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Ten Great Years

I thought this poster by Argentinian graphic designer Max Dalton was pretty neat. You can see more of Max's work and posters here --> Max Dalton.

In other Beatles news, I see that Yellow Submarine has been cleaned up and restored. Ah! I have such fond memories of that fine film! When it was having a re-run at the Roseville cinema, my Dad used to take me to see it most weekends. It was a very enjoyable way to fill in a few hours together. The music's fantastic and the fab animation certainly appealed to a me as a small girl. You can see the trailer here.

Poster image from here. Yellow Submarine from here.

Midweek pick-me-up

Nothing lifts my spirits (yes, I've had one of those days) like a whole heap of New Yorker cartoons. ...and nothing lifts my spirits quite as high as when those cartoons happen to be cat themed. Which is your favourite?

 

All images from here.

Love part 3 - Questionable opening lines and first dates

Part 3 of my Valentine's Day run up (See posts number 1 and 2 here and here) in which I'd like to offer some assistance to folk who would like to strike up a conversation with that someone special. If you click on the image, a larger version will appear for easier reading.

 

...and then once you've snared that someone special for a first date be careful not to scare them off. Again, click on the image for an easier to read version of the image.

All cartoons by Matt Groening from Binky's Guide to Love.

Love part 1 - unrequited love

Apparently it's Valentine's Day on Tuesday. In celebration of this event I have decided to do a few posts around the afore mentioned day. My first post is Unrequited Love. To my mind, unrequited love is perfectly illustrated by Lucy and Schroeder's relationship in Peanuts. Lucy famously adores the Beethoven playing bachelor boy Schroeder. Schroeder, however, only has eyes for Beethoven. Despite this, Lucy never flags in her quest for his love and attention.

All images from here.

This post is for all my fellow comrades doing it rough in the trenches. Happy weekend all!

Illustrations by Ronald Searle via The Compleet Molesworth.

New Year's Resolutions

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a fine evening! Did you make any any New Year's Resolutions? If not, here are some ideas courtesy of The New Yorker.

Ho Ho Ho!

Some Christmas cheer direct from The New Yorker! Which is your favourite?

Maira Kalman

Behold the wonderful and vividly coloured world of Maira Kalman! A regular contributor to The New Yorker and illustrator of numerous children's books, Kalman has also designed fabric for Issac Mizrahi. Maira Kalman has a selection of her illustrations in her book called The Principles of Uncertainty some of which have been happily made into cards! They are available at Catbird.

I think they are utterly beautiful! The woman is a master colourist, compositionist and humourist! :0)

Below is one of my favourite New Yorker covers she has illustrated.

You can read up on her life here and this is her website which is full to the brim with joyous paintings--> Maira Kaliman.

I hope everyone has a happy and restful weekend!

All images from here via Trendland except the last which is from here.

Much Love Monday: Gardening

I hope everyone had/ is having a terrific weekend!

I spent a substantial part of my weekend gardening. It's not the first time I've done that. In fact I do at least 2 - 3 hours of gardening most weekends. I passionately adore it! I love pruning, weeding, sweeping, raking and planting!

 

  

I especially love the bit at the end when I lean on my broom and survey the garden and feel a great sense of accomplishment and satisfaction seeing the garden so neat and tidy!

Much Love Monday is a love heart meme created by Anna of Much Love blog fame. If you'd like to join in you are more than welcome to - click here!

Here's to a happy week ahead! :0)

Art Deco New Yorkers

If you wanted to examine the history of 20th Century design and illustration styles you could do worse than browse through a selection of New Yorker covers. These ones here are mostly from 1925. They are super Art Deco are they not? They are also a lot of fun and they make me smile just looking at them! You can find more from this site here---> Cover Browser.