Tuesday, April 27, 2010

One Hundred Dollar Bill


What do you think of the newly designed $100 dollar bill versus the old bill. The New York Times has a small write up about the bill.

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Letter Cult


Letter Cult is having some fun and getting the creative juices flowing by letting people express themselves with Custom Letters among like-minded peers. They will be doing a new letter every two weeks, and finish with Z, early in 2011. Join the fun.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Michael Cho

I watched the movie Kick-Ass last night and loved it. I decided to find a illustration for the movie and this one from Michael Cho is great. Michael is a great illustrator and you should take a look at some of his other illustrations at his blog.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Gabriel Moreno


Gabriel Moreno is a Madrid based illustrator who does very detailed illustrations that I am really enjoying right now.

Gary Fernández


Take a look at the work of Gary Fernández, his illustrations have a retro feel to them and the color choices are striking.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Is the new Banksy movie a prank?


Alissa Walker at fast company thinks that the new Banksy movie is a prank played on the audience, and knowing how Banksy operates I think she is probably right.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

The Elements of Cute Character Design

You’ve always wanted to develop a character which has the potential to enchant the world and to compete with Hello Kitty? In this article Sascha Preuss would like to present some elements making a character cute and lovable and to support you in achieving your goals.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Áron Jancsó

Áron Jancsó has some incredible calligraphy skills. His lines have great flow and he is also a great illustator. Go to his flicker page and be amazed by his work.

Monday, April 12, 2010

LYRICS AND TYPE


I really like this idea and I love the illustrations.

LYRICS AND TYPE
is an ongoing international type and illustration initiative founded by Timba Smits, the creator of the award winning arts culture publication Wooden Toy Quarterly.

Through an exploration into the connection between two of lifes most important communication mediums 'Music' and 'Type', the LYRICS AND TYPE verses aim to collaborate with some of the worlds leading type designers, graphic designers, illustrators and artists via exhibition and print and visually interpreting how type and music can influence and inspire the way we feel, think or create.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Friends of Type

Take a look at the cool hand made lettering at Friends of Type.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Audrey Kawasaki

The art Audrey Kawasaki does really inspires me. Take a look at her site.

Autumn Whitehurst


This is one of my favorite illustrators. See her portfolio here and read a good interview with her here.