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fromThe New Yorker
16 hours ago
Books

The Thrill of Picture Books That Let Kids in on the Joke

Recent children's books with unreliable narrators allow kids to feel smarter than the story, enhancing their enjoyment and engagement.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago
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Children and teens roundup the best new picture books and novels

Bear finds hope in a tiny seed after his forest disappears, needing help from other animals to nurture it.
Books
fromThe New Yorker
16 hours ago

The Thrill of Picture Books That Let Kids in on the Joke

Recent children's books with unreliable narrators allow kids to feel smarter than the story, enhancing their enjoyment and engagement.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Children and teens roundup the best new picture books and novels

Bear finds hope in a tiny seed after his forest disappears, needing help from other animals to nurture it.
fromItsnicethat
1 day ago

Miggie Bacungan's graphic design challenges the artificial flavouring of pop culture imagery

The design elements I would use for my maximalist work takes inspiration from tarpaulin advertisements and posters you would see across Metro Manila. The visual character of these advertisements are really kitsch.
Graphic design
#cartooning
Mission District
fromFuncheap
5 days ago

"Cartoonist Conspiracy of San Francisco" Collaborative Drawing Jam

The San Francisco Cartoonist Conspiracy meets monthly for collaborative drawing and socializing.
Mission District
fromFuncheap
5 days ago

"Cartoonist Conspiracy of San Francisco" Collaborative Drawing Jam

The San Francisco Cartoonist Conspiracy meets monthly for collaborative drawing and socializing.
Photography
fromBOOOOOOOM!
5 days ago

Illustrator Spotlight: Nicholas Moegly

Nicholas Moegly creates moody, dark, and nostalgic imagery reflecting his experiences in small-town America.
#illustration
Graphic design
fromItsnicethat
1 week ago

"Nothing is new" to Dave Bowers, so he illustrates the familiar in his own style

Dave Bowers creates simple, whimsical illustrations inspired by his daughter, focusing on spontaneity and personal enjoyment rather than a specific message.
Graphic design
fromItsnicethat
1 week ago

"Nothing is new" to Dave Bowers, so he illustrates the familiar in his own style

Dave Bowers creates simple, whimsical illustrations inspired by his daughter, focusing on spontaneity and personal enjoyment rather than a specific message.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror review roundup

Marc Winters investigates a cult's past while facing existential threats in a climate-changed Britain.
fromHi-Fructose Magazine - The New Contemporary Art Magazine
2 weeks ago

Kyle Cobban Draws From The Unknown - Hi-Fructose Magazine

"It's an amalgamation of the Chicago neighborhood aesthetic with a Bulls fan, quite literally. It's kind of on the nose, but that's how I juxtapose the elements of my work, with the structure of a home and then a figure who is around or in the home."
Chicago Bulls
Graphic design
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

Your article about AI doesn't need AI art

The New Yorker uses AI-generated art, raising questions about artistic integrity and the role of human creativity in the process.
fromArtnet News
3 weeks ago

Guillermo Del Toro Scored a Different Prize at the Oscars: A Rare Frankenstein Painting

Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein earned nine nominations ahead of the 98th Academy Awards, but he did not win the Best Picture award despite the film's success in other categories.
Arts
Graphic design
fromdesignyoutrust.com
1 week ago

Breathtaking Cinematic Illustrations That Will Make You Rethink Sci-Fi Concept Art

Katerina Belikova is a renowned Ukrainian digital illustrator known for her work in science fiction and dark fantasy, particularly with the Star Wars franchise.
DC food
fromItsnicethat
3 weeks ago

Conor Kehelly puts a silly face on just about everything in these lively animations

Conor Kehelly creates vibrant, lawless visual worlds blending nostalgia, melancholy, and humor in his unique 2D and 3D animations.
fromColossal
3 weeks ago

David Morrison's Alluring Drawings Spring from the Blank Page

David Morrison continues his hyperrealistic explorations of flowers, seeds, and plants, capturing the intricacies and alluring textures found throughout nature in lush colored pencil.
Arts
Graphic design
from48 hills
2 weeks ago

Brian McDonald's waggish works key into an overstimulated world - 48 hills

Brian McDonald is a San Francisco collage artist known for his layered typography and themes of consumerism and absurdity.
Arts
fromColossal
3 weeks ago

Ambiguity Reigns in Olaf Hajek's Mysterious Illustrations

Olaf Hajek's work emphasizes connections over differences, blending nature and culture to create dreamlike, ambiguous compositions.
UX design
fromSmashing Magazine
1 month ago

Anime vs. Marvel/DC: Designing Digital Products With Emotion In Flow - Smashing Magazine

Design quality depends on emotional pacing and flow management, not just visual elements. Successful products guide users through emotional states coherently, while poor design creates emotional conflicts through misplaced elements.
fromGame Informer
in 1 week

Invincible VS Art Director Talks Creating The Game's Visual Style, Toughest Fighter To Design, And Working With The Series Creators

Whenever you're working with an existing IP, there's always the question of how you're going to translate and adapt, right? Because it's not a one-to-one sort of interpretation.
Graphic design
Beer
fromFuncheap
1 month ago

Burton Fest: Inspired by the Mind of Tim Burton (Easy Bay)

Burton Fest celebrates Tim Burton's aesthetic with themed experiences, gothic cocktails, and whimsical attractions across multiple immersive zones.
Los Angeles Rams
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Marshawn Lynch gets into some 'real [expletive]' as 'Beast Mode,' [longer expletive] crime-fighter

Marshawn Lynch's 'Beast Mode' nickname, born from his aggressive running style, evolves into a comic book character in the graphic novel 'Beast Mode 510' releasing October 6.
Books
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

A Scavengers Reign artist explores contemplative sci-fi in new comics

French animator Jonathan Djob Nkondo is releasing English versions of his self-published graphic novels Peaceful Remission and Wandering, with a Kickstarter campaign exceeding $100,000 in funding.
fromItsnicethat
1 month ago

Christopher Mcholm's child-like drawings are about first kisses, kissing each other and kissing forever

I love love, that's why his drawings often include figures, animals and even flowers hugging and kissing. Doesn't it feel good to be loved? Hot-dang, I know so - so my drawings express my love for love, especially for the ones we love.
Graphic design
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Stitch Head review animated adaptation of hit Frankenstinian tale hangs loosely together

Stitch Head is a tentative, derivative British children's animated film that shows a director's awkward pivot from gritty live-action to familiar, Pixar-like visual territory.
Music
fromBrooklynVegan
2 months ago

Primus announce new graphic novel 'Frizzle Fry: Phantoms of Barrington Hall'

Primus will release Frizzle Fry: Phantoms of Barrington Hall, a psychedelic graphic novel by Les Claypool, on October 10 via Z2 Comics.
#neil-gaiman
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Cocktail history as a comic: Author talks about his new graphic nonfiction book

I was very familiar with the history because I've been writing cocktail history for 25 years. For my last book before this one, I was the editor-in-chief and principal writer of the Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails, a huge reference book that includes histories and biographies of famous bartenders, as well as other related information. So a lot of the information was pretty fresh in my mind.
Cocktails
fromVulture
2 months ago

Chris Fleming's Bitmoji-Filled Tour de Force

No one could accuse Fleming of tailoring his act to please a conventional audience. His stage attire lies somewhere between "androgynous hipster" and "clown," and his only criteria for a premise appears to be "What does my brain fixate on?" He expects his audience to keep up with any cultural reference his Massachusetts-born, millennial, Skidmore arts-graduate brain might make without ever stopping to explain what, say, "Gatsby-esque" might mean in the context of Bitmoji.
Humor
#photography
fromdesignyoutrust.com
1 month ago
Photography

Incredible Behindthescenes Reels Where A Loose Doodle Evolves Into A Polished Illustration Packed With Personality And Story

fromdesignyoutrust.com
1 month ago
Photography

Incredible Behindthescenes Reels Where A Loose Doodle Evolves Into A Polished Illustration Packed With Personality And Story

Music
fromConsequence
1 month ago

Primus' Les Claypool Announces Frizzle Fry Graphic Novel

Les Claypool will release the graphic novel Frizzle Fry: Phantoms of Barrington Hall on October 10 via Z2 Comics.
#contemporary-art
fromColossal
2 months ago

Drawn to Synbols, Michael McGrath Conjures Uncanny Narratives

Disembodied heads, eyes, and hands meet spindly trees, dragonflies, and vibrant blossoms in the folk-art inspired works of Michael McGrath. Based in Rhinebeck, New York, McGrath melds a variety of media-most pieces contain a mixture of graphite, ink, and oil and acrylic paints-into dynamic compositions suffuse with mystery. Recurring symbols and objects lend themself to a distinctive visual language that captures both the wondrous and puzzling.
Arts
Arts
fromdesignyoutrust.com
1 month ago

Stunning Painterly Fantasy Worlds And Creatures By British Concept Artist Thomas ChamberlainKeen

A diverse selection of visual art, design, photography, and activist projects showcases creative responses across media, from campaigns and murals to surreal paintings and design experiments.
Graphic design
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

How a prize-winning cartoonist brings hand-drawn comics to the web

American journalist Danny Fenster, imprisoned during Myanmar's 2021 coup, collaborated with cartoonist cousin Amy Kurzweil on an interactive comic documenting his six-month incarceration and psychological survival.
#comics
fromdesignyoutrust.com
2 months ago

Stunning Marvel Comics Covers And Gritty Superhero Portraits By Marko Djurdjevic

Michael Cheval's Vibrant Masterpieces Reveal the Hidden Strangeness of Our Existence Early 1900s Portrait Studio Used Cuddly Cat As Adorable Prop Taiwanese Couple Hilariously Parodies #FollowMeTo Couple Making Fun Of Hipsters' Melodramatic Captions 15 Astonishing Sculptures That Turn Reality Inside Out 31-Year-Old Independent, Modern Woman Draws Comics On Her Observations About Society Snowfall Makes Cars Happy: Someone Drew Eyes And Smiles On The Snow That Fell On The Cars Girl Draws Self-Portraits Before And During LSD High
Graphic design
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Robert Crumb review sexual deviancy elevated to an art form

Robert Crumb's transgressive, confessional comics expose deep neuroses through filthy, angry, and darkly humorous self-portraits and exaggerated female figures.
Arts
fromColossal
2 months ago

Surreal Dreams Reign in Hieu Chau's Digital Illustrations

Hieu Chau creates dense, surreal digital paintings that blend flora, fauna, altered scale, and painterly textures into dreamlike, layered compositions.
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