Posted by Burlesque of North America on October 15, 2009. 0 Comments
I thought country clubs were way too haughty to get this psychedelic. Either way, these bag designs for Country Club Fashions, designed by the power team of Frazier and Hauge are really doin' it.Click image for larger view
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Posted by Burlesque of North America on October 14, 2009. 0 Comments
Pileup reader John Ballon recently reminded me of illustrator David Weidman. Weidman worked as an animation artist with Hannah-Barbara before opening up a framing store in Los Angeles. There, he attempted to sell some of his gorgeous screenprinted posters but it seemed most of his customers were more interested in his frames! Years later, his artwork has been compiled into a book entitled The Whimsical Work of David Weidman. One look at his art and you can see how it still resonates with today's artists and illustrators.Check out this monstrous collection of Weidman's art on Flickr.To see more and order original screenprints from David Weidman, visit weidmansart.com
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Posted by Burlesque of North America on October 14, 2009. 0 Comments
We're super excited to finally be releasing the first of a few art prints designed by our talented friend John Baizley. Some of you might know him as the frontman of the great rock group Baroness while others might know him from his incredible artwork. This Thursday, we are releasing the green art print version of Baroness' ""Red Album"" artwork. The prints measure 18 x 20"" and are seven colors printed on French Poptone Black Licorice paper. They are a signed and numbered edition of 200. As stated in yesterday's newsletter, the top left corners of most of the prints have a small ding in them, caused during shipping. It's a small bend measuring less than 1/2"" and does not affect the image area. If the print is framed, the crease will be unnoticed. In our newsletter, we made a typographic error and stated that the bend ""does"" affect the...
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Posted by Burlesque of North America on October 12, 2009. 0 Comments
Poster designed for Tokyo's Tama National Zoo by Yasuo Shigehara. Circa 1967ish.Click for larger view
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Posted by Burlesque of North America on October 09, 2009. 0 Comments
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Posted by Burlesque of North America on October 09, 2009. 0 Comments
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Posted by Burlesque of North America on October 07, 2009. 0 Comments
Here's a great looking pinball machine from the always hot Gottlieb. It's 1971's ""4 Square."" Game design by Ed Krynski. Artwork by Gordon Morison, who was responsible for creating the art of nearly 150 different pinball games for Gottlieb. After putting in his time for Gottlieb, Morison was still working up to 80 hours a week doing freelance art and advertising projects up until his death in 2000.
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Posted by Burlesque of North America on October 07, 2009. 0 Comments
Here's a great looking pinball machine from the always hot Gottlieb. It's 1971's ""4 Square."" Game design by Ed Krynski. Artwork by Gordon Morison, who was responsible for creating the art of nearly 150 different pinball games for Gottlieb. After putting in his time for Gottlieb, Morison was still working up to 80 hours a week doing freelance art and advertising projects up until his death in 2000.
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Posted by Burlesque of North America on October 06, 2009. 0 Comments
A new book has been released which chronicles the multitude of Obama posters created by artists ready for something different. We were heavily involved in the creation of a number of posters featured in the book and it's an honor to have been a part of helping our 44th president get elected. You can order the book directly from its publisher, Zenith Press.
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Posted by Burlesque of North America on October 06, 2009. 0 Comments
A new book has been released which chronicles the multitude of Obama posters created by artists ready for something different. We were heavily involved in the creation of a number of posters featured in the book and it's an honor to have been a part of helping our 44th president get elected. You can order the book directly from its publisher, Zenith Press.
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