In keeping with the theme of the previous post, here is Vancouver/LA-based illustration duo of Vicki Wong and Michael Murphy, known also as Meomi. Wonderful character design with soft palettes. Meomi is also responsible for the wicked olympic mascot designs for Vancouver 2010, and along with a lot of images showcasing the characters (see the Flickr set).

If that isn’t ambitious enough, they also have a line of children’s books, The Octonauts.

Check out Meomi’s Flickr stream to see their full range of work, as well as their pretty adorable website.

I have been a huge fan of the stylized character-based works of Malota (aka Mar Hernández) for quite some time now and am in awe of the amount of quality work she generates. Illustration, design, toys, prints, paintings, the list goes on as you thumb through her hefty portfolio and Flickr stream.

She seems to have a graphic designers approach to character and environment design with her fluid lines, lovely palettes, flourishes and typography.

You can check out Mar’s work at her website, her Flickr stream.

I’m really enjoying the abstract digital and print work of Tim Jarvis. Tim’s portfolio is mighty with lots of beautiful pieces across an array of styles and mediums. The above images are a mere taste, check out his website, A Base Reference for a full listing of his work.

Stefan Lucut and Eduard Muresan have launched their design portal and online community entitled FunkYou, which serves as a platform for experimental graphic design and will lead to a publication showcasing modern cutting-edge work. To coincide with their launch, they included an interview where they speak with me about some of my processes, inspirations, etc.

You can check out the interview on FunkYou right here.

I have been very busy working on some exciting freelance work over the past month and will be uploading some of those projects very soon. There has also been some tweaking going on with Signalnoise.com as I work to phase in my new identity, so please bear with me if you notice any minor glitches.

This video, Testarossa Autodrive by Kavinsky was brought to my attention this morning. A super stylized blend of 2D and 3D animation looks computer generated yet hand-drawn at the same time.

Love the color palette, lighting and cinematography. Reminds me of Sin City, Go with the Flow, Grand Theft Auto and an odd touch of Knight Rider.

Between Daft Punk, Justice and Kavinsky, Paris is putting out some incredible work.