"Why am I a designer? The facetious answer is, there's nothing else I can do; the real answer is, there's nothing else I can do."

----- Scott C. -----

Scott Campbell is quickly climbing up the list of my favorite illustrators. I love these little bits of watercolor drawings of film's greatest showdowns. Too adorable. I also like the Pee Wee Herman at the end of this showcase.  Check his site here.

Greatest Showdown:

----- Olly Moss: Damyum -----

Why you so good Mr.Moss?! Envy of your talent and jealous of your humour.

for close up, click here.

----- Owen Gildersleeve: Master of Paper -----

One word: WTF. Okay, that's technically three words but—shut up. Owen Gildersleeve takes the level of illustration and design up to the next level of craziness: paper cut illustrations. These are examples from his portfolio. Tired of 2D digital or hand drawn factor, the kid uses paper and intelligent planning to articulate his visual communication. If only I had a 1/4 of his talent.

His porfolio.

ICE CUBE AND EAMES ON THE SAME SENTENCE, who knew?!!

olly moss self-designed poster for his exhibiton

Moments like these makes me wish that I lived in United States—sometimes. One of my favs, Olly Moss, UK's hidden gem/artist/illustrator/graphic designer, is having his first solo exhibition in Melrose, Cali @ Gallery 1988 from May 7 to May 20. He began a long process of making silhouette paper cuts of famous characters from our pop culture history: from Marge Simpson to Darth Vader. Showcasing his brilliant talent and recognizable style, he is none the less the top of the top when it comes to creating pop culture driven work. Stripping classic movie posters down to its minimalist flesh should be granted to him as one of the leading drivers of the movement because he does it so damn well.

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Gallery 1988

My previous Olly Moss post

----- My Favorite Things Together -----

Saul Bass, graphic design, and Dexter, words I never thought I'd put together but were when I was greeted during lunch with these wonderful tv posters by the award winning graphic designer Ty Mattson. Showtime are selling these on their website. I absolutely love them. It has the Saul Bass style, dark, criminal theme, just like the show. Each poster is dedicated to each season. If you follow Dexter, you will relish in the details.

Now, who may you ask is Saul Bass? Don't worry, I won't kick you in the sensitive areas. He's just THE classic American graphic designer, filmmaker, creator, artist of the visual marvelousness. He's famous for many opening film sequences (Casino, Cape Fear, Goodfellas, etc) and inspired the one for Catch Me If You Can because of his Martin Scorcesse connection (Bass passed away before the film was produced). His other credits include: AT&T logo; Continental Airline 1968 "jetstream" logo; Ott's The Man with the Golden Arm.

----- Olly does it again -----

Wolverine or Two Bat Men?

Olly Moss quickly became my favorite designer/illustrator of 2010 after having discovered he made most of my favorite threadless tees.

----- Best of Both Worlds -----

I love minimalist, effortless-like execution in art and design, and you know it. So when I saw this series, Paris vs New York by Parisian graphic designer Vahram Muratyan, I envied, loved and laughed at its tongue-in-cheek humor. parisvsnyc.blogspot.com

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----- Wise words of Paul Rand -----

"...sort have concluded [graphic designers] were not very important"
"it's better for things to look good than bad"


1991 Interview with Paul Rand Part I

Part II

Part III

He's so raw and honest and almost confusingly pretentious, but I think he was attempting to say we cannot underestimate the simplicity of design and overestimate its process. Maybe most of time there is no reasoning or explanation behind every work; sometimes design arrives by accident, by trial and error or by simply what feels right to the designer.

----- Maxime Francout -----

----- Josh Cochran -----
Even though I started this blog only early this year, I realized I haven't showcased one of my favorite illustrator. He's what I wish I could be. Fine detailing. Delicious colours. Intentional imperfection. Amazing talent.

----- Olly Moss -----

Found the "culprit" that made those movie posters. http://www.ollymoss.com/. As I mentioned earlier, people are quick to rebuke others, Olly Moss has already received some backlash for his Saul Bass-like posters, and generating comments such as:

"I’ve never seen a larger display of Saul Bass rip offs in my life, isn’t there any original designers left out there?".

If you view his portfolio, he carries an array of idiosyncratic styles, yes, they could resemble other existing works, call it surreptitious, homage or intentional, but you can't deny his talent. What bewildered me the most were his Threadless t-shirts, I finally found the creator to those fabulous/favorite t-shirts I love and envy.

----- Skype conversation with the great Milton Glasser -----

You say who? The man who filled the world with "I Love NY" t-shirts, and many others. After the To Inform & Delight screening at The Art Institute of CA-OC, Milton Glaser Skyped to answer questions from students in the audience.

----- Valentin Adam -----

----- Type designer, Carolyn Sewell -----

I love and breathe type design particularly handwritten ones; if anyone can get a hold of my sketch book will notice I consciously and subconsciously scribble type. Designers like to personify their type. Making the As and Bs with individual personality. Michael Perry is another enviable designer, check him out too. Type and graphic designers are synonymous. Neither can live without the other.

www.jessicasingh.com

Gorgeous. Jealous.