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Ed Emberley’s Make a World: The Film

Brain Pickings | 8 hours ago

What alligators from 1972 have to do with the visual culture of modern design. In 1972, iconic illustrator Ed Emberley published Make a World — a seemingly simple yet tremendously influential 32-page book, filled with 400 priceless illustration read more

ladystardust

Under The Sea

The Star of Sorrow | 16 hours ago by lady st4rdust

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craigbrimm

YUKO SHIMIZU: ILLUSTRATIONS

Kiss My Black Ads | 17 hours ago by Craig Brimm

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rhino

Illustration Skull Snake Etc

Freelance programming and web design jobs | 23 hours ago by Freelancer

I need a small illustraion/sketch of a skull, and a snake going through it.. may be some knifes added to the whole thing and a brass knuckles. need this done asap. please bid, and post a comment mockup is required, if i like your mockup you will be c read more

elVACASCOM

Devin McGrath

eclectic cow | November 15th 2009 by VACASCOM

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jchoe

Mystic World of Natalie Shau

WHATtheCOOL | November 14th 2009 by joe

Natalie Shau is Lithuanian illustrator and artist based in Greece. In her works she combines photography, digital technology and 3D-modeling. (via beautifullife) read more

jchoe

Minjae Lee – Artist

WHATtheCOOL | November 14th 2009 by joe

Minjae Lee is a 19-year old South Korean artist/illustrator who is mainly self-taught and uses old-fashioned tools – such as markers, pens, crayons, acrylics – to create his illustrations. (via thecoolhunter) read more

eleanorbarton

Asleep under the stars

Marchelline: Adventures in the High Kingdom | November 14th 2009 by Eleanor

I’m a bit proud of this painting, even though it’s not technically amazing.  I just felt the need to show it off. I’m not really sure who she is, and unlike my other painted friends, she does not have a name yet.  I’ll thin read more

astrozombie87

Dot Project.

Karla Burns' Design Blog | November 14th 2009 by Karla Burns

A few weeks ago, I along with 5 or 6 fellow classmates took part in an illustration workshop for the ‘Dot Project’. We were each given large pieces of paper and were asked to paint, doodle, draw dots in inks, markers, crayons, colouring read more

geng14

Infographics: Classic Science Textbooks Illustrations Get an Upda…

GG| the Blog | Design, Software, Gadgets blog | November 14th 2009 by geng14

Textbook Information Graphics WIRED Magazine thinks the Classic 1950s Science Textbooks need to update their artworks. The textbooks written by Roy A. Gallant taught a generation of students that science could also be art. But research progress and read more

changethethought

Depthcore XXXVIII. Freestyle IV

Changethethought | November 14th 2009 by Christopher Cox

A new Depthcore pack is out (XXXVIII. Freestyle IV). The work I am digging the most this time is definitely the drawings and a few of the photography pieces. I am always a fan of Chris Haines 3D work though (above). read more

PeterX

Nice Hot Wheels print ads

Puppies and Flowers | November 14th 2009 by Pedro

    From the advertising agency Ogilvy out of Mexico and creative directors Rafael Martínez, Luis Elizalde and Sandra Flores.  Originally posted 2008-06-27 10:56:04. read more

JessicaDoyle

The Magical Acorn and it’s a long and skinny one

Art and Musings by Jessica Doyle | November 14th 2009 by Jessica Doyle

I drew this magical acorn a few weeks ago when the leaves were still brilliantly coloured and hanging on the trees here in Saint John, NB. They have since fallen to the ground and certainly do crunch under ones feet. Using Faber Castell Pitt Artist read more

ambarrivera

Saturday Images

Ambar's Thoughts | November 14th 2009

This post is coming to you from the future, or is it the past? [I'm so confused] What I mean to say is that I wrote this yesterday. Why? Well because today I had a meeting at 8am, then another one at 9am, then work all the way until 4pm. Which means read more

BasilandSpice

Book Review: Norman Rockwell: Behind The Camera By Ron Schick

Basil & Spice | November 14th 2009 by Basil & Spice

By Bev Ethington MerryWeather It had never crossed my mind until now how Norman Rockwell had created his art, just that he did and that I admired it so much.  For over four decades his illustrations were featured on the covers of The Saturda read more

skymonk

Photo

LSDEX - psychedelic art explorer - psyart, trip visuals, ani… | November 14th 2009

MOAR: 1960s Nursery Rhyme Print by Ivan Ripley Original unused Sgt. Pepper gatefold designed by The Fool From book The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics Jefferson Airplane *** colors, illustration, love, psychedelic, retro | no comments read more

skymonk

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LSDEX - psychedelic art explorer - psyart, trip visuals, ani… | November 14th 2009

MOAR: St. Denis bearing his head and halo (1896) *** Charles Rennie Mackintosh - The Harvest Moon 1892 Illustration from “The Land of Far Beyond.” Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923): Chat au Clair de Lune illustration, magic, retro, t read more

skymonk

1960s Nursery Rhyme Print by Ivan Ripley

LSDEX - psychedelic art explorer - psyart, trip visuals, ani… | November 14th 2009

MOAR: Photo Original unused Sgt. Pepper gatefold designed by The Fool From book The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics Jefferson Airplane Aquarius colors, illustration, psychedelic, retro | no comments read more

skymonk

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LSDEX - psychedelic art explorer - psyart, trip visuals, ani… | November 14th 2009

MOAR: Photo Sagittarius war cosmic christ *** creative, freedom, illustration, strange, symbolic | no comments read more

SeaFoodPuncher

Meet Our Employee of the Month

Sea Food Punch | November 14th 2009 by Daniela

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chuckgreen

The science of creativity

PagePlane | November 13th 2009 by Chuck Green

My interest in the aspects of graphic design that can be "proved" continues to grow. By "proved" I mean visual and informational structures that are actually based on some type underlying formula. I thought this article was particularly intriguing: read more

asamihasegawa

Promotion Cards and Bookmarks

ASAMI MICHELLE HASEGAWA - Crafting in the City | November 13th 2009

Lately, I’ve been constructing an online portfolio to get a illustration job in the Children’s Book Industry. I definitely see a high wall in front of me, and TONS of talented artists climbing over the high walls. So, the first thing I read more

asamihasegawa

Illustration Portfolio

ASAMI MICHELLE HASEGAWA - Crafting in the City | November 13th 2009

I’ve been working on my Illustration Portfolio for about over a month, and been working on my promotion pieces. The process of putting together a strong portfolio is quite difficult than I thought. It’s been challenging everyday, but I read more

zhille

Poodle Sketches – Fighting the Swine flu!

Zhille's Creative Dump | November 13th 2009 by Zivko Kondic

Our poodle friend, Poodel, proves himself again! This time, he proves that he can fight the swine flu, the Poodle Way! So say hello to Puderu-san(it’s Japanese pronunciation of poodle, the way they’d write it if I’m not wrong) and h read more

redblackbrown

Happy Birthday 39 Bro!

RedBlackBrown | November 13th 2009 by redblackbrown

I’ve only got one brother but he’s still the best. Enjoy the day Jeff. read more

mrm

Sketches of a woman smoking #7

Manuel Rebollo. Illustration & Design | November 13th 2009 by Manuel

"Sketches of a woman smoking #7"© Manuel Rebolloun poco de color y textura para esta serie.oyendo: mi reina, mi inspiracion, Janis Joplin! jaja read more

rbaird

Illustration Friday ~ Unbalanced

A Mouse in the House | November 13th 2009 by Roberta Baird

What goes up, must come down…. right? read more

perpetualplum

Public Domain Images from Webster ~ Fruits, Flags & Coats of…

Perpetualplum's Weblog | November 13th 2009 by Plum

  Again this week, I’m uploading colored illustrations from my shabby Webster’s.   Actually with the number of illustrations in this book, I could be uploading for several more weeks.   Like last week,  all the illustrations are in read more

Evolution of NYC Public Library Logo

Wave Function Collapse | November 13th 2009

Click here to view the embedded video. Related posts:Peein’ in Public“Ben Underwood: Seeing Through Sound!”Animation by Thomas Hicks read more

vivien

Sam builds a snowman slideshow of illustrations and text

Paintings Prints and Stuff | November 13th 2009 by vivien blackburn

I;ve only had a very little time this week for painting and I haven't photographed it yet.Here for the time being is a slide show of Sam's Christmas present book - the cover and illustrations in order. As before, the blue lines and dotted lines are read more