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Ninja June 26th, 2008

I’ve been meaning to mention Renée French’s blog that she started earlier this year. Every day, she posts a new, delightful drawing!

I especially enjoy her bunny drawings!

I was completely smitten when I first saw her drawing of Glenda, the bunny mascot for Plan 9 from Bell Labs.

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Ninja June 4th, 2008

If you’re bored, why not take a peek at WhereWeDoWhatWeDo, a photo collection of workspaces? I would upload mine, but it’s an awful mess right now. And I’m far too embarrassed by my clutter.

I will tell you this though: I had a toy light saber and Chinese yo-yo on my desk that would end up in new spots each morning (from various co-workers or cleaning crew battling with them the previous night).

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Ninja May 26th, 2008

Amy Sol has started posting process photos on her blog. Here’s a taste of her upcoming show at Thinkspace Gallery on June 3 in LA. This exhibit will feature 13 pieces by Amy.

Keep checking her blog for more photos!

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Ninja May 6th, 2008

Meet Darcel. He’s a moody, dissatisfied, Cyclopic vector fellow who lives in NY and likes art. I suspect he’s a graphic designer, too.

You can view snap shots of his daily life and follow him on his new blog here.

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Ninja April 25th, 2008

But funny. Yes, I’m that immature!

When it was presented to OGC staff it didn’t take long for them to look at the new brand logo (emblazoned on mouse mats and so forth) from all angles:

Apparently they are pressing ahead with it anyway. A spokesman for the OGC said (I kid you not) this:

We concluded that the effect was generic to the particular combination of the letters ‘OGC’ - and is not inappropriate to an organisation that’s looking to have a firm grip on government spend.

Via Design Observer

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Ninja April 16th, 2008

Congrats to Mr. Jos Buivenga (the art director and type-designer behind exljbris) on his well-deserved spot on the blog, I love typography! You can check out his sketches and get a peek into his design process here.

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Ninja April 1st, 2008

Here are some funny pieces from Andrew Wilson. Have a fun April Fool’s Day!

via &rew’s blog

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Ninja March 29th, 2008

I’m at home sick. It sort of hit out of nowhere. I was fine this morning. Now, I’m feeling awfully tired and weak. I spent most of the day in bed with my stuffed penguin (Christmas gift from Jasmine) and Mr. Pooh doll (birthday from Ophelia). Been eating jook aka congee too, don’t ya know.

Anywho, the point is that I haven’t gotten around to drawing/inking today. Inking is such bliss for me. I get a real kick out of watching others ink, too. Here’s a viddy of Fábio Moon inking a Casanova page.

Related link
+ Check out Fábio Moon/Gabriel Ba’s blog

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Ninja March 28th, 2008

He’s hipper than I am!!

Stan Lee Greeting

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+ Visit Stan Lee’s myspace here

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Ninja March 27th, 2008

I remember making little pinhole cameras and taking them around the woods. But my photos never came out as well as Rob Gardiner’s.

Via Rob Gardiner

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