Tuesday Jan 10, 2012 by mike
Milton Glaser for Time Magazine
As part of getting inspired to work my ass off in 2012, I recently rewatched the fantastic documentary Milton Glaser: To Inform And Delight. I was reminded about a few of the fantastic cover illustrations Glaser did for Time Magazine around the turn of the '70s.
Thursday Dec 29, 2011 by mike
Wes Wilson for Playboy, 1967
Wrapping up the year with a fantastically illustrated December 1967 Playboy Magazine cover by the legendary Bay Area psychedelic poster artist Wes Wilson.
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See (and purchase) more of Wes Wilson's artwork over at Wolfgang's Vault. Read More
Wednesday Dec 14, 2011 by mike
Hlava Rezatá, Noha Strakatá
Super shoutout to my designer / drummer / film enthusiast friend Sam Smith (Sam's Myth) for putting me up on this incredible children's book from the Czech Republic. He came across a copy in Japan and showed it to me when we were nerding out over design books during Thanksgiving break. This book, written by Vera Provazníková and illustrated by Jan Kubícek, was released in 1983 but has a distinct early '70s feel to it. Maybe it's because they weren't able to easily keep up with new design trends in the rest of the world or maybe it's because they loved these styles, but alot of Eastern European designers held onto the popular design and illustration styles from the early 1970s all throughout the '80s and I don't have a problem with that at all.
OK, now sit back and enjoy just a few samples from this great book:
Thursday Oct 20, 2011 by mike
Pepsi ad, 1969
Graphic artist John Alcorn takes us away to a dreamlike world filled with sunshine, moutains, rainbows, and, of course, Pepsi.
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Thursday Aug 11, 2011 by wes
Your daily dose of acid, via Mystery Palace and Playatta
I've been spending my Sunday evenings contributing to Freaky Deeky, a local cable access and internet phenomenon. It's a chance to work with new mediums, force myself to be creative on the fly, and learn a little about video while I'm at it. I've always loved 60s acid art and wanted to try my hand at colored oil light shows and it's been a great outlet for that. Hal and Matt of Playatta, the wizards behind Freaky Deeky's visual madness invited me to participate on a video shoot for Mystery Palace. I brought the colored oils, Sharpees and watercolors. It was a ton of fun and you can see the results right here.
Mystery Palace - I Thought I Was Right from PLAYATTA on Vimeo.
Read MoreWednesday Aug 10, 2011 by mike
National Forest for Puma
Check out this incredible video that National Forest (Steven Harrington & crew) put together for Puma.
Wonder if there's any vacancy in any of these letters. I'd move in in a heartbeat.
