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Picture of the Week
If only I could remember what this was all about. Something involving German scientists and buttocks, I think...
Krazy Kartoon Kliches
Now appearing in Calgary's FFWD (Fast Forward) Weekly.
Fake the Music
What do you do when the gig poster gig dries up? Fake it.
Fake the Music - Looks Could Kill Gallery, Calgary - "Illegitimate Gig Posters By Legitimate Gig Poster Designers."
May 1st - 31st. More sneakin' and peekin' here.
Dead/Alive: Bob & Doug
I did these McKenzie Brothers designs two or three years ago through an outfit here in town when Dave Thomas was resurrecting the characters for a proposed animated TV show. I did a lot of work on it, but as is so often the case, the show went nowhere. (I was paid decently, however.) Now it seems it's alive again, but for some strange reason they went with an L.A. studio. The results (which I won't link to in case they get on my case) are cheap and ugly - articulated paper doll Flash crap that looks more like web cartoons from eight years ago.
Possibly they needed the extra loot they'd save by going bargain-basement in order to placate Rick Moranis, who apparently was reluctant to get on board. I don't know if either of them ever saw my designs, but this is one case where I'm going to flatly declare that mine were better than the unexpressive, dead eyesores they came up with. That's showbiz, folks.
Large Scale Thievery Uncovered
Illustrator Luc Latulippe tips us off to some shady shinola going down - namely the wholesale rip-offery of artist's work by some overseas thieves. You know, if you're going to rip anyone off - try to make it an artist, because we just have it way too fucking easy. It's a life of luxury and riches, so feel free to shaft us. We like it.
Click the above link for the lowdown. (And read the comments section if you dare. It seems there's always someone ready to perch cluelessly on the wrong side of the issue with a brainless "it's all good!" or in this case, "theft is the highest form of flattery." What? Why? I can only conclude that there's an entire generation that cannot grasp the concept of theft, plagiarism, or unauthorized usage. Not getting paid? It's all good, dude.)
