6/25/2008

Pascal Blanchet




Awesome illustrator/designer with a taste for vintage graphics.

6/03/2008

Wayshak - Dark, Ugly and Bizarre




The dark, ugly and bizarre works of Wayshak. This is an artist who hates his own artwork and thinks is super ugly. Personally I think it’s super cool.

Beware his website! It’s not really friendly for work so it might be good to check it out off hours:

http://www.scrapbookmanifesto.com/

Parquerama - Fun Cartoons and Toys




Here is some inspirationy goodness for your Monday afternoon, the work of Parquerama.
flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/parquerama/
site
http://www.parquerama.com/

Bue The Warrior - Happy Graffiti




How ‘bout some graffiti that actually makes the world more pleasant.
Bue the Warrior, making the world more whimsical one giant smiley face at a time!
His flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/buethewarrior/
Website of Toykyo art collective
http://www.toykyo.be/

Rudismo - Flat, Graphic and Crazy




Some illustration insanity by Rudismo
His flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruidismo/

Edwin Ushiro - Storyboard Artist and Fine Artist




Saw this guy in the High Fructose magazine. Edwin Ushiro was originally a Storyboard Artist by trade but is recently becoming a successful fine artist.

http://www.mrushiro.com/index.html

5/16/2008

Ben Butcher - Cut Out Illustrations



Here are some cool cut paper illos by Ben Butcher for th Wall-E picture book Lots of Bots.
Read an interview with Ben on his process for creating these here:
http://grainedit.com/2008/05/12/the-making-of-the-pixar-wall-e-picture-book-lots-of-bots/#more-637
Peep Ben’s Blog:
http://mellowpad.blogspot.com/

5/12/2008

"Again and Again" Music Video

Way cool music video using Mac OSX Leopard.

5/08/2008

The Artist McBess






Holy crapzords! I love this stuff!

http://www.mcbess.com/illus.html

Robyn Fabsits' Handmade Toys






Here is some handmade plush by a friend of mine Kansas City’s own Robyn Fabsits
Site: http://www.robynfabsits.com
Blog: http://www.robynfabsits.blogspot.com/

Shin Tanaka's Paper Toys






Here is some deliciousness from papertoy master Shin Tanaka.
Peep his site for all kinds of fun toys to download as well as some cool collaborations.
http://shin.co.nr/

Manny Galan’s Dookie Poo






Hey UI is back I dropped off there for a bit while I was doing the Arby’s stuff.
Introducing America’s new favorite feces themed cartoon character....Manny Galan’s Dookie Poo.
Dookie Poo made his vinyl debut at this year New York Comic con.
The cool website w/ animations and cool stuff.
www.dookie-poo.com/
Blog
www.dookiepoo.blogspot.com/

Illustrations of Jason Límon






Here some art by Jason Limón to inspire yas on a dreary day. Dig it!
Website:
http://www.limon-art.com/
Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/limon-art/

Studio Floship






All the cool digital abstract stuff yesterday made me think of Studio Floship today.
blog:
http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/floship
flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/floship/

Illustrations of Matte Stephens






Here is the work of artist Matte Stephens.
I love the hand painted goodness, retro color schemes and the fun mix of characters and abstract design.
His web site
http://www.matteart.net/
His blog
http://www.matteart.blogspot.com/
His Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/matteart

Cartoons of Jared Chapman






I wanted to do something funny for Aprils Fools Day, but I didn’t.
With out any further ado, I give you the work of Jared Chapman.
His flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaredchapman
His blog:
http://www.jaredchapman.com/crockpot/
His website
http://www.jaredchapman.com/

Graffiti Illustrations






How ‘bout a little inspiration from the graffiti/street art world?
Here is the colorful, bold and lively work of France’s Seize.
Here is his flickr site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/seizehappywallmaker/

4/15/2008

Arrrrrrghyle!

I just happened upon this site while searching for argyle patterns, ha ha! The illos are pretty cool/cute. Pretty sure I have seen the sushi one before somewhere, maybe in another publication. Guess why this one is my fav:





Oops forgot the link: http://www.argyleacademy.com/blog.html