Sketchbook Project 2011
Well my part of the Sketchbook Project 2011 has ended. I did as much as I could before shipping it off to the lovely folks at Art House and have to admit, I had fun! Here’s what came out of my little brain with a pencil and an arsenal of markers and pens: View all of the photos from my book on my Flickr page. All photos were taken with my iPhone, I didn’t want to focus on taking professional photos, so apologies for the quality. Read More
In the Sketchbook
So what has been going on in my sketchbook lately? A lot of this. … and this, and that. 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
Twas the Night
Last year I created a hand-drawn card for friends and family. This was the initial sketch and I thought I’d share it here. The shape of the reindeer is formed by the words from the well known story Twas the Night Before Christmas. 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
Visual Rolodex Update
It looks like all of our visual rolodex’s will be getting an update to the face of Leonardo Da Vinci. A journalist by the name of Piero Angela had spotted the shape of a nose underneath layers of writing in da Vinci’s notebook on a page called “Codex on the Flight of Birds”. He then got the help from art historians, forensic experts and the graphic department of RAI (Italian television) by making the text invisible by turning... Read More
Tiny Art Director
The Brief: Can you just paint one poo-poo in a frame? The poo-poo is an airplane. The Critique: Good. I want a treat. Job Status: Approved As many of you probably have already seen, there is a wonderful blog titled Tiny Art Director where a father draws for his daughter and she critiques his work. So good, and so true. Children are the true perfectionists. The poo airplane above is probably my favorite. What you may not know is that he is now offering... Read More
First-Round Fridays
I’ve decided to travel back a bit and dig up some old comps, sketches or whatever I might be able to find lying around. This week, it’s initial drawings that were created for a logo project. The project? An Alaskan maritime center start-up needed a logo with the intent of being a catchall of commercial fishing archives and information on commercial fisheries in Prince William Sound, Alaska. The input? Rugged, rustic commercial fishing,... 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
