Catalina Estrada’s work is featured in yet another Victionary publication, Simply Pattern. The book examines how creatives have used pattern to inject new energy into their work throughout history, from Andy Warhol to Mark Rothko and Emilio Pucci to Hanna Werning. The book features Catalina’s textile illustrations for Anunciacao’s Summer 2008 collection, as well as the work of Japanese graphic designer, TAKORA Kimiyoshi Futoria, Swedish wallpaper maker Lisa Bengtsson and Parisian design studio, 5.5 Designers. 

Simply Pattern

Bella Pilar’s cards for Papyrus are now available at Borders locations nation wide. Check it out!

Borders

Shawn Barber is featured in Humble Pictures recently released film, New Brow. The movie features first hand accounts from the artists, galleries and collectors who started and continue the new american art movement that is Pop Surrealism or Outsider Art. This wide spread populist art movement has origins in Low Brow art, underground comix, punk music, hotrod street culture, Kustum culture, Street Art, Graffiti, Graphic Design, Tattoo, Surf Culture, Tiki Culture and other California sub-cultures. Glenn Barr, Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, Ron English and Shepard Fairey were also intervied for the movie, among many others.

Ana Bagayan and her boyfriend and fellow creative, Ara Devejian, were invited to teach an art segment at the launch of re:Active’s newest zine project, Dead-End Door, re:Vealed. re:Active in a non-profit, arts-education program for youths aged 13 to 19 that introduces students to jobs in the fields of design, writing, illustration and photography through the production of a theme-based magazine about issues affecting youth.

The newest issue, Dead-End Door, re:Vealed, was a collaborative effort between re:Active, 826LA and the students of Los Angeles High School.

The launch takes place on Sunday, June 29th between 4:30-6:30 at FAMILY, 436 North Fairfax, Los Angeles, CA

re:Active

826LA

Gordon Wiebe and Ana Bagayan are featured in Blanket magazine’s collector’s edition patchwork poster. Blanket is an online magazine from Australia that features art, design and photography from around the world. The poster, made to resemble a patchwork blanket, features the work of 56 artists that have appeared in the magazine since it’s launch in December 2006. The poster measures 950mm x 570mm and is available for $15 (plus postage) at the Blanket Magazine online store.

www.blanketmagazine.com

Marguerite Sauvage illustrated for Gardasil’s new ad campaign. The ads are meant to mimic a page in teen girl’s notebook and can be seen in magazines and on Gardasil’s collateral material and website.

Catalina Estrada is featured in the current issue of Varoom magazine (UK). Varoom explores the world of illustration, featuring illustrators from around the world who are making significant contributions to the industry. The magazine is published three times a year, inviting noted illustrators to contribute a visual essay on any subject they choose to each issue.

www.varoom-mag.com

Red Nose Studio’s series of illustrations for Norwegian appliance company ASKO has not only been recognized in the US and Norway, but now internationally as well. Two of the ads in the Built to Look After You campaign were nominated for a Press Lion in the Home Appliances & Furnishings category at the 2008 Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Last year, the festival, now in it’s 55th year, attracted more than 9,000 delegates from 85 countries to view nearly 26,000 pieces of work, attend 45 seminars, 20 workshops and catch 4 awards ceremonies. The campaign was art directed by Norwegian ad agency SMFB so thanks and congratulations go out to Hans, Andre, Vibeke and everyone else on the SMFB team!

2008 Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival

Catalina Estrada illustrated for Brazilian author Paulo Coelho’s Joy Diary for 2009. The book features a different illustration for each month alongside quotes taken from the author’s best-loved titles. Joy is published by Barcelona-based literary agency, Sant Jordi Asociados, and is available in 19 countries.

Sant Jordi Asociados

Last month’s wake themed book launch party for Graham Roumieu’s newest book Bigfoot: I Not Dead was a spectacular success. The concept of a wake clearly resonated with people as The Gladstone Hotel management estimated the crowd at well over 250, which is about a hundred over capacity.

Each of the ‘eulogists’ did a wonderful job. Much like a real wake, their testimonials contradicted one another with five eulogists presenting five bigfoots; Douglas Bell’s intellectual, Sean Cullen’s zen master, Jeremy Keehn’s clandestine lover, Damian Rogers’s soulful hipster bassist, Nathan Whitlock’s philanderer and Michael Winter’s practical joker. Tim Beresford, the host, was hilarious and the acoustic guitar “candle in the wind” was the perfect choice to end evening.

Although a good portion of the crowd had a copy of Bigfoot: I Not Dead under their arm as they walked in, an astonishing 79 additional copies were sold that night. We hope Graham’s inspired inscription for the Bigfoot poster – “buy book at Pages or me kill you” – will drive sales for months to come.

Thanks to Pages Books and Magazines, The Walrus, Penguin and The Gladstone Hotel for a wonderful event and please check out the pics of the evening if you missed the fun.

All photos courtesy of Chris Reed. Thanks, Chris!

Damian Rogers

 Douglas Bell

Graham Roumieu

Michael Winter

Nathan Whitlock

Sean Cullen

Tim Beresford