Mad Men
By Mark KaufmanWatched the premiere episode of AMC’s Mad Men last night. Much like a cheap and tawdry coupon that was a minor plot point it will keep me coming back for more. The producers have figured out several old school/fresh ways to add advertising into the programming itself. This is basically the first cigarette […]
Stamp Out Ronald Searle
By Mark KaufmanDavidson Galleries in Seattle is selling publisher proofs of the legend, the master, the amazing Ronald Searle. Although it is great to see the work of Mr. Searle up close and personal it kind of sucks for a gallery to sell proofs such as these which contain HUGE stamps that scream Specimen/Not For […]
Gabi Campanario on the Heads of State Lecture
By Mark KaufmanCheck Gabi’s blog for a very nice visual comment on the Heads of State lecture I moderated for AIGA Seattle last week. Gabriel is a wonderful illustrator and a great guy, so a hearty thanks for coming to the event and documenting an illustration centric talk with a drawing! Two thumbs up.
One Week To Go For The Heads of State
By Mark KaufmanOnly one week left to register for The Heads of State lecture at Roq La Rue Gallery. Go here to register! Here are some mini posters you may see around town. I hope to see you there!
AIGA Seattle Presents The Heads of State
AIGA Seattle presents The Heads of StateJune 14, 2007Roq LaRue Gallery, 2312 2nd Ave. Seattle, WA 981216:00pm-8:00pmPlease join us for a freewheeling conversation about the art of editorial illustration, design and world domination with The Heads of State. In just a few short years, designers and illustrators Dustin Summers and Jason Kernevich have amassed an […]
My Face at Your Face
By Mark KaufmanFrickin’ awesome. Here’s my portrait by the London based illustrator Damien Weighill on his Your Face blog. Send a photo and he’ll draw your mug and post it at Your Face! It may take a while, but how cool is that! There’s also a contest to draw Damien. He has some other sites […]
Canadian Content
By Mark KaufmanA couple of posts back I bloviated on my love for magazines. Much like the internets where you can find something amazing everyday in the fields of design, illustration, architecture, (not to mention videos of morons risking life and limb for their 15 seconds of fame) being old skool I still find amazing […]
Ways of Seeing
By Mark KaufmanHere is a fine example of not only seeing things differently, but rendering them in vastly different styles. Much like the Famous Artists School ads which ask you to draw the clown or the pirate, every artist should have a different vision of how to draw something. On the left is my interpretation […]
Fred Hilliard Has Passed Away
By Mark KaufmanFred Hilliard an artist that I admired from afar long before I ever moved to Seattle, passed away suddenly on Friday, February, 23, 2007. Fred was a fantastic conceptual artist, with a unique style, and clever wit, whose work for Williams, Boeing and other financial and business institutions always lept off the pages […]
Lloyd Dangle
By Mark KaufmanI’ve had several opportunities to meet and talk to Lloyd Dangle. In fact I have been several feet away from him, my wife knows him from their work for the Graphic Artists Guild, and yet I blew it. I admire Lloyd’s style, and his humor and yet even though I had those opportunities […]