THE DAILY MONSTER

ESCAPE FROM ILLUSTRATION ISLAND etc.

Good morning. How are you? I hope you're not too put out by the end of Daylight Savings Time. I just wanted to post a few new things for you, chief among them the link to an interview I did with Thomas James for his excellent podcast Escape From Illustration Island.

 

My bit starts just shy of 10 minutes in (if you want to cheat and skip ahead). We're also giving away a signed copy of The Graphic Eye. You can get all the details about that right here.

In other news, I'm gearing up for the CTN Animation Expo in Burbank from Nov. 20th to the 22nd. If you're in the L.A. area, come check it out. From the looks of it, it'll be a chance to hobnob with some pretty spectacular people. I'm excited to see who I'll meet.

Lastly, I wanted to show you two drawings by Brandon Bass made in my Monster workshop at the AIGA Make/Think conference in Memphis a few weeks back. I just think they're very cool. You can see more drawings on Flickr.

More things are in the works. Always.

For now, I hope you remember that 344 LOVES YOU

IF YOU GOTTA WEAR A LAMPSHADE...

Good afternoon. First of all, a much belated Thank You to all of you who gave me such a wonderful reception at the AIGA Make/Think Conference in Memphis two weeks ago. I'm still reeling. AIGA will post a video of the whole thing in the next few weeks, at which point I'll put up a link, of course.

In the meantime, allow me to introduce you to a fun new thing I just finished. Jeff Smith and Al Quattrocchi of Tornado Design invited me to participate in their Enlighten! project, benefiting Inner-City Arts. They got together a pretty staggering group of artists, designers, and illustrators, so I'm just happy to have my dotty contribution in the mix. 

Please check out my entry, entitled INVISIBLE PARTICLES UNDER UNUSUAL CONDITIONS, because why shouldn't I bust out a cool, pretentious title every now and again, too? I hope you'll like it.

And hey, if you're in the Halloween spirit, please join me at the Echo Park Time Travel Mart this Saturday night for a Monster Drawing Workshop benefiting the excellent kids of 826LA.

Until then, please remember that 344 LOVES YOU

THE GRAPHIC EYE Launch Party Photos

Good morning. Thanks to the valiant efforts of Tim Moraitis and Jennie Meredith, and with some lighting help from Jona Frank, I'm happy to present to you photos from the launch party for my new book THE GRAPHIC EYE -- Photographs By Graphic Designers From Around The Globe. We got together at the beautiful Skylight Books annex in Los Feliz, California, last Friday night, and as you can see by clicking here, we had a great time!

I'll also add a few photos by Friend of the 344 Empire Dyana Valentine to give you an impression of the space. Thank you to all of you who came to visit, to Tim, Jennie, Jona, Dyana, Linda, Michael, and Scott for taking great photos of the event, to Maria and Steve at Skylight for organizing such a great night, and to Gustavo for spinning excellent photography themed tunes.

More things are in the work and on the way. For now, I hope you'll have a great weekend, safe in the knowledge that 344 LOVES YOU

DAILY MONSTER 205

Good morning. Thank you for visiting the Daily Monsters the week, when they were actually daily again. I had fun doing clips for you at the old fast and furious pace, and I really loved the stories you posted. Check out yesterday's haul by clicking here.

And now, without further delay, please enjoy this small, yet grand finale:


I just committed to the next Daily Monster project yesterday afternoon. It'll be something fun in a different format, and most definitely a collector's item. (No, not a toy. :^) Stay tuned for more after the AIGA Conference in Memphis.
But there'll be other things between now and then, I'm sure.

For now, I hope you'll have an excellent weekend.
And of course I hope you realize that 344 LOVES YOU

DAILY MONSTER 204

Good morning. After a day of non-stop tech frustration -- some self-inflicted, some genuinely not my fault -- it's a pleasure to bring another Daily Monster to life for you. Especially when I can look forward to more great stories like the ones you came up with for yesterday's creature. Please check it out.

And now, without further ado, please say Hello to Daily Monster 204:



OK. Back to work I go. This night ain't over yet.
But you better believe that 344 LOVES YOU