illustration

It’s like a concert tour, but with sketchbooks.

Sometimes you stumble across something/one that is just so darned inspirational and those creative, community minded folks over at the Art House Co-op are just that. In particular, The Sketchbook Project, their ‘open for participation’ project where anyone – from anywhere in the world – can be a part of the project. Read more…

A new generation in the design industry’s trade awards

The brand new “Working Class Awards” created by Monsieur Cabinet (Dave) and Tigz, both emerging talents in the field of illustration, aims to be “the people’s people guide to the year in visual communication” which includes, though is not limited to: Advertising, Graphic Design, Digital Media & Illustration. Read more…

A graphic art novel for adults

Bandes dessinées as it is known to our francophile friends, or graphic art novels to the rest of us, is an incredibly popular scene in France but (sadly) not so widely appreciated here on home turf. Having (mis)spent this summer lounging around in the south of France, I took the opportunity to scout out more about the scene and I fell in love… with Pinocchio!

Cartoonist Winshluss,  a macabre humorist with no morals, narrates the (mis)adventures of “Pinocchio”. Essentially, the plot is the same as that of the wooden puppet we are all familiar with from childhood but here’s the twist… this “Pinocchio” ain’t no nice boy! Read more…