Great Showdowns
I don’t know what generation you’re from, but if you love film like I do (and not in a snobby way) – then you’re going to love Great Showdowns by artist Scott Campbell. Scott is art director at a video game firm called Double Fine and is posting a new Showdown each day. I can’t get enough! Oh, and even if you’re not in my generation … my 6 year old even got a kick out of these drawings from these movie classics. This... Read More
Mike Puncekar
Seriously, I know you’re a student Mike, but where have you been HIDING?! I am flabbergasted (yes, I pulled out that word) by the style of the super-talented illustration student at Columbus College of Art & Design, Mike Puncekar. A lovely gal turned me on to his work and wow am I glad she did! Mike is on a mission to do a sketch a day and I just giggled at his image below called ‘Wet Willy’. Wow, wow! Don’t stop here,... Read More
Illustrations of Ryan Cox
At first glance I immediately thought this was the portfolio of the creator of Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, but no–no-no. It’s the portfolio of Ryan Cox, a very talented illustrator of unique character, bright colors and images to remember. Read More
A Week in Your Life
I.D. and Moleskine teamed up to give us “A Week in Your Life”, featuring renowned designers to promote the new Folio collection. The project includes work from the following artists: Giuseppe Amato Marian Bantjes Yves Béhar James Biber Ayse Birsel Louise Campbell Claesson Koivisto Rune Han Feng Seth Godin Michael Graves Alfredo Häberli Jessica Helfand Linda Tischler Oh, and did you know that April 27 was World Graphic Design Day?... Read More
75 Ways to Draw
Looking for motivation? What if you had a guide of 75 Ways to Draw More? Well Michael Nobbs has helped us all by creating a free guide with 75 suggestions on getting your butt in gear to draw more. Visit Flickr, download, print and assemble it. So no more excuses, get out your sketchbook, piece of paper, chalkboard, whatever it is and lay down some pen or pencil. It’s a sunny day out (at least in Southeast Pennsylvania) and there’s no... Read More
Pretty Sketchy
Thank you Jason Santa Maria, can I get an Amen!? I completely agree that most, if not all designer should be able to express themselves visually and not just on a computer. That means in writing, visual exercises (also called doodling) and at the very least be able to illustrate a point. And to (*ahem*) illustrate his point, he’s started a Pretty Sketchy Flickr group where designers can upload their sketchbook example. Read More
Dr. Sketchy’s
Are you feeling nostalgic lately about art school? Do you miss the good ol’ days of 2-D or drawing class when you would sit in a room with a handful (or more) of strangers and stare at a naked human being? Well, feel the hurt no more and join others at the Fleisher Art Memorial for a Dr. Sketchy’s session! Dr. Sketchy’s is a self-proclaimed Anti-Art School where cabaret meets art school. They tap into local talent for a pool of... Read More
Daddy Ups the Brown Bag Lunch
Lucky kids! This talented dad creates art on his kids lunch bags every day, how cool is this guy? I wonder if he takes any requests from his kids or if he just does whatever he wants. My son would LOVE the Megatron (animated) bag below. View his work on his website or follow him on Twitter. Read More
Sketchbook Project
View over 78 pages of submissions for The Sketchbook Project initiated by Art House. They sent out hundreds of sketchboooks to requesting artists who filled small moleskine notebooks with their artwork. I love their tag line “it’s like a concert tour, but with sketchbooks” Read More
Moleskine Stories
Journal If you are an artist or designer you’ve at least heard of Moleskine if you don’t have a library of these books lying around. Moleskine is a staple for the budding designer or the infamous artist. Have you visited the Moleskine site? There is a nice little section called Moleskine Stories featuring users artwork from their Moleskine books. Don’t forget to order more books while you’re on there. Moleskine Art Read More
