In our last post, we talked about some things you should know before embarking on a collaboration, since making art with another person can be..
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How To Judge A Book By Its Cover
I judge books by the dust jacket description, the blurbs, the first line, the heft, and the first few pages. But I also judge books by..
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Vengeful Spirit of ’76: Challenge Winner
Steven Rhodes (@blue sparrow) didn’t grow up in America. He didn’t live through the Fifties, the Sixties or the Seventies. But you’d never know it from his designs! Recurring motifs..
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Artists Speak: Favo(u)rite Colo(u)rs
The designs we’re launching today have a real global feel, made by artists from Spain, Canada, Brazil, The Philippines, and sunny Queensland, Australia. They gave a whole..
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He Won The Challenge, Dam It!
NDTank is a freelance illustrator and designer (“At least I pretend to be when I am not pretending to be something else…”) living in West Virginia. Judging by..
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That 70s Shirt
Today it’s easy to take internet T-shirts for granted. Not only can you buy one with a simple finger tap, but you’ll be wearing that shirt..
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Tuned In: July’s Best Concert Posters
Welcome back to Tuned In – an ongoing series highlighting the best concert posters of the month (if you missed June’s roundup, check it out here!)...
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Introducing The Whimsical World of Nina Palomba
At six years old, artist Nina Palomba received her very first drawing book on cartooning. Ever since, the Chicago-based, Wyoming-raised talent has been doodling and..
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Artist Shop Spotlight: Rachel Ryle
As artist Rachel Ryle says, “Good things come to those who make.” Truer words couldn’t be spoken by the self-made talent; apprehensive about her quirky..
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The Best Moments of Lollapalooza 2015
Under an unforgiving sun, Lollapalooza returned to Chicago’s Grant Park for three days of music and mayhem (I’m looking at you, Travis Scott). With temperatures..
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Artist Shop Spotlight: PaperFilms
An artistic team of serious talent, PaperFilms is a powerhouse of comic-enthused creatives developing everything from custom comics to video games to screenplays for TV..
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Think You’re Too Old for Toys? Wrong!
Earlier this year, I attended a wonderful event at Chicago’s Galerie F and, try as I might, could not walk away from a trio of..
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