This is why foxes rule our world.

a] Cross stitch fox hair pin by treefox

b] Wolves tee by Fumi Mini Nakamura

c] Rufus Fox by Julia Pott

d] Illustration from “We are The Friction” by Lizzy Stewart

e] Sanna Annukka for marimekko

f] long foks scarf by celapiu

g] Fantastic Mr. Fox by Wes Anderson

h] Redfox print by berkleyillustration

i] Sly, wily and quick brown foxes tags by happyhound

Our good friend (and my wife) Ellie Snow has decided to leave OK Great to better focus on her work. If you don’t know, she’s an awesome designer in the process of starting her own stationery shop. You can also read about her work and her many inspirations on her blog. So everyone say farewell and wish her luck on her ventures!

Now, if you learned anything from Mufasa + Elton John, you should know that an ending can also mean a new beginning. And in that spirit, I’d like to introduce you to TWO new contributors we’re bringing on board! We’re very excited to have these two, so please show them some love!

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CAROLIN HARRIS | DURHAM, NC

Carolin is a graphic designer in the Bull City, living in bliss with her husband, baby daughter and their two dogs. She lives for beautiful design, type, packaging and photography—all while obsessing about running and yoga. A German at heart and on paper but a left coast-all-the-way lover, maybe one day you’ll find her back where she belongs.

JARED LAHAM | PORTSMOUTH, NH

Jared is a graphic designer + flash developer living in Portsmouth, NH (sharing a washer and dryer with Dylan and Kristy who live across the hall).  He loves contemporary art, illustrations, package design and creative typography.  When he isn’t designing, Jared enjoys camping, hiking, kayaking and anything else that involves a pocket knife, merit badge skills and his Nikon D90.  Jared also has an intense hatred of clowns, the store Papyrus and landscape paintings that your Nana might own.

Really nice poster and identity work from MARINDSGN. Sometimes I couldn’t agree more with this poster above.

Along with my vintage table linens obsession, I also love aprons. I don’t think I’ve ever worn one in my life, but I have a few from my grandmothers and really, what could be cuter. So in case you do rock aprons, or just like to admire them from afar, here are some favorites under $40.

[1] block printed linen apron, $38 [3] reversible apron, $36 [2] 60’s apron, $23 [4] black & white, $38 [5] plaid apron, $8 [6] grey canvas, $40 [7] vintage mustard apron, $8 [8] green tomato apron/dishtowel, $18 [9] floral, $4.95

Like Ellie, I’m feeling the geometry love today.  Maybe it was all those tasty rhombi…

I was originally going to write about Andy Gilmore, who is a damn talented illustrator with a flair for geometry and color.  But when I was doing my research, I started thinking about another artist who not only had his shapes and colors in check, but also was one of the first and foremost artists of the Color Field post-war abstraction movement, Kenneth Noland.

Unfortunately, in doing some research on Noland, I found that he just recently passed away last month in Maine at the age of 85 of cancer.  This news was especially shocking to me as I have a very close relationship with Bill Noland, Kenneth’s son, who was my absolute favorite Visual Arts professor in college and to this day I remain close with and work with; he’s truly one of my most influential mentors of my arts/design career (and certainly very talented photographer, sculpturist, and video artist in his own right).

Kenneth’s work usually falls into four categories, chevrons, stripes, shaped canvases, and, perhaps most famously, his circles or targets.  However they all are characterized by the Color Field painting style, one which placed emphasis on large, flat areas of uniform color and process and form over expressionistic brush strokes or action or gesture.

Color was his primary weapon, often blending cool and hot colors effortlessly, but always with bold intention.  Form was his secondary tool – always deferring to the pureness of shape and process.  Of his commitment to his tools, NY Times art critic Hilton Kramer, in his review of Noland’s 1977 retrospective at the Guggenheim, wrote, “Mr. Noland has been consistent and unvarying — not to say single-minded — in his artistic purpose, which has been to fill the canvas surface with a pictorial experience of pure color.”

His legacy lives on in artists like Andy Gilmore, whether they realize it or not.

Karlo Ghokasian is a multi-talented artist from Toronto. His work is crass, perverse, and, well…really f’ing funny. His artists statement says it all:

Most people go to university to become fancy doctors and sexy lawyers. You know, real important type careers. I on the other hand spent 4 years drawing vaginas. So, why have I chosen to be an illustrator? Well, I’m not in it for the money. I do it to impress women.

Insanely fresh work from Joven Berakha. No official site, but plenty of stuff to look on their flickr page. The Charlie Kaufmann flyer is a knockout.

Check out this awesome poster/identity my friend Jaime Van Wart did for Tasty Beverage Co. I’ve posted about Jaime’s A Letter A Day project before, so you might remember her. She’s my custom typography inspiration.

Loads of inspiring illustration to look at in Pepa Prieto’s folio. Also check out a time lapse video of one her installations after the jump!

What do you say we go ahead and stick to photography today?

One of the reasons I wanted an iPhone was that they’ve become such a part of our culture that you get to walk around snapping photos without drawing attention to yourself. Since I would never call myself a photographer, I’m not going to show you any of my iPhone photos, but I will share a few of Jeremy Edwards’.

Jeremy lives in Chicago and is currently working on a book of his iphoneography.