Creative Review recently announced that they will be launching an Illustration Annual in July which follows on from their successful run of Photography Annuals. They are currently open to submissions and deadline is March 21st. Skip over to their website for more details.
Illustrator Wendy Ding has created these lovely drawings for a stretching or “deskercise” guide for designers and illustrators who sit at their desks all day. Definitely needed after an all-nighter. In her own words:
I’ve started to make a regular routine out of these exercises. At first it felt like a nuisance but over time, the benefits settled in. I feel more limber at the end of the day and not as tired. The key is to take 5 – 10 minute breaks away from the computer every hour or half-hour if you’re extra keen. Take this time to stretch and rest your eyes. This will keep you in tip-top shape for the new year!
Here’s a great blog by musician Rob Richards which collects frames from various vintage cartoons of the beautifully painted backgrounds. There’s is usually a crazy character or two tearing through these scenes, distracting us from the amazing backgrounds. There’s something almost eerie about how quiet they look without the characters. The palettes in each layout are also something to marvel at.
Apple’s new iPad looks pretty fancy but there’s not much about it that would entice creatives into using it. No muti touch Photoshop or Illustrator!
One nice app that will be available on it will be a full size Brushes app which is already popular ion the iPhone.
More about it on Gizmodo
Andy Rementer has been producing a brilliant, funny weekly comic strip called Tecno Tuesday for the last few years. A great way to waste away a dreary afternoon with a cup of tea.
Also check out his London Marathon video.
(Thanks Mike)
Escape from Illustration Island has posted a series of handy articles recently including Sample Contract for Illustrators and Graphic Designers, How to Protect Yourself with a Solid Contract, Things to Consider When Pricing Your Work, How To Work With A Client’s Tight Budget, How to Educate Your Clients.
The super productive Eboy have teamed up with Amnesty to create this incredible poster based on Amnesty’s Poverty is Modern campaign. As usual there’s a bazillion things going on anough to keep you coming back to it over and over. For a very reasonable €22.
The Comic Cast will be hosting a new Irish comic-book art exhibition called ‘Just What I Always Wanted’ with original artworks by some of Ireland’s finest comic artists including Bob Byrne, Declan Shalvey, Gerry Hunt, Katie Blackwood, Phil Barrett, Chris Judge, Paddy Lynch, Cathal Duggan and Stephen Mooney.
The exhibition will be on display in Twisted Pepper from Dec 1st – Dec 12th
All pieces will auctioned off on Ebay, with ALL proceeds going towards Crumlin & Temple St Children’s hospital.
Check out the ace poster by Phil Barrett.
This years Movember charity art auction is in full swing over on eBay with 9 days left to bid on a favourite piece. There’s a great mix illustration, painting and photography. Check out the show when you have a moment.
Oliver Jeffers has donated a limited edition print with the title Adolf Dali, as he says:
…’which imagines what Hitler would have looked like with Salvador’s flamboyant facial hair. I cant think of any other individual who has ownership of a moustache quite as much as Hitler did of the toothbrush style stache. Even Charlie Chaplin doesn’t really get a look in… but that’s possibly because he never actually grew one. It was fake.’
