Bruno Dicolla

Posted on October 15, 2007 Under Art

Sao Paulo artist Bruno Dicolla's illustrations have an immediately charming disposition, despite how oddball their subjects are portrayed, like one of a shark rising out of an ice-cream colored sea or another of a bear-mermaid exulting about something rad s/he…

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Ray Fenwick, You're Still Perfect

Posted on September 5, 2007 Under Art

Ray Fenwick is at SQFT Gallery in Nashville. This is good news for me, because I love him, and that makes him one step further from his home in Canada and one step closer to Colorado. I can't pretend that…

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Colby Nichols: Designer and Illustrator

Posted on September 4, 2007 Under Design

I'm digging the illustration work of Colby Nichols, the silent half of the Substratum Apparel line. An Art Institute of California graduate and now San Diego resident, Colby's love for the line and shape mix with his humor and passion…

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Tod Kapke

Posted on August 30, 2007 Under Art

Need a break from your mundane day or week? Feel like crawling under your desk and hiding for a while? Maybe Tod Kapke's work will brighten things up a bit; an illustrator and photographer based who knows where (anybody?), Tod's…

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Cover Browser

Posted on August 27, 2007 Under Art

It's been said before, and I'll say it again: The internet rocks. Not too long ago, people spent days researching things -- a pursuit that usually required the presence of books, pencils, and the occasional lawyer -- and now we…

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BoyGirlParty @ Giant Robot Gallery

Posted on August 14, 2007 Under Art

Anything that allows me to regress to childhood gets an a-plus in my book. A few of my favorites are playing tag, watching old cartoons and most recently artwork by Susan Ghahremani. Known for simple, patchwork looking illustrations, she creates…

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Secret Asian Man

Posted on August 7, 2007 Under Art

For me, the title was all it took; with a name like Secret Asian Man how could you not love it? It automatically brings to mind the favorite song: Secret Agent Man (presumably the song that SAM was named after).…

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Skaffs: Beguilingly Beautiful

Posted on August 6, 2007 Under Design

Automaker GMC's slogan is "Do one thing. Do it well." It's the kind of empty aphorism that I should hate, but apparently it stuck in my head at least a little because I thought of it when I saw Luke…

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Jeff Soto's Lucky 13

Posted on July 23, 2007 Under Art

You read that title correctly. Time to start counting down 2007, kids. I'm quite enjoying my 2007 so far, but I do get like a 5-year-old at Chuck E. Cheese when it's time to pick a calendar theme for a…

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Jeremyville: New Online Store Hotness

Posted on July 16, 2007 Under Design

Jeremyville has a brand-spankin' new online store open that you have to go check out. Chock-full of all the goods you've grown to know and love -- sketchels, vinyl, sneaks, etc -- he's gone and packaged it all up in…

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