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Gotta call from CBS THe Early Show last week as ankle-deep important news spread that "Octomom" wasnbsptrademarking her new name (and fame)nbspin pursuit of financing a reality show and or baby clothes product line.</p>
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Naturally, I imagined all the fun that went into creating those adorable Wal Mart Shoppers.</p>
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The joy of life. 8 Times. And in an hour and half (the producer called at 5 and needed it inked ASAP for the next morning, dinner was at 6:30, no way I'm late for that) Wife taped it to DVR and I watched it the next the next afternoon... lo an behold it never ran. No needle to rattle cages— CBS agreed to pay the kill fee.</p>
<br><br>text/html2009-04-22T17:55:57+00:00http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwellAtlantic Monthly's "Gallery"
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an honor to wax red/ black after Yuko, Fuchs (amongnbsp<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; ">many others) in this latest "Gallery" set up by AD Jason "The Real" Treat @ The Atlantic. I originally drew this for Rea @ The Times a few years ago and printed it up as a promotion so given chance I offered it up for some actual inking. Yes, those are Canadian Geese.</span></span></p>
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Heres how I ran it in my promo (15'X20'). I should've added heat initially. want one? send me 10 bucks, sunny Jim</p>
<br><br><br><br>text/html2009-03-20T14:44:32+00:00http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwellToday's Op Ed Letters
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<img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/tortpic.jpg" hspace="5"><p>Here are some recent word play sketches for the Times and and update on Green Party mayoral candidate Billy Talen.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/tort1.b.jpg" hspace="5"><p> I went through a barrage of type treaties that just weren't making the cut... </p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/tort1.jpg" hspace="5"><p>here was one similar to the chosen idea, but "traitor" seemed disparate in context</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/tort2.jpg" hspace="5"><p> this is the one leanne shapton (the op ed AD) really liked. i sent it to my word play friend (and master) erik johnson (he coined "Feluxe" btw) who also thought this one was the winner. For a minute there I was feeling like a douchebag for telling Leanne she couldn't use the art. I guess I just thought "rewrote" was restatement, and it didn't work visually.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/tort3.jpg" hspace="5"><p> so i tried it a different way... and blurred it a bit</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/tort4.jpg" hspace="5"><p> i also had the notion of using guantanamo as inspriation. but "death" loomed a bit too large here.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/tort4b.jpg" hspace="5"><p>as a visual this is pretty good, but it makes no sense with "torture". I must've been on crack myself for trying to sell it.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/tort5.jpg" hspace="5"><p>this was an idea for wednesday's page. It was to run at this size on the web site and in b/w small under letters section. Unfortunately I was taking a disco nap when Leanne called and she ended up using something else. But this was a pretty good 5-minute solution. Works big. Reads small. Says it all, and fast.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/oyvey.jpg" hspace="5"><p>and for Leo, here are a few updates on where I netted out on last weeks green party mayoral candidate, Billy Talen.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/nopay.jpg" hspace="5"><p> and finally... Zero Pay (what everyone makes around here).</p>
<p>I really love word solution-strations. Its a great way to subvert messages and get a quick laugh. Funny enough, one of the people involved in the campaign quit because he/she thought "OYVEY" was anti-semitic. Oy.</p><br><br>text/html2009-03-12T15:31:27+00:00http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwellNY's Green Party Candidate
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<img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/b2.jpg" hspace="5"><p>Last Nite I met Reverend Billy Talen, <a href="http://www.voterevbilly.org/">http://www.voterevbilly.org/</a> the green party candidate running against Weiner and Bloomberg for Mayor. He's a trip. I like him. Only problem: he likes Blue and Orange (C'mon, you didn't know Blue and Orange were the official state colors?) Any how I just fired myself from his campaign.</p>
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<p>"Love-A-Lujah!", his suggestive, seductive mantra is pretty solid. So is his act. Which is no act. He lives it. It's a shame I couldn't convince him to embrace this green idea, but I sincerely wish him the best running for Mayor of New York.</p>
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<p>My parting advice to one of the campaign organizers: Remember who came up with Micheal Jackson's single white glove? Was it Micheal? No. It was a graphic designer (Mike Salisbury). What are your thoughts and have you ever an experience similar to this? Maybe I'm a jackass but I just can't do free work I don't believe in.</p>
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</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/3336561551_d99a38506e.jpg" hspace="5"><p>Here is the photo i used to quickly render his likeness. Rev Talen has been around doing this for a long long time. Like 20 years.</p>
<p>Check this out this you tube. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGi21YQFjMM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGi21YQFjMM</a></p>
<p>hilarious</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/b3.jpg" hspace="5"><p>OK, here are my final thoughts. Serious William uptown, preaching to the unconvertred.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/b4.jpg" hspace="5"><p>When I asked what kind of campaign was to be waged I recall "Ideas. We want ideas. Smart, creative ideas. We want to show New York how different we are from Bloomberg." Which, from Leo's comment, led me to this. Praise be to GOURD (I'm out of mine).</p><br><br>text/html2009-02-18T03:29:14+00:00http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwellRockport ads
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<img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/rock0.jpg" hspace="5"><p>thumbed the $7 SI Swimsuit issue? you probably didn't notice some ads for Rockport with my linear "jazz" scrawled here and there. Keep an eye out if you're peeping Esquire, Outside or Marie Claire too.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/rock.jpg" hspace="5"><p> Celine is the granddaughter of the renowned oceanographer, these guys are winners of Brad Pitt's architecture contest. Don't they look like they just won? I tagged along to the Mathew Rolston shoot on Canal Street and had lunch and met the clients and agency, Hill Holiday (Boston). I ate half a plate of noodles and 23 skidoodled. I'm a sucker for free lunch, (and jobs in advertising).</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/rock1.jpg" hspace="5"><p> This guy Felato is famous in Theatre, He rounds out the trio of notables. </p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/rock7.jpg" hspace="5"><p> We also did some shoes. This isn't the final. Hell I don't even know what the final ended up looking like. Most of the scenic material came from pics of Central Park. The designer/ art director Sue and I got along fine but butted heads a few times toward the latter stages of the assignment. I'm a total bastard. You knew that.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/rock3.jpg" hspace="5"><p>another scenic one... there were around 12 ads in all and I'm now working directly with the client.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/rock5.jpg" hspace="5"><p>this was part of the initial exploratory. There was a good deal of it. In this scenario I had the wearer pulled to the foreground to give emphasis to the shoe. It was received with the boot.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/rock4.jpg" hspace="5"><p>This was an early attempt to evade the evenly stroked line weight. I have been trying to go more this route lately with a wetter, more fluid feeling line. Striking the right note between whimsy and elegance is a tough line. Maybe I'l save the idea for later.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/rockfich.jpg" hspace="5"><p> I had a good time finding real fish to hide in the coral. </p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/rock8.jpg" hspace="5"><p>This is a detail of the Felato theatre scene. Probably my most best moment came in describing this wormy moping fellow soon to slip past the street light on the left. He probably works in NY in advertising. And has no job.</p><br><br>text/html2009-02-04T15:20:10+00:00http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwellGOP + TNR = RIP
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<img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/gop4drg.jpg" hspace="5"><p>Today Fuchs and I relaunched gop100.com after a 4 year hiatus. </p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/gop4drg-1.jpg" hspace="5"><p>Sometimes its hard to look at this thing. A labor of love, created 2 months before the Republican Convention in NYC, we self-published a 108 page book, letterpressed posters and screened 500 Tees and hauled it all around on a $3,000 rickshaw. And for whatever reason, the thing caught fire on boing boing, buzzfeed, creative review, and Andrew Sullivan's blog last week. And now, the cover of TNR (AD: Christine Car).</p>
<p>Pls RIP, GOP100.... Long live GOP100.</p>
<p> </p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/gop54.jpg" hspace="5"><p> Here are a few favorite images of mine. This one was teh only one not created by either Fuchs or myself. Can you guess who? Heres a hint: he lives in Berlin and can't shut up about how great NY is. He's big but may have a small trunk.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/gop54b.jpg" hspace="5"><p>For some reason naughty parts are funny. I can't remember who did this one. </p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/gop54d.jpg" hspace="5"><p> one of Fuchs's sob stories.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/gop54e.jpg" hspace="5"><p>If this one didn't make you smile... you might just be a rocket scientist.</p>
<p>OK, thats it for memory lane. If you really want one of these books we only have a few thousand left. </p>
<p>dig around on thomasfuchs.com or felixsockwell.com if you want one. Cheers, F</p><br><br>text/html2009-01-27T16:23:35+00:00http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwellThe T40MAS Book
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<img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/sockwell-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> Today is Thomas Fuchs' 40th birthday. And oh how he knows it.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/all-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> we let him know (by surprise) last thursday at Heather's bar.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/savage-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> hilarious... steve savage (my wife's favorite)</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/espinosa-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> gorgeous yet funny... leo espinosa</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/espinosa-facebook-close.jpg" hspace="5"><p> closer...</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/taxali-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p>the tax man flew in last minute and put a cheery on top of the evening. thx tax!</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/tim-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> one of the best was from tim o'brien... wow. thats all i gotta say</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/1facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> in no order, here are some of the images from the book we made for him</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/mably-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> another favorite.. from greg mably</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/niemann-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> of course, genius Niemann was in the house...</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/tim2-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> the actually painting is tiny.. i mean tiny.. how does he do it! his hands were made for beating the crap outta people!</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/2facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> and another...</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/toscano-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> tracy toscano, who helped enormously on the design and facilitation of the book. we only had 2 or 3 printed up.. more to come hopefully</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/aichele-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> pal moni, aka monika aichele</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/valentine-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> from valentine</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/bakal-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> scott bakal</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/vasquez-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> a great one from vasqy</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/vecchio-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> and from vecchio</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/bart-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> another german dewd</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/viet-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> from veit</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/weber-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> sam weber banged one out on late notice... like, a few hours notice! thx Sam!</p>
<p>Sam is one of Fuch's old students, now a super rockstarillustrator.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/wolfgang-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p>from "wolfy"</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/brodner-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> brodner cranked this one out last minute... thx steve.. great.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/bedrosian-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> pal wesley bedrosian</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/blitt-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p>the classy clown, barry blitt.</p>
<p>this one really made me laugh for some reason. maybe because its funny. gee i don't know.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/blitt4-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> he even added some subtle jizz stain action. what a guy!</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/adrianne-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> one from his girlfriend, adrianne (I liked this one but for the record, I told her to just kiss a napkin and scan it but she wouldn't listen!)</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/ahn-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> art director elaine ahn</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/bower-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> love this one from tim bower</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/bower3-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> heres a close up.. nailed him</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/brantly:stino-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> brantly/ larry & festino</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/castillo-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> joel castillo. this ones growing on me.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/chin-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> a little good sex wish from dirty dawg marcos chin</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/cuneo1-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> cuneo and i forget, another german dude</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/cun3-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> a close up of cuneo's... yes, thats edelman on a yellow sub</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/dena-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> a panty dropper from dena verseca.. welll done dena!</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/edelman-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> the one and only Heinz Edelman, of yellow submarine fame (fuchs teacher)</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/flaherty-facbook.jpg" hspace="5"><p>your favorite meat head and mine, david flaherty</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/ortolani-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> theresa ortolani.. nicely done</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/rash-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> brilliant.. andy rash.. totally nailed him</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/rea-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> brian rea bea-rang it</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/rothaker-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> german thilo rothaker.. hey i actually know this one! this one got some hard laughs</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/yuko-facebook.jpg" hspace="5"><p> and last but not least, super star goddess yuko shimizu.</p>
<p>hope you enjoyed it. thank you to all the contributors who</p>
<p>sent Tracy and I the art. We really loved it.</p>
<p>and happy birthday again, Fuchs. No one will ever top this fucking thing.</p><br><br>text/html2009-01-12T17:18:21+00:00http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwellACLU, Public Citizen and your vote
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<img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/pc-0.jpg" hspace="5"><p>I was recently asked to design a new identity for Ralph Nader's Public Citizen, a 3 decades old organization with an average member age of 72. But before I show you the work I did I'd like to show you an older identity I worked on for the ACLU about 7 years ago. Then me and the client would like to ask your opinion.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/pc-0b.jpg" hspace="5"><p> Here is how the ACLU logo ended (badly!). </p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/pc-1.jpg" hspace="5"><p> OK, getting started here were my initial ideas for Public Citizen. Hell yes I'm lazy. That's quite obvious.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/pc-2.jpg" hspace="5"><p> moving forward. I still like Nicholas B's idea here. It never went anywhere but theres no reason not to offer it up. If anything it served as a conversation starter.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/pc-3.jpg" hspace="5"><p> OK, now I'm slowly getting into it. Some of these icons came from a job from the newsletter for Atomic Scientists. Moving on...</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/pc-4.jpg" hspace="5"><p> a close up of a few linked icon ideas. The main thrust of the identity is to be carried through on the website.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/pc-5.jpg" hspace="5"><p> a few more styled items</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/pc-6.jpg" hspace="5"><p> and a gothic, signage idea using gotham</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/pc-7.jpg" hspace="5"><p>none of that stuff went anywhere so we went back and looked at a few more lady liberty photos. this one the client liked</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/pc-8.jpg" hspace="5"><p> but i kinda liked the straight forward lady. but then, it is kind of boring.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/pc-9.jpg" hspace="5"><p> here were a few uses</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/pc-9b.jpg" hspace="5"><p> and this is where we landed. james, a long-time client and now friend was previously at human rights campaign. </p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/pc-9c.jpg" hspace="5"><p> these were the colors james liked. different, for sure. </p>
<p>i was pretty impressed that james thought it would be a good idea to post this work online to get a few more opinions from you on this identity and how it fares. we initially went to my friend armin vit over at "Brand New", who declined posting it, adding "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; ">It's too small and no one will really care."</span></p>
<p>I got a big laugh outta that and appreciated his honesty. </p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/pc-9d.jpg" hspace="5"><p> Now I'm asking for yours. </p>
<p>Without any kind of brief, strategy or any of the usual design hoo hah, which would you suggest (if anything) to James at Public Citizen? Don't sugar coat your answers. Be honest.</p><br><br>text/html2009-01-07T20:12:54+00:00http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwellEarning Miles Davis
http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/index.php?section=articles&article_id=6800
<img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/miles-davis1.jpg" hspace="5"><p> This is miles, to me.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/B00006GO9Q.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" hspace="5"><p>I guess one could argue for this</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/imagem.jpeg" hspace="5"><p> or this</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/Miles-Davis---Kind-of-Blue-Poster-C10112433.jpg" hspace="5"><p> or this, one of his more memorable poses</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/Miles-Davis-Print-C10008877.jpeg" hspace="5"><p> this is also an incredibly raw shot</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/miles-davis-nyc-1958.jpg" hspace="5"><p> as is this</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/1.jpg" hspace="5"><p> so began the task of drawing a Miles Davis (w/ Charlie Parker) mural for a building in Harlem. The mural is go inside the Putnam building around 125th sometime soon (hopefully I'll be paid then, the bill is 6 months late!). Anyhoo, this process (finding likenesses) is a bit mundane, but lets go thru it, K?</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/4.jpg" hspace="5"><p> here are the secondary thoughts. The art director, Molly Wilkie at And Partners, NY was pretty cool and we got along fine (can't say so much for their accts payable dept)</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/6.jpg" hspace="5"><p> the project, initially a mural, became more, involving type and charlie parker and a skyscrape and hell, i threw in a logotype for free. things were going well (no complaints from anyone) so for something like a mural for Miles Davis I wasn't going to complain. It's a fucking Miles Davis mural! </p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/5.jpg" hspace="5"><p> a close up... linked...</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/2.jpg" hspace="5"><p> panning out... it was to work something like this along a wall inside the building, on brochures, web, etc, etc</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/7.jpg" hspace="5"><p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap; ">this was a bit of an accident. I kinda like the way the colors do a Jim Flora thang. Or not.</span></p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/8.jpg" hspace="5"><p> this image, the best of the bunch i think, was left on the cutting room floor. </p>
<p>I really enjoy listening to jazz as i work. there is no beginning or end. its a groove. you get in and get lost- not a bad way to live.</p>
<p>i was never much of a jazz fan until burton morris at blue note sent me some</p>
<p>art blakey and the jazz messenger CDs. Weird how things transpire. I'm about</p>
<p>to start on another jazz piece for a new client... no complaints...</p><br><br>text/html2008-12-04T14:37:08+00:00http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwellAbove the Fold Club
http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/index.php?section=articles&article_id=6587
<img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/1fs.jpg" hspace="5"><p> Fuchs, Savage, Me, Niemann... can someone hand us our red smoking robe please? Snap Snap.</p>
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<p>I thought I'd take a few tics and revisit, fully, a revised history of the Above the Fold Club's newest member, Thomas Fuchs. Yesterday we saw something new, something great. And it couldn't have happened to a luckier bastard (OK, OK, and great guy).</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/2fs.jpg" hspace="5"><p> I have to admit, being an incredible idiot I didn't see Fuchs name straight away and the copy referred to him as "one illustrator" (political equal to "that guy"?)</p>
<p>Perhaps I was looking at the names- Warhol, Picasso, etc... I don't know but I didn't figure it out till 4pm. </p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/1.b.fs.jpg" hspace="5"><p> But I knew one thing, either Picasso knew Thomas Fuchs or vise versa. Something stank (this drawing however, didn't.)</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/5fs.jpg" hspace="5"><p> Previous ATF clubbers include a few genius friends of mine who you probably know, Stephen Savage and Chris Newman (aka Christoph). The only difference between old ATFers and Fuchs is the he gets ink reccognition. I like to keep track of whos doing the great iconography in the Times. I'm sick that way.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/3fs.jpg" hspace="5"><p> Heres my old, well, 11 month old ATF prize. Waking up to an ATF in the morning gives you a special tingly sensation in your naughty region. Hello soldier!</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/4fs.jpg" hspace="5"><p> from an article that never ran in "Logo Lounge 5", here is a loose run-through of how that project came to pass. AD: Margaret O'Connor, DD: Tom Bodkin</p>
<p>The concept and execution were helped along by Nicholas Blechman and Brian Rea. </p>
<p>OK, thats it. If you know any more ATF members please send them my way and I will update this post. Congrads again to Fuchs, the only legit, on the record ATFer in Drawgerland.</p>
<p> </p><br><br><br><br>text/html2008-12-01T21:12:43+00:00http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwellBlitt is Back
http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/index.php?section=articles&article_id=6567
<img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/nyrkvet.png" hspace="5"><p style="text-align: left; ">slow news day @ Huff Post. I guess now that the public knows we exist, we are popular enough to write about. Regularly. Barry, you're my hero. Keep em coming.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left; ">the full skinny snipet from Huff Post whippet:</p>
<p style="text-align: left; "> <strong><a style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); " href="http://www.mediabistro.com/Barry-Blitt-profile.html">Barry Blitt</a></strong>, the cartoonist responsible for the <i><strong><a style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); " href="http://www.mediabistro.com/New-Yorker-profile.html">New Yorker</a></strong></i>'s controversial terrorist fist-jabbing <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); " href="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/magazines/covering_barack_the_new_yorker_depicts_terrorist_fistjabbing_couple_in_oval_office_89111.asp">cover</a>, among <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); " href="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/magazines/barry_blitt_a_modest_retrospective_89172.asp">others</a>, returns this week to "vet" <strong><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); " href="http://www.mediabistro.com/Barack-Obama-profile.html">Barack Obama</a></strong>. Of course this time around "Vetting" refers to the all important decision of picking a "first" puppy — thus far we know they want a mutt, but that it needs to be hypoallergenic and won't be a <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); " href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/26/obama-no-girly-dog-for-ou_n_146679.html">girly dog</a>. The cover may not be all that far off the mark, actually, turns out the <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); " href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/magazine/16wwln-safire-t.html?scp=1&sq=safire%20vetting&st=cse">original meaning</a> of the word "vetting" was to to "submit an animal to examination by a veterinarian."</p>
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<p><a name="more" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "></a></p><br><br>text/html2008-10-21T19:46:22+00:00http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwellmore on book burning
http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/index.php?section=articles&article_id=6295
<img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/1.jpg" hspace="5"><p>Anita, lover, this is how we do it Jersey...</p>
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<p>Step One: OPen the box.</p>
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</span></p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/2.jpg" hspace="5"><p> Step 2: strike the box</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/3.jpg" hspace="5"><p> Step 3: Light the box</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/4.jpg" hspace="5"><p> Step 4: Enjoy that box.</p><br><br>text/html2008-10-09T14:10:50+00:00http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwellButt plugs for Obama, in LA
http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/index.php?section=articles&article_id=6221
<img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/1112.jpg" hspace="5"><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/1113.jpg" hspace="5"><p> A few weeks ago I got an e mail from someone in LA asking for art, stickers, posters and wwhatever else I could donate for an Obama fundraiser. A few minutes ago I recieved a belated thank you and a link to some interesting pictures I thought to share. The first is of Barry Blitts NYer cover. Hilarious.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/1114.jpg" hspace="5"><p> They should have cut arm holes though.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/1115.jpg" hspace="5"><p> This I thought was an interesting use of Shepherd Fairey's widely praised Obama drawing in ink party-tattoo form. Looks pretty good. People love wearing and getting directly involved with our work. We don't always see that side of it but....</p>
<p> </p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/1116.jpg" hspace="5"><p> At least I know what they thought of my "Obeyma" stickers. A Shep Fairey send up/ put down, I thought this was a funny idea. It still is. But I'm done with it.</p>
<p>People are shitting all over it. Literally.</p>
<p>Looking forward to seeing some more Obama party pics. If you like to see more these see links below:</p>
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<div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Felix,
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<div>First of all, I apologize for the lateness of this message. </div>
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<div>I am writing to finally thank you for the Obeyma stickers and posters that you sent to me for our gObama fundraiser. You artwork is amazing - everyone was dying to get their hands on a sticker, and the posters went quickly as well. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">We had an incredible night - raising over $3,300 for the campaign and inspiring a few others to throw fundraisers of their own. </span></div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">The party was written up in a local political blog, and photographed by the We Are the Ones Project. You will see party goers wearing your stickers in some of their photos.</span></font></div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">It was more of a success that we could have imagined, and you helped to make it so. The creative energy and support that was given from people like you made it a special night. Many called it magical - new connections were made and old were rediscovered.</span></font></div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">I pasted below links to the blog article, some photos, and the We Are the Ones site. Enjoy.</span></font></div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">And thank you so much for your kindness and generosity.</span></font></div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Best always, </span></font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Lindsey Walker</span></font></div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 240); font-size: 12px; "><a href="http://californiafaultline.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/sarah-palin-crashes-obama-fundraiser/" target="_blank">http://californiafaultline.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/sarah-palin-crashes-obama-fundraiser/</a></span></blockquote><br />
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 240); font-size: 12px; "><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/markland/sets/72157607157119743/" target="_blank">http://flickr.com/photos/markland/sets/72157607157119743/</a></span></blockquote>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><a href="http://robgullixson.com/photocart/index.php?do=photocart&viewGallery=1074" target="_blank">http://robgullixson.com/photocart/index.php?do=photocart&viewGallery=1074</a></span></blockquote></span></font></div>
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</span></p><br><br>text/html2008-10-06T18:05:44+00:00http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwellHelping myself... and my candidate
http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/index.php?section=articles&article_id=6209
<img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/0.1.jpg" hspace="5"><p> been on this Giant Obama (no more Obeyma!) for some time now... and about to print up some large 18X24 posters to send out to various swing states as well as clients and friends (you want one?).</p>
<p>This b/w (version A) side has "The American Promise" with a likeness of our next president (God willing, wink).</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/0.2.jpg" hspace="5"><p> this is the another side (call it B) that I need your help with. Y'see, I still use (love?) CS1 and we now live in a CS4 world. Let me explain...</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/0.2.5.jpg" hspace="5"><p> THis is the official Obama logo, created by Sender, LLC and mo/de out of Chicago. </p>
<p>(they did a hell of a job if they're listening btw)</p>
<p>notice the subtle gradient blends. I usually hate blends but it works here for some reason.</p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/0.3.jpg" hspace="5"><p> Now heres where I need you. When I combine the two files it won't cooperate. You know how it is. Nothing reads.</p>
<p>Its totally fucked up.</p>
<p>So, are you a wizard at CS3 or even 4? Anyone? Can you help me out before the election is over?</p>
<p>I'll add your name to the credits and send you some printed copies... e mail me directly if you want: felix@felixsockwell dot com.</p>
<p> </p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/0.2z.jpg" hspace="5"><p>------UPDATE 10-08-08-------</p>
<p> I'm amazed and super thankful a real pro like Daniel Pelavin took the time and effort to redraw this thing the right way for me. This is exactly what I was hoping for. It goes to press today and will be shipped to PA and OH and, of course, to you if you really want one. </p><br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/0.2z2.jpg" hspace="5"><p> I gotta give props to DP. and may as well to the logo designers. Doing some research, I was surprised to hear the design firm owner here: http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=23974 say that <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(56, 56, 56); font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; ">Mr. Sender was unsure if the logo would remain intact if Mr. Obama won the Democratic nomination.
<p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; margin-top: 9px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-position: initial initial; ">“I’m sure if he gets the nomination new things will be done,” Mr. Sender said.</p>
<p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; margin-top: 9px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-position: initial initial; ">I guess he got right before he guessed it wrong. Still, they deserve props. I think its a work of real merit (if not genius).</p>
</span></p><br><br>text/html2008-07-14T14:29:56+00:00http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwellBlitt's NYer Cover Controversy
http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/index.php?section=articles&article_id=5811
<img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/original.jpg" hspace="5">There is an interesting debate happening right now on over at <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/13/barry-blitt-addresses-his_n_112432.html" target="_blank">Huffpost</a> and if you read the comments (always cartoon, never illustration) and weigh the arguments (offensive or hilarious?) you quickly realize how stupid Huffington Post bloggers are.
But it was nice to hear Blitt being compared to Jonathan Swift.
my favorite Huffington Post slur: "Britt you are an idiot, get a new profession!!"
and to think... just because Barry is Brittish.
<br><br>text/html2008-07-11T19:01:07+00:00http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwellnew iPhone nytimes GUI
http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/index.php?section=articles&article_id=5804
<img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/1-iphoneiconblacktext0522.jpg" hspace="5">Today the iPhone/ nytimes app releases. I've drawn GUI before but this one was special. For my news of choice and another chance to work with renowned web wizard Khoi Vinh and designer Caryn Tutino. <br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/2-iPhone_Configure.jpg" hspace="5">Here is the secondary, ancillary pitstop where you configure out what you want most.<br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/3-iPhone_Sections.jpg" hspace="5">They had to work in old Grey Lady grey scale as well as black and white in 29X29 pixels. Once approved, the png art was integrated into the app (which is free btw).<br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/iPhone_icons-in prog.jpg" hspace="5">GUI is an ugly process, but an interesting one. Pixel reduction is a nice diversion from drawing my linear crap. I mean "art".
here is a peek inside some of the process, which was considerably smooth.<br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/iPhone_icons-in prog2.jpg" hspace="5">there were some interesting things (concessions?) that happened along the way. Most notably, and my favorite was the icon for Heller's favorite gig, that of the Obituary section. I went straight to the grave initially. "Too morbid" they said. Then we landed on a single flower in front of the gravestone. Done. But wait. A week later the editors came back; "still too morbid". So we went with a single flower. I am still curious if a flower denotes death. I guess we'll wait to see if anyone finds offense.<br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/iPhone_icons-all.jpg" hspace="5">and here are the final "ready for prime time players". It was weird seeing them for the first time live on my iPhone. Would love to hear what you think of this often ignored form of information illustration.<br><br>text/html2008-06-24T18:43:04+00:00http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwellBrian Rea waves goodbye
http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/index.php?section=articles&article_id=5707
<img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/rea pic.jpg" hspace="5">Brian Rea has left the New York Times building where he served 3.5 years as Op Ed art director. He did one helluva job. Was committed. Even Tempered. And extremely pragmatic (not to mention talented as hell, for proof see todays op ed under his pen name Grady White)
We love you buddy. Have a great time chasing down those waves in L.A.
Any thoughts or anecdotes you have for Brian are welcomed and encouraged...<br><br>text/html2008-06-24T18:27:56+00:00http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwellDeath to Grady White, Long live Brian Rea
http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/index.php?section=articles&article_id=5706
text/html2008-03-18T20:20:19+00:00http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwellPaul Rand for AIGA
http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/index.php?section=articles&article_id=5188
<img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/Paul-Rand.jpg" hspace="5">I got a "donation" call a few months ago to draw the likeness of Paul Rand for a book the AIGA was producing. A high honor. Sure. Why not I thought. Its free. I can do what I want. But as we got into it it became clear I was hired as a set of wrists, and nothing else. Here is the quientessential Wikiphoto of Rand in his later years used in the Apple "Think Different" campaign. <br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/rands.jpg" hspace="5">No, said the art director. I want him young. Just his face. In white line on a black background. And he sent these photo references for me to ponder.
THe upper left photo is a dead ringer for Derek Jeter.
The other are forgettable.<br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/randss.jpg" hspace="5">I should have killed the job there, but I thought, perhaps if I can show him how the pose is just as important as the likeness there may be a way to salvage this strange new relationship.
I quickly traced the image with my Clintiq screen and started messing around with things...<br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/randsss.jpg" hspace="5">After a 10 or so versions with wrinkles and glasses and this and that I decided to go sans loopy hair. In case it didn't work I added a quote mostly because I'm lazy.
I do love the quote though.
For me it means "You can't force creativity."
THe posters are being printed for paul-rand.com and I may get em up on illogator soon too... but don't hold your breath Zimm (I'm lazy).
<br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/89165121_tp.jpg" hspace="5">Most people remember Rand as a stone-cold carmudgeon, but I think you'll find warmth in this blanket he designed... that recently sold for $500 on Ebay.
<br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/89165263_tp.jpg" hspace="5">and a detail...<br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/89165291_tp.jpg" hspace="5">and thats it.
A killer blanket from the master.
I told the AD this linear style of mine wasn’t an easy way of drawing likenesses.. so no surprise it was killed.
as Rand used to say (paraphrasing)
“Pro bono? Sure.
I’ll let you have it
for free as long as you
use as I suggest. If
you decide not to use it
the fee is then $10,000.
If you change the design
(using the work in a manner
unbecoming) the
fee is then $15,000.”
something to think about the next time you spend your day doodling on bono...
antecdote courtesy
another legend, Jerry Kuyper
<br><br>text/html2007-11-16T20:37:14+00:00http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwellOp Ed Queens
http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/index.php?section=articles&article_id=4480
<img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/1.jpg" hspace="5">
Sam Weber just rang, and seeing Brodner's post yesterday, I thought I'd add a bookend to the U.S. Bridge Federation silencing..
Here was my first shot.
<br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/2.jpg" hspace="5">here was another "just in case" I presented of the same shot.<br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/3.jpg" hspace="5">and another trouble-shootery of the 2 X 2.5 space. Gotta get both ingredients in there. I won't give away which one you'll see in the paper in the morning. You'll have to guess. In the interim, your thoughts?
Its always an interesting balance doing work for the Op Ed page and no one navigates it better than Sam and Rea. I like the vaguery of the first but see the potency of the second. The third? Nah.
Sam will be leaving soon. Off to do his illustration thing full time; and what a wonderful thing he does. I guess it was always in the cards. Thanks Sam; for making sure we get paid on time as well as being a swell collaborator.<br><br>text/html2007-11-05T15:08:54+00:00http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwellBlechman's NoZone spread
http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/index.php?section=articles&article_id=4423
<img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/noz1.jpg" hspace="5">All gas'd up & no where t'guzzle, Fuchs & I spent a few hours (OK, days) spinning yarns and dropping names for Nicholas Blechman's upcoming Nozone:<em>Forecast</em>. Heres our spread.
Blechman's last Nozone effort, <a href="http://www.knickerbockerdesign.com/books.html" target="_blank">Empire</a> (Princeton Archtectural Press) focused on our empirical foreign policy, war time capitalism and so forth. One of my favorites in that book was Ward Sutton's logo strewn Nascar omage (I'm not going to explain it, just buy the book!) <a href="http://www.imagekind.com/Showartwork.aspx?IMID=9053ab5b-32f3-4524-9251-1656167e8b1a" target="_blank">Niemann's </a> Stately messaging was also read loud and clear (and over and over).
Hopefully this latest <em>Forecast</em> will be as sickening and meaningful as his previous efforts. OK, I could go on about my near-full Nozone collection but heres another sneak peak at our spread...
<br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/noz2.jpg" hspace="5">My original drawing was sent back (thank you Nicholas!) so I refocused with a more humorous logo spoof analogy ala <a href="http://www.felixsockwell.com/index.php/posters/the_book/" target="_blank">GOP100</a> and Sutton's excellent spoof. Some of these work more successfully than others obviously but its a tight balance this thing: writing, designing and illustrating. Where one lacked, another propped.<br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/noz3.jpg" hspace="5">The process here usually started with naming, the napkin, then computer. Our time was helped along by <a href="http://brandsoftheworld.com/" target="_blank">this logo site</a> which, if you haven't already used it, is an essential bookmark.
We had a pretty big time working on this thing. Fuchs had a big workload so I had to carry the brunt on most of these, yet one of the real gems ("EXXODUS") was actually e penned by the legendary <a href="http://www.jerrykuyper.com/" target="_blank">Jerry Kuyper</a> who designed the original AT&T globe and World Wildlife Federation logos while working for Saul Bass.
If you can think of one we may have left out, take a gander and write us. Who knows, there could be a poster stationed on the horizon.<br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/noz4.jpg" hspace="5">ahh, the signatures... signed in oil on a hot Texas blacktop. Two birds on a wire. But whos who?<br><br>text/html2007-10-14T19:20:55+00:00http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwellNYT Op Ed: Al Gore
http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/index.php?section=articles&article_id=4309
<img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/gore1.jpg" hspace="5">Over the course of ten years doing these New York Times Op Ed / letters pieces, I've come to change my tack: a little design, very little illustration and whole lot of name dropping.
Here was the process for saturday's Op Ed on Al Gore winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Friday. 5:15pm. Ring. Hello? Brian Rea:"Whats the fastest job yo'll ever do?"
This one. Five minutes later...<br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/gore.jpg" hspace="5">Then there was this awards driven idea/ word. <br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/gore2.jpg" hspace="5">30 minutes...We getting hotter? Al says so. Seems the press is finally <em>warming</em> up these days. "Goreward" was my hot choice, but couldn't run because the editor didn't want to say his name (there was a congrats ad nearby) so this is where we headed next... but it too was a little off.<br><br><img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/gore3.jpg" hspace="5">45 minutes... The final approved image was this. Not terrible. Not great. Always a good time with B Rizzlea. The whole naming thing, over time, has really made me reconsider what it is I do and how I sell things. Its not design. Its not illustration. Its not naming... yet it has to be all three at once: <em>DesiNamustration®</em>
Looking back... Gore Green? C'mon. Somebody'll burn that into their chest (T shirt)...<br><br>text/html2007-09-30T12:39:09+00:00http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwellDoodle all day in Mapleweird, NJ
http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/index.php?section=articles&article_id=4238
<img src="http://www.drawger.com/felixsockwell/images/maplewood.jpg" hspace="5">I'm looking for green illustrators willing to donate themselves to <a href="http://www.maplewoodgreenday.org/" target="_blank"> Maplewood Green Day</a> this saturday October 6th. I'll supply the tent, easels and materials. You supply the rest. 100% of the proceeds generated from your artwork goes to a local green initiative here in Maplewood- just 25 minutes (via Amtrak) from NYC.
I'm working in tandem with the local Maplewood Lions Club and Geralyn's art shop. There'll be plenty of other <a href="http://www.maplewoodgreenday.org/activities.pdf" target="_blank">activites</a> throughout the day so feel free to bring friends and family and enjoy meeting the locals, hanging out with fellow drawgerers and working to support our local green initiative here in town.
Heres a <a href="http://www.maplewoodgreenday.org/gettingthere.php" target="_blank">map</a>. Just let me know if you are interested and I'll have your name added to the list to give to coordinators.
<a href="http://blip.tv/file/333417" target="_blank">Meet</a> some of my neighbors you'll be drawing. We're good times. OK, who's with me?<br><br>