Love these jellyfish by Ashkahn (don’t stop studio).

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Jr-Flo from Keys N Krates just passed me their latest work, The Longest Night (mp3). Hit “more” to see them performing this live in Vancouver. Gotta support other Canadians!

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Incredible new video for Fever Ray’s If I Had a Heart, directed by Andreas Nilsson. Fever Ray is the solo project of Karin Dreijer Andersson, from The Knife (one of my favourite groups).

Thanks to Blair for the heads up.

Here we go again! Our gigantic Project #5 continues over at Design For Mankind! Pick a submission from Project #5 and re-design it! Paint it, draw it, cut & paste it, collage it, photograph it, whatever you want! Scan it and send it to Erin with the subject line “Free Encouragement.” Erin will sift through the entries and the lucky ones will be made into an Encouragement Postcard Pack! Submissions must be original work – dimensions are 4″ x 6″ – deadline is February 1st.

Send your entries to erin[AT]designformankind[DOT]com. Below are links to all the submissions from Project #5! Pick out your favourite message and re-design it!

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Stunning oil paintings by Amy Bennett. At first glance they look like photographs of miniature models, which effectively forces you into an almost God-like point of view of each scene.

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Anyone who reads the New Yorker will be familiar with Adrian Tomine’s work. Love the sneakerhead illustration with the kid checking out the Unkle Dunks at Alife.

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Gorgeous paintings by Vanessa Prager. I love the one with the guy cleaning his ear with a q-tip because that’s my guilty pleasure and the moment is captured perfectly.

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Paintings by Edward del Rosario. I love the bizarre little details and how often there are characters just off the edge of the canvas.

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