Illustrator Andy Smith’s mugs
Andy Smith is an illustrator with skills. His work combines illustration and typography to create images that have humour, energy and optimism, and all are executed with a hand-made, hand-printed, tactile feel. He designed these four mugs for his friends at outdoor company Alpkit. Each mug shows a creature tangling with explorers. I love them.
Tagged: Alpkit, Andy Smith art, cool mugs
Also by ANDREW WHITING
A chance encounter with nature’s most fleeting phenomena
There’s a lot to be said for natural phenomena. This video shows two girls in a canoe on the River Shannon in Ireland experiencing one. Moving and spectacular to say the least, and a reminder to us all to get out there and experience what this world has to offer.
Cubist Superhero illustration by Liam Brazier
I love this modern twist on cubism that Liam Brazier has developed into a style of his own. His geometric approach bares resemblance to 90s TV show Red Dwarf’s Kryton, yet his depictions of these classic Superheroes still have fresh feel. Read more
The Art of Dancing: an online advent calendar
The Art of Dancing is an online advent calendar from Lewis Bullock and Luke Bonner, a dancing duo from Bournmouth. Each day throughout December, they reveal a new dance routine on location, with occasional guest appearances from passers-by and confused onlookers. It’s been reported that they’ve even turned down an approach from a mobile phone giant, stating: ‘We weren’t willing to attach a brand to it. It was only about making people smile’.
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