I just discovered Pasquale D’Silva, a talented illustrator and animator. You can read his musings and see tutorials on his own site, and he also has a great drawing tutorial on rhythm lines at Vectortuts.

I was in Agile training for two days last week while simultaneously kicking caffeine. Suffice to say I was desperate for something to keep myself awake, and some semblance of focused. So I started doodling. Some of the doodles are actual notes (see “pearprogramming”) most are random.

Over the past few months Alana and I have been receiving some beautiful hand made cards from our friends. While my employer has many wonderful cards, all available to me at a generous discount, sometimes one prefers a card with a more personal touch. The illustrator in me has a soft spot for any great […]

I came across The Superest today, a venture from Kevin Cornell and Matthew Sutter. The premise is someone draws a cartoon with a special power. The next cartoon’s power cancels out the previous cartoon’s power. The illustration quality is superb, and I love the hand drawn type. (via)

Saturday, while reading a Times article The Unsung Heroes Who Move Products Forward I was really struck by the accompanying illustration. I decided to check out the artist, James Yang, and his site is full of great work.

Recent work by Marian Bantjes, a woman who knows typography and illustration like no other.

Interview with legendary illustrator and hot rod artist, Coop. He also has a blog (NSFW.)

Smashing Magazine has an article on Masters of Illustration. Some nice eye candy definitely, but I’d probably call it “Masters of bright colors and swirly shit floating around people.” I’m ready for this trend, and the side-scrolling portfolios that go with it to be over.

Photoshop glass lettering tutorial. Comes with a sample PSD.