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,…
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…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sRO5sipTKY&feature=channel_video_title] This is a video I made for an IT company that will be launching soon. They wanted something simple and direct that would describe their services in a way that was fun and easy-to-understand. This is the first in a series of several animations I’ll be making for their clients, as well as their…
Watch out—today I am unleashing… THE CHAIN GANG is a hilarious 1,000-page ultra comic about a group of unwanted and forgotten bicycles led by Poppa Wheelie that band together to wreak havoc on the world, one neighborhood at a time! Instead of waiting years for me to draw all 1,000 pages, I’m going to be releasing…
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/25878089] Peter de Sève is famed for his illustration work and cover art to The New Yorker since 1993. He is also undoubtably one of the leading character designers in today’s animated-film industry, and has created unforgettable characters for block-busters such as “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”, “Tarzan”, “Finding Nemo” or “Robots”. Peter was…
Craig Thompson’s long-awaited Habibi comes out this September from Pantheon. The book has been six years in the making and Craig has been kind enough to take bits of time away from writing and drawing to give us fans a look at what he’s been up to on his blog. Today Craig launched HabibiBook.com, a…
Okay, we all know that John Lasseter is the founder and director of Pixar. He’s been instrumental in making computer animation what it is today. This short film shows what day-to-day living and working is like for John, now that Pixar is a household name. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5HN3-l_f-U&feature=player_embedded] I’ve had in-depth discussions with several people this week…