Jessica Hische Love

oly smokes! I love fanciful drop caps. This one’s by Jessica Hische, a very inspiring lady of the typographic persuasion. I’m sure this paragraph would look better if I had more to say, thus properly filling up the space around and below the lovely drop cap, but I must move on. Sigh. I suppose we’ll never know. Unless… I type this last sentence. Yes! Now, doesn’t that look just lovely.

Wonderful logo.

A sampling of her drop caps, from Daily Drop Cap.

“Whatever you do when you’re procrastinating… that’s probably what you should be doing for the rest of your life.” Check out this very short interview of Jessica on Humble Pied.

More type goodness to come!

Beer With Branson

Sir Richard Branson is awesome. Some might even go so far as to say he is, “the man.”

My good friend, Justin “Bugsy” Sailor,  is determined to meet Mr. Branson, with a little help from his friends. (In addition to pulling sick tricks on a snowboard, Bugsy created and completed the obviously infamous, Hometown Invasion Tour.)

With the power of the internet, Bugsy hopes to meet Sir Richard Branson for a brew. I drew the illustrations for the project’s website, Beer With Branson.

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Great Video

I love this. Doesn’t everyone wish their drawings came to life?

Thanks, Sugarless Cyborgs.

Fantastic Mr. Matthew Ward

Official video for ‘Rave On’, a Buddy Holly cover, by M. Ward. The video was directed by Mike Please.

It has a somewhat related style to Fantastic Mr. Fox. I can’t resist sharing a behind-the-scenes video of the wonderful Wes Anderson creation:

Volunteers of the Month

Here’s a piece 826michigan so graciously wrote about the volunteers at this year’s Mittenfest IV. Thanks, guys!

Article.

Mittenfest IV posters and shirts

Mittenfest is almost certainly the best music festival in Michigan. I’ve donated the artwork for the event’s promotional posters and tshirts, with all proceeds going to benefit 826michigan, a non-profit tutoring and writing center in Ann Arbor.

“Graphic USA” to include my chapter on Detroit

I’ve been asked by Cicada Books to write and illustrate the Detroit section for the upcoming book: Graphic America. The recently released Graphic Europe is a beautiful guide, designed by Joana Neimeyer, specializing in places that designers and artists might prefer to visit while traveling. Keep your eyes peeled for the release of Graphic America next year and my chapter: Angela Duncan’s Detroit.

Below are spreads from Graphic Europe.
Get your copy here.

(Thanks, oh wonderful Briarmade, for the content I’ve edited.)

Later, Michael Jackson

Buy the shirt on Etsy!

Stupid, but nice.

Wonderful, retro font treatment in this Reese’s commercial.

Muse: Detroit

Often, the best artistic inspiration comes from heartbreak, and Detroit is an incredible muse.

- Colleen Hill, Pixelgawker