Mary Blair

Crazy double post mania! The country is in hysterics!


Ehem.


MARY BLAIR.


If you're not familiar with her, get hep, kid:


In short, Mary Blair was best known for her work as an animator for Walt Disney, but later went on to do graphic design and illustration. Surely you recall those Little Golden books from childhood, oui? Those are what I remember her for.


Oh my word. Everything about her aesthetic appeals to me. What a blessing upon the world, mais non?















Indeed you are smiling now, if only just a little?


She did so much wonderful work; it took great restraint to post only the handful of examples above. Thanks Mary!

Illustration for my favourite bike store - Northside Wheelers



My friend Malachi Moxom owns the CUTEST bike store in the world - Northside Wheelers, in Prahran. As well as being a super nice guy - Malachi is a shit hot rider and is some sort of an icon for cycling in Melbourne and beyond. The photos of Malachi pictured here are by Melbourne photographer Corey White. I was eating sushi with Malachi in his shop recently and we decided it was time to collaborate - so we brainstormed some ideas and came up with a concept that shows the quaint atmosphere of where his store is located in a style that's reflective of all that is Northside Wheelers (although his store is way cooler than I could ever convey). So I got to work and snapped some pics of his shop front and then drew me riding the bike that Malachi sold me a few years back with his dog Sparky in the lead. You can click on the illustration for a bigger view.
Get down to Northside Wheelers in Prahran and treat yourself to a very special bike store experience. Northside also stocks the awesome label Creux, owned by my pals Mick and Van - another good reason to check it out!  xxx

Some brooches & a bracelet

Some brooches & a bracelet by Laura Manfre

I'm so happy the shrink plastic is finally working! I'll be doing more of these soon!

My first brooch!

My first brooche by Laura Manfre

I'm trying to make some jewellry!
I use shrink plastic, I will do more tests and maybe sell them in my etsy shop!

MIKE PERRY

COMING TO CLEVELAND / OCTOBER 2011


MIKE PERRY

designer + Illustator


ABOUT

As a designer and artist working in a variety of mediums, including—but not limited to—books, magazines, newspapers, clothing, drawing, painting, and illustration, Mike Perry is compelled by the ways in which the hand-drawn informs and deepens contemporary visual culture. Perry works regularly for a number of editorial and commercial clients including Apple, The New York Times, Dwell, Target, Urban Outfitters, eMusic, and Nike. In 2004, he was chosen as one of Step magazine’s 30 under 30, and, in 2007, as a “Groundbreaking Illustrator” by Computer Arts Projects. In 2008, he received Print magazine’s New Visual Artist award and the ADC Young Guns 6. His work has been exhibited around the world including the 2 recent, solo shows in Tokyo, Japan, We are the Infinity of Each Other and B Gallery and Color, Shapes and Infinity at Public Image 3d Gallery.





In addition to his commercial, non-profit, and art work, Perry has also published extensively. His first book, Hand Job, published by Princeton Architectural Press in 2006, focuses specifically on the relevance and beauty of hand-drawn type in the digital age. Over and Over: A Catalog of Hand-drawn Patterns (Fall 2008), explores the similarly nuanced texture, humor, and elegance of illustrative patterns. A third book, entitled Pulled: A Catalog of Screen Printing, was released in March 2011. His self-published magazine, Untitled, explores a variety of themes both playful and lofty. The most recent issue, Untitled 5 was released Summer 2010.


Mike's studio















THANKS to MIKE GOLD + CO. for MAKING THIS EVENT HAPPEN!

First Five Out

I'll be speaking at this AGDA (Australian Graphic Design Association) event on Friday the 14th of October, along with some super cool artists like tin&ed and Sam Koh.

Event Details:

Friday 14th October 2011 at 6.00pm

RMIT Casey Plaza, Building 10,
Bowen Lane, Melbourne



Tickets:

AGDA Members Student – Free

AGDA Members Professional – $10

Non Member Student – $10

Non Member Professional – $20

For more info hit up the AGDA website here. If you make it along be sure to come and say hello! xxx

Giveaway winner : From Charlotte to Katie

Giveaway winner : From Charlotte to Katie by sister planet
For my first give away, I decided to let you commision me anything you wanted!
The winner, Charlotte Vallance (amazing illustrator), asked me to paint something for her sister with for theme : chocolate!

Here's the result!
Thanks Charlotte! It was a pleasure to work with you!

NATE WRAGG


check out this guys sweet one-man bigfoot freakshow! LOL love it.
Nate Wragg
Character Designer Pixar


Nate studied animation and design at The California Institute of the Arts in Southern California. Since then, Wragg has gone on to work as an illustrator and designer on various projects-including Ratatouille, Toy Story 3 and the soon-to-be-released Puss and Boots. He was one of the primary character designers on the Pixar Feature Toy Story 3. As well as designing characters, Nate was also the Production Designer of Pixar's short film Your Friend the Rat, and has been involved in designing several main title sequences, most notably the animated end titles for Ratatouille. In addition to working in animation, Wragg has broken into the world of children's book publishing with his illustrations for Disney Publishing's Too Many Cooks. His work has been shown in various galleries in Los Angeles, as well as in the New York Society of Illustrators 50th Annual Showcase. Nate has recently begun teaching and lecturing abroad. He recently taught a week long workshop on animation design in India, as well as teaching design for animation in Denmark at the Animation Workshop.

The artist currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife.














NATE WRAGG

(aka: BIGFOOT EXPERT)


Nate (right) with Nomar look-alike @ Pixar workshop








i believe .
* A BIG HAIRY THANKS TO ROBO FOR SHARING! mmrrr.