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6Q Interview: Kim Rosen

6Q Interview: Kim Rosen

by Bob | Aug 10, 2011 | Illustration , Interviews | no comments

Today's 6Q interview features my friend, the amazing illustrator Kim Rosen. Kim studied advertising and design and then worked as a designer for several years before becoming an illustrator. Knowing Kim personally I can tell you that she's has a quiet, peaceful demeanor, she's very smart, considerate and she cares a lot about her work and her clients, which include;...

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Renato Pequito Design per Day

Renato Pequito Design per Day

by Bob | Jan 21, 2011 | Flickr Friday | 1 comment

Taking queue from a suggestion in Smashing Magazine, Portuguese designer/photographer, Renato Pequito, decided... more >

Taking queue from a suggestion in Smashing Magazine, Portuguese designer/photographer, Renato Pequito, decided he was tired of feeling like he didn't design enough and would make one design per day. Looking through them all you can really see how the designs play off each other, some designs leading into another while others stand alone or...

Designspiration

Designspiration

by Bob | Jan 18, 2011 | Farmidable.com | no comments

Designspiration is a project by photographer/designer Shelby White, the creator of the blog... more >

Designspiration is a project by photographer/designer Shelby White, the creator of the blog Walken. I love the gridded simplicity and the functionality of Designspiration that lets you sort images by various categories filters and even color. That's why I was super excited when I got invited to join. Posting is amazingly easy which has allowed...

ORDINARY.co

ORDINARY.co

by Bob | Jan 17, 2011 | Graphic Design | no comments

ORDINARY.co is the portfolio of Public School member Matthew Genitempo. I've been thinking... more >

ORDINARY.co is the portfolio of Public School member Matthew Genitempo. I've been thinking a lot about 1 color printing and ORDINARY.co has some great examples. It just goes to show you don't necessarily need color to make a great piece of artwork. Aside from the great design work I like the layout of Matthew's site....

Natural Artwork by Leif

Natural Artwork by Leif

by Bob | Dec 29, 2010 | Graphic Design | 1 comment

Leif is an artist based in Melbourne. He's done work for Modular Records,... more >

Leif is an artist based in Melbourne. He's done work for Modular Records, Sony Music, Warner Records and so on. He's also exhibited work in Berlin, The Netherlands and Sydney. Lief manipulates, mirrors and collages images. Nothing new really; but he does it better than anyone else I've seen because of his sense of restraint...

Apple TV Review

Apple TV Review

by Bob | Dec 28, 2010 | Commentary , Other Stuff , video | 1 comment

For Christmas this year my wife and I got a new flat screen... more >

For Christmas this year my wife and I got a new flat screen tv and an Apple TV to go with it. I've used it a few times now and for the most part really like it. First I'll talk about what I like.

Damian Nenow: Paths of Hate

Damian Nenow: Paths of Hate

by Bob | Dec 27, 2010 | Other Stuff | no comments

I had never heard of Damian Nenow before, so I don't know too... more >

I had never heard of Damian Nenow before, so I don't know too much about him. I tried to look up some of his other work but couldn't find anything. Please drop a link in the comments if you have any more info. The above trailer looks amazing. WWII planes soaring through the clouds. It...

Custom Modern Closet Part 2

Custom Modern Closet Part 2

by Bob | Dec 21, 2010 | House Work | 1 comment

I went to Woodcraft and bought 2 types of hinges one for inside... more >

I went to Woodcraft and bought 2 types of hinges one for inside doors called a 1/2 hinge and another type called a full hinge for the doors that need to be flush to the sides. Both kinds of hinges are European style so when opening the doors they don't pivot and hit each other....

Robert Foster Burch Sr.

Robert Foster Burch Sr.

by Bob | Dec 12, 2010 | Other Stuff | 3 comments

I thought I'd post a couple photos to commemorate the life of my... more >

I thought I'd post a couple photos to commemorate the life of my Grandfather who went to be with the Lord yesterday. He had an amazing life, leaving home when he was only eleven to work on a farm and later joining the military to serve in Okinawa durring WWII. He had the equivalent of...

Space 1026 Annual Art Auction

Space 1026 Annual Art Auction

by Bob | Dec 8, 2010 | Other Stuff | 1 comment

I Just got an email from Space 1026 gallery in Philadelphia about there... more >

I Just got an email from Space 1026 gallery in Philadelphia about there Annual Art Auction this Saturday with an auction preview on Friday. If you're in the area check it out. Artists that donated work include Zoe Strauss, Jim Houser, Bill McRight, Steve Powers, Rich Jacobs, Isaac Lin, Tim Gough, Luke Ramsey, Matt Furie,...

FF: Portait Painter Lu Cong

FF: Portait Painter Lu Cong

by Bob | Dec 3, 2010 | Illustration | 2 comments

Lu Cong is a young, talented American portrait artist who was born in... more >

Lu Cong is a young, talented American portrait artist who was born in Shanghai China in 1978. Making him around the same age as me. To avoid attending medical school Cong moved from Mississippi, where his family settled to Denver. Cong's models are all almost women and all have a similar look about them. In...

Illustrator Koren Shadmi

Illustrator Koren Shadmi

by Bob | Nov 30, 2010 | Illustration | no comments

I'm thankful that Illustrator, graphic novelist, Koren Shadmi sent me an email... more >

I'm thankful that Illustrator, graphic novelist, Koren Shadmi sent me an email pointing out his portfolio. I love his flowing lines and saturated textured color giving his work a slight eastern quality. Shadmi was born in Israel and worked there for a number of years before moving to New York. His first graphic novel...

moonassi

by Bob | Nov 29, 2010 | Illustration | no comments

Daehyun Kim, also known as moonassi, studied oriental painting at at Hongik Univeristy... more >

Daehyun Kim, also known as moonassi, studied oriental painting at at Hongik Univeristy in Seoul, South Korea. Moonassi's drawings are small scale surrealist interpretations of simple events and feelings. All the drawings involve human figures drawn the same way representing the every day, mundane human. All the drawings are in black and white. The delicateness...

Men's T's From Meghan Burch

Men’s T’s From Meghan Burch

by Bob | Nov 26, 2010 | Graphic Design | no comments

Some of you may have seen this on Facebook already. Meg has some... more >

Some of you may have seen this on Facebook already. Meg has some new T's in her Etsy Shop for men. One of the things I respect about my wife's work, aside from being intelligent, simple and well designed, is that she does it all herself. She doesn't send her designs away and have them...

Custom Modern Closet Part 1

Custom Modern Closet Part 1

by Bob | Nov 24, 2010 | House Work | no comments

Once we got it figured out I asked my father-in-law for a bit... more >

Once we got it figured out I asked my father-in-law for a bit of help and we went and got the wood. I used oak plywood over the summer to build a head board with shelves and really like how it looked with our grey walls so I went with oak again. I cut each...

My AdSense Money Plan

My AdSense Money Plan

by Bob | Nov 20, 2010 | Other Stuff | no comments

This blog isn't about making money, it's for writing about things I'm interested... more >

This blog isn't about making money, it's for writing about things I'm interested in. With the time I spend on it I actually loose money. I've been using Google AdSense for a couple of years now just to give me something I can use to re-invest in the blog and my own artwork. As a...

FF: Plastolux Modern Design

FF: Plastolux Modern Design

by Bob | Nov 12, 2010 | Flickr Friday | 3 comments

Happy Friday everyone! Looks like it'll be seasonally warm here in the North... more >

Happy Friday everyone! Looks like it'll be seasonally warm here in the North East US today. This Flickr Friday I'm bringing Plastolux's photostream to the table. I was looking for something architecture related and Plastolux fit the bill. I ended up spending some time in the Texture/Pattern Set which contains the images above.

Darren Booth Illustration

Darren Booth Illustration

by Bob | Nov 9, 2010 | Illustration | no comments

I just re-watched the 1992 Lord of the Flys film a few weeks... more >

I just re-watched the 1992 Lord of the Flys film a few weeks ago after our pastor worked it into one of his sermons. Later, searching around for something to post I re-discovered Darren Booth. He has a really nice set of what seem to be self directed classic book covers which includes Lord of...

FF: Network Osaka

FF: Network Osaka

by Bob | Nov 5, 2010 | Flickr Friday | no comments

Friday already! This week's Flickr Friday features the work of designer Network Osaka.... more >

Friday already! This week's Flickr Friday features the work of designer Network Osaka. I pulled this quote off of the Network Osaka about page."As a designer, I strive to engineer form and function in complete harmony. Removing unnecessary design elements and having a concise and direct approach to design problems will ultimately create a successful...

My Baby Daughter!

My Baby Daughter!

by Bob | Nov 3, 2010 | Other Stuff | 16 comments

With over 3/4 of our family and friends guessing that we would have... more >

With over 3/4 of our family and friends guessing that we would have a boy God decided to go against the majority. Today at the ultrasound when we found out we were having a girl my first thought was that I don't know anything about them. Watching that baby wiggle around inside my wife was...