Department of Visual Design

Ridiculously nice illustrations in this article that act as some nice little metaphors for the various scenarios design teams find themselves in. 

(via itscolossal)

(via itscolossal)

Just so, so good.

Oh man, there is some amazing stuff here—ranging from horribly cheesy and dated to hipster-drool-inducing cool.

Small scale experiments from Christoph Niemann

Large scale murals in Turin by Millo.

(via @kottke)

Dale Edwin Murray does great editorial illustration, and these characters are pretty fantastic—made me think of Ed Emberly, which is always a good thing.

This is a fascinating look at how movies and TV have changed the way they film because people have changed the way that they communicate. 

Charles Schulz drawing Charlie Brown, i.e., the most graceful thing you'll see today. 

And from it all, here are the lessons I learned:  to try not to be so rigid.  Yes, some things (like my new sketchbook) are sacred, but if you let go of those chains, new and wonderful things can happen.  Those things you hold so dear cannot change and grow and expand unless you loosen your grip on them a little.  In sharing my artwork and allowing our daughter to be an equal in our collaborations, I helped solidify her confidence, which is way more precious than any doodle I could have done.  In her mind, her contributions were as valid as mine (and in truth, they really were).  Most importantly, I learned that if you have a preconceived notion of how something should be, YOU WILL ALWAYS BE DISAPPOINTED.  Instead, just go with it, just ACCEPT it, because usually something even more wonderful will come out of it.

Graphite Portraits of People Inconvenienced by Objects and Thoughts by Stefan Zsaitsits

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