Zach Bulick

I found the illustration of Kevin Dart this morning via twitter and I completely dig his style. One of the recent pieces he was commissioned for was a poster for the new No Doubt tour. I was a shameless No Doubt fan in high school. Went to all the concerts, front row fan boy. One concert I yelled “I LOVE YOU GWEN” and she blew me a kiss. Right there, at that very moment, I could have died and everything would have been right with the world.

The Art and Illustration of Kevin Dart.

I came across Departures this morning while reading my daily RSS feeds. After living in Wales I’m only now discovering the amazing world of design that existed in Cardiff Bay, 45 minutes from my house. It seems that UK design has its own regional aesthectic. It’s simple, colorful, and intelligent. Departures work is all that and a bag of crisps. I especially love their work for the National Assembly of Wales, but who could design something wrong with such amazing architecture?

Departures® –Byw yn yr Ardd.

Summer is here.
Discovery / Bike Rides / Daisy Chains / Urban Crawls. It’s wonderful.

I came across New Urban Arts this morning on Design Sponge and was instantly inspired by the space, art, goal, people. It looks amazing. Community Arts is something I have never considered before as pursuing but it has the potential to combine the things I value. Oh, the possibilities!

When I saw New Urban Arts it reminded me a bit of The Public Design Center that Kate Bingham Burt used to run in Mississippi. The two are different but the integration of art + design + community is great and inspiring.

About New Urban Arts:

A nationally recognized interdisciplinary arts studio for high school students and emerging artists in Providence, Rhode Island.

Our mission is to build a vital community that empowers young people to develop a creative practice they can sustain throughout their lives. We provide studio, exhibition space, and mentoring for young artists who explore the visual, performing, and literary arts through yearlong free out-of-school programs.  Founded in 1997, New Urban Arts serves 150 high school students in the Providence Public High Schools and 20 artists each year. We have been named one of fifty premiere arts and youth development programs in the country for five years.

This short stop motion is internet gold. The good internet gold, not that youtube nonsense. Sorry I’m Late.

All of the work for the grad Show 09 at Lincoln School of Art & Design looks rad, wish I could jet set to Lincoln to check it out. Completely crushing on some of their print / presentation / & typography. Nicely done boys and girls.

FPO : For Print Only, from the lovely people that brought you UnderConsideration. This two color prospectus is rad and economical. Lately I’ve been really digging the low-fi quality of black ink on colored paper.

Mark Weaver’s series “Make Something Cool Everyday” is nothing less than inspiring.

Check it out! Today I have a print on Wallblank where 100% of the proceed go towards Union Gospel Mission’s Orangeday. Here’s the gist.

On April 10, over 3,500 people in need all across Metro Vancouver will be served a delicious Easter Dinner at UGM – and given a fresh orange at the end of the meal. We call it Orange Day.

Check out the Orangeday site, as well as UGM’s twitter and the Orangeday flickr group.