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The Adventure of Art with Jon Burgerman
Jon Burgerman is not just an everyday artist. Armed with Amsterdam paints, Posca pens and Sharpies, Jon can be found at the spot where art and improvisation collide. On any given day, you can find Burgerman on the streets of New York City, doodling, drawing and delighting in art and life. Recent works including Hot Girls and Hot Dogs, Tumblr Girls, My Great Movie and Hungry Games, illustrate a sense of humor and talent as sprawling as his imagination.
I chatted with Burgerman, of whom I am a huge fan, about life, craft and the adventure of art.
Modern Gigposter Design: 100 Stunning Examples – Volume II
Two years ago we put out a post showcasing some of the best posters of the previous few years before that.
Today we are doing the same thing. This article contains 100 stunning posters made in the last two years.
This second collection highlights the trends and changing styles in the gigposter world. If you go back and compare the previous selection to the ones I have gathered today, there are some clear differences. Now I know that there are still posters that get produced in the same styles as they would have two or more years ago, but overall, as a scene, and as a group of designers and illustrators, you can see the evolution of the gigposter. It might not be a dramatic and sudden evolution that is crystal clear to everyone, but for the most part it is slowly and subtly changing. There are certain dynamics that have changed or appeared which you will be able to see if you go back over the years and see this evolution in play.
40+ Excellent Hand-Lettering Inspirations
What’s better than pencil on paper?
We love to drool over the work of talented hand-letterers we stumble upon on sites like Pinterest and Behance.
Here is some work that struck our fancy as of late. We hope it inspires your own creativity.
Handmade Love: Update
I received many kind words in regards to my recent post, Homemade Love, about my mother’s annual Christmas cards.
These cards were completed each and every Christmas beginning in 1972, the year she and my father were married, up until last year. This year, my father, brother, sister-in-law, nieces and nephew finished the Sakai family Christmas card on her behalf, as she, the glue to our family, passed unexpectedly on October 22nd.
Introducing our brand guidelines template
A few days ago, I mentioned at the bottom of an email campaign that we were working on a little something that would make delivering new brand assets to a client easier. Well, this is it. Adding value to the…
Introducing vector set 23: oh the horror!
Boo! Ladies and gentlemen, the long awaited successor to vector pack 22 is out! And we do have something very new to share. Set 22 was Steve Knerem’s take on a lot of elements of the 1950s and 1960s: cars,…
Weapons of Mass Creation Fest short documentary film
Three Days that Changed Our Lives Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 4 went down in the summer of 2013 in Cleveland, OH at the historic Cleveland Public Theatre and inspired us greatly. Over 1,500 dreamers, doers, makers and mistakers joined…
Troy DeShano: No Great Story Comes without Difficulty
If you attended this year’s Weapons of Mass Creation Fest, you’ll remember Troy DeShano. Artist, illustrator, speaker, Troy stepped up to the Artists in Residence stage podium and told a story part trying, part terrifying, totally triumphant: his own. Troy…
Japanese Vintage Design Inspiration
When I was growing up, I’d play the Japanese card game Hanafuda with my grandparents. Mesmerized by the stunning yet simple designs on each card, I memorized each combination: ribbon, maple and deer, geese, moon and sky, boar and butterfly. At the kitchen table we’d play and snack on senbei, and at these moments I felt so happy and loved. I still remember my grandmother’s Japanese plates upon which she’d serve me tiny treats and tea. Surrounded deep in my family’s culture, I gained an appreciation for everything Japanese.
When I see vintage Japanese design, I feel warmly reminded of my grandparents and the love we shared. The gentle simplicity still embraces and inspires me. Via Pinterest, here are 25:
Vintage Design and Illustrations inspired by Japan
Roughing things up for a bit
What, yet another texture pack? Well, yes and no. Remember Maarten Kleyne? He’s that awesome designer from the Netherlands. He’s created textures for us. We’ve already released three packs so far: the excluded rough grunge pack, the etched into dark pack, and the noisy…
Go Media + Design Cuts = training, freebies, and more!
Hey girls and lads, meet Design Cuts Born and raised in London, England Hello all, Simon here? I’d like to introduce you to a very skilled group of individuals we started working with. They’re called Design Cuts, and they come…
Introducing the Graphic Designer’s Guide to Motion Graphics
And now, for something completely different If I recap the latest Arsenal releases, we have things ranging from mockup templates, vector packs, to texture sets. Which is, don’t get me wrong, great. Today, I have a different product to put…
Examples of Simple & Elegant Logo Designs
There are so many different design decisions that you can make when creating a logo that – at first – it can be a little overwhelming. Do you want something attention grabbing, colourful and brash? Do you follow the long shadow trend, or will that appear tired and overused in 6 months time? Do you go for something understated and that looks good in black and white? There are countless directions that you can go in, but my personal favourite is a logo that’s simple, clean and has a tiny hint of the brand’s personality behind it.
Dust, speckles, and noise
Finally! Hello all, Simon here. The product we’re launching today is something I’ve been wanting to launch for a LONG while. Behold, Dustin’s film textures pack! A bit of background Why am I excited? Well, since we’ve (finally?) passed the…
The collections strike back!
They’re back! Now, I wish I could write in yellow on top of a starry space scene, but… I was very tempted to make more Star Wars jokes, but I have to admit that there are people way more qualified…
Flickr Pool Showcase – August 2013
Hey Everyone! We’ve been super busy here around the GoMediaZine, but we’re happy to bring back the ever popular Flickr pool showcase! We promise to make it a monthly staple if you promise to keep your designs coming! Here’s how to join, followed by our picks for the month of August. Enjoy!
Essential Tips for Success from Designers We Trust
It’s a big, bad world out there. We asked some of our favorite designers, what is your #1 tip for success?
Announcing the Go Media building texture collection!
Textures. You said textures? That’s textures! Hey folks, it’s Simon here. To say that I’m excited to share what I’m about to write doesn’t even begin to cover it. Heather and myself have been hard at work to release a…
Create a Rockabilly Poster With Vector Set 22 – Part II
A bit of background information Hello all! Simon, the Arsenal manager here. Today, I finally have time to release the 2nd part of the vector set 22 inspired poster tutorial Steve Knerem poster a while back. <Fair warning> the post…
Announcing the Wireframe Sound Wave Texture Pack!
Dustin does it again! The Valleys in the Vinyl founder (who just released some cool neon textures) is back with a vengeance. After the microscopic fingerprints textures and the fractal space pack, he has yet another very unique set ready…
Design Tools I Can’t Live Without
We asked our favorite designers…What design tools can’t you live without?
A new Arsenal release: the Fractal Space texture pack
The texture pack Hello all! Simon here today to introduce you our latest Arsenal release, the Fractal Space texture pack. It’s a set of 20 textures, created by the man behind our amazing microscopic fingerprints texture pack, Dustin Schmieding (Valleys…
Inspiration Now! 11 Ideas from Our Favorite Designers
We’ve all been there, staring at the screen: cursor blinking, artboard sadly stark white, pencil sharpened and nowhere to go. Looking around you want so badly for inspiration to jump off the screen and bite you. Sometimes, just sometimes it does – but more often than not, you have to go looking for it. Even our favorite designers, on those dark and desperate moments, have to dig deep and think out-of-the-box to seek inspiration everywhere – and today they’re here to share with us some places you might find it, too.
Top 100 Design & Inspiration Blogs: Go Media & Friends Favorites
Google Reader is retiring, but we here at Go Media believe RSS is far from dead. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of 100 of our favorite blogs to follow, however it is you may choose to do so. And even better, we had a little help from our friends.