Ryan McGinness

I was just reading the latest issue of ArtNews and there's an article on Ryan McGinness. He's a designer/artist interested in the space in between. He uses a lot of invented logos in his work.

In the article he says that he just stopped worrying if he was making art and decided to make what he wanted. good advice i think.

some images from his website:

bit of rendering

some very low quality seconds of my CGI film.

i love the library

this job has fantastic perks. i went to the music and media library and looked at the Six Feet Under boxset as well as many others.

The Wicker Man was a small box made out of balsa wood, little nails, and had the graphic either burned on or some kind of varnish/paint.

Albert Ayler Holy Ghost has this detailed plastic box outside, a bound book inside, with a pressed flower, old photo, and other memorabilia. Designed by

World of An Archie, a company here in Atlanta

skulls underwater

One poster idea with whimsical and lighter tone.

Peyton Place

some work for my DVD box set.

Crocheted coral reef

I ran across this amazing project and images on the MSN series Open for Design.

The Institute for Figuring is doing this project.

poster designers

thanks to ben's post, i came across some other graphic design firms that do posters.
including
the heads of state

pirate images

i started searching for some pirate stuff on the web. i like the illustration of Captain Hook the most, and the kitty.

Yee-Haw Industries Letterpress

i like the look of letterpress objects. you can see the indent of the metal which gives it an authenticity.

There is a local letterpress company in Atlanta and several elsewhere. most of them do wedding invitations and such, but this one, YeeHaw Industries, does a lot of design work for companies like Cartoon Network, and posters for rock bands. Plus I love their name.

check out thier site:
yeehawindustries.com

awesome illustrators

i got this great book of illustrators called "Illustration Now" that features excellent work.
some of my favorites so far are:

Francois Supiot


and Kerry Roper (his is the snickers ad)


as well as Briand Cronin

and Paula Sanz Caballero she uses embroidery!!!