Spent part of my weekend making some design.
Stoked to find Carl Sagan’s Cosmos on Netflix streaming and have been revisiting it when I have time. I remember the cool space stuff from seeing it as a kid, but am really appreciating the sense of urgency, wonder and delight that Mr. Sagan brings to it. “A Personal Journey”, indeed.
paper-cut alphabet… shot on a lightbox?… by marin van uhm
Great typography and design tumblr, Criterion Collection edition (via @jonroy)
The New Yorker, November 2, 2009
Illustration: Chris WareSource: Newmanology (see a collection of 20 Halloween covers from The New Yorker, 1942-2010)
Possibly my favorite New Yorker cover of all time:
This one goes waaaaaay back. logo for a friends’ sushi food cart. The business never happened (my friend decided to pursue other things, and is doing quite well, thank you), but I (and she) always loved what we came up with. I’ve got some collateral designs, including a truck wrap, in the archives I’ll dig up when I get a chance. This is the last time I ever did any sort of character design.
We landed on this character after my initial sketch of a Ronin-style figure brought up the point that sushi was a very male-dominated field and she wanted to break away from that stereotype. The figure became female, I gave her some playful attitude, and we called it a day on “Maki Girl”. this one goes out to you, @laurensprout !
Gonna have to get used to seeing this every day for awhile.
wish I was in NYC to see this:
Ezra Jack Keats, illustration from A Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats artwork is currently on exhibit at the Jewish Museum in NYC. It’s a great show and not to be missed, both for folks with kids and fans of illustration.
Source: The Jewish Museum
This reminded me of a favorite quote of mine from Einstein; “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.”
(Source: nevver)
