artist Archives - Design is Yummy

Chris Piascik is a graphic designer who had the idea of making a new drawing every single day for 2000 days. The amazing result “accidentally” turned him into an illustrator, and he couldn’t be happier. His illustrations are bold, fun and witty in well-executed patterns and smooth gif animations. Piascik is also big on hand-lettering. A lot of his pieces are inspired by TV shows, political commentaries, and other news related events. His style has attracted great clientele like Nickelodeon, Converse, and Absolute Vodka. Today, Piascik continues to make daily illustrations. Check out a collection of Piascik drawings below and get inspired to work out those art-muscles!

Fernando Chamarelli has us all in awe of his work. Born and raised in Brazil, Chamarelli’s paintings articulate a rich visual of his Brazilian heritage. He became a graphic designer and illustrator with early interests in caricatures and realistic portraits. Later, his passion developed into street art and tattoo design; a combination that took turn into his signature style. His work has been in high demand by well-known brands like Absolute Vodka, Microsoft, and Nike. Check out some of his mesmerizing artwork below:

The Pixel Painter from The Pixel Painter on Vimeo. 98-year-old Hal Lasko, better known as Grandpa, spent his career as a commercial graphic designer in a time when everything was done by hand. As Hal’s eyesight began to go, he thought his painting days were over. When Lasko’s grandchildren bought him a computer and introduced him to Microsoft Paint fifteen years ago, a new world of creative expression opened up to him. Ever since, Hal has been creating beautifully detailed pixel art. Now, Grandpa spends ten hours a day in his studio creating intricate digital paintings. To learn more about Hal or purchase his paintings, visit his website.

Beautiful paper works by Swedish image maker, prop and paper designer Agnes Cecilia Fideli Siri Charlotte Sundqvist aka Fideli.

Brisbane beatboxer Tom Thum pushes the limits of the human voice at TEDxSydney.

Design and advertising highlights of the London 2012 Olympics:

Before the games, Olympic posters by various artists were unveiled at Tate Britain in London. You can view and buy the posters online. Here are some of my favourites from the collection:

[images via creativereview.co.uk]

Heatherwick Studio’s beautiful cauldron design by Thomas Heatherwick. Read more about the cauldron here.

The 2012 Torch by Barber Osgerby.

A quick look at the spectacular opening ceremonies by Danny Boyle with help from Crystal CG (the official digital imaging services supplier of the London 2012 Olympics):

What did the critics think of Danny Boyle’s opening ceremonies? Read The Obersver’s reviews.

Dalton Ghetti has been carving sculptures from No. 2 pencils for nearly 30 years. As a child he carved tree bark and experimented with everything from soap to chalk before settling on graphite as his medium. A standard figure will take several months and the longest he’s spent on one piece was two and half years (the pencil with interlinking lead chains). “The interlinking chains took the most effort and I was really pleased with it because it’s so intricate people think it must be two pencils” says Dalton.

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Today’s post is brought to you by the letter “E” for exhaustion.

Most of the coffee art I found online had no artist credits other than the monkey by latte artist Sammy Lin.

A few months back I came across the work of artist, illustrator, and comic creator N.C. Winters while surfing freelanceswitch.com. Freelance Freedom, a weekly comic strip by Winters, is uber-relatable for freelancers making a living through blood, sweat, tears & creativity (all the while working in their jammies).