Drawn

Bob Fisher, aka Sketchbob, has a nice little collection of some very creative Moleskine journals. I especially love that he repaints the covers, like this monkey here.

Simon Hattenstone interviews Robert Crumb about the importance of sex, the sixties, and Serena Williams’ butt.

…Crumb is about to become famous again. The Whitechapel Art Gallery in London is hosting a retrospective (Crumb is revered in the fine art world, the critic Robert Hughes comparing him to Brueghel), a series of films based on or inspired by Crumb is about to be shown at the National Film Theatre, and he has just published a compendium-cum-autobiography, The R Crumb Handbook.

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A grade 3 class in NYC, after studying the subway system, painted a series of watercolours illustrating what they learned. Their amateur but fearless use of watercolour is incredibly charming. The last one has a very Quentin Blake feel to it. I only wish the site had more samples.

The American Sign Museum opens in April, 2005. There are some great pics of old illustrations and hand-done type.

A great collection of Batman logos past…

Artists used to maintain large collections of source and reference photography, never knowing when they’re going need to draw something they had no idea how to draw. The Internet has pretty much made the practice obsolete. But when Google Image Search just doesn’t cut it, Wikipedia maintains this great list of public domain image resources. Everything from plants and animals to furniture, weather, and collections arranged by country. Perfect for the next time you need to draw that lemur.

Doonsebury’s official site is showcasing some early strips featuring Uncle Duke, the character based on Hunter S. Thompson. (via Boing Boing)

Magazineart.org is a free visual database of magazine cover art from the 19th and early 20th centuries. They have this to say: We like art. Art wants to be seen; it does no good if it can’t be seen. There’s a lot of art that’s been hidden away for fifty or a hundred years or more…

It’s a great resource for not only vintage illustrations, but for typography and design as well. And best of all — the images are hi-res!

Drawn! is a multi-author blog devoted to illustration, art, cartooning and drawing. Its purpose is to inspire creativity by sharing links and resources.

Albert Einstein said, “The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources,” but what the hell did he know anyway?