Monday, July 26, 2010
Attn: Gig poster enthusiasts: SMALL STAKES BOOK!
Known for clean design and lovely, gentle metaphor, The Small Stakes seems to be a favorite among most of the people I talk to about gigposter design. Bonus points for creating posters for some of my very favorite bands.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Tomorrow Ain’t Promised Today by Neuarmy
Super snazzy wallpaper series by rad artists including Nigel Evan Dennis, Neuarmy and me! (And more!) Download for your iPhone, iPad and desktop at We Are Full of Royal Blood.
Fever Dream by me, Julie Hill
Friday, April 16, 2010
So, in addition to daily photos of his in-progress workspace, Chuck Anderson has been Twittering non-stop about some Casemate thing, and I finally checked it out. Holy moly, I Make My Case was way more awesome than I was ready for, design- and function-wise.
Casemate has gathered an awesome selection of illustrators, who in turn have created custom designs for iPod, iPhone and Blackberry cases that you can buy. BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE. The artists have also provided elements for you to design your own case in their style. Yes. Now YOU can make that Deanne Cheuk design just so
The full list of artists to choose from (if you can) is: Chuck Anderson, Nigel Evan Dennis, Deanne Cheuk, Hannah Stouffer, Ray Frenden, Thomas Hooper, Anthony Yankovic, Shadow Chen, Joshua Davis and Matt W. Moore.
Tragically, I don’t own a single device that these cases are fitted for. BLAST MY LATE ADOPTERISM. But you better believe when I do catch up with everyone else, I will be snagging one of these.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Imagine yourself naked and cold, with only a tiny bicycle to help you navigate a post-apocalyptic world, and you have the excellently stylish Flash game Icycle.
“The next ice age has arrived and the world as we know it has peacefully frozen in time, but to one naked survivor it’s cold and lonely as hell!
Icycle is a contemporary take on a RETRO style bike game which challenges your skill and memory. Trial and error will pave the way but remembering the path might prove harder than you expect. Collect as many bubbles as possible but be prepared for plenty of amusing fatalities along the way.
If only dying was this much fun in life!”
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Craigslist’s Missed Connections is a we-shared-a-moment, hope-I-see-you-again posting service that ranges from touching, to hilarious, to sad, to downright creepy.
Illustrator Sophie Blackall has taken a collection of these bottled messages and created a truly lovely collection of drawings. Please go look at them all.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Why, from Sydney-based illustrator Yiying Lu, of course! Read a great interview with her here.
Thanks for the tip, Kendall Bruns.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Imagine, if you will, your illustration project going like this:
The Brief: A dinosaur in a X-Ray
The Critique: I just want to see a little mousey in his tummy
Job Status: Approved (after addition of mousey)
Additional Comments: That’s what kind of bones dogs like to chew on. Dinosaur leg bones.
Read more of the Tiny Art Director’s critiques and thoughts on design here.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Illustration dweebs like myself have had crushes on Deanne Cheuk for a long time, I just love her graceful, chaotic, feminine illustration style. She was an art director at Tokion back when I had a subscription, and has been kicking ass ever since. Deanne has launched a new website, but thanks to the great-concept-but-oops-this-actually-doesn’t-work-so-well-yet platform that is Squarespace, I can’t view any of the work. But never fear! Design*Sponge to the rescue, delivering a nice little collection of her work for you.