Jul 3, 2009
We must have been under a rock these past two years, or blind, but thankfully through Twitter, and up to the minute vinyl toy sites like TOYSREVIL & VINYL TOYS (to name just a few of our new friends) we are exposed to some seriously talented vinyl customisers. This guy, Cris Rose, must have customised nearly every single vinyl toy blank out there, but we’ve only just noticed him now. We all love robots, and Cris is the specialist in this department, transforming all those little plastic objects in to a robotic army.
The latest edition to his list is his 1/1 Edition - ‘Observation Drone’ custom MAD*L, Jungle coloured. There is a sneak peak above, and the release date for it will be 6pm, today, over at Cris’s online Vinyl Store.
UPDATE* more detailed photos released on Cris’s Flickr Album.
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POSTED BY stephen ... ...
Jul 3, 2009
Something special is happening in Shoreditch, London this July! The Concrete Hermit Gallery is celebrating an array of poster design from all your favourite illustrators and designers and the names read like a hollywood blockbuster cast!
The posters created during Get Involved’s three year tenure at central London venue The Social – reprinted and exhibited together for the first time –were created by some of the most in-demand illustrators and designers working today. The line-up of artists includes:
Build, Anthony Burill, Jon Burgerman, Richard Hogg, Intercity, Jeremyville, James Joyce, Kate Moross, Peskimo, Ian Stevenson, Lucy Vigrass, Dave The Chimp and many more…
So if you have an ounce of sense you will make sure you pop by Concrete Hermit between 2nd July - 1st August.
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Jul 3, 2009
The folks behind Fever Zine were kind enough to drop issue 3 of their mag in the post to us. With a low-fi underground vibe to it, and content ranging from design and illustration to music and fashion, it’s bound to keep you entertained! Issue 4 and 5 are available now as well, and you get all the details (and ways to track the mag) over on their site.
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POSTED BY Jon ... ...
Jul 2, 2009
If you’re an illustrator and you’re looking for some exposure then you can’t do much better than the Images showcase. Run by the Association of Illustrators, the annual gets distributed to 4000 commissioners and has a touring exhibition around the UK. So if you think you’re one of the best of British contemporary illustration then make sure you get your application in before 31st July!
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POSTED BY Jon ... ...
Jul 2, 2009
Attention music and art lovers everywhere! Sleevage is a critical analysis of all your favourite music covers from the LP’s of the 60’s to the digital artworks of now. It studies the context of the pieces just like gallery exhibits and reveals the who, what, why, when and where of each cover.
It also has good amount of comments from other fans, so there’s plenty of healthy debate on why the Sex Pistols were bollocks or what the 50’s spacegun was all about on the Foo Fighters debut album.
With the art of the LP and CD’s dying due to downloads, it’s great to document them somewhere for everyone to see! Go visit the Sleevage today!
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Jul 2, 2009
With the Thriller and Bad albums still playing in the studio, it seemed only right that we mention Michael Jackson on TC. As complicated a personality as he was, there’s no denying the impact his music had on pretty much the whole world, especially if, like us, you grew up in the 80s! Sam Gilbey produced the illustration above and summed it up perfectly…
“Together with Quincy Jones and others, he really did create some of the greatest popular music the world has ever heard. And because you can’t separate out his eccentricities from his music, I also wanted to sum up the enigmatic presence which made him so fascinating. Rest in peace Michael, and thank you.”
You can see larger versions of the piece and Sam’s original post, over on his blog. Now go listen to Billie Jean or something!
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POSTED BY Jon ... ...
Jul 1, 2009
On TC we’ve been able to feature creatives from many different corners of the industry and Don Carson has a job most of us would love! As a concept designer, Don spent a number of years working as part of the Walt Disney Imagineering team, hatching ideas for theme parks and attractions, whilst being given creative freedom to let his ideas run wild. Don spared us some of his time away from his current job as a 3D environment designer to talk to us about life at WDI, his love of Fountain Pentels and the importance of cake!
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