Walking Shadow Drawings By Jason Ratliff.

above: Walking Shadow, Old Man

Jason Ratliff describes himself as an artist first and a graphic designer second. He creates illustrations with a mixture of ink, acrylic and a light dose of whimsy. What inspires him are colors, composition and how they interact.  In his own brand of artwork, color and composition are key. These values are reflected in his beautifully illustrated Walking Shadow series of drawings which are available as prints in various sizes.

Walking Shadow 9 (original available here)

Walking Shadow, Old Lady:

Walking Shadow, Superman:

Walking Shadow, Cat:

Walking Shadow, Cat 2:

Walking Shadow, Rooster:

Walking Shadow, Bicycle:

Walking Shadow, Guitar:

Walking Shadow, Lunch:

Walking Shadow, Monkey:

Prints, iPhone covers, canvases, t-shirts and notecards of these illustrations are available for purchase here at Society 6.

Finer prints of these are available here at Saatchi Online

The Artist, Jason Ratliff:

Location: Indianapolis, IN, United States
Website: http://jasonratliff.net
Work: Graphic Designer
Education: Graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Visual Communication Design. Studied under Dennis Ichiyama.

The Wes Anderson Alphabet by Hexagonall. 18 Minimalist Posters Based On The Cool and Quirky Characters From Wes Anderson's Films.

Characters from Wes Anderson movies serve as inspiration for Alphabet posters in a minimalist meets Saul Bass style by Madrid designer and Illustrator Hexagonall.

Exhibition Posters and TV Spot For Star Wars Identities Exhibit by Bleublancrouge.

For thirty-five years, audiences around the world have followed the adventures of Luke and Anakin Skywalker, the Jedi heroes of a galaxy far, far away. And now, a new exciting exhibition comes to our own galaxy with Star Wars Identities, a redefined modern exhibition experience in which we will rediscover the unforgettable characters of Star Wars in a whole new way.

Canadian agency Bleublancrouge has done a very nice job with promoting the exhibit. Their six illustrated exhibition posters, video teaser and now, a new tv spot are all nicely done (and all shown in this post).

First, the latest promotional tv spot for the exhibit, directed by Simon Olivier Fecteau:




Canadian ad agency Bleublancrouge also created the inkblot Vader image and video teaser for the exhibit:


The exhibit’s marquee image – the inkblot Darth Vader – quickly captivated the StarWars.com readers when it was first revealed last November (shown above), accompanied by this teaser spot for the exhibit:


Bleublancrouge is also one of three companies that make up X3 Productions (the exhibit’s licensee), has created several new character portraits for the campaign, which are showcased below.

The illustrations were inspired by the individuality of each character, by what makes them who they are; Yoda, Darth Vader, Amidala, C-3PO, Boba Fett and a Stormtrooper:



above: detail of Bleublanrouge's Amidala exhibition poster for Star Wars Identities

above: detail of Bleublanrouge's Vader exhibition poster for Star Wars Identities


above: detail of Bleublanrouge's Yoda exhibition poster for Star Wars Identities

above: detail of Bleublanrouge's C3PO exhibition poster for Star Wars Identities


above: details of Bleublanrouge's Stormtrooper exhibition posters for Star Wars Identities

above: detail of Bleublanrouge's Boba Fett exhibition poster for Star Wars Identities

This new innovative exhibition with interactive displays, original costumes, props and concept art, was made possible by Lucasfilm Ltd. and produced by Montreal's X3 Productions. It makes use of an extensive collection from the Lucasfilm Archives to explore the sciences of identity through the characters of Star Wars.

Some images from the exhibit:




Star Wars Identities: The Exhibition

Three Different Designers Do An Artful Retro Take on Cyberspace and Social Media.

Three different designers have all created various posters and ads that take the most popular sites in cyberspace and give them a vintage look. From Google Plus to Facebook, the stylized retro treatment emulates everything from Propaganda posters to vintage textbooks. Take a look.

Hip Hop Heads. 14 Fabulous Illustrated Portraits by Dale Edwin Murray.

London-based freelance illustrator and graphic designer Dale Edwin Murray has created this fabulous and ongoing series of 14 different hip hop head portraits. Wonderfully executed, the features and details are minimally depicted and yet are readily recognizable as the producers, writers, singers and artists they portray:

Pharrell Williams:

Coolio:

Flava Flav:

Kanye:

Snoop:

Eminem:

Rick Ross:

Jay Z:

Tyler the Creator:

Tupac:

Biggie:

Easy E:

MF Doom:

Eiknarf:

UPDATE: Since this was originally published, Dale's Hip Hop Heads have taken off and he now has an entire site dedicated to them at https://www.hiphopheads.co.uk/ 

Dale Edwin Murray

all images courtesy of the artist.



A special shout out to Sean Alvarez for bringing these to my attention!