Above is the work of British-born graphic designer and illustrator Alexis Marcou. I absolutely love his style, sense of energy and motion, and even the font (original?). I found this on Daily Art Press and there are a number of other renderings worth a moment of your time.
Illustrations
Smoking Screen
I received a few comments when I uploaded the scotch tape people, from [d]online readers that were fascinated by anthropomorphism; specifically that which was derived by pliable, changing media. In that tradition, I was captivated by the (age-old) idea of revealing messages in smoke. And while this isn’t exactly novel, it re-illuminated my imagination for the idea.
Click the image to see other examples of this treatment. Where else have you enjoyed this style? Which applications show it the best? Which ones do you find quite lacking?
Illustrated Horror Film Posters
Well Medicated has a great list of 100 Illustrated Horror Film posters, many of which were quite frightening memories form my childhood. It’s fascinating to see the influence of fine art on film promotion and some lasting images and metaphors (see Road Games) that still hold strong today.
Rubens Lp
I’ve recently fallen in love with the illustration style of Rubens Lp, Sao Paulo-based illustrator and industrial designer. Click the image below to be redirected to his work.
BigDog
Meet Boston Dynamics’ new robotic packmule, BigDog. This four-legged walker, funded by DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)—yes, the folks that invented the interweb—walks up/down hills, in snow, over cinderblocks and reacts to being kicked. For some reason, I feel bad for it when it’s struggling to stay up on ice. In any sense, it’s a lot more nimble than Floyd*. Read more
Lady Mac Illustration
I either have a very low opinion of Lady MacBeth, or am somewhat obsessed with her presence. In highschool, I was in three productions of The Scottish Play and co-wrote two satires (MacBeth Revisited, MacBeth Revisited Revised). I’ve seen the show a number of times and find myself doodling scenes from it from time to time—including this watercolor on wood painting of her reassuring her tormented husband and convincing him to hide the murder weapons. The latest is this vector drawing of Lady Mac retrieving the daggers from Duncan’s chamber and plotting her next move. Sadistic, wouldn’t you say? Either way, your feedback is certainly appreciated.
NBC Universal Milestones Timeline
Broadway Video Senior Designer, Katherine Burke, approached my company (ERA404) to develop the ActionScript 3 interface for NBC Universal‘s 5-Year Anniversary project, entitled “Milestones.” The site, designed by Ms. Burke, is hosted on NBCUni.com and linked from NBC.com, NBCUni.com and UniversalStudios.com. The interface provides a timeline for users to chart NBC Universal’s major achievements over the past five years.
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