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Sergiy Maidukov, Kyiv based Ukrainian illustrator
2 May 2022
Sergiy Maidukov is an illustrator based in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, whose work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Guardian.
During the day he assists in defending his country from the Russian invasion, and at night, while confined to his apartment on account of curfews, draws what he sees from his windows, all too often sights no one should have to witness:
Sometimes, I see an explosion reflected on the glass surface of a skyscraper, or silent flares going up and then burning out in a shower of sparks. One week, I saw anti-aircraft guns firing tracer rounds into the night sky, where a hunt for a Russian drone was under way.
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One hundred years of Ginger Meggs
18 November 2021
Larrikin Australian redhead schoolboy cartoon character Ginger Meggs made his first appearance on 13 November 1921, the creation of Australian cartoonist Jimmy Bancks, who drew the strip until his death in 1952. Four authors have continued Bancks work since then, including New York based Australian cartoonist and illustrator Jason Chatfield, who draws the comic today.
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Polly Pollet, Brussels based ballpoint pen artist and drawer
26 June 2017
If it’s artworks with attitude that you’re seeking, then look no further than the work of Polly Pollet, AKA the ballpoint ninja, a Brussels, Belgium, based ballpoint pen artist and drawer. More work can be seen on her Behance page.
Originally published Monday 26 June 2017.
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Planets, moons, and stars, made to order by the Little Planet Factory
8 March 2017
Astronomy geeks will love this. 3D printed models of the planets, and moons, of the solar system, made by George Ioannidis of the Little Planet Factory (Internet Archive link). Above is an image of Earth posing with Jupiter, and a sans-rings Saturn.
You can also order the Sun. And the three stars of the Alpha Centauri, and Proxima Centauri system, our nearest neighbours in interstellar space. Or the Moon. Or Mars, when it once had oceans.
Originally published Wednesday 8 March 2017, with subsequent revisions, updates to lapsed URLs, etc.
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art, astronomy, illustration, legacy
A map of the solar system for your own grand tour of the planets
4 February 2014
Back in the 1960’s the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a US space agency, was keen to organise a “Grand Tour” of the solar system’s outer planets, by taking advantage of a planetary alignment that would occur in the late 1970’s. They hoped to send up to four automated probes to take a closer look at Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.
Funding cuts thwarted the idea, though NASA deep space probe Voyager 2, launched in 1977, was able to fly by Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
There won’t be another such alignment of the outer planets until well into the twenty-second century. But thanks to Pasadena based designer and illustrator Paul Rogers, who has created a map of the solar system for tourists, you may be able to plan your own jaunt about the planets in the meantime.
Originally published Tuesday 4 February 2014, with subsequent revisions, updates to lapsed URLs, etc.
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French illustrator Mega’s new take on the alphabet
14 May 2012
Image courtesy of Mega.
Paris based illustrator and street artist Mega, whose work I’ve mentioned before, recently launched I Just Murdered The Alphabet, a new project that will see him create a new illustration each day for five months.
Inspired variously by graffiti, sign painting, and psychedelic art, Mega’s new series of works are a tribute to hip-hop culture, and also an introduction to an intriguing, though imaginary, tribe that seeks to set itself apart from mainstream society.
Originally published Monday 14 May 2012.
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Illustration by Eric Slager, the muppets go minimal
6 December 2010
Since I can’t get enough of minimal design and illustration… graphic designer Eric Slager’s Minimalist Muppets illustration series.
No Cookie Monster then?
(Thanks Jessica)
Originally published Monday 6 December 2010.
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