entries Tagged as [illustration]

The Island

‘The Island satirises the London-centric view of the English capital and its commuter towns as independent from the rest of the country.’

Steven Walter’s personality-driven symbol and typographic map of London.

Available to view in full screen mode. Click on images to zoom/jump.

Found via Zara Evens

Decks

Here’s a collection of lasercut skate decks.

Cities, Roads and Factories

The work of LouLou & Tummie.

Found via typo jar

Crick

The typographic work of Ben Crick.

Found via bumbumbum

Grow your thoughts

‘Over the next four weeks we’d like you to join us as part of a unique experience. We are evoking the rules of digital mother nature, allowing collaborators to plant a digital seed and watch it grow into a tree.’

Plant one here.

The Endeavor, 1979

‘Pursued by the relentless minions of the cruel despot Baron Karza, the freedom-fighting crew of the Endeavor breach the Space Wall and emerge on a strange and dangerous new world – a planet known as Earth.’

In 1979, a comic book series quietly appeared at the local drug store. At the time, comic book stores were not common – and if one wanted each issue, they had to hunt it down.

The Micronauts was a sleeper. And contained story and artwork years ahead of what was going on in mainstream comics at the time. [Read more →]

The Enterprise, not to scale

I actually had this original comic. Loved that they put a porch and a door where the hangar deck should be.

From Star Trek #6, December 1969. Art by Alberto Giolitti, Gold Key Comics. Click image for larger view/jump.

Want this comic (and a whole bunch more)? Grab this.

Kinda takes the fun outta collecting tho.

Rumpkluft tees

Snag em here.

Found via Aaron Bell

Typographic posters

Great collection over at imgfave.

Found via Michael Reilly

Borrowed posters

Everything’s been done before, right? Collection of inspirational posters (and their related ilk) here.

Patterned Clouds

‘part of a new series of small ink illustrations featuring clouds and raindrops, celebrating my love of rainy weather!’ -nn

New work by UK-based Natasha Newton. Available here.


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