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humming bird and dicky bird
I wish I found myself more often then not in an analog art experience. So far 2012 has been good to me. Here are a few Moleskine moments that I want to post – it is always great to have this kind of release.
the thinker
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Great opportunity to work with Matt Warburton at Emdoubleyu Design – this time illustration for a bike store in North Vancouver – Aptly named and branded Obsession – because of course they are obsessed about bikes.
Here is a few sketches working towards the above illustration – there are a few more on the Obsession site as you click through all the great things that make Obsession so obsessed.
This first image was a quick sketch to show Matt what I was thinking and what google said bike fit was – it was not what he was thinking:
This second one is after a visit to the store to see the tools used for bike fit:
I was on the right track – but it clearly needed a person or 2.
This was the best part – the characters were “too” accurate and I was not doing what I do best – illustrate – this was close to a finished drawing.
So I am out doing a little shopping – tis the season after all.
For me every shopping trip is an opportunity to stop and check out the Magazine rack and this trip was no different, even if it was dressed up like a Christmas mission – I managed a stocking stuffer out of it. Here is what I found that would make more interesting stocking stuffers, for the good and not so good on your list.
First, a cover shot of a model I recently worked with on a SUGOI shoot – way to go Brandi. I hope our pro deal helps you get some new running stuff – hint hint.
Second, not that I need another excuse to tell anyone how much I think James Jean is incredible but here it is in its lowbrow finest – I mean that (lowbrow) in a good way.
Next – Another award for the Urban line – that is 4 awards that I know of – my head is swollen and I am not going to say anything about my name not being in the write up.
Fourth, no report would be complete without a missed opportunity – finishing number 2 in the art direction race for this rag was a good thing – everything happens for a reason.
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Have you seen James Jean’s new painting collision, it is amazing – of course. I thought I would share my own crash course in drawing attention with scars and stitches.
I need to Thank Matt and all the people who made Graphex 2010 possible – here are Matts Kind words about the MEC Urban Line.
Co-Principal Emdoubleyu Design, Vancouver, BC // emdoubleyu.com
This was a tough decision, but I gravitated towards
this project for a number of reasons.
One, I’m a cyclist.
Two, I’ve done bike design and bike graphics and
I think the designers on this project came up with
a branding solution for these new bikes for MEC in
a really unique, innovative but totally appropriate
manner. They are urban bikes, they are supposed
to be stealth—you don’t want loud splashy graphics—
and I like the fact that these guys don’t have
to compete against other bikes in the store so they
were able to go quite understated in the design. With this design you would have
no problem worrying about locking these bikes on the street because they don’t
look that fancy from the distance, but when you have a chance to get closer and
see the graphics details come together, it is like a very intricate and subtle tattoo
that not many people get to see up close, and you keep discovering new things
on it every time.
And three, they are lots of fun…I’m jealous!
I can not say enough how great it was to work with Terry, Tim, and Judy at MEC on this project and of course credit is do for all the Creative minds at Fleming – who entered this at GRAPHEX 2010 – Design Currency in Vancouver. All the Awards can be seen here – http://graphex.gdc.net/winners/winners.html
Credit for a great project needs to go to Judy, Tim and Terry at Mountain Equipment Co-op, Blair and Felix at Fleming Design, and myself Ian at Hoffmanian Creative – I hope everyone enjoyed the project as much as I did – Now stop talking about it - get out and Ride.
These are a few illustrations for a client who is putting together a training manual. These are some of the first drafts. They are fun little pieces to work on because of the technical demand – I am of course not refering to the challenges of the pencil and pen but more so the challange of accuracy in the images
So after a few meeting and a few more people seeing the illustrations there was of course a few changes. The newer ones you see here are interesting in that I used the vector non humanist approach for the human elements and a humanist, traditional illustration approach for the mechanical elements – I am satisfied with the out come. These will be public facing info pieces in a store near you – soon.
Shepard Fairey and Kenny Scharf have teamed up with TREK for a series of supertouch curated art bikes that made an appearance in the Tour OF Italy. Lance Armstrong in his first ever appearance at the Giro d’Italia will be showing off his skill after retirement and at the same time letting the world see a little bit of his great taste in art. The bikes are also part of Fairey and Scharfs efforts to bring attention to Lance’s upcoming STAGES art show benefiting Armstrongs anti-cancer charity Livestrong.
While fairey’s cycle (above) is inspired by Lance’s charity work and includes delicate patterns taken from Italy’s architectural and artistic heritage, Scharf’s work is more utilitarian, creating a “lightspeed” space- inspired aerodynamic bike. For those of you who might want to get your hands on a little piece of touring history, the bikes will be auctioned off on October 2nd during the NYC leg of the STAGES tour and proceeds will go towards Livestrong.
