Book Covers

Another sweet book cover collection.

http://bookcoverarchive.com/

Eye Candy.

Cool site for your color needs.
"The Multicolr Search Lab is a part of Idée Labs—Idée’s technology playground for visual search. With the Multicolr Search Lab, you can browse through 10 million of Flickr’s most 'interesting' Creative Commons images, and find ones that share the same colours. Choose up to 10 colours from our palette of 120 different shades."

check it here!

Make the trip.

Kuroshio Sea at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan. Make the trip.

Kuroshio Sea

What people can and will do.

I was video chatting with a friend when this came up. Needless to say, our video chat became much more fun.

watch me?

Cool

I decided a while back that i would scrap this blog. But oh well, i want to share. So some new things off the top of my head that i can remember seeing and thinking "hey, i should post that". These are in a really random order in terms of categories, but they all are under the "creative spirit of the human being" umbrella. word.

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Tadahiro Uesugi - one of my new favorites, great color and compositions.


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"Camouflage" by liu bolin


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"45 Beautifully Designed Book Covers" from the always great wellmedicated.com


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George Pratt's interview on sidebar. George was one of my teachers at the Illustration Academy, hes a really cool guy and has vast amounts of knowledge about everything.

Part 1
Part 2


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I just ordered my copy of The Sartorialist's new book. His first i think. He posted the links to places you can pre-order on July 20th, 2009.


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I also finally ordered my first PostSecret book, after months and months of people telling me to, and me saying i would. just in time for the new one.


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One of my other teachers at Illustration Academy, Sterling Hundley, has been documenting the progress hes been making for his solo show this september. check it here.


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For ideas on sandwiches. check Scanwiches.


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The stop motion music video for Coldplay's song Strawberry Swing. All drawn with chalk, besides the guy of course. Check it here.


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Eric Fortune's latest stuff. by far far far far my favorite work from him. Check it here. Done for his show at Roq La Rue.

DART

I've always loved this guys work, bad ass illustrator and animator.
His new thing Yuki 7 is coming out soon so i thought i would alert everyone who hasn't checked it already.

Kevin Dart

Words

Some words from Sterling Hundley over on the illustration academy blog.
I think it's safe to say that everyone deals with this problem.

here.

Painters

Two painters i've recently been looking at a lot.

Jeremy Lipking




Sean Cheetham

Greatness

I love it when I find these things.
The great Bobby Chiu on youtube, podcasts, demos, and great advice.
I think these clips are a little taste of his "Schoolism" program in which he teaches and gives advice to people who are in or want to be in the biz.

check it

his sidebar nation interview was a an interesting listen as well. listen here.

FOB parents.

For all us Asian kids with Fob parents.

My Mom is a Fob
My Dad is a Fob

Shawn Barber

Another interview with the great Shawn Barber.
i like reading his interviews because he is really genuine about the work. no bullshit. at all. hes also pretty darn knowledgeable!

Interview

also Fecal Face featured him in their Studio Visit section here.
be sure to check out FF's other Studio Visits, they go to some pretty cool studios of some pretty awesome artists.

IF

Illustration Friday always has good interviews.
just read these.

Marcos Chin
Yuko Shimizu

HEY!

Havn't been here awhile
i'm in a rush so i'll just share few things i've been checking out.

http://www.cgunit.net/
features some great artists. be sure to check out their archives, seriously. inspiration overload.

i'll put more up when i have the time!

BLOGS

Hello, people have been asking me what blogs (not sites but blogs, artist blogs specifically) i follow...but since i follow way to many to actually list i decided to narrow it down for now...

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artist blogs i always go back to, sometimes everyday.
and i might miss a few but i'll add more when i remember.
in no particular order:

Frank Stockton always a good blog to check, great work and great advice!
Yuko Shimizu recently found out that she has a blog...which is very good news for everyone.
Jillian Tamaki very refreshing! also once in a while posts about other good stuff too i wouldn't have found otherwise.
Francis Vallejo guy is crazy good! i have immense respect for him and his work.
Audrey Kawasaki always like to check out her work. her other blog is fun to check out to.
James Jean mr. jean, great artist and...great artist.
Gorilla Artfare a lot of artists i respect post here so...good show.
Irene Gallo's Art Department really great source for all things great!
Andrew Hem really admire his work.
Vincent Hui just discovered him, check his site, dig it!
Jeremy Enecio, blows my mind and only 3 years older than me? also check his old blog which i still always go back to for inspiration.
Chris Buzelli he teaches at my school, but i havn't had the great opportunity to take his class yet...arrrgggg...next year!

These are like the top ones i check out of the mannnny that i have on my bookmarks list (doesn't include all the design, photography, fashion blogs i check either). so there it is guys, blogs are a really great source of inspiriation, information, and eye candy.

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Also besides checking blogs and websites, I also go through all the American Illustrations and SI annuals. The library here has ones from way back...really interesting and great to see work of older generations. Gotta love it!

Thru You

Guy takes bunch of youtube clips.
mixes them.
good stuff.

my favorite: #7

http://thru-you.com/#/videos/3/

take a listen!!!