"Hapless Hooligan in 'Still Moving'" is what happens when comics and dance collide. Award-winning graphic artist Art Spiegelman and Pilobolus dance troupe create an amazing tale based on early comics. The dancers recreate the story by interacting with Spiegelman's art.
Ric Stultz creates loose but strikingly well-crafted, painted illustrations. Some are silly, some are poignant but all of them require a longer look. Enjoy!
(Found on Double Takes Blog)
We love typography here at Pica + Pixel so we were delighted to discover the Hyperactivitypography Book by the Norwegian design studio, Studio 3. The book is structured like a how-to-children's book with awesome lessons on how to kern and what ligatures are. The first edition of the book is sold out for now, but they plan to print more. Neat!
[Thanks to Jake for the tip!]
I've been talking with people recently about the addition of a portfolio option to LinkedIn. Yes, it does let you put all your info, both visual and written, into one place but is it too... I don't know, blah? The Portfolio display is powered by Behance so if you already have an account with them, it may be a quick way to add your content to LinkedIn.
If you're looking for an alternative to the LinkedIn/Behance portfolio, why not try out Carbonmade? They offer two hosting plans. One is free, the Meh plan and allows you to create 5 projects, populate them with up to 35 images and even upload flash files. If you need more space the Whoo! plan (for $12/mo) allows up to 50 projects, 500 images, 10 high quality videos, and your own custom domain name.
Does anyone recommend other services for portfolio hosting or is it still best to post your portfolio on a personal site?
Fun and funky wallpaper from Jonathan Adler. Loving the sixties vibe of both of these.
Old Spice has come up with a brilliant way of using Twitter and YouTube to create a viral ad sensation. They allow anyone (celebrities, news organizations, average people) to post questions to the Old Spice guy on Twitter and then post a video response to it on YouTube. Finally, some one figured out a smart use for both of these viral applications.
Oh, joy! More rounded goodness! Thanks, FontShop, for introducing us to FF DIN Round.
We are sad that our favorite curmudgeon comic-book writer Harvey Pekar died earlier this week. He will be remember for his genius of making the everyday man the central character in his many wonderful autobiographical graphic novels. He showed us that comics don't have to be about fictious superheros. That heroes could live in Cleveland, work as a file clerk and survive cancer. We'll miss you Harvey.
Have you heard about Kickstarter?
Kickstarter is a way to fund creative projects. You can basically crowdsource funds for a project. Its an all-or-nothing funding method where projects must be fully-funded or no money changes hands. That means, if you need $5000 to get your project off the ground and you only get pledges for $2000, no money exchanges hands. That way, you don't have to try to get a $5000 project off the ground with only $2000 and no one will be expecting you to try.
On the other side, do you have a spare $10 you would like to invest in a worthy cause? Pledge to support a fledgling book project, film or other venture. You'll feel good and you'll be supporting someone who needs funds to make their dreams a reality.
Emigre just released a 64 page new type specimen book showing how to mix and match their fonts in a dozens of creative and beautiful ways. The book is only $3 and comes with an additional five type specimens including the Mrs Eaves, Mr Eaves, Matrix II, and Vista catalogs. 
Smart! Smart! Smart! That is all I could say to myself when I found the newish redesigned British coinage. The coins were released in 2008 and were designed by Matt Dent who entered a contest to redesign the coins and won. Dent divided the shield of the Royal Arms into six pieces and scattered over the 1p to 50p coins while the entire shield rests on the £1 piece. Wish our coins could be this beautiful.
Nice profile in the New York Times about designer Peter Buchanan-Smith and his new line of axes and how these useful tools became the new design rage. 
Silvia Cordero Vega AKA Letrerias is a calligrapher from Argentina whose work is quite unique. This is a silkscreened piece she is creating as part of a collection for Calligraphy Week (Semana caligráfica) at Papelera Palermo in Honduras.
See more of her work on her Flickr or visit her web site.
I have loved Jesse LeDoux's artwork for years so I was excited to see that Schmancy Gallery in Seattle is having an awesome show of his work. You might recognize his on the album covers and poster artwork for the Shins, Iron and Wine and Death Cab for Cutie. Check out the solo show called titled "Perfect Forecast" on July 9 2010 from 6pm-9pm at Schmancy at 1932 2nd Ave, Seattle WA.
