Rad Sechrist
May 2nd, 2012 | Filed under: Artists | Add a Comment »
You know who else can draw? Rad Sechrist. So sparse, so confident.
Golly day, would I love to draw like Ben Caldwell
May 2nd, 2012 | Filed under: Artists, Comics | Add a Comment »The man knows what he’s doing.
Here’s one of his purgetheory.blogspot.com cartooning tutorials.
John Allison
April 30th, 2012 | Filed under: Artists | Add a Comment »
You know whose artwork I am digging right now? John Allison, of Scary Go Round. His character design, figure drawing, and color choice are all favorites. I grabbed a sketch instead of a finished piece of work because, with his flat, finished work, it would be easy to miss the quality of his linework. I could very happily could look through his Flickr sketchbook for an unlimited amount of time.
Mike Yamada
April 27th, 2012 | Filed under: Artists | Add a Comment »
Take a look at the beautiful personal artwork of Dreamworks visual development artist Mike Yamada. His road trip scenes are like Eyvind Earle giving Charley Harper a high five.
Grid
April 24th, 2012 | Filed under: Artists, Branding | Add a Comment »
You know who else is doing fantastic design work? Grid. This looks like a terrific company. Their work shows a critical attention to detail, strong and confident use of grid & whitespace, and sophisticated typography. I’d highly recommend their work, they look like an A-Team if I ever saw one.
Also, they have a Honolulu office. Hey, Grid, need any people named Smrvl over there? Happy to help if so!
Matchstic
April 24th, 2012 | Filed under: Artists, Branding | Add a Comment »
Everyone, meet Matchstic. Matchstic, this is everyone.
I have been repeatedly and deeply impressed by the quality of this Atlanta branding house. From value-first to brand pattern to flawless execution, they truly get branding, and I love watching them work.
If you’re interested in branding, you should get to know Matchstic. Trust me, you’ll be rewarded by the relationship.
Mike Mitchell
April 24th, 2012 | Filed under: Artists | Add a Comment »
I have a love/hate relationship with the work of Mike Mitchell, and I have a feeling that’s the way he wants it. His work rides this line of clever/sweet/dark/grotesque that continually takes you by surprise. Clicking through his gallery is a circular ride of “Ha! Awww. Wha–? Ew. Ha!” (And if that isn’t an articulate review, I don’t know what is.)
Regardless, this particular red bird painting is so graphical and striking, I absolutely love it.
Karl Kwasny
April 23rd, 2012 | Filed under: Artists | Add a Comment »
How good is the illustration of Karl Kwasny? Ridiculously, embarrassingly good. Look at that line quality! Look at that composition! Look at those colors! …okay, you can’t see the colors on the image I attached, so click through and look at the rest of his stuff. It’s unbelievable.
Talent, I say. Talent & skill.
Andrew Lyons
April 17th, 2012 | Filed under: Artists | 5 Comments »
The artwork of Andrew Lyons is some of the most comforting and welcoming cubism I’ve ever seen. Pulling tricks out of Braque’s and Matisse’s hats, he infuses a flair of Hergé-like simplified character design and spins up something fresh and inviting.
Robert M Ball
April 16th, 2012 | Filed under: Artists | Add a Comment »
Just you try not to love the geometric, smartly colored work of Robert M Ball. I dare you. I double-dog dare you.