Illustrations by Ana Montiel

Awesome watercolor illustrations by london-based, 

spanish visual artist Ana Montiel here!

Printspace

Mara Girling and Nicholas Girling are illustrators and graphic designers based in Melbourne, Australia who love Danish design, mid-century homes, architecture and furniture, textile design, vintage kitchenware, Inspired by the likes of: Paul Rand, Saul Bass, Alain Gree, Robin Boyd, Wim Crouwel, Lucienne Day, Miroslav Sasek and Charley Harper. Visit them here.

Sol LeWitt's Truffle

Sol LeWitt, American conceptual artist, believes in superiority of idea over object. In 1987, he sold an intangible concept [an idea for an artwork that doesn't really exist] at an auction - for the concrete sum of $26,400. Legal ownership was indicated by a typed certificate, which specified that the artwork [10,000 lines about 10" long, covering the wall evenly] should be executed in black pencil. The owner has the right to reproduce the piece as many times as he likes. If you reproduce it you'd only have a fake - despite the fact that LeWitt would not have picked up the brush in either case!

Rang Decor

This is a wonderful blog I came across and truly, could not find time to post it. It covers interior ideas, amazing photographs and one could easily be attracted towards its Indian, rustic feel which flows through the entire blog. The photographs on this blog are so captivating and honestly speaking, they match my taste. So, enjoy exploring this blog!

Absolutely Amazing!

I came across this wonderful creation by Jayesh Sivan on Masala Chai and thought I might share it with you. 

My Sketchbook Project 2011

When I saw the Sketchbook project 2011 for the first time, I had no idea I would come this far. I thought it was not possible for me to fill in a sketchbook on a specific deadline when I had office work to manage. Still, I gave it a shot and it resulted in this. We all make errors and sometimes regret them, but this is one of those times where I committed to some project, made errors and they turned out to be right! The theme I chose was [your name here] and have shown various ways to depict the same. 

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Splash of Colors

Recently I gathered all my left-over paints from school time (yes, some of them have survived ) and sat down to just paint. This were some of the consequences of my hand painting(hate using a brush at times).

Deep

Turmoil

Fate

Struggling

Riot

Empty your Pockets !

                                             

We all carry excess baggage with us everyday: keys to forgotten locks, expired chewing gum, intimidating balls of lint. These freeloading objects take our pockets, purses, and bags for granted, weighing us down and holding us back.

The International Association for Empty Pockets is a worldwide movement dedicated to the end of pocket clutter. Contributions to the Pockets Project will form a communal burial ground for the detritus of everyday life – and mark a new era of freedom for your pants.

Our pockets are overflowing. The time to empty is now!

All contributions are welcome. Simply sign the Empty Pockets Pledge on the right and mail your objects to us, or jumpstart your efforts with an Empty Pockets Kit.                                

 http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/pockets

From Sketch to Complete: The Work of IC4DESIGN

I’m very glad to show you the work of Hiroshima, Japan-based illustration group IC4DESIGN who make fascinating, lively and intricate illustrations for clients all over the world.

I was fortunate enough to meet Daisuke and Hiro, the people behind the designs at their studio in Hiroshima in March of 2010. Meeting them and seeing their work was one of the most memorable experiences of traveling to Japan. These guys seem to be the world’s hardest working illustrators!

Hiro and Daisuke show us their work process from start to finish of a New York Times Magazine brief below.

http://apeonthemoon.com/2010/08/13/from-sketch-to-complete-the-work-of-ic4-design/

Andy Singleton

Today’s morning product posts are making me so happy. The next one is celebration of fantastic metallic patterns and this first design is all about amazing paper cuts. The pieces above and below are part of a recently completely paper installation from british artist andy singleton. Andy’s installation, “dust clouds in the eagle nebula” was part of the “cut paper” exhibition at the bowey gallery in leeds and was inspired by photography from the hubble space telescope. If I had a choice between the real photos and andy’s amazing cut-out version of the universe I might have a hard time choosing a favorite. Well done, Andy.

Read more at Design*Sponge http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/08/andy-singleton.html#ixzz0wIFSqyqI

Mr. Facebook by Lizz Lunney

We need more funny artists! Sure, we’ve already profiled a few – there’s Kate Beaton, Claire Murray, Mischief Champion, but here’s a new one to add to the list: Lizz Lunney, an illustrator from Birmingham who draws fun little comics about the most random things. Check out her daily drawings in a section of her website called The Daily Sushi filled with quirky characters acting out all sorts of antics — it’s a hoot!

And if you want to take them away, you can buy some of her comics over in her shop (international customers need to write to her first before purchasing for added postage!)

http://pikaland.com/2010/08/10/lizz-lunney

Have you been to Dastkar yet?

It's on at the Palace Grounds in Bangalore from the 6th of this month till the 15th. 

Do visit and let us, the non-Bangalorites, know what you pick up from the fair!

Some more good news for readers from Bangalore and Mumbai -  Puja Bhargava is exhibiting her jewelry for the very first time in Bangalore [12th to 14th Aug at Basava Ambara], and in Mumbai [30th - 31st Aug at Concern India Foundation's exhibition at World Trade Center]. 

You would have seen Puja's designs at FabIndia, and at the Dastkar fair in Delhi. Each time I visit her stall, I can hardly resist adding a few more pieces to my collection.

http://anindiansummer-design.blogspot.com/2010/08/have-you-been.html

School Years Family Keepsake Box

I am so pleased to show you a School Years Keepsake box I did with Chronicle Books and Barnes and Noble. I had a lot of fun on this project and the final box design is so appealing. They really did a great job!

http://spotillustration.com/?p=423

Keri Smith.com

http://www.kerismith.com/

Product Feature ~ Low-cost self-diagnosis tool for rural India

Designers at Honeywell Technology Solutions in Bangalore, Ankur Sardana (NID) and Parag Trivedi (IDC), have created a self-diagnosis tool for people living in rural India. The design is simple, efficient, made with recycled materials to keep costs low, and aims to empower patients and help doctors by aiding patients to accurately identify their symptoms. In conversation with Ankur Sardana on why he and Parag created the tool and the role it seeks to play in the accurate diagnosis and efficient recovery of patients all over India.

http://indianbydesign.wordpress.com/2010/05/06/product-feature-low-cost-self-diagnosis-tool-for-rural-india/

New Sketch by Genevieve Kote

http://www.illustrophile.com/2010/07/new-sketch/

Pillow Talk by Runjhun Jain

A graduate of the College of Art – Delhi, Runjhun is an ex-advertising creative director who doodles, styles ad shoots and loves creating, in her own words, ‘easy, quirky and honest’ designs. Her maiden collection of cushions uses dori work, chawal tanka and applique to translate her doodles onto fabric. “I was sure I didn’t want to simply transfer my drawings as line prints onto cloth, that for me didn’t complete the step over to a new medium. I wanted to explore textures, embroidery styles, stitches and still retain the madness and innocence of my art. Each cushion has been worked upon by kaarigars on my original line work.” The pieces are charming, well-finished and have an individual style. Presenting Runjhun Jain’s delightful experiments with embroidery and applique.

http://indianbydesign.wordpress.com/2010/06/14/design-feature-runjhun-jain/

Pretty Book Covers

I found an amazing range of really nice book covers and I thought I might share them with all of you.


http://www.lushlee.com/2010/08/pretty-book-covers/

The Sketchbook Project

Hi guys!!

Check this out!! Real fun and sketching revisited!!

Continued....A post about Dilli

Well, I had written the post a while ago and I think the reason why I am posting this is because I have changed views about the city. Dilli, if you define, has no identity of its own. The special feature about Delhi is that it derives a large part of its identity from the people migrating from different places to settle in the city. Since it is cosmopolitan in nature, you can surely find people of different cultures, customs residing together. People of all colors, all styles reside in a commonplace called Delhi. If I state Delhi's identity, I would say that the main identity of the city is that it has so many various people all with their own unique cultures living by the side of River Yamuna.
Since the city of Delhi has a lot of Punjabi population, the lingo here is a metamorphic Punjabi. Ho Jaega Ji, Tu jaanta Nahi main kaun hu etc are very typical of the city.the lingo of Delhi provides a base or a foundation to Delhi's diversity. Some of the changes grew with time and some I will incorporate in the next time's post. Enjoy!