Transportation Safety Month. Yee-hah!

It's just a click away

What? Is that a French flag in the background? It wasn't meant to be -- I was just thinking red, white and blue. And yes, that is an iMac (even though they didn't have those in WWII). The original poster that this was based on had a typewriter - and who knows what those are nowadays?

This was the first big pitch we did to use the Internet for DMV transactions. It was relatively new technology for state government way back then, so we minimized the risk by starting with downloadable forms and answers to questions (however, you'd be amazed at how many people clog up the lines at the DMV just trying to get those things!).

In the ensuing years, we wised up and got a much easier URL: www.OregonDMV.com.

Up in the sky!

This second DMV poster was inspired by one from the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Rosie the customer service agent

The WWII-inspired poster from last week reminded me of some others that I did, this time for the Oregon DMV. The idea was to get people to use alternate methods of doing business rather than going in to the office.