In the history of plagiarism, this pretty much takes the cake of egregiousness. An art book that lifted all of its contents off the internet and includes it on a CD (original internet file names intact, no less). That fact coupled with the title "Colorful Illustrations" makes this appear to be a clip art book, with the impression that all the art is copyright free, which it isn't. It's made by hard-working artists who didn't even know about the book. It is a Hong Kong publisher and if you've ever made art, you may be in the book. I first…
The Legendary Jordan Crane
The no-brainer of the year: Michael Chabon covered by Jordan Crane for McSweeney's. And, as you'll see by visiting Design:Related, it's a conceptually complex package with three diecut jackets . (Take that carbon footprint!) God that's gorgeous artwork.
Ebay Excursions: Pulp Art
Original pulp cover art from 70s-80s Latin America/Mexico.
Dash Shaw Lessons in Fatherhood.
Dash Shaw was kind enough to send this link over to me when he learned of my (and Eric's) impending fatherhood. The entire story here.
768 halfassed heroes on the half shell.
The most official looking costume was, of course, the manga version of the Turtles. …or is that the new "Fast Forward" version? Whatever.
I love you so much it hurts, Ebay.
WON! Not won.
Meg Hunt
There are a few artists who I've been wanting to post about before I get swamped with fatherly duties. I'll be trying to do that over the next week or so. Up first… Meg Hunt is still a young illustrator but one whose details you can look at and see that she works hard to flesh out her images for her own development as an artist– her clients probably wouldn't notice if she spent half the time she does on her work. Which is exactly why I enjoy watching her evolve and why she's someone who will be working for…
On Comics and Design.
Above is the poster triptych for the upcoming film for Will Eisner's Spirit, as done by Frank Miller– a poster set that I feel deserves some scrutiny in this age of design consciousness. Basically there are two mediums coalescing here: Comic Books, a medium defined by multi-panel narrative, and The Poster, a medium that relies upon bold, single-image impact to resonate at a glance. Granted, the poster can have multiple levels– allowing for a more involved, secondary narrative within the primary image– but at the most basic level it must compel people with the initial impact of a single, overall…
Variousness…
Jeet Heer has a short look at the Underappreciated and Essential Francoise Mouly, primarily her influence as an editor from Raw to the New Yorker which is about the most badass resume a person could ever hope for. Just learned that there's an art gallery operating in my neighborhood of Ballard here in Seattle. The Wonderful Union has a show of locals Don and Ryan Clark's work opening on Saturday, the 12th. Or maybe you'd prefer Chicago's Steak Mtn. show. Apparently Threadless now has a gallery… The record breaking Ninja Turtles event. What else were you doing Thursday?
Tony Millionaire’s Portrait of My Unborn Baby Girl.
I am so grateful that my little girl will be born into a world where she'll think it's perfectly normal for her to have a portrait of herself done by one of the greatest men-of-ink alive. Thank you Tony Millionaire! (T minus 27 days til fatherhood… and I'm praying she'll have lost that stubble by the time kindergarten starts up.)
