Who says you should only have one love at time.......in design and illustration that is *ahem*. I met up with cool guy Ben Weeks the other day to hang out and grab some drinks. We indulged in some over-sized Hoegaarden pints and discussed how we can ball hard like Bruce Mau.
He had mentioned a few months back that he'd been working on his new promo poster, and showed me some of the sketches. I finally got to see the finished version of it the other night, and grab a copy for myself. The poster is beautifully designed and executed! And getting some sweet press.
You should head on over to his site if you want to grab a copy of it for yourself.
Awesome work Ben!
'Week 37'Ink, graphite, ballpoint pen on BFK rives, 11.7" × 16.5"
I chose 'Week 37' of this year to illustrate, which happens to be the week of Sept. 11th. I went with depicting China's current economic downturn, and how their exports have declined from $134.9bn to 103.7bn, since last year, and how Japan's economy has found a way to grow and become the world's second-largest economy.
Wow, talk about big tings!
I've been meaning to post up these images from when I got back last week but I've been really busy with work (which is awesome!) and packing and sending off all my belongings for my move to Ottawa. I'm now down to my bare essentials, and trying to wrap everything up...which is cool i guess, very nomad-ish. Kind of taking this week and a bit to meet up with everyone before I head back home and sort of totally tunnel vision on the solo in February at Show & Tell. Anyways, the trip!
NY was amazing! It seemed to go by way to quickly... it was so great hanging out with all the west coast homies again, they really came correct, ties and everything. I feel sooo incredibly fortunate that I was able to venture through the big city with Amanda and Tessar...and an especially big thanks to Amanda for making the impossible possible. Here are a few photos from the trip
11 hour bus + David Bowie= no thang at all
I feel like a big douche when I do this, but I was able to snag a sketch from Joao, before we powered down on our lychee martinis
Joao, Tess, Roman, and Amanda in all their soft focus glory
I love of direct New Yorkers are. 
A few of the sights from the MET. I wish I could have taken some photos at the Kandinsky exhibit, that was absolutely ridiculous! 
One thing I love about taking trips down to the States, is how cheap the art supplies are! I think I bought about 7 sketchbooks for the same price as one moleskine here in Canada...is this the price we must pay for free health care?!
Some sketchbooking with T lo.
You can see more of the photos I took from the trip on my flickr account...be gentle, it's still new.
Also you can check out some of Tessar's photos from the trip, plus some works from the 'Zachary Quinto trio'
This was easily one of the best trips I've ever taken...it was incredibly nourishing, and sooo many laughs. I think the best way to describe the trip would be a mash up of Jay-Z and Street Fighter....and maybe a little Miley Cyrus -Party in the USA.
It was awesome meeting all the new friends and thanks again to everyone who made the trip as great as it was. :)
