I can read movies

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.... found via Words and Eggs - I like these paperback 'novelisations' of popular films, created by Spacesick a few years ago:

... retro book-cover design and film nostalgia all rolled into one. Nice!

Liekeland

The beautiful illustrations of Dutch artist Liekeland remind me very much of my childhood for some reason ....

Natsukashii ~ !


(found via Task-ka)

Andrew Lyons

I like these images from illustrator Andrew Lyons. They remind me a little of Eric Carle's very hungry caterpillar.

~ found via Graphic Exchange

Have space-suit, will travel

Beautiful futuristic imaginings, found over at Dark Roasted Blend
(individual image credits provided on the original posts)

Grrrroawrrl!!

Channeling the spirits of Edward Gorey and Maurice Sendak in equal measure, Don Kenn's rampaging monsters are quirky little characters. I like them all the more now that I know that they're actually very small .... they're drawn on sticky-notes!

Welcome to the club!

~ a very odd patent application found on Vintagraph:

"Designed for use by secret organizations as part of initiation ceremonies, a new applicant would be blind folded and placed atop this device. The new member would then be required to initiate the device by pulling on the handles, where upon they would be simultaneously given an electrical shock and spanked with a paddle. Welcome to the club and don't forget to pay your dues. The patent was issued in 1900 to Edmund De Moulin and Ulysses S. De Moulin."

Let's have a cuppa

... oh! ... excuse me!!

 ~ a whimsical tea set from Dutch illustrator Esther Hörchner.

Check out the rest of the set and more pretty illustrative work at her site.

Ideal bookshelf

Illustrator Jane Mount draws 'portraits' of her clients by depicting their favourite books.

Which books would you choose for your ideal bookshelf?


(via Mostly Goodness)

Andrew Pavitt

A while ago I bought a greeting card illustrated by Andrew Pavitt, and I recently found a few more of his designs. I like their quiet, retro-style simplicity.