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Cut & Paste 2010

ocularinvasion — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:49:53 +0000

Cut & Paste, the premiere live design battle, is kicking off again this year. I had a blast when I was a competitor back in 2007. So, if you love having a blast (I know you do) and meeting cool people (who doesn’t?) then you should sign up! The deadline is Sept 10th. Check out their site for more info.

lead, kern, or get out of the way

ocularinvasion — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:19:33 +0000

Humorous comic about typographic obsession from wondermark.com.

[via welovetypography.com]

There’s still time!

ocularinvasion — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:55:24 +0000

We Are Contributors has extended its sale until Aug 21st. That leaves 5 more days to purchase custom skateboard art by myself and other great artists like Mike Perry, Michael Sieben, UPSO, and many more! Check it out

Lumberjacked

ocularinvasion — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:57:08 +0000

Still looking for a home this design. Maybe teefury?

More Brigadiers

ocularinvasion — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:43:46 +0000

Colonel Windpipe’s Musical Brigade is always looking for new recruits so here’s my latest three hopefuls. From left to right — Gene Mouseman, James “The Harp” Ruffwind, and Albin the Alpine Horn Virtuoso.

Jackets and Knives

ocularinvasion — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:53:20 +0000

I got a little caught up with freelance work a couple weeks ago, so I couldn’t deliver on my normal schedule, so it’s a double dose of the greaser alphabet for you today! Letters J and K encompass two highly essential parts of any greaser’s wardrobe—Jackets and Knives.

Rise And Shine

ocularinvasion — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:46:27 +0000

Mimobot, creators of the coolest USB flash drives probably on the planet, and Infectious, think of it as threadless but for everything, have teamed up once again for a Mimobot design contest. The “Unmasked” challenge asks people to create designs that play off of Mimobot’s Helmet style USB drive.

If you dig my Rise and Shine design and have an Infectious account, please take the time to vote!

Vote

One Way Or Another

ocularinvasion — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:55:02 +0000

I’m excited to announce I’ll be working with Contributor on a unique charity art auction! Rather than try to weakly summarize what the whole thing is about, here’s the official press release.

ABOUT “ONE WAY OR ANOTHER”

We’ve teamed up with Society6 and Club Mumble to curate our second art show in support of Contributor. Building on the success of last year’s group show, “One Way Or Another” plays upon the personal nature of a skateboard. Things like how you grip your board, how loose your trucks are, and heck, how you know that the size of your wheels down to the slightest of millimeters will make the hugest difference. In the end, this little wooden toy seems to be made just for you.

Combining an open call at Society6 and a group of specially invited guests (curated by Andy Jenkins, Bob Kronbauer, Sandro Grison, Justin Cooper, Mike Giles & Annie Lam), we have selected over 40 artists/collectives from around the world to create original artwork on full-size blank maple decks. These specially made boards will be sold at our online shop, with all the proceeds going directly back to getting skateboards to kids across Canada.

What makes this project unique is that rather than people buying a already finished piece of artwork, their purchase will commission an artist/studio to make a board especially for them, so when it arrives, it’s an awesome surprise – kind of like a familiar chocolate with a hidden tasty centre!

ART SALE INFO

To see full listing of artists, please visit www.wearecontributors.com
* Sale continues from July 8 to August 15, 2010
Online shop can be accessed directly at wearcontributors.bigcartel.com

ARTIST LISTING

Alain Cheung, Allister Lee, Amber B Dianda, Andrew Schansberg, Anthony Smith, Aurelie Grand, Bob Haro, Bombo, Chad Vangaalen, Chris Piascik, Daniel Rossi, David Ko, Don Pendleton, Emilio Santoyo, Emory Allen, Evan Melnyk, Jason C Arnold, Jess Fogel, Joe Castro, Joe Van Wetering, Jordan Crane, Keith Scharwath, Kelly Litzenberger, Lydia Nichols, Maurizio Santucci, Max Erds, Michael Sieben, Mike Perry, Pete Panciera, Porous Walker, Randy Laybourne, Roger Allen, Rollout, Rory Doyle, Steph Walker, Steve Cabellero, Tim Barnard, Todd Francis, Todd St. John, Tony Larson, Travis Millard, Tyson Bodnarchuk, UPSO, Wade Mickley, Will Bryant

Teefury Collab

ocularinvasion — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:38:06 +0000

Teefury, the company kind enough to print my Monster Island design, (bi?)annually prints a community designed shirt. Currently known as the Teefury Collab, the shirt is made up of redesigned versions of the company’s mascots. It’s a fun project that reminds us that teefury is made of and for the tee shirt fans—artists and non-artists alike. Anyone could enter! Check out their previous collabs here.

They recently finished the call for the latest collab, and I just found out I made it in!
Here’s my redesign of their T-Bird character:

The shirt (possibly two shirts) will be released this Sunday. Yes, July 4th! I’ll be sure to remind you when it comes out.

Diego Guevara’s Process

ocularinvasion — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:55:16 +0000

Through a series of photos, Diego Guevara does a great job of documenting his process. This particular job was for a local Miami band. What’s really great about the post is that you can see that no matter the client, Diego Guevara believes that everyone deserves great design. Check it out!