Dante Ferretti sketches for Hugo…
Drawing
June 20, 2011
L.L. Bean wrapping tissue
By SinclairI got an awesome pair of boots from L.L. Bean for father’s day yesterday– thank you KR and HS!!– and I was almost as excited about the beautiful paper that came in the box to wrap the boots. It looks like an old repeat from their archives, unless of course they never stopped using it. [...]
May 22, 2011
Craighton Berman
By SinclairI really really really love the way Craighton Berman draws and thinks and have been in awe of his submissions to Coretoons under the pen “Fueled by Coffee.” But I’m particularly in awe of the cleanliness and sanity of his note taking as shown in some scans in recent post. With marker shading? Yeah, I [...]
May 2, 2011
Steven Noble, Illustrator
By SinclairI just learned about Steven Noble while doing a little research for a client project. Man, this dude can draw. I just hope my client doesn’t read this and go hire him instead….
March 28, 2011
Edwin B. Stimpson Co., vintage catalog art
By SinclairVia Emilie Baltz, Scanning Around with Gene at CreativePro.com posted some amazing images from the Stimpson Company‘s catalog. Check it out…
March 27, 2011
Nice hand drawn type
By SinclairThis should have gone up here ages ago as indicated by the date on it but better late than never. There’s nothing new about nostalgic poster art, particularly the wood cut banner style of the 19th cent American West, and particularly if you live in Brooklyn in the early 21st cent as I do [...]
February 4, 2011
The benefits of a design education
By SinclairAs designers go, I don’t really consider drawing to be my strongest suit and I can be frequently heard hedging myself with phrases like, “I’m not really like a car guy.” But I gotta say, when my son hands me a crayon and points at a blank piece of paper and says, “dada, make it [...]
February 1, 2011
Kneel before the hand of Erik Sanko!!
By SinclairI am proud to call Erik Sanko my friend and colleague, but I had no idea he could draw and letter like this. Yes, that’s right. All of the above he did by hand. Try not to be impressed smug public!