Flying Mouse 365

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research

head buried in research again, a good place to be.

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Michael Kutsche

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Owen Smith


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Bridger Bowl Dirtbag Ball 2010 Poster

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This years poster in all its Hello Kitty glory. This is one of my favorite fonts by Tomi Haaparanta, Suomi Script. You can purchase the poster for $20 at Bootleg.

Marianas Font

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A brand Bootleg created for new ski apparel startup PharNorth using the amazing Typodermic font Marianas.

If you're stressed, watch this.

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If you've ever had the great fortune of riding a freighter, you will appreciate this movie by Lorenzo Fonda. Via Tommy Kane

Childrens Book Illustrators

Always the most inspiring for myself are childrens books, uninhibited beautiful illustration and artwork not muddled by logos. I ran across these illustrators reading scores of library books to Henry, our 3 year old son.



WSJ Year in Photos

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An amazing photo wall, Year in Pictures 2008 from The Wall Street Journal.

Steve Jobs



How to Live Before You Die

Asaf Hanuka

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Amazing illustrations by Asaf Hanuka on a well designed site. I like his clean style and brilliantly funny subject manner.

The Dammit 5000 by Ames Bros

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Funny. Still laughing hours later. Coby Shultz  strikes again with another brilliant t-shirt design for Ames Bros.

Adam Haynes

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Truly American illustrations by Adam Hanyes. Funny wtih brilliant concepts and an amazingly simple style. His portfolio on Behance is worth the time, the details in the painting are so well placed.

Jorge Ortiz

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Illustration and art prints by Jorge Ortiz, great site with artists process.

Glennz T's

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So funny. So brilliant. Glennz site is worth the time and the calendar builder is great.
Its also worth browsing the concept section on his Behance profile. via abuzeedo


Jon Keegan

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You have to dig deep to find good work on the web. Jon Keegans work is a good example of amazing work combined with good content on the site. these sketchbook pages are great insight into the artists process.

Green With Envy


Bootleg recently completed illustrations for this animated short, Green With Envy. Illustration by Hiller Higman, font by Ray Larabie.

bollywood

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Just funny. Nothing more.


Wookie humor

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Funny, especially if you happen to appreciate wookies. I came across these images doing research for a new client in the apparel business. some brilliant designs on the Redbubble site where " you can share your art, photography and design with the world".

Andree Wallin

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Super fantastic sci-fi digital art by Andree Wallin.

Drew Struzan

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I don't own an iPhone. I'm not that hip. If I could own one I probably would but out here in the sticks of MT it is not an available service yet. At any rate, I have been avoiding publishing back to the this blog (abduzeedo) partially because of the plethora of  slick photoshoppy iPhone screen saver tutorials but after this interview about the legendary star wars poster illustrator I couldn't resist any more. It's very inspirational for any aspiring illustrator.

Mail Me Art

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A project started by the founder of the Little Chimp Society. It displays works by artists from around the world sent in by mail. This is another entry included in our GD Books section of the blog, an additional site dedicated exclusively to the review of design books.


here & there - Diane Obomsawin

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These are so simple, funny and brilliant. While researching graphic novels I came across this group of images from francophone comic creator Obomsawin for the animated film Here & There. A description of one of Obosawins books on amazon reads "In a minimalist style like (but even simpler than)".

::otoshimono:: Andrea Innocent

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These limited edition prints are amazing.

handiedan

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messy. inspiring. incredible work. and a great site design.
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jonburgerman.com

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Some kind of genius. this is a great site. its not easy to create a promotional site that is interesting for multiple parties to navigate and offers good content. The sketchbook gallery is always a nice touch on an artists site because you can see directly into the heart of their work.

Putumayo Cover Art

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Recent inspiration for a video we are illustrating. "Putumayo's CD covers feature the distinctive art of Nicola Heindl, whose colorful, folkloric style represents one of Putumayo's goals: to connect the traditional to the contemporary. By combining appealing music and visuals with creative retail marketing, Putumayo has developed a unique brand identity - a rarity in today's artist-based music industry."

Nicola has painted more than 100 colorful album covers for Putumayo World Music.

Blank - social networks and branding

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There's something true and something funny in this video on social networking and branding. Provided by Mightypop.

Flower Grenade

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Another great image from Global Graphica, Street Art.

Pardon My Hindi

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A great blog with all things hindi.
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Font - Jeanne Moderno

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A retro design by Bootleg using the font Moderno Bold.

Video Games as Learning Tools

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Friend and client Brock Dubbles of Vgalt.com got some recent recognition from Star Tribune in article about using video games as learning tools in the classroom. As he explains, "Research shows that kids want to perform where they have competence. Games are part of their lives."

Fertigo Pro Type Font

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We recently incorporated this font into the not yet live redesign of the favl.org site. Fertigo Pro is a free front from the Exljbris Font Foundry.


Richard's Pens diplays some work

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Hiller Higman Pen and Ink Drawing
Thanks to Richard Binder of Richard's Pens for displaying this painting on his gallery page. It was done with a Pelikan M200 fountain pen with a specialty nib that Richard ground to an extra fine point.

Dream Eze Packaging

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Packaging design of Dream Eze Diaper by Bootleg

Packaging Design for Dream Eze Diaper by Bootleg

A recent packaging deisign by Bootleg Enterprise for The Natural Baby Company. The font used for the logo is Coquette from the Mark Simonson Studio. I discovered Marks fonts in a MyFonts newsletter, a great type resource and worthy email newsletter.

Luke Ramsey

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pen-and-doodle-1artwork from strange brew flyer by Luke Ramsey

The Tortoise and Swans by Luke Ramsey

Stay alive out there, he says on his profile. The artwork of Luke Ramsey featured on his blog Bits and Bobs.