friday blinks – 11/25/11

Here is a list of sites we’ve come across throughout the past couple weeks that we think are worth sharing. We call it friday blinks.

Exquisite Beast project
Continuous, daily drawing by illustrator Emory Allen. Very cool.
(via Jay Schaul/twitter)

80s Horror Movie logos
Great collection of hand-drawn 80s type for horror movies.
(via Dana Tanamachi/twitter)

One Minute with Jon Ashcroft
Wonderful interview with the always on-point and super talented Jon Ashcroft.
(via Jon Ashcroft/twitter)

Bike wheel animation
Bike wheel + paper + video camera = clever animation
(via Cranky Pressman/twitter)

ADC’s Annual Awards Call for Entries campaign
DDB New York’s cam­paign for ADC’s Annual Awards Call for Entries. Simple, smart and awesome.
(via Brandon Oxendine/twitter)

friday blinks – 7/8/11

Here is a list of sites I’ve come across throughout the week that I think are worth sharing. I call it friday blinks:

Fuzzco business cards
Very smart idea to keep cost down and still have a killer set of business cards.
(via Brandon Oxendine/twitter)

I can haz art school: by Jessica Hische
Brave move from the very talented Jessica Hische. I guess you can do something like this if you as talented as she is.
(via Jessica Hische/twitter)

Create the Map: Interview with Dan Cassaro
Fantastic interview with the young and very talented Dan Cassaro (50 and 50/Springstreets).
(via Jeff Finley/twitter)

Dear Photograph project
Touching project. Reminded me of Post Secret.
(via Adam Senatori/twitter)

Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 2011 video wrap-up
Beautiful hand illustrations for the titles. Everything in this video make me want to make the 6.5 hour drive to Cleveland.
(via Jeff Finley/twitter)

Eric Smith

Eric Smith is a Washington state-based graphic designer, illustrator, art director, author, husband and father. Not too many professional designers will list husband and father in their main “titles,” but Eric isn’t your average designer. His hand-drawn style is refreshing amongst the mass-produced mounds of computer-created design out there. Through his Idrawallday moniker, he has worked with such clients as Element Skateboards, HOW Magazine, and Myspace.

Eric is also the founder and creative director of The Live Now Project, which is “a growing collection of friends, powerfully pursuing the notion of ‘living now’.” They have recently published an inspirational art book and operate a vibrant online community full of talented people.

Exceptionally-positive work, Eric!

(via Young Jerks)

Daily Drop Cap

The twelfth and final alphabet was just finished for Brooklyn-based illustrator, typographer, and designer Jessica Hische’s Daily Drop Cap project. She started this project in Sepetember of 2009, and added to it by creating a beautiful illustrative initial cap on a regular basis. Her reasoning? To “prettify the internet and beautify your blog posts.” These are open for use on any non-commercial sites on blog posts. Jessica designed the first 11 sets, then opened it up to special guest designers/typographers/illustrators to round out the last set. Stand-outs for me on the last set are A, K, O, R, and Y. I could see a lot of these developed as some really great decorative typefaces.

She also has some of the alphabets available as letterpressed prints in her shop. Oh, and if you get the Collectors’ Set, which is the first 15 sets of each alphabet, she says she’ll send you a cake. Delicious stuff!

(via Darren Booth)