Links: illustration

Saw this segment on CBS Sunday Morning and was sad to hear of David's passing, but also that his work is largely trapped behind walled gardens. Playbill has a gallery with some of his work for Broadway posters, and Poster House has a great profile.

When I first checked these out, I couldn't find the option for beards. Seeing Chuck's post made me realize it was possible. I quite like these little faces.

Since 2021 It's Nice That releases a series of essays to put the coming year into perspective. Every year has distinct art direction that spans illustration style, animation and layouts of individual posts. This year's theme is for bringing humanity to work and also? Toad Core (scroll down).

Chris Ware writes, "...this year is the 50th anniversary of Scarry’s 1974 Cars and Trucks and Things That Go, which strikes me as a commemoration worthy of ballyhoo." I concur. / via TinyBop

Thibaut Crépelle wanted to learn Plasticity (CAD for artists) and created a list of 26 products of the 70's to late 90's tech for each letter of the alphabet. The results are impressive, inspiring and bring warm nostalgic fuzzies to motion.

New Commute asked their graphic artist friends for their favorite music of the year and the results are exceptionally good looking. Oodles of art and music to explore!

This is only part one!? Subscribing to The Comics Journal to get alerted of future parts. A trove that already feels like it could fill a book. / via Yewknee

Ana Cuna’s website features an option to view illustration projects through a variety of games. Everything about this is delightful, including all the featured work.

Far out 70's psychedelic cartoon vibes on this binder filled with astrological charts and wheels and man I dig it.

Cabel Sasser collected oodles of “Backstage Disneyland” newsletters distributed to Disney park employees (cast members), scanned them in (really well) and uploaded to the Internet Archive. Worth it for the covers but when you dig into each issue it is a gargantuan trove of inspiration, visually and content-wise.

Andy J Pizza & Sophie Miller have a book coming out that puts visuals and words to some of the invisible things that make up the human experience. At first blush, it’s a kids book, but there’s a kid in most of us. (Unfortunately, some are still bullies, but whatever!)

These end credits are so delightful, I watched them every time. It's neat to read this discussion with the folks behind them and their process. Bonus portrait of Prince by Kagan McLeod.

Jim once thought about his sketchbook as an enjoyable way to waste time. I’m glad the Eames Institute sponsored this video which was an enjoyable way to get inspired. More goodness on Jim’s website.

Read this article about delight in product design and enjoyed the illustrations by Dan Zucco. He’s got a class on Domestika that looks quite good.

Jordan Bolton wrote a screenplay but couldn't get the resources to produce it. Now he makes comics with grounded emotion. Oodles more on his Instagram.

It's like a Dorling Kindersley book come to life. Lots more 'Animigraffs' by Jake O'Neal.

By Vaskange using the Endless Paper App. It's not really endless, but it's got dystopian robot melancholy down pat. / via MeFi

It’s Nice That profiles this Jakarta-based illustrator and motion designer and I’m super digging the vibes.

Colorful visual interpretations of Some Rules for Students and Teachers / via Doug Wilson

Fonts In Use showcased a recent album design by Nolan and his site is filled with delightful illustrations and details abound!

I went down a rabbit hole looking at the work of Gemma Correll. Here's where I started.

9 panels about growing by Grant Snider / via my friend Shannon

Not verified as open sourced images, but a trove for inspiration nonetheless

Love seeing the process and result for this variant cover by Julian Totino Tedesco

Assembled between 1886 and 1942, a collection of watercolor fruits and plants made by 21 artists. (This book looks beautiful.)

A lovely animation indeed. "Don't live in the grand scheme of things"

VITTI brought on Mike Freedom to bring this character to life for their brand. This is a great story of how that came to be and their process. (Built on exposure.co - which is a great tool for sharing stories)

Gorgeous illustration by James Gilleard / via Seth Werkheiser

Amrit Pal Singh's wonderful set of avatars, PLUS you can get your own custom one made! / via Jessica Hische

Matt Stevens second in a series of behind the scenes peeks into his book design/illustration process

The illustration for this article is very spot on and I very much dig the style.

I follow Ben on Twitter and love seeing his work every time he shares

"We stand for quality over quantity, substance over numbers, cohesion over conflict, opinion over algorithms, thoughtful content over snackable, sugary, viral hits. We stand together, not apart." / via Luke Beard

I see these show up on the socials and am delighted every single time. Nice to see them all together.

I was wondering if I could pick Cincinnati out of the lineup. I could indeed.

Illustrator for Salt Fat Acid Heat and venn diagrams and more. (Listening to inaugural Partners podcast by Hrishikesh Hirway)

Lettering and Illustration (and some lovely items in her shop to boot)

I really like Matt's work.

Here's a 5 minute version of that Instagram video I posted a few days ago. This shows Gal Shir's entire process. Oooooo

Related to the Chobani filter

Always enjoy Tad Carpenters Sunday illustration

Geometry

A journey from Cambodia to Vietnam illustrated by Christoph Niemann. Lovely

A behind-the-scenes look at researching, concepting, and creating an illustration voice, system, and custom 40+ asset library, by Alice Lee / via Yewknee

Super digging this screenprint

A selection of movie posters from 1980-1985. There is SO MUCH MORE WORK here though. So good. Bonus, some behind the scenes process.

"I think photography is mainly about replicating what you can see, where as illustration is about showing what you CAN’T see!" Love this.

Some new to me things on here. /via DJ

In love with all of this. All of it. / via Tom

Khoi is spot on with his observations.

These are all so wonderful. / via swiss-miss

Clever use of paper and perspective here.

Mesmerized by this animated illustration

I dig Tad's style.

Super lovely. / via Kottke

Lovely illustration and animation / via Yewknee

So tight. / via Coudal

I want to go to Seattle just to see this theatre mural. / via YewKnee

Beautiful book, wonderful insight into the process of making it. / via Swiss-Miss