6 years in the making. 672 pages. Arabic calligraphy. Islamic mythology. Hardbound. Foil-stamped. Out today. “I never know the endings of the books when I’m working on them. I spent a year on the first rough draft and couldn’t figure out the ending. Then I spent another year on the second rough draft, and still…
Jessica Hische is the designer and illustrator behind The Daily Drop Cap, where she has created a beautiful illustrative initial cap daily since September of 2009. That’s two years already and she still isn’t finished with the project! Jessica is also a champion for freelance designers and illustrators all over the world (thank you!) and she…
Such an incredible interview with Native American poet and writer Sherman Alexie. I caught part of this program on NPR last Saturday and I was so glad to find the full hour-long program online. Amongst such topics as what life is like for him as a writer and the use of language in poetry, I…
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/26038742] Stefan Sagmeister has been one of my favorite designers/artists/creators for quite some time. If you don’t know his name, you might be familiar with some of his work: Stefan has an unorthodox way of working, where, instead of retiring once he’s older and has lost a good deal of his health and vigor,…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfDCNpaPBiA] “I’m not dealing with money…I want everything that I do personally to be beautiful.” Thanks, Saul.
Quick recap of some fun things that are happening right now: 1) My artwork was featured on the Conan O’Brien show and today Team Coco was kind enough to post a profile of me and my work on their site. I’ve drawn 75 drawings of Conan over the last three months, one for each episode…
Zac Whitmore owns thirteen bicycles. He works at my favorite bike shop. He runs Bike Provo, an advocacy program that promotes bicycle culture in Provo. He’s probably the single nicest guy in the state. He rides everywhere. Up hills. Over mountains. Last week he rode to my house to find out more about The Chain…
Tom Gauld has been a favorite cartoonist and illustrator of mine for nearly a decade now. His small self-published books and comics in the early 2000s were a healthy part of my balanced visual arts diet and his drawings and storytelling have only improved over the years. You might recognize Tom’s simplistic, minimalistic drawing style…
For nearly three months now I have been drawing a portrait of the late night talk show host Conan O’Brien—one for each and every single episode of his show since May 15. To date I have made 62 pictures of our friend Coco and plan on drawing a new portrait, each episode, until this October…