Steph Laberis and the awesomeness

Steph Laberis has her new artbook coming out soon, Don't Flash the Octopus!

If you like crazy-cool art with a pleasantly cute flair, check out the work on her blog. You can't stop smiling when looking at it. :)

Treelike

Quick forest sketch for today.

Cavernous

A cavern I really should have spent 3 times as long on.. but I learned a few things on the way, so that's encouraging!

Graphics Exchange

Fabien Barral has one of the most inspiring sites for design I have ever experienced:
http://www.graphic-exchange.com/home.html

A designer himself, he collects and exchanges inspirational print and digital media with other designers, then presents them to the public, along with his own design discoveries.

A stickler for good site design as well, he purposely has no RSS feed. Now that's old school.

Interview with Andrew Gordon of Pixar Animation Studios

Let's get one thing clear: Andrew Gordon is awesome.
I had the chance to chat with him recently on animation, life, spline doctors and the future.

Read the article here:
http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=4500&referer=cgnews

Arguement to Beethoven's 5th

Perfect:


(via Dark Roasted Blend)

A sad day

Ollie Johnston passed away today. Take a moment to consider how awesome he was.