IC Gear Is Here
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Design, Fashion, New Stuff, New Work
It’s been a long time coming. We are pleased to announce our new line of t-shirts on sale now at Feed The Creature. All shirts are printed on fitted American Apparel T’s, with custom IC collar and sleeve tags. 7 designs available in men’s sizes S-XL*. Merry Christmas!
* Children and Women’s sizes coming soon!
Top 10 Album Covers For 2008
Posted by Ryan Clark | Filed under Design, Illustration, Music, Packaging, Photography
There was a lot of great album artwork this year, but here are 10 that really caught my eye. Enjoy.
826 Valencia
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Advertising, Just Plain Bad Ass, Packaging
What do you get when you cross a pirate store, Office & Dave Eggers? Brilliant packaging, apparently.
Carl Fredrickson
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Animation, Film, Just Plain Bad Ass
We apologize for the lack of posts lately as we’re swamped with client work. However, I would like to take a minute and mention that I can’t wait to see what Carl Fredrickson is up to this May.
45 Days Artwork
Posted by Ryan Clark | Filed under Design, Film, Metal, Music, New Work, Packaging, Photography
We’ve been posting fairly frequent blog entries over at MTV’s Headbangers Blog, giving in-depth views into various design projects. This time, you can read about the artwork for Demon Hunter’s forthcoming 3-disc release, “45 Days.”
The Secret Machines
Posted by Ryan Clark | Filed under Music, Seattle
I cannot get enough of this record! If you live in the Northwest, see them at Neumo’s on November 6th. The live show is phenomenal.
Black Sheep & Prodigal Sons
Posted by Ryan Clark | Filed under Fashion, Just Plain Bad Ass
If you’ve got $3,250 burning a hole in your Dolce & Gabbana trousers, you’ll find an exquisitely crafted 24k gold human jaw bone ashtray here at Black Sheep & Prodigal Sons. Random odds and ends from necklaces to scarf bolos with a beautiful, old-world aesthetic. Very cool.
Beasts! 2
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Books, Illustration
Ryan and I were honored to be part of the epic book Beasts! … and now we’re excited to see Beasts! 2, which I am sure will knock our socks off as well. Stay in the loop here.
Oh, and don’t forget to check out the cool paperback version of Beasts! coming soon.
The Weretiger (above) is by A.J. Fosik.
Death Kitchen
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Just Plain Bad Ass, Metal
Ironically, I sometimes see this very same thing when I open my kitchen cabinets.
William Krisel
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Architecture, Modern
One of my all-time favorite architects, William Krisel is being honored at a new show at MODAA in Culver City. Along with Joseph Eichler, Cliff May, Richard Neutra and others, Krisel was instrumental in developing California modernism as we know it today (over 30,000 living units to his credit). One of my favorites of his was the home he designed with Dave Palmer for Bobby Darin in 1955. Love that butterfly roof.
Scheisse Lamp
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Furniture, Home, Just Plain Bad Ass
Absolutely loving the new Scheisse pendant lamp. Now shipping from Sweden.
Album Covers In The Digital World
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Design, Music, Web Goods
Hardformat has some interesting thoughts on album covers in the digital world.
Looking Ahead
Posted by Ryan Clark | Filed under Design, Metal, Music, New Work, Packaging, Photo-Illustration
Here’s a glimpse at some imagery that we’re working on for the new record by Becoming The Archetype, titled “Dichotomy.” The theme of the album is loosely based on C.S. Lewis‘ “The Hideous Strength,” wherein Lewis writes of the dichotomy between man and machine. Brutal! Oh, and the album slays. Buy it November 25th!
Good Is Dead
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Books, Design, New Stuff, Web Goods
Chip Kidd has a new website (finally!) titled Good Is Dead, which consists of his portfolio, blog, speaking engagements and other nuggets of goodness. I’m very excited about all of this, as I believe Chip is one of the all-time greats. If you don’t own this, you need to.
Hunt & Gather
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Furniture, Home, Just Plain Bad Ass, Vintage
Apartment Therapy just posted an article about an antique store called Hunt & Gather in Minneapolis, MN. I’m currently searching for airfare as we speak.
Not really, but this looks like some sort of paradise.
Wood-E
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Animation, Film, Just Plain Bad Ass, Toys
Holy smokes! I can’t decide on whether I’d like to be Morpheus or John Lasseter at this moment. So good.
Thanks Rob.
Anatomy Of A Lego Man
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Illustration, Kids, Nerd Alert, Toys
Growing up, Ryan and I were Lego FANATICS. I vividly remember the massive room-sized bag of Legos that my mom found at a garage sale for $8 - and the day she brought it home. Our jaws dropped. We dabbled in Transformers, G.I. Joe and He-Man, but the Legos got the most love - for years and years. Naturally, my own kids love them (what kid doesn’t?!) and those days in the 80’s of creating airplanes and robots out of blocks are ever-present in our house 20+ some years later. I still think it might be the best toy to actually spawn creativity and imagination. All that to say - I just love Jason Freeny’s anatomy of the lego man. Brilliant.
And yes, we are going to Legoland next summer. Anyone been?
Via Likecool
Grammy MusicTech Summit 2008
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Design, Music, Seattle
Ryan and I will be speaking on November 6th (2-3PM) at this year’s Grammy MusicTech Summit. The topic: ‘Graphic Design Challenges for New Media’. Stop by to hear our thoughts on the wondrous world of the new album cover: All 55 x 55 pixels of it.
Party Like It’s 2009
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Illustration, New Work, Posters
Here’s our poster for Seattle Theatre Group’s ‘New Year’s Eve Extravaganza’ featuring The PUSA.
Metal Fans
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under LOL, Metal
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