The wicked team over at Smashing Magazine have posted their newest assortment of wallpapers for the month of August, one of which being my Signalnoise A/V piece. I had previously posted a version of the work entitled Varo International Ltd., but reworked it for Smashing Magazine.

If you’re looking to color up your system, head over to Smashing Magazine and check out the newest gallery of wallpapers.

As for myself, I have been very busy working on a few exciting freelance projects over the past month which is why updates haven’t been as frequent as usual. More to come on these as they are completed and ready for showing.

Here is a wonderful Flickr set of science fiction book scans, full of beautiful space-aged illustration, photography and design. Most of which look to be from the 70s and early 80s. I had a hard time selecting which ones to show here because they are all so vastly different in their on ways, most of which really make me miss painting.

Thanks to Martin Isaac for posting this great collection.

A beautiful gallery of movie posters, mostly Polish but including some Czech and Cuban designs as well as a few by Saul Bass. Brilliant ideas and conceptual throughout these designs.

It must have been amazing to work in the industry around this time (1940s) when the hand drawn movie poster was the norm, and artists relied on symbolism to represent the themes of the film. Unlike today when all you need is a big shot of Tom Cruise’s head to make a few million.

Hillman Curtis has been creating a series of short films showcasing an array of artists and designers, entitled quite appropriately, the Artist Series. I was recently introduced to the series through Fairspot.com, where they posted the wonderful Curtis-made video showcasing designer Milton Glaser. I was familiar with a few Glaser works, namely his poster featuring Bob Dylan, and his I Love NY logo.

The film is incredible, showing many pieces of Glaser’s pieces and footage of his studio while he talks about the role of artists and designers in the world. Not only is Glaser skilled at his craft, but exceptional at breaking down the core reasons why us artists do what we do, and what the work means to the world. I can certainly identify with what Glaser was speaking about, as I’m sure many artists would. I wish I could write 50 quotes from Glaser’s dialogue, but instead I will settle on my favorite:

“Where am I going with design? That’s a hard question, because none of us has the ability to understand our path until it’s over.”

It is well worth spending 6 minutes to watch this inspirational film. Check it out here.

Veerle Pieters who runs the design-blog powerhouse Veerle’s Blog posted an interview where she talks with me about my art, processes, and inspirations. You can check out the interview right here.

Veerle’s Blog is wonderful stop for any designer looking for full-tilt inspiration, tutorials and other design related information. Well worth checking out.