Art done by lunchbreath, as found on Core77.
Add comment February 19th, 2010
The assignment: Come up with ideas for 3 book covers, each focusing on different copy as the priority: the title, the subtitle and the authors (Magic with Cards, 113 Easy to Perform Miracles with an Ordinary Deck, Garcia and Schindler).
The biggest problem I am having is not necessarily coming up with the ideas (rudimentary as they are), but is graphically representing them the way I see them in my mind. Since this class is primarily about ideas and not about layout, I guess basic layout works, but I really wish I could make what I imagine. I need to spend some serious hours with the Abobe Creative Suite this week…
Add comment February 15th, 2010
There is nothing I like better to give as a gift to kids than books–I was a pretty voracious reader when I was young, and definitely have some books that I still hold pretty dear from those young years. One of the books that I especially love to give is The Complete Adventures of Curious George (which I was able to give my friends daughter Molly for her first birthday this past weekend)–but I may have found a new addition to the gift-giving stable!
Around the World with Mouk is a recently translated version of Marc Boutavants French story. The animation is gorgeous, and the story line is something I would love to instill in every child I know–there is a huge world of adventures out there to have and countries to explore!
It looks like they are making this book into 62 eleven-minute animated episodes, which look amazing and adorable. Check out the trailer and the blurb on Cartoon Brew here. Check out more of Marc Boutavants cartoon art here.
1 comment February 10th, 2010
My friend Sarah once gave me this awesome saddle-stitched book for a birthday or some other called Craphound. Subtitled “A Picture Book for Discussion and Activity,” I had never heard of it before, but loved it–it was chock full of Hands, Hearts and Eyes, that issues main focus. It’s perfect for tracing or scanning images and adding them to whatever art you might be working on. Clicking through the blogs over at ReadyMade I came across a post on the hopefully upcoming second edition of CrapHound issue, #4, Clowns, Devils and Bait. Looks like they are looking to Kickstart this newest edition, so if you love free, fair-use images, donate here to keep Crap Hound alive.
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1 comment February 2nd, 2010
Dave spied me oohing and aahing over this book, The Visual Miscellaneum, in the book store at the airport and decided to go against our 2009 Holiday Season Moratorium on Gift Buying (2009HSMoGB) and bought it for me as a Christmas surprise. I couldn’t resist getting him something either, but I went a different way with, um, socks. And magazines! I’m not ALL practical. Only 99%.
This book is a lovely, well-designed, colorful representation of some very interesting statistics and facts about the world these days, and somehow in that magical way, actually makes you care about things like statistics of fairly random things. Also, it’s originally from the UK, so it’s fun to try to decipher some of the words. Like, a courgette is a zucchini! I’m smart.
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The author is David McCandless and he terms himself (amongst many other titles) an Information Designer, which sounds like a pretty amazing job to have. He also runs the blog Information is Beautiful, which has more of these amazing visual depictions of stats and facts. Check it out–you just might learn something.
January 6th, 2010
“In the Animal Sweater pattern, 180 animal shaped logos are set free. Emphasizing the beauty of the stylized animals and their collective kinship, rather than each mark’s individual commercial value, the pattern suggests a new way to experience the commercial imagery.”
Check out more of Karl Grandin’s stuff here: www.karlgrandin.com
1 comment December 29th, 2009
There’s a fairly new blog out there involving a bunch of the artists out at DreamWorks in California. The premise is cool: each month there is a theme, and the artists need to create an image of what that theme is in their mind–using any media they choose. Last month’s theme was “What’s in Travisty’s Beard,” and the above awesome art came out of that. Apparently, there is a party in Travisty’s beard. For December it’s “New Year’s Resolution.”
I’m looking forward to seeing what they come up with for that!
Check out the blog here: Travisty’s Beard.
December 4th, 2009
Wouldn't You Like to Know ≥
Corin Lianides
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