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Michelangelo at the Met

Penguin November 25th, 2008

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Ninja and I will be going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to get intimate with some of Michelangelo’s original drawings.

We’ll have about an hour and a half to examine some of his work that isn’t shown to the public. Hopefully, we’ll be able to take some pics (sans flash natch).

So if you’ll be near the area, DM me on twitter.

-Penguin

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Happy birthday, Roger

Ninja November 20th, 2008

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My friend and illustrator, Roger Huyssen, turns 62 today! During his career, he’s illustrated over twenty Time magazine covers (some of which are in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery). Some of his clients include IBM, AT&T, Kodak, Coca-Cola, M&M/Mars, Universal Studio, NFL, and Jim Henson studios. Even with such a huge portfolio and impressive client list, he will probably be best known for work with Paula Scher on the Boston album cover.

Happy birthday, Roger! Thank you for your friendship, stories, sage-like advice, and laughs.

Lots of love,
Ninja

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Design by the Book

Ninja November 18th, 2008

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Grace Bonney of Design Sponge teamed up with the New York Public Library for the video series, Design by the Book. Here, they will follow 5 NYC artists as they create designs inspired by the library’s collection.

Two of fav illustrators are featured in this episode—Mike Perry (<3 Hand Job) and Julia Rothman. The next episode features fashion designer, Isaac Mizrahi.

Purchasing links
+ Hand Job: A Catalog of Type
+ Hand silkscreened prints from Julia Rothman’s online shop

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Julia Kuo’s illustrations make me smile!

Ninja November 11th, 2008

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I don’t know much about this young talent, but I always smile when viewing her illustrations. Julia Kuo has a great eye for color and tends to use muted tones with carefully placed vibrant accent colors. Her work can be seen in fine publications like American Illustration, CMYK magazine, and Creative Quarterly. Her clients include the New York Times and American Greetings (I’m going to see if I can find some of her cards later).

Of course, I had to show her penguin illo. ~____^

Related links
+ Browse Julia Kuo’s web portfolio
+ Read Julia Kuo’s blog
+ Hire Julia Kuo

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SVA Open Studios Exhibition Tonight

Ninja July 31st, 2008

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School of Visual Arts
Summer Residency Programs
Open Studios 2008

Featuring participants in the following residencies
Painting and Mixed Media
Sculpture, Installation and New Media Art
Printmaking and Book Arts
Public Art
Photography
Illustration and Visual Narrative

Exhibition/Reception
Thursday, July 31, 2008
6:00 PM–9:00 PM

Locations
141 West 21st Street, Fourth and Eighth Floors (Painting)
141 West 21st Street, Ninth Floor (Printmaking, Illustration, Public Art)
141 West 21st Street, First Floor Westside Gallery (Photography)
30 West 17th Street (Sculpture)

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