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Hi all

check out a new webcomic

http://pinchdshade.weebly.com

more to follow in this coming year

Somethings are just better simple

Cartoons are everywhere. In truth this is the best time EVER to get into and start doing cartoons or animation. The web made it possible for everyone to start there own animation and cartoon company. No longer is distribution is a problem. No longer is printing costs a problem. Even the technical issues of shooting animation no longer exists. I remember having to go to the School of Visual arts animation room to do my pencil test and if you wanted to color that was a whole process. Now Flash and After Effects took care of that whole issue. However, one thing I would like to go back in time is the style of animation. But alas, its not just me alone. Cheerios just launched a new ad campaign and new Rocky and Bullwinkle spin off of Mr. Peabody will be released by Dreamworks in 2014. So if you want to get a pulse of where style is going, look no further. I have no doubt that my kids will be asking to me to buy "poodle" skirts and bowling shoes very soon. Gadzooks!

You love Google Doodle, you'll love this!

Yes those Creative Google banners that change all the time has a name. They are part of a division of Google called Google Doodle and people actually get paid for this! So once you fully absorbed that fact, you can actually check out that place on the web and let the reality of your boring job and these amazing illustrations soak into your subconscious. To make things easier I am posting a link to that magical site and you can oogle over google doodle :)

http://www.google.com/doodles/200th-anniversary-of-grimms-fairy-tales

Overlays you will luv!!!

Take a look at the animator/illustrator Jon Klassen. His style is simple, but very sophisticated. His use of lines are brilliant and his art makes you want to cry (boo hoo, see I told you so). Take a look at his site, take a look at his books. Buy them for your kids and make them happy...well...you will be happy and then your kids will be sure to follow.

He has the cute video as well.

FF First Cover

Raw Foods. Not such a topic that might temp the tummys of the average FF or Mag reader. Chasidish women in Williamsburg. Again, not the mecca of trend setting locals. However, blend them together it makes for a very fasinating subject on Raw foods that has changed the lives of many in a community very steeped in their kishka and chicken liver. 

So I had this idea. Since its about changing the face of Williamsburg, from old to new. Capture this idea from a product point of you. Since the only whisky I drink is Old Williamsburg I am familiar with the bottle. So the idea was to change something to reflect the idea of changing something from the old to the new. So I took the photos which resulted in the pic on the right. Needed to photoshop (left) it a bit and it became the cover. 

I had many design issues with this cover. I hope some message was carried across to the viewer. What was your feeling?

Thanks to Cellar 18 of RBS for the bottle (hic)

Monsters University Character Design

Summer is out and so are the advertisements for summer movies. One animated cartoon to note, Monsters University. From the poster advertisements or the movie (i wont tell) you will see the end product rendered in 3D. If you ever wondered how these characters come to life before 3D you must check out Chris Sasaki blog. This is a behind the scenes look of the characters before they get rendered and a interesting insight on the man who made some of it happen.

Enjoy and learn!

http://sakiteriyaki.blogspot.co.il/