iancul » illustration http://www.iancul.com/blog — a designer's rants Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:48:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Wolverine’s 35th anniversary art http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/12/18/wolverines-35th-anniversary-art/ http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/12/18/wolverines-35th-anniversary-art/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:01:42 +0000 Iancu http://www.iancul.com/blog/?p=1278 This year, Wolverine celebrated his 35th anniversary — even though he is famed to be a lot older than that, he fought in the first world war, remember? Anyway, Marvel pulled a nice one, producing a lot of covers with Wolverine as if he were drawn by some of the most fameous artists in history: Van Gogh, Klimt, Utamaro, Dali and many more. Read more about it here: Wolverine Art Appreciation Month.

Here are some of my favourites:
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wolverine-utamaro

wolverine-munch

wolverine-klimt

wolverine-coolidge

]]> http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/12/18/wolverines-35th-anniversary-art/feed/ 2 Enchanting minimalism — Jun’s paintings http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/10/25/enchanting-minimalism-%e2%80%94-juns-paintings/ http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/10/25/enchanting-minimalism-%e2%80%94-juns-paintings/#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:11:03 +0000 Iancu http://www.iancul.com/blog/?p=1182 I can’t help but feel envy each time I see an asian artist that manages to express so well and so differently the light’s glow and its playfulness, nature’s vast array of colours, the shadows in their multitude of tints and shades, the feel of tranquility while looking around on a simple, normal day. All I know is her name, Jun, from the blog ii-ne-kore. Her website is in japanese, and sadly, in spite of the tons of anime that I’ve watched to this day, I still can’t read or speak the language :) But little does that matter, all you have to do is admire her work—no words are necessary.

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(via ii-ne-kore, thanks Simona)

]]> http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/10/25/enchanting-minimalism-%e2%80%94-juns-paintings/feed/ 0 Michael Anderson—coolest CV you’ve ever seen http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/10/07/michael-anderson%e2%80%94coolest-cv-youve-ever-seen/ http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/10/07/michael-anderson%e2%80%94coolest-cv-youve-ever-seen/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:34:43 +0000 Iancu http://www.iancul.com/blog/?p=1117 This guy surely got the attention. You can read about it on his blog, theportfolio.ofmichaelanderson.com (direct link).

Coolest CV - click view image for full size

Coolest CV - click view image for full size

(via dump.com, thanks Andreea)

]]> http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/10/07/michael-anderson%e2%80%94coolest-cv-youve-ever-seen/feed/ 0 The beautiful bear—Pointless Corp logo http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/10/04/the-beautiful-bear%e2%80%94pointless-corp-logo/ http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/10/04/the-beautiful-bear%e2%80%94pointless-corp-logo/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:17:21 +0000 Iancu http://www.iancul.com/blog/?p=1114 It’s such a pleasure to see a thorough, well-designed logo that manages to be at the same time fun and memorable:

Pointless Corp logo

Pointless Corp logo

You can admire him in its natural habitat, the «corp»’s website, Pointless Corp. Logo process taken from here.

]]> http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/10/04/the-beautiful-bear%e2%80%94pointless-corp-logo/feed/ 1 Goodwill—a brave logo for an old company http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/10/04/goodwill%e2%80%94a-brave-logo-for-an-old-company/ http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/10/04/goodwill%e2%80%94a-brave-logo-for-an-old-company/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:09:09 +0000 Iancu http://www.iancul.com/blog/?p=1109 Cool takes on the Goodwill logo (well-placed on the Rotten Tomatoes):

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What baffles me though is the general old look of the company’s website, as well as of its annual reports and guideline. Nothing close to its lively logo.

]]> http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/10/04/goodwill%e2%80%94a-brave-logo-for-an-old-company/feed/ 1 Charlie Allen — Back in the days http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/08/26/charlie-allen-%e2%80%94-back-in-the-days/ http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/08/26/charlie-allen-%e2%80%94-back-in-the-days/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:19:16 +0000 Iancu http://www.iancul.com/blog/?p=1025 Mr. Charlie Allen, an old time illustrator (born the same year as my grandpa, 1922), shows some wonderful work, along with some interesting stories from the times when everything was made in the good old fashioned way: by hand.

I simply love this one:
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(via design observer)

]]> http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/08/26/charlie-allen-%e2%80%94-back-in-the-days/feed/ 3 Sketchnotes by Mike Rohde http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/08/12/sketchnotes-by-mike-rohde/ http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/08/12/sketchnotes-by-mike-rohde/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:45:57 +0000 Iancu http://www.iancul.com/blog/?p=992 Take a look at this:
mike-rohdes-iPhone

Looks nice, right? Well, it’s a “sketchnote”, a quick drawing while Mike Rohde opend up his iPhone 3GS package (more photos on his flickr). Sketchnotes seem to be more efficient (not to mention, a lot more pleasing to the eye) than regular notes. Associations Now Magazine decided to let Mike design his interview on the subject, titled “Are you a visual thinker?”. You can view Mike’s design process here. Here are some images for apetizers—can’t help but admire his hand-drawn type:

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Later edit:
Mike’s posted the PDF of the entire article, thanks to many requests. Get it from here.

]]> http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/08/12/sketchnotes-by-mike-rohde/feed/ 2 Father & Daughter — a touching animation http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/06/20/father-daughter-%e2%80%94-a-touching-animation/ http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/06/20/father-daughter-%e2%80%94-a-touching-animation/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:31:06 +0000 Iancu http://www.iancul.com/blog/?p=987 Eye-watering…

It was made by Michael Dudok de Wit and won Oscar in 2001 (and several other awards). It’s a wonderful piece of art.

(via portocala mecanica)

]]> http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/06/20/father-daughter-%e2%80%94-a-touching-animation/feed/ 1 Digital painting—just as alive http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/03/21/digital-painting/ http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/03/21/digital-painting/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:33:39 +0000 Iancu http://www.iancul.com/blog/?p=892 Seung Ho Henrik Holmberg — just one swedish guy goes under all these names :) — has some beautiful concept art and matte paintings (photography too, if you browse through his website). He manages to play with light easily, creating moods in most of his work, inspiring the viewer with different feelings or sensations regarding his depicted worlds. I especially love falling into his “countryside” painting — you can get a larger version for your desktop here.

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night_trip

(via cgsociety)

]]> http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/03/21/digital-painting/feed/ 0 Keep spinning—Yehrin Tong http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/03/18/keep-spinning%e2%80%94yehrin-tong/ http://www.iancul.com/blog/2009/03/18/keep-spinning%e2%80%94yehrin-tong/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:32:53 +0000 Iancu http://www.iancul.com/blog/?p=876 Eye-spinning illustrations and typography from Yehrin Tong.
(via reformrevolution)

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