dirtylaundre sessions no.132 : slasher flick dance party

10/29/2013 by alaundre

tracklist: Jeff Mills – The World of Worlds Layo & Bushwacka! – Close To Me Axel Bartsch – Yeahwoodya Coma – Cycle (Zombies In Miami Mix) Endian – DBPLT01 The Eyes In The Heat – Blood (Daniel Avery Remix) Scratch Massive – Nuit De Mes Reves John Talabot – Depak Inre Blond:ish feat Beyou – Inward Visions Total Accomplishment – You’re Alone (Red Lodge Oakland Mix) F.E.A.R. – Astrid Burial – Loner VC-118A – Thrusters Apparat – 44 (Noise Version) […]

Categories: art | design, create, listen, mix • Tags: adobe illustrator, art, design, doodles, drawings, graphic design, illustration, mixes, music, online radio, playlist, podcast, sketches, streaming radio, vector art, vector graphics, vector illustration

Tomorrow King : Hoophy Sun

10/21/2013 by alaundre

Papercraft version of Ashley Wood’s Tomorrow King Ronin Oya Sun using Shin Tanaka’s Hoophy paper toy when i was still trying to figure out where things fold and connect:

Categories: art | design, create, random / life • Tags: art, art toys, arts & crafts, character art, character design, design, designer figures, designer toys, paper toys, papercraft

the art of errors, part 7 : unclear warning

10/20/2013 by alaundre

Hazard Risk Level Guide accidentally printed on CD label paper.

Categories: art | design, create, random / life • Tags: abstract, accidental art, art, design, graphics, random, typographic art, typography

Celluloid by Dave McKean

07/06/2013 by alaundre

Been a while since I’ve picked up or viewed a Dave McKean book and I’ve only posted three of them here on the blog (view other posts). This one’s a graphic novel (can easily see this as a short film….though more NC-17) without any dialogue or words. I’ve always liked his mixture of illustration, painting, photoshop/collage, and photography. This book leans heavier to line art/illustration which reminds me a bit of Peter Chung’s Aeon Flux: Dave McKean      |     Fantagraphics […]

Categories: materialism, random / life, seen • Tags: art, art books, books, design, graphic novels, illustration

[ art book : sharpie ] “Eternal″ by Mike Giant

05/07/2013 by alaundre

amazon description: International icon of black ink, artist Michael (GIANT) LeSage incorporates a broad swathe of influences and skills in the creation of a singular, unmistakable aesthetic. Mike’s central practice, drawing, is informed by his training in architectural drafting, his illustrious career as a tattooist and worldwide exploits writing on walls. Within his latest and most complete monograph, the reader will enjoy photos of perfectly executed tattoos, page after page of Mike’s inscrutable tattoo flash, hand lettering nonpareil, and of […]

Categories: materialism, random / life, seen • Tags: apparel graphics, art, art books, books, design, graffiti, illustration, illustration books, tattoo artist

idn extra 08 : typographic posters

04/22/2013 by alaundre

IdN Extra 08: Typo/graphic Posters – Data Typography, Graphics, and its Application in Creative Poster Design Type design and typography is one of the key elements of a basic poster design. On the one hand, headline type needs to be legible to communicate the message of the poster; but how do you balance it with the rest of the elements of a poster? Graphics, photos, information, illustrations… indeed, there is a lot to be considered in a poster than one […]

Categories: materialism, seen • Tags: design, design magazine, posters, typographic, typographic design, typography

idn: character design issue

03/11/2013 by alaundre

IdN v19n6: Character Design Issue — Character Building A good story, in any medium, is only as interesting as the characters in it. How do you invent a fictional being with which the whole world can identify? If we knew the answer we’d be millionaires, but there are plenty of people out there trying hard to come up with the next Mickey Mouse or Homer Simpson. We talk to some of them about the difficulties and satisfactions of this challenge […]

Categories: materialism, seen • Tags: character art, character design, design, design magazine, illustration

passengers

01/23/2013 by alaundre

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Categories: art | design, create, random / life • Tags: abstract, collage, design, digital collage, graphic arts, graphic design, lomography, lyrics, music videos, musings, photography, photoshop, typographic

leave . less

01/22/2013 by alaundre

forest for the trees

Categories: art | design, create, seen • Tags: abstract, design, graphic design, musings, patterns, photography, textures

i wanted repulsion for xmas

01/02/2013 by alaundre

– and got my wish! also really love the cover design by Steve Chow

Categories: materialism, seen • Tags: bluray, cinema, criterion, cult film, design, film, graphic design, horror films, movies, packaging design