So, what if stop signs didn’t exist? What if you worked at an major corporation and were tasked to come up with one? This humorous video looks into the process of what it might be like concepting and pitching the final product.
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This is just so wrong, it’s funny. I had to dust the cobwebs off the blog and share a little laugh, even though it is pretty horrible…
There seems to be a definite trend in advertising where illustrators are changing the ways we view technology and brands in general. Traditional arts with a digital twist are popping up everywhere from print ads to websites. Many advertisers are embracing hand-drawn art or traditional paintings over simplicity or traditional design. This is something MTV has been rocking out for quite some time. We can see this tend taking place in many popular site designs as well. This trend is most likely due to to a sub-conscience rebellion to get away from what looks obviously digital and get back to our creative “roots” of hand-made art. There is something very refreshing about original “raw” art.
Advertisers incorporating art into their brands: Zune-Arts and Coca-Cola’s Remix Project name two. Sites with traditional art are Viget Labs and Indigo Kids for example. While preparing for my FOWD presentations I stumbled across some really inspiring artists/illustrators that made me stop and stare. These are some of my favorite artists on the web.
Ray’s work is digital Lowbrow Pop Surrealist and are contemporary but at the same time classical, the works have contradictory effects on the viewer. I call this trend “creepy-cute” where there is a cuteness in the work but also an obvious darkness in the subject.
James Jean (born 1979) is a Taiwanese-American award winning artist. He was educated at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Upon graduating in 2001, he quickly became an acclaimed cover artist for DC Comics, garnering five consecutive Eisner awards, three consecutive Harvey awards, two gold medals and a silver from the Society of Illustrators of LA, and a gold medal from the Society of Illustrators of NY. He has also contributed to many national and international publications.
Humorous illustration is what Jimmy does best and what you want to assign to him if you crave fun and success all at the same time. He lives in rural South Jersey and has a wife, a daughter and 2 sons,as well as 2 cats and a hamster. Some clients who worked with Jimmy include Children’s Television Workshop, Nabisco, Nylabone, Ghost Writer Magazine, New Horizons Magazine, Great Commission Publications and RoseArt.
His award winning illustrations have appeared in publications such as Rolling Stone, Print, The Los Angeles Times, Juxtapoz, Step-by-Step, Art Now, Communication Arts and have been used by Warner Brothers and Atlantic Records. Since his first solo exhibition in 1995, Sorren has exhibited his work in various group shows in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Detroit.
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I found this video incredibly disturbing but it made me think about it for more than a few minutes. This girl took a photo a day for 3 years… she also slept with her head in a vice. This was produced by Buck as a piece of content for Scion’s website want2bsquare.com which is no longer active so I think the video was pushed back in 2004. It’s just creepy.
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Over a year ago I mentioned that I was a huge fan of The Daylights and that they are a band to keep your eye on. They recently went on tour with One Repulic and I’m sad to say I missed them when they came through Ft. Lauderdale. Anyway, The Daylights just added a new song to their MySpace page and I’m anxiously awaiting the release of a new album. Beyond being incredibly talented these are some of the nicest and most down to earth guys you could ever know.
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