Thursday 19 September 2013

Brubaker & Phillips

Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips have racked up more than enough credentials independently as both writer and respective artist. Brubaker (along with Greg Rucka) has become responsible for redefining the crime genre in comics, giving birth to a whole line of immersive titles to rival anything HBO puts on the small screen. Their collaboration on Gotham Central - a supremely crafted series from the pov of the Gotham City Police Department, where Batman rarely reveals himself, is a series up there with NYPD: Blue and The Wire. This is the cops' story as they battle the crime and ridicule of policing a city where the vigilante rules the night. As well as his reinvention of Captain America, redefining the patriot's ongoing series as a hard edged espionage thriller - it is his Eisner Award winning collaborations with Sean Phillips that has produced some of the best comics on the shelves today.



Incognito. What if you were an ex-super villain hiding out in Witness Protection... but all you could think about were the days when the rules didn't apply to you? Could you stand the toil of an average life after years of leaving destruction in your wake? And what if you couldn't stand it? What would you do then? Incognito - a twisted mash-up of noir and super-heroics



Sleeper tells the story of agent Holden Carver and the secret criminal organization he becomes enmeshed with. Carver is forced to live one day at a time in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse he plays with its leader, Tao, the amoral master of manipulation trying to elude detection since he has no way back in from the cold.



Criminal sets the noirish scene of multiple tales that intersect and collide on the urban streets of America. The first volume, Coward, tells the story of Leo, a professional pickpocket who is also a legendary heist-planner and thief. But there's a catch with Leo, he won't work any job that he doesn't call all the shots on, he won't allow guns, and the minute things turn south, he's looking for any exit that won't land him in prison. But when he's lured into a risky heist, all his rules go out the window, and he ends up on the run from the cops and the bad men who double-crossed him. Now Leo must come face-to-face with the violence he's kept bottled up inside for 20 years, and nothing will ever be the same for him again.



Fatale. Still delivering their distinctive flourishes of noir, this is a different story entirely with Lovecraftian vertibrae and the twisted, tangled mess of immortality and deadly forces beyond human comprehension. One of the best titles on the shelf currently - fans of classic intrigue and characters who tread a thin line between crime and utter terror, won't be disapointed.

The Scarecrow

The Scarecrow companion film for Chipotle's new app-based game.


Illustrations by Jazzberry Blue

Toronto-based artist Jazzberry Blue specializes in bold graphics with a psychedelic edge.
www.jazzberryblue.com

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Tuesday 17 September 2013

All the World's a Page

'Introducing a novel as you’ve never seen one before, now as a poster as you’ve never read one before.' www.all-the-worlds-a-page.com


 

Tasty New Type Specimen

Brighton-based font foundry, Colophon have produced a glorious font package that includes a set of books and posters lovingly designed as the type itself.

Know Where You Stand

Seth Taras takes you on a walk through time in his series of photographs, Know Where You Stand.
Witness the same place from a different decade juxtaposed with daily events. The result is both complacent and eery.


Big Monsters on Tiny Post-Its

Donn Kenn draws monsters on Post-Its with a ball-point pen in his unique, twisted style. Gorey meets Miyazaki.

Orphea Billboard Trap


To advertise their new 4D insect spray in the run up to summer, Orphea and Publicis Italy made a billboard which not only advertises the product, but actually traps insects.

Heineken Ignite



Heineken have created an interactive beer bottle that parties with you.The base of the Heineken Ignite is studded with LEDs and motion & sound detectors, which cause the bottle to illuminate each time you drink and can also be remotely synchronised to react to surrounding music, creating your own beer-filled, mobile light show.
 

Monday 9 September 2013

News Briefly


A range of postage stamps from a campaign that aims to help businessmen find the news they need amongst the sea of information. The result is short snapshots in the format of a stamp, published and encouraged to be used on post. The irony.

Have a break...have No WiFi


Kit Kat: Free No-WiFi Zone from Fethi Uluak on Vimeo.

The Underground Library


The Underground Library from Keri Tan on Vimeo. A community project based on a research campaign by students at Miami Ad School that aims to solve the dwindling numbers of visitors to New York’s free public libraries. Interactive virtual bookshelves allow commuters to choose the opening chapter of a free digital book to read on their smartphone while on the subway. On leaving the subway, a map appears on their handset, directing them to the nearest public library so they are able to pick up a copy of the book and finish their book.

Friday 6 September 2013

Made Men

Check out this exclusive peek at an upcoming graphic novel about the RFK assassination. Showcasing the stunning, atmospheric art of Daniel J. Zollinger. Published by McFarland.

Page 25 of my upcoming book. Writer and publisher to be announced.Art by “Z” . (Daniel J Zollinger) 2013

Movie Posters Viewed from Behind

A series of images created by photographerLúcio Cunha to promote a new surround sound home theatre system by LG.

Improbabilita

Excellent example of lateral thinking in Swiss-born artist, Giuseppe Colarusso's Improbabilita series that manipulates conventional objects.

Rope silverware

Kilian Eng

Check out the inspirational work of Stockholm-based Illustrator, Kilian Eng who specialises in retro/sci-fi futurism reminiscent of Moebius' distinctive line work.

Futuristic illustrations by Kilian Eng

Superheroes as Popsicles

Heroes on ice, courtesy of Chungkong.

Iron Man

Lee Hasler

Dive in to the playful, parallel, perspective world of Mr. Lee Hasler.

Playful illustrations by Lee Hasler

Hedof

The beautiful, retro style of Illustrator and Designer, Hedof.

Cool illustrations by Hedof

Make it Famous: Creative Illustrations for Boring Objects

How do you make mundane objects appear exciting? This year's ‘Make it Famous’ challenge has randomly assigned everyday objects for Illustrators to use their strategic thinking and creativity. Visit the Pinterest page for more designs.

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P for Pizza: Drawings by Kimiaki Yaegashi

East meets West. Tokyo-based Illustrator and Graphic Designer, Kimiaki Yaegashi aka, Okimi seems to be a huge fan of the world-famous Italian dish. okimi.com
P for Pizza by Kimiaki Yaegashi aka Okimi

Jim'll Paint It

Jim'll make your wildest dreams a reality using nothing but Microsoft Paint. The results are complete nonsense akin to The Mighty Boosh. jimllpaintit.tumblr.com

Stoker Cinemagraph

Fox Searchlight has made a short trailer for Chan-wook Park's Stoker. Inspired by a series of cinemagraphs from the film's microsite, the result is a creepy snapshot of events. Check it out over at letterstoindia.com.

Real-Life Tetris

Happy Eggs' Pancake-omatic

Happy eggs has linked up with a team of designers to create a Wallace & Gromit-style device that makes pancakes from eggs laid just minutes before. The cracking contraption takes its cue from a free range hen laying an egg to set in motion a chain reaction that makes the world's freshest pancake. The Pancake-omatic took a team of four design engineers more than 200 hours to construct and a further 100 to test. The device uses a wide selection of household objects including an old-style gramophone and an electric whisk and features a luxury nest throne for the hen to lay her egg in.

The Tokyo Shimbun - Share the Newspaper with Children

The Tokyo Shimbun (Newspaper) created a new service where a smartphone changes articles for adults into ones for children. By placing ads and articles containing augmented reality markers, the Tokyo Shimbun is able to unlock entertaining, helpful and educational content which animates when viewed with a smartphone reader.

Shugo Tokumaru - Katachi

Shugo Tokumaru's single, Katachi (Shape) makes use of over 2000 shapes laser-cut from PVC, positioned by hand and shot by a moving camera. A painstaking process to say the least but the result is a stunning multilayered piece of work that draws you in.