Max Dalton

Meet Max Dalton! I'll let him do his own introduction, since I don't think I could do it justice:

In order to stop being a stranger to you I will tell you some things about me. I'm Maxim Dalton, an illustrator living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I've been illustrating since I was two or three, just like any other kid, and began to take it seriously at the age of thirteen. In the lats twenty years I've been involved in several projects like drawing humor strips for a local magazine, creating animations for the TV and doing some editorial illustration. I'm very open-minded and my interests are very dissimilar, but I'm not going to enumerate them all because I don't want to bore you. I just may say that I like to write, oil paint, take photographs, play music and read about animal behavior. I speak five languages and lived in Barcelona and Paris. I also spent some time in New York. I feel comfortable when I find myself surrounded by mid century objects and imagery, and they all inspire me to do the best thing I know: to draw. Now, you can call me Max.

He sounds pretty rad to me. His illustrations are totally legit and it was hard to select only a few for here. I highly recommend looking through his illustrations and then checking out his blog. Personally, I'd love to have his Cocktail Party Cut Out Set. Brilliant ;)

Paris v New York

Such an excellent series by graphic designer Vahram Muratyan. Above are a few of my favorites, but there are a ton of these things! Very clever and cheeky. Go check them out

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Mmm, vintage.

Project Thirty Three

10 Movie Posters Inspired by Mens Style

Here's a nifty little set of posters. I love the minimalism and the clever illustrations of the iconic clothing items from certain movies.

{More minimalist posters based off iconic imagery here, and here.}

VIA.

Lost Valentines

So, the new season of LOST is so far pretty swell, but I have to say I'm a tad more enthralled by the recent Lost-related design cropping up on the internets. There were yesterday's Lost posters and just now I've come across (two days too late) these nifty little illustrated Lost-themed Valentines. I really lol'd at the bottom one. Oh, just classic.

BEAVOTRON

iPhone wallpapers

CUUUUUUTE.

BEN SCHLITTER

Housewares - Charley Harper-inspired serving platter at IKEA

I'm sort of easing back into blogging here after I nearly gave it up completely. But last night in my Dreamweaver class, we spent the whole time learning about social media. As a designer, it's important for me to do this stuff. Anyway. Here's what I got right now.

You wouldn't have known, but in the last couple months I've been absolutely obsessed with COLOR and everything 60's-related. Especially illustration. Ever since I conceded that I can't use stock images for portfolio pieces, I've been much more illustration-based. It's great, and I've discovered Charley Harper, who (was) a fantastic illustrator of wildlife, more specifically, birds. This serving tray from IKEA totally emulates his style completely. I'm sure I'll have to get it.

THE TRAY (unfortunately you can't buy it online).

Daily Drop Cap

The Daily Drop Cap is an ongoing project by typographer and illustrator Jessica Hische. Each day (or at least each WORK day), a new hand-crafted decorative initial cap will be posted for your enjoyment and for the beautification of blog posts everywhere.

DAILY DROP CAP

Sanna Annukka

Just found this artist through FFFFOUND.. Then I remembered that she did all the artwork for Keane's last album UNDER THE IRON SEA, which is awesome, and I actually have a shirt with one of her designs on it. She's an amazing graphic artist. Check out her stuff.

SANNA ANNUKKA