By: Kathy Weller,
on 1/29/2013
By: Kathy Weller,
on 1/21/2013
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First things first! Woke up to an Etsy email from someone asking about my Starry Eyed Surprise iphone case. So I snapped a shot of my own (I have that exact one) and also answered some questions about it. |
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Ran out for my hair cut...
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| on the way home-- WOW- What luck - got a fresh baked baguette to go with... |
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the stew I made last night. Yum! Had lunch with Matt, then... |
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a quick laugh before I head back out. |
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Pre-work preparation! |
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Welcome to my office! My spot at the library. |
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I also rediscovered this awesome Lynda Barry book. |
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On the way home, I picked up a few things at the grocery store... |
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...also picked up a little treat for someone waiting at home (hint: not Daisy) |
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Finally home! Writing more cards. Good night! |
Mr. Chris Rushing is a designer/illustrator/art director working in NYC, at Time Warner. He has a great number of interesting projects and a nice site with which to neatly house them. It looks as though while working at TW Chris has had the chance to create some great web and interactive experiences — these projects are interesting, and well worth a look. What really attracted me to his work, though, was his skill in lettering and illustration. I love the pinache and wit throughout his portfolio. In general, I’d say his work is smart and succinct; interesting and engaging without being overstated.
A number of his prints are available for purchase at Society6.
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By: John,
on 12/1/2012
Chris Gardner, who drew our beautiful Drawn logo, shows some sketches and preliminary work for a logo he drew for a new iOS word game called Letter by Letter that launches today.
I’ve been playing a closed beta of the game for the past few weeks, and I’m complete addict. Its the perfect mix of Scrabble, Boggle, and Risk with short, but challenging turns that require some crafty strategy and a healthy vocabulary.
By: John,
on 9/16/2012
States Motto Project by Erik Marinovich
By: Tatjana Mai-Wyss,
on 9/13/2012
By: Kathy Weller,
on 9/1/2012
By: Kathy Weller,
on 8/18/2012
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By: DIANE SMITH,
on 8/7/2012
"You know those letters that you did with the dark blue edging and light blue center were far to bold for mural? They real drew too much attention."
"Yes, I know. That's why I changed the centers to green and posted pictures. I thought the green would blend in a little bit better."
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| Dark blue edging with a green center |
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| Dark green edging with light green center |
By: DIANE SMITH,
on 8/5/2012
Well, not only did the laptop get a virus, but the charger ceased charging. Then, the desktop computer got a really nasty virus, rendering it useless. And, on a sad note, my fathe- in-law, Robert Smith, passed away last weekend. Needless to say, no mural progress worth noting has happened...that is, until now.
Little details have been my focus - the bottle and wine glasses...
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| The Studio Photo-Bomber Strikes Again! |
By: Kathy Weller,
on 7/29/2012
By: Kathy Weller,
on 7/25/2012
By: John,
on 7/9/2012
New packaging and identity for Nuts.com (formerly “Nuts Online”) …designed by Pentagram partner Michael Bierut… [with a] logo and type based on his own hand-drawn alphabet, digitized by Jeremy Mickel. The identity is complemented with nut character illustrations by Christoph Niemann. (via Brand New: Nuts.fun)
By: Paula Becker,
on 6/28/2012
By: John,
on 6/24/2012
A collection of horror movie titling/logos. Via Christian Annyas of the Movie Title Stills Collection.
By: John,
on 6/18/2012
Alphabetcha, a gruesome alphabet by Nathan Walker.
By: John,
on 6/18/2012
The Dead Words offers up creative lettering and typographical renderings of forgotten words.
The sweet and quirky work of Mary Kate McDevitt never fails to delight. Her personality shows through in every brush stroke and chalk mark, and really accentuates her obviously love for her craft. With a quickly growing client list of industry big-timers like Chronicle Books, Lehigh University, Better Homes & Gardens and Rachael Ray Magazine, Mary Kate seems to be on a path to lettering success.
If you like what you see, you can buy some prints of her original artwork in her shop!
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By: John,
on 5/24/2012
Some illustration/lettering process tips from Britt Wilson.
Just in time for teacher gift season I have some products available in Dollar Stores around the country and each one is just a $1!!
Note pad, notepaper booklets & note cards. Each sold separately.
Note pad, notepaper booklets, note cards & gift bag. Each sold separately.
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By: Paula Becker,
on 4/30/2012
This week’s Illustration Friday’s prompt “Jump” lends itself to lots of ideas, so I might just use it as a warm-up for the week.
Below is an illustration where I played around with type and a painterly style.
By: Kathy Weller,
on 3/16/2012
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By: James Gurney,
on 2/19/2012
By: John,
on 2/7/2012
The Art of Hermann Zapf, c. 1967
(via Dustin Harbin on Twitter)
I recently stumbled upon the charming work of Danielle Davis. Her lettering work pulls from both traditional typography and entirely modern calligraphic styles and she always puts a unique spin on each project. I especially love the small personal illustration touches on each of her projects. Keep up to date with Danielle’s work on her blog and be on the look out for her note card line, Local No. 633, hopefully coming out soon!
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Huntington Beach,Ca?
Frankfort
Long Island, NY
San Diego!
Northampton, MA
Some of you are getting closer, but no one has it yet.
Santa Monica
Oceanside, California?
Santa Monica
Palm Beach!
portland
Venice beach
Keep trying.
NYC?
Wow. I thought it was Portland for sure after googling those two Metal Shakespeare stickers.
Long Beach, CA?
Well, I've been googling neckstab.com or neckstab radio, cabana recordings (which seem to point to NY), there are at least 2 references to surfing,...
Maybe the others who've played and failed should also show their cards...
Hint: it's a place known for both surfing and art.
Santa Cru... er... Santa Barbar... errh Santa Ana !
Laguna Beach, CA
MIchael, YOU'VE GOT IT! Send me your address (gurneyjourney (at) gmail.com) and I'll send you the posters. Thanks for trying, everyone. It was a tough one.
Biarritz, France - Good surf, good art :-)
Encinitas?
Jeff, good guess, but the answer was Laguna Beach. It was a hard contest because those stickers were from bands and groups from all over the place.
Isn't that the one of the walls at Wahoo's Fish Tacos? I go there about every time I'm in Laguna. :) Mmm, Wahoo's...
Jeff, I don't remember the name of the place, but you may be right -- it was along the Pacific Coast Highway.