
Marc Martin is an illustrator and graphic designer in Melbourne, Australia whose work seems very much to be influenced by the art of printmaking since it is made up of flat, 2D shapes that are textured with the effect of splattered ink. His work has been commissioned for several noteworthy clients such as Uppercase’s book, Work/Life 2, Wired Magazine UK, and he was once a guest for a whole week on The Design Files.
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this week’s creative resources.

Creative Resources is a weekly feature that showcases links to inspiring articles & other resources found on the internet for emerging to established artists (or art lovers!). Have you read or blogged about any good creative articles lately? Let me know and you’ll receive full credit for any recommendations that appear.
Here’s this week’s round-up:

- Pencil Box: Peony Paint – This is great! Katie Stratton couldn’t quite find the perfect wallpaper for her new baby’s room… so she & her husband Matt painted their own. Such a lovely blog, too.
- Artist Crush: Devon Tsuno – Art Hound featured some beautiful work by LA-based artist Devon Tsuno this week – I love the layered plantlife!
- 41 Awesome Design Blogs to Satisfy Your Creative Needs - 1stwebdesigner has put together the ultimate compilation of web sites that cater to graphic designers. It’s a bit overwhelming, but quite the eye-opener.
- The Typofiles #100: My Favorite Catalogs – Nubby Twiglet talks about her favorite well-designed shop catalogs, how they serve as inspiration for her print design work, and where to order some for yourself for free. Getting cool things in the mail rules!
- Lauren Clay – Booooooom featured some truly amazing paper sculptures by Lauren Clay.
- Printable May Calendar PDF – It’s true, May is almost upon us! Dellie helps us ease into a new month with a nicely designed printable PDF calendar.
this week’s creative resources.

Creative Resources is a weekly feature that showcases links to inspiring articles & other resources found on the internet for emerging to established artists (or art lovers!). Have you read or blogged about any good creative articles lately? Let me know and you’ll receive full credit for any recommendations that appear.
Here’s this week’s round-up:

- Penguin Releases New Embroidered Covers – Pikaland shares Jillian Tamaki’s beautiful embroidery work on Penguin’s new line of classic novels including “The Secret Garden” and “Black Beauty”.
- Harmony Mix – I couldn’t help but feature another one of Kate Miss’s wonderful playlists from her blog – this one features dreamy, almost all acoustic songs with great harmony. I’ve been listening to it all rainy weekend!
- For the Love of Type - Christine Castro Hughes shares some good information for type-enthusiasts such as the different between font vs. typeface and where to get your hands on free font downloads.
- Advice: How to Charge Your Clients- Designlovefest’s got a great advice column for graphic designers in-the-making – this one has some helpful tips on how to figure out your pricing.
- Free Photo Editing Apps to Replace Picnik – What will those of us non-Photoshop users do now that Picnik has closed? Oh My! Homemade has compiled a useful round of links to help you spruce up your photos for free.
- Using Your Creativity to its Full Potential – Promise Tangeman’s fabulous article on how you are the idea-maker, not your computer, and the importance of signing off and sketching in the beginning stages of a new creative undertaking.
art/design > ghostly portraits.

Kevin Poveda is an illustrator, graphic designer, and photographer in Puerto Rico who is currently creating some pretty interesting work under the pseudonym The One Bird Flock (TOBF). These unique portraits of mysterious and almost ghostly women are made up almost entirely of dark shadows, textural specks, and nearly all pastel colors.
See more work below…
this week’s creative resources.

Creative Resources is a weekly feature that showcases links to inspiring articles & other resources found on the internet for emerging to established artists (or art lovers!). Have you read or blogged about any good creative articles lately? Let me know and you’ll receive full credit for any recommendations that appear.
Here’s this week’s round-up:

- 2 Cent Tuesday: Branding Yourself – Jane Reaction‘s helpful tips on designing logos and brand collateral for your own business or freelance venture.
- One King’s Lane’s Blank Canvas Challenge – Submit your summer-themed artwork for a chance to have it printed on canvas bags for One King’s Lane.
- How I Stay Organized – Freelance graphic designer Ciera shares her methods and tools for staying on top of the craziness that can ensue when you’ve got a lot going on.
- Weekly Music: Coachella – Kate Miss has put together a nice rundown of music videos from some of the bands that are currently playing at Coachella.
- Photoshop Tutorial: Pink Splash – Poppytalk shares an easy tutorial that will give your spring photos a pretty strawberry lemonade fade that looks like a light leak.
- The Fantastic & Formidable Fashion Swap – A bunch of talented illustrators traded images of clothing and shared the resulting artwork over at Ten Paces & Draw.
art/design > the happy show.

Stefan Sagmeister is a legendary Austrian graphic designer whose work often veers on the side of contemporary art. For the 10 year anniversary of his exploration of “happiness”, Stefan is putting on an exhibition at the ICA in Philadelphia called “The Happy Show”. This show includes works in various types of media and explores the topic of happiness on many levels – today’s series of images happens to spell out a special message. In an interview with UK-based magazine Dazed & Confused, Stefan says, “I do believe that I can train my mind in the very same way I can train my body. By and large, the longer and harder I train, the better the results. Having said this, I do think it is impossible to reach permanent happiness.”
See more work below…
this week’s creative resources.

Creative Resources is a weekly feature that showcases links to inspiring articles & other resources found on the internet for emerging to established artists (or art lovers!). Have you read or blogged about any good creative articles lately? Let me know and you’ll receive full credit for any recommendations that appear.
Here’s this week’s round-up:
- Web vs. Print – An aspiring graphic designer’s guide to the main differences in designing for web and designing for print via 1stwebdesigner.
- April Calendar – Another gorgeous desktop calendar to get you in the mood for spring by the ever talented Geninne.
- LA Marquees - Photographs of gorgeous signage from LA’s most famous historic landmarks shot by Océane Buret (via Honestly WTF).
- Design Tips for the New Facebook Timeline - Ciera breaks down the design changes in the new Facebook layout and shares some advice on how to use it to your advantage.
- Interview with Lara Merrett – An interview via The Designs Files with an incredible Australian painter who creates giant canvases of vivid, blended colors.
- DIY: Bleach Painting on Textiles – Liven up your wardrobe with this guide on painting with bleach from A Beautiful Mess.
