Posts Tagged with "Illustration"

Comic Book Sound Terminology

July 13, 2008

Thud, Slurp, Kliong, Boom, Splonk, Ffizoom!
El Estratografico’s Flickr set Retronomatopeya, documents the simple yet creative language used in comic books to convey sound.

10 Classic Canadian Artworks

June 18, 2008

Ten inspirational and distinctly Canadian artworks.
Above:
David Alexander Colville
Snowplow

Vintage Comic Book Ads

April 22, 2008

The weather here in Bordeaux has been cold and wet the last couple of days, and the flat I am staying in isn’t much better. It’s tiny, damp, dusty, doesn’t have a television and half the room’s ceiling is less than 4 feet in height (it’s kinda like the office in Being John Malkovich). Other [...]

AP Interview: Vladimir Zimakov

November 8, 2007

As Internet advertising revenues begin to eclipse their print equivalents, major newspapers are cutting down size, reducing their format and focusing their efforts on web-content. The mood and setting of print media is becoming somewhat gloomy.
Recently, Doug had a discussion with accomplished illustrator and book cover artist Vladimir Zimakov, who has designed for Penguin and [...]