Dan McPharlin’s work takes us back to the weird fantasy/Sci Fi cartoons we (vaguely) remember from late seventies to early eighties concepts like Fantastic Planet, Heavy Metal, and basically anything by Roger Dean.
Mix that with a few Iso 50ish references to analog electronic music devices (moog keyboards anyone?) and you’ve got quite an array of stunning work to choose from. Read the rest of this entry »
We are deeply saddened to be covering the passing of one of our generation’s most innovative creatives. In writing this I have found new meaning to some her work. In the past, I have viewed her many pieces with admiration, the above video now makes me teary. On Sunday September 7, acclaimed director Nagi Noda died as a result of surgical complications from injuries she sustained in an automobile accident last year. Noda was just 35 years old.
Born in Tokyo, Nagi Noda remains one of Japan’s most accomplished young artists. Her inventive projects and unique approaches have inspired viewers across the globe. Early in her career she was signed to Partizan as a director, where she created her most notable work. Partizan stated “She was a beautiful spirit and an extraordinary talent, she will be greatly missed.”
Last year we were lucky enough to get invited to join the West Coast Rippers demolition derby squad. Our friends Steve Harrington and Justin Kreitmeyer of National Forest Design decided that instead of doing another art show, they wanted to try something new– designing and sponsoring a demolition derby car as well as shirts, flags and stickers for a group of friends to cheer the team to victory. While the West Coast Rippers car didn’t win the derby, the team’s supporters were definitely the biggest, loudest, and most fun group that night at the Irwindale speedway.
We met Steve and Justin while attending Art Center College of Design and everyone seemed to know that it was only a matter of time before these two blew up.
Four years into the game, National Forest has built and impressive client roster with projects like Nike Ole, The Urban Outfitters catalog, Element Skateboards, just to name a few. We caught up with these two recently to get their take on the world and how to go from being guys that doodle to paying your rent making art.
We found a few really nice T-shirt designs by mutli talented designer/art director/whatever Jeremy Prasatik at JP33. When you’ve designed projects for the likes of Cadillac, Hummer, Saturn, Chevrolet, Wharton School of Management, Split, Emerica, Etnies, and Oddica, people might start to think you’ve got some skills under your belt. If you’d like a JP33 print of your very own you can find them here.
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