A loyal reader & follower on tweeter – Matt Yow submitted his work recently, and I was glad to see it. I would encourage all of you to continue submitting, as I love seeing the work of our readers! Matt has a great sense of form which lends itself well to his typography work. Be sure to check out his custom font Sattelite Pro (sampled below).

Anastassia Elias is a French artist who takes a simple TP roll and makes it nothing short of inspiring. Such a cool concept and great use of focal lighting. These miniature pieces of art are the shit (pun intended). I can’t wait to see what she does with a paper towel roll.

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I really enjoy these illustrations from Uzbekistanian artist Dmitry Ligay. His portfolio is full of richly detailed and slightly creepy works that are wonderful to look at.

I cannot provide a correct synopsis of what a Geisha really is. I can however share with you these beautiful artifacts that may tell a better story than any explanation may.

The “author” of this amazing flickr feed, Okinawa Soba, gives a well-rounded interpretation here, which is worth the read—spare a few minutes.

Here’s the basis of his analysis:

THE WORD GEISHA = GEI SHA 芸 者

The first character GEI 芸 is usually translated into English as Art, or the Arts.
The second character SHA 者 simply means Person, or Person who does.
Together they mean A person of the Arts. Therefore……ARTIST, or PERFORMING ARTIST.

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Thank you everyone for entering! Our winners are…

#6 Jeremy P won the 18×24″ Special Characters poster!

#29 Lisa T won the Tasty Beverage Co. t-shirt!

#38 Bonnie C won two 8×10″ typography prints!

Congratulations! We’ll be in touch soon to get your shipping addresses. In the meantime, visit the Two Dumbs Etsy shop or the Tasty Beverage Co. shop to pick out your prizes!

Paul Tebbott makes simple look easy (news flash, it ain’t).  Perhaps most internet-well-known for his Chemtrail poster, Tebbott has a slew of really interesting prints on his site and, more importantly, in his shop, that are worth taking a look at / buying (pro tip – they’re on sale right now).  I just picked up two of his Space Survival posters and they are waiting in a tube at my house RIGHT NOW! (Note to self: pick up frames on the way home)

Mats Ottdal or Jeskel (the Jeckle to Mats’ Hyde) is a Norwegian Graphic Designer and Illustrator producing some nice pieces of work in both NYC and Oslo. His typography skills are tight and seems to work well within different mediums. Check him out on Behance.

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I often find myself drawn to insanely detailed illustrations like these from Toronto designer Narani Kannan. Good stuff.

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Spaced-out, tripped-out paintings + illustrations by Cam Floyd.

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From one of my favorite shops, Hort. Now go play some street soccer.

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