Vintage Inspiration

I like to look at a lot of vintage ads when I need inspiration for something at work, so of course when I'm told to do a 50s themed ad for an ice cream parlor I'm going to look for 5os Ice Cream ads.

I stumbled across this one and loved the colors, so I decided to design the one I'm working on like this vintage one. This is what I was told to do, so I'll be designing another one, but I needed to do something fun this afternoon!

Ed Emberley

I love Ed Emberley's illustrations, so of course I double love them when they consist of birds and owls. I'm sort of craving getting that little one on the perch as a tattoo, but I'm so indecisive about things that are permanent, haha.
I love these serious little fellows right here as well.

Been looking at his artwork all day trying to draw inspiration from his work for an ad I'm putting way too much effort into. I know that putting a lot of effort into my work is a GOOD thing, but 9/10 times the ones I work the hardest on don't get used and I don't paid enough for this, haha.

Talk Nerdy To Me

If you're on Tumblr, there's a good chance you've seen the meme going around the past several hours of topless, bespectacled, babes and babe-ettes inspired by a few friends of mine.

I did one earlier today with my Elvis cookbook, but since it was so spur of the moment, it wasn't my favorite picture of myself. Thought I'd put a slightly more sultry picture out there promoting how sexy designerds can be. And what's sexier than a girl with a copy of Hand Job? ;)