Archive for October, 2008

catch up with elfin

27Oct08

With the third battle of the first round of Secret Wars looming MTTD caught up with one of the battlers, Elfin. The battle commences, this Friday at Juno in Shoreditch with Elfin Vs Tizer. MTTD: For those people that don’t know who you are; introduce yourself: Elfin: 25 year old Illustrator/bartender Where are you based [...]

oakley design brief – winner announced

27Oct08

the winner of the oakley design brief was announced last thursday at the wrap party. we didn’t head up for the party but a friend who rolled up said it went off! with a free bar keeping everyone moving, live screen printing from the Hit + Run crew and beats from the nextman putting in [...]

Free vector graphics

27Oct08

Just popped over to vectorstock to have a snoop around only to find they’ve had a re-design of their site. Go take a look, it’s pretty fresh if you ask me. They have devoted an entire section to FREE VECTORS which is just great, also they’ve added in a nice popup preview when you scroll over an [...]

thats it, thats all

25Oct08

one the of the most anticipated snowboarding films of the year, that’s it, that’s all from travis rice and a dream team crew of fellow boarders. documented and filmed by an all star production team presented by red bull and quicksilver. this is national geographic meets snowboarding, with big hits and awe inspiring cinematography. film [...]

ctrl. alt. shift.

25Oct08

vice have teamed up with ctrl.alt.shift. to host a photography competition. your task is to create an image on the issue of gender, power and poverty. then select one of the five mentors at your disposal, legendary photo artist nan goldin, alexa chung and vice staffers ben rayner, andy capper and alex sturrock. all of [...]

40+ Free fonts

24Oct08

Just found this really nice article over on smashingmagazine The article is from last year BUT the content is still valid.  Typography is such a huge and vital part of design and cannot be overlooked.  So for all you designers out there check out these free fonts, there’s a few gems in there!

Jason Jagel’s – 73 funshine

22Oct08

Jason Jagel’s book – 73 Funshine – is available now to pre-order from stonesthrow. This is a first release from Jason and by the looks of it, it’s not one to miss.  For all those MF Doom fans out there, you will have already seen some of Jason’s artwork on the MM FOOD album. The [...]

secret wars – london – this saturday

16Oct08

That’s right people, this saturday 18th sees Jason Atomin Vs Drunk Park at Juno in Shoreditch. This is still round 1 for the biggest comp in the artworld, the winner will either be facing Elfin or Tizer in the quarter final. A closer look at the artists battling it out this weekend: Drunk Park Take [...]

Art & Sole – contemporary sneaker art and design

16Oct08

Art & Sole is a new title published by Laurence king, researched and written by Nathan Gale. The book focuses on the collaborations between large sneaker companies and artist//designers. Over the past few years we’ve seen a massive increase in the ‘designer sneaker’ and all the huge players have collaborated with some of top designers//skateboarders//surfers//artists and [...]

Daydream Network – deadline for 05 issue

13Oct08

Daydream Network have been doing a great job showcasing artists from all over place.  The mag they produce is a definite must have for all those interested in the more creative side of things. It’s great that artists can showcase their work completely free and know it will be seen by hundreds of like minded [...]