Canadian illustrator Steve Mack has some farm fresh artwork up on his site.

 Oregon Sculptor Jud Turner has some new work up on his site including this skeletal bio cycle.

Spike Jonze, the director for “Being John Malchovich”, has taken on producing a movie version of the children’s book “Where The Wild Things Are“. This preview looks pretty interesting, although I don’t remember so many explosions being in the book.

A co-worker brought in a couple old issues of Magnus Robot Fighter 4000 A.D. today. One was from 1965 (12¢ price) the other was from 1975. This series was one of the few successful science fiction based comics of the ’60s. The illustrations are clearly that era’s vision of the future (fantastic) plus I like the mix of 3 different typefaces making up the title’s masthead.

This is a brilliant marketing campaign for the HBO show “True Blood“. Just snap off a stake and follow the info graphic instructions…

photo by antony8627

If you are in the market for letterpress stationary, go check out the Paper Nut. This Seattle design studio creates beautiful letterpressed greeting cards, invitations and custom stationery with retro inspired art. 

Jill Labieniec’s website, Cocoa Bandit, features her wonderful illustrations and other blog bits.

Adam Isaac Jackson is an amazing up and coming illustrator from Tacoma, Washington. His black line drawings are so solid, I can’t wait to see what he comes up with next. Somebody get him a gallery show in Seattle!

The Rebrand website has released their top 100 rebrand winners for 2009. I especially like the new brand identity for the company Bags.

Once again, the Cut & Paste Design Tournament is taking over the Portland Art Museum this Saturday March 7th. Spectators watch as eight designers will go head to head in a series of advancing 15-minute elimination rounds until one hand-cramped designer is left holding the trophy.