Archive for the 'Illustration' Category

At long last, the latest issue of sloane is out! Hope you enjoy—there is tons of great new content, photography, shopping, beauty tips, health, the arts and more.


I’m really excited to report I have signed on two new fantastic illustrators for the next issue of sloane: Michelle Thompson from the UK, (whom I wrote about back in November) and Randi Antonsen of Norway. I have long been drawn to collage work and these two are creating some really fantastic, high quality imagery. Check [...]


Delicious.

07Apr10

Delicious Design League, based in Chicago, has been churning out beautiful and original gig posters since 2008. Begun by two designer friends as a side project, their biz has grown from a small print shop, to a full business with requests to design for some the worlds biggest bands. My husband and I have purchased [...]


After a photo shoot in Paris for Hintmag, the folks at My Orange Box received five images and the challenge to create a flash animation that reflected visions of madness and paranoia. The animation was created in After Effects and then imported into Flash to create the interactive elements. I think it is a beautiful [...]


TypoFlat is a free vector project created by Branislav S. Cirkovic. Cirkovic’s mission is to have a free flow of creation with no money or clients involved and encourages the user to change his creations however they want. The imagery alone is pretty great. Tip via The Strange Attractor.


idN Magazine

24Jan10

Amazing international design magazine, idN, is “devoted to bringing designers from around the globe together to communicate with, learn from and inspire one another.” Aside from their amazing content, the covers alone are impressive.


Mood Elevator

02Jan10

I could use a little of this today. Interesting work from Netherlandish Illustrator/Designer Sue Doeksen


This weekend, my family got on the topic about the origins of Christmas and the development of the image of the modern-day Santa. I always assumed it was largely due to the illustrations of Norman Rockwell, but my mother asserted that it was much earlier with Harper’s illustrator, Thomas Nast, so I did some research [...]


Vintage Miami

24Nov09

Check out these great vintage posters and postcards of old Miami. Looking at these I think so much seems to have changed about the city, yet the Deco architecture still looks the same today. If you’re going to be in town for the fairs come visit me at Art Basel Miami Beach Thursday December 3rd [...]


Using a combination of traditional collage technique and digital manipulation, Michelle Thompson creates powerful imagery reminiscent of the Dadaists but with a contemporary twist. Working with both found and created imagery, Michelle utilizes forms that are figurative, abstract and typographic to create a new visual statement. She has worked with numerous newspapers, magazines and book [...]