With so many apps popping up these days, it’s nice to see people injecting the field with a little creativity. Bang!Bang! Studio in Moscow collaborated with Russia’s largest IT company, Yandex, to create an illustrated weather app that uses illustrations from young artists across their country. Over 70 images of basic weather statuses (from rain…
It’s been such a treat having Jill Bliss‘ nature drawings on D*S this week. Today she’s sharing her final drawing (description in her words below) and I just wanted to post a quick reminder that you still have all of today to enter your own drawing for a chance to win a copy of Jill’s…
I woke up with about nine million butterflies in my stomach because this morning, Ryan is heading over to my house to start shooting the Design*Sponge At Home book trailer. Working on the book (I’ll be able to share the — seriously awesome — cover with you soon; the one on Amazon is just a placeholder)…
After yesterday’s rain storm I was in desperate need of some cheering up. Thankfully Jill Bliss‘ next nature drawing popped into my inbox and I instantly felt a comforting reminder that even in rainy Portland things were warming up and the flowers were starting to come back. Today Jill has this new drawing to share…
It’s a dreary morning here in Brooklyn so I’m happy to escape into the world of Jill Bliss‘ nature drawings. To celebrate her new Nature Drawing Journal, Jill is sharing a new illustration with us every morning this week. Today she’s sharing a daffodil drawing inspired by a flower she found on her way to…
I’m thrilled to start this week with a special guest series from one of my favorite artists, Jill Bliss. I’ve been following Jill’s work since I started D*S, and I feel like I’m instantly transported into the forest every time I look at her drawings. Based in Portland, Jill is surrounded by a wealth of…
I’ve been spending a lot of time looking at illustrators’ websites lately and I couldn’t think of a better way to end this week than with a quick look at one of my favorites: Ping Zhu. Ping’s work spans a wide variety of themes, but what I respond to mot strongly is her way with…
Austin, Texas-based illustrator and animator Divya Srinivasan is the kind of artist who, after you learn her name and start digging through her portfolio, you might realize you’ve encountered all over the place without ever connecting the dots. In part, that’s because she’s, well, kind of just all over the place (I just realized I’ve…
I couldn’t think of a better way to start today than with this amazing video of artist Luca Barcellona hand-writing for the “Legacy of Letters” Italian tour, organized by Paul Shaw NYC. I was hypnotized by the fluid nature of his movements and the insanely gorgeous final product. Moments like this make me twinge with…
Between sneezes last night, I found myself drooling over the sets in Boardwalk Empire (again) and flipping through the online portfolio of Cornwall-based illustrator Clare Owen. Clare has a beautiful new London Snow Globe print at Papermash ($74) and I couldn’t get enough of her sweet fashion-based illustrations, like the two-tone flats and perfume bottle…
I love kicking off Fridays with a little early morning eye candy to get things started on the right foot. These beautiful illustrations from British illustrator Anne Smith are just the ticket. Colorful, sweet and upbeat, they’re the type of work I love to see mixed into my favorite magazines and books. In addition to…
i think the foundation of my love for illustration is based around the idea that i love seeing the world through someone else’s eyes. more so than photography or film, i love being able to see an artist’s hand in something and imagine how they must see the people and places in their everyday life….
