posters
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The Dark, Starry Knight
Artist James Hance pays tribute to Vincent van Gogh in his print “The Dark Starry Knight”.
Skeleton Key + USB
I both like this print, and wish these USB’s were real.
Someone get on that.
Happy Birthday to Me
It’s not really my birthday. But I’ve wanted this poster for a few years now, and decided to treat myself this morning.
If the ladies in the poster mean nothing to you, check out Questionable Content. Start from number one; the beginning art is a little hard to get by but watching it improve over time is worth it. Jeph Jacques, webcomic artist, is self-taught and was eventually able to quit his day job and fully support him and his wife off advertising and merch sales. Impressive.
Although I wish he’d post more than once a day.
Here’s one of my favorites (click to make it bigger and more legible):
New Project
Obviously I’m a big How I Met Your Mother fan.
I’m really pleased with how it came out.
Recently sold to a young lady in Kentucky! That makes my second Etsy sale since I set up the account. Kind of the first, since the first sale never really happened, due to the buyer living in the Netherlands and the shipping being outrageously overpriced (cost estimate via UPS was $95 dollars. I’m still surprised).
How badly do I want these?
Very, very badly.
Postertext produces posters that utilize text from a given book or story, arranged to depict a scene or iconic image. And I think that’s pretty rad. In their own words,
We create art that harmonizes literature with imagery in the form of beautiful, elegant posters.
Right now their collection is focused on classical literature, but hope to expand soon to include more modern works.
Love these..
Radical Maps
A few days ago The Boston Egotist mentioned these maps by Radical Cartography.
Make sure you click to enlarge each image; there’s a huge amount of detail in each.
For those not familiar, the MBTA currently uses this map:
Via Radical Cartography:
I’m not convinced that subway maps need to be “abstract,” with massive distortion and nothing but forty-five degree angles, especially for small systems like Boston’s. Showing parks, the water, and town boundaries is easy to do.
I bought this map design for a friend last Christmas; I might give it to myself this year. Designed by Ork Posters.
c.s.m.r. 