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Saturday, April 29, 2006

Art. Reprodukt. Via Museum Museorum — Peter, thanks for that!

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2:29:21 PM   Art & Advertising | |   
  

A Man's Best Friend. K-9.

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2:15:11 PM   This & That | |   
  

The Advertisement. 

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11:39:45 AM   Old Ads | |   
  

Friday, April 28, 2006

A Competition. The first reader who comes up with the name of the person pictured below wins an original and signed cartoon by The Cartoonist. Majo, you're not invited to participate. Leave your comments below.

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3:30:36 PM   This & That | |   
  

Certainly not. I'd rather vote for the Kray twins if they were still alive.

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1:03:57 PM   London | |   
  

Fab. Skip Williamson has updated his website. Check the 'Playboy' section ... Skip, thanks!

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10:45:44 AM   Art & Advertising, Cult | |   
  

Dog not included. Freelance Fred is selling his portfolio on eBay. Via AdScam.

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9:38:41 AM   This & That | |   
  

Paintings by Wolf. Boxers. Wolfgang, I want that! I've still got a free space here on my wall.

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9:00:53 AM   Paintings by Wolf | |   
  

Thursday, April 27, 2006

The London Marathon. Photos by Michael Zeigermann, who enjoyed having the whole bunch of lunatics running past his kitchen window. And not to worry, he actually returned the photographic machinery belonging to me.

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9:33:41 PM   London | |   
  

Literature, found in a Box. Lesefrüchte, Dritter Band, Jahrgang 1818. The Reader's Digest of the 19th Century. Enjoy the few sample pages.

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4:37:26 PM   Literature | |   
  

Interlude. Many thanks to Bronston + MaxiDoodles for the fabulous Clown DVD.

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2:22:23 PM   Cult | |   
  

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Hello Everybody. A picture named schrat.jpgI'm much too busy at present with proper work. Blogging will resume on Friday.
10:19:45 PM   This & That | |   
  

Monday, April 24, 2006

The Flying Saucers Are Real. By Major Donald Keyhoe. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and download this classic as a nice and fat PDF for free.

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8:59:14 PM   Cult | |   
  

Sunday, April 23, 2006

Der Rabe. Magazin für jede Art von Literatur. Via ASML.

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4:58:30 PM   Literature | |   
  

Saturday, April 22, 2006

Basil Says. A picture named basil3.jpgWhenever you're out and about, always watch out for Vampires.
10:44:28 PM   Basil Says | |   
  

Book, found in a Box. Nice colours.

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10:28:34 PM   Art & Advertising, Cult | |   
  

Torchwood House. Good old BBC. Good old Dr Who.

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9:00:03 PM   This & That | |   
  

The Advertisement. Moving On. Let's move on towards 1966-1975. Yep, I think that's a good move indeed.

If the Creative Team who's responsible for this - erm, advertisement - are still alive, then they deserve to be slaughtered. And the proofreader should be hanged from ... I'll just shut up now, because it's too late anyway: this one's from HörZu 12, 1968.

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4:00:07 PM   Old Ads | |   
  

The Advertisement. Click here for a legible version. Quite funny actually.

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2:57:39 PM   Old Ads | |   
  

More Walter and Connie. 

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8:38:31 AM   Literature | |   
  

Friday, April 21, 2006

Bätsch. A picture named fast.gifYes, we know. Search Google first, then blog.

For crying out loud...!
8:36:52 PM   Blogs | |   
  

Basil Says. A picture named basil2.jpgIf you ever find bones or the remains of something indescribable in the woods or on a beach, then you will have to keep and collect those items. Store them on bookshelves or in the loft.
7:48:36 PM   Basil Says | |   
  

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The wonderful old illustrations. More Nemo if you follow this link. Or this one.

Nemo

5:32:26 PM   Literature | |   
  

Happy Birthday. Madam.

Madam

7:32:35 AM   London | |   
  

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Basil Says. A picture named basil.jpgAlways keep your belongings with you at all times.
4:18:21 PM   Basil Says | |   
  

Literature, found in a Box. Walter and Connie, 5. Auflage/1964, © 1962 by the British Broadcasting Corporation.

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Walter and Connie Title

10:12:36 AM   Literature | |   
  

Another Great Illustrator. Abner Graboff at the Cartoon Retro Forum. Many thanks to Frank for the link.

Abner Graboff

9:25:29 AM   Art & Advertising | |   
  

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Tiny Tokyo. An experiment using photoshop to create the effect of a "tilt shift" lens. Via Coudal.

Tiny Tokyo

6:14:44 PM   This & That | |   
  

Paintings by Wolf. The Punch, by Wolfgang Sangmeister.

Punch

1:00:22 PM   Paintings by Wolf | |   
  

The Year in Images. Photo Essays by NASA. Via linkfilter.

Nasa

8:31:49 AM   This & That | |   
  

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Basil Says. A picture named basil10.jpgThere's a great big difference between LUT (London Underground Time) and GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).
6:21:12 PM   Basil Says | |   
  

Laurie Lipton. Drawings.

Laurie Lipton

5:00:15 PM   Art & Advertising | |   
  

If London Were Like New York. A Peek At The Metropolis After The American Invasion. From Harmsworth's Magazine (The London Magazine), February 1902. Hm, looks alright to me.

London

9:18:40 AM   London | |   
  

Images. Old ads, illustrations, art — leifpeng's flickr sets.

Astronauts

8:06:25 AM   Art & Advertising | |   
  

Monday, April 17, 2006

Basil Says. A picture named basil4.jpgIf your bum hurts after sliding down a hill, just don't silde down hills anymore. Especially when wearing short trousers and the hill's full of weeds. But you can always try clearing the hill with one of those magnetic agnostic weed killers, which are available at your local B&Q store here in the UK.
5:48:12 PM   Basil Says | |   
  

A Very First Draft. A new banner? Cartoonist 1.2.8.5ß? Who knows. But I' m thinking about it.

The Insect

3:17:58 PM   Blogs, My Sketchbooks | |   
  

Shall I Blog Some More Today? A picture named robot_1.jpgIt's this weird holiday, isn't it? What's it called? Easter Monday or something like that?
I've got a few terribly interesting links bookmarked, but then - no, today's a holiday. And I'm not in the mood either, since I've actually got work to do. Basil might return later on or maybe not.
1:18:54 PM   This & That | |   
  

Welcome to Frestonia. Photos by Tony Sleep. Many thanks to Anna for the link.

In 1977, Freston Road, a squatted street in Notting Hill Dale, West London, seceded from the United Kingdom, and appealed to the United Nations to send a peacekeeping force to prevent evictions by the Greater London Council. The new nation-state called itself Frestonia.

Frestonia

7:47:43 AM   London | |   
  

Nice One. Manfred Deix and others at the Karikaturmuseum Krems. Many thanks to Peter for the link.

Deix

7:37:41 AM   Art & Advertising | |   
  

Saturday, April 15, 2006

The Advertisement. 
Aqua Velva

1:44:28 PM   Old Ads | |   
  

Friday, April 14, 2006

I thought as much. So that's where he's got all the money from. Basil's been freelancing. Many thanks to Axel.

Basil

7:13:38 PM   This & That | |   
  

An Epsilon Android. I didn't do it! This one comes from Mr Zimmermann in sunny LA.


6:44:12 PM   Orion Pics | |   
  

A Stretcher Case. Neat Neat Neat / Neat Neat Neat / Neat Neat Neat / New Rose / I just can't be happy today / Love Song.

Moderator: Your name please?
[shout:] RAT SCABIES!
Moderator: Rat Scabies on DRUMS! And on guitar ... ?

Some damned fine pictures are here. How very neat.

Oh, that wonderful noise. It's Easter!

Dave

12:05:28 PM   London, MP3 | |   
  

Zeus Weinstein. A website by Saul Samson.

Zeus Weinstein

9:06:13 AM   Cult | |   
  

Tonight Let's All Make Love in London. A movie. And here's the direct link (Quicktime, 70min, 570MB). Yes, that's 570MB. But it's worth it.

London

8:56:17 AM   Cult, London | |   
  

Thursday, April 13, 2006

Easter. I'd like to gatecrash the resurrection party.

Happy Easter Holidays Everybody!

9:51:29 PM   My Sketchbooks | |   
  

Great Title. Bildzeitung from 1966. Those were the days. Although, nothing's changed really.

Frogs - Bildzeitung

9:42:54 PM   Orion Pics | |   
  

Money. The Bank of England Museum.

Secret

7:46:31 AM   London | |   
  

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

And another London Sketch. Over there, at London Leben.

Crime Scene.

6:52:15 PM   My Sketchbooks | |   
  

Basil Says. A picture named basil.jpgWhen strolling through a forest, watch out for giant mushrooms. They are dangerous.
5:48:07 PM   Basil Says | |   
  

The Advertisement. Dextro Energen.

Dextro Energen

11:59:16 AM   Old Ads | |   
  

Another Great Packaging Design. I wish I'd done this.

Hubba Bubba

7:10:15 AM   Art & Advertising | |   
  

Paintings by Wolf. It's Spring!

Spring

7:02:40 AM   Paintings by Wolf | |   
  

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Chuckle. The Leamington Spa Lifeboat Museum. Click through those links at the bottom to find out what this really is about.

Update: Also, check out the Millingdale Ice Cream website. Better read the disclaimer first.

Who

2:48:39 PM   Cult | |   
  

My Home is my Castle. Creative Home Engineering is a registered contracting company that adds value to homes by integrating silent, automated hidden passageways.

Hidden Passageway

11:22:19 AM   This & That | |   
  

Turkish Delight. A picture named schrat.jpgSome extraordinary Turkish recipes for my German readers. Fabulous; this is Dada. Many thanks to Konstantin.

Vorbereitung: Chop zehnarmiger Tintenfisch angelt in Kreis-Gestalt. Hieb-Mark, Karotte, Pfeffer und schmilzt die Margarine. Gebratenes-Fisch des zehnarmigen Tintenfisches, Mandel und Karotte. Saute es.
8:47:29 AM   This & That | |   
  

Maki Shimizu. Illustration. Very nice.

Maki

7:57:08 AM   Art & Advertising | |   
  

Dwight Newton. I am not an artist.

Maze

7:37:30 AM   Art & Advertising | |   
  

Monday, April 10, 2006

The Magic of Antarctic Colours. David Abbey Page, artist of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1933-1935.

Antarctic

10:18:38 AM   Art & Advertising | |   
  

Illustration, found in a Box. Yet another one of my schoolbook illustrations.

Schoolbook

8:11:52 AM   My Sketchbooks | |   
  

Sunday, April 9, 2006

Basil Says. A picture named basil10.jpg Always get your wisdom tooth/teeth pulled before it/they hurt(s).
5:26:45 PM   Basil Says | |   
  

At Last! 

Tax return: done today (phew!).
Various bills: paid today.
Tidy up of desk: done today.
Allowed myself 1 large Cognac: in progress.

Amazing: this must be the first time in the year my desk looks so unbelievably tidy. But it won't last for long, I'm afraid.

My Desk

2:15:25 PM   This & That | |   
  

Saturday, April 8, 2006

Memories. Mac OS 7 as a Flash simulation. Excellent. Via Mac Essentials.

Mac OS7

9:54:34 AM   Cult | |   
  

Friday, April 7, 2006

I Want One of Those. Robot B9. Via Coudal.

B9

11:49:21 AM   Cult | |   
  

Illustration, found in a Box. 
Bricklayer

10:30:36 AM   My Sketchbooks | |   
  

Hunt for real life 'were-rabbit'. Fabulous.

Grower Jeff Smith, 63, said: "This is no ordinary rabbit. We are dealing with a monster.

Rabbit

9:14:17 AM   This & That | |   
  

Basil Says. A picture named rawbasil2.jpgWhen you go to sleep, dream of vampires. This is important.
12:02:38 AM   Basil Says | |   
  

Thursday, April 6, 2006

A Repeat. From here. For Matt.

Gerry Anderson 1

Gerry Anderson 2.

Gerry Anderson 3.

Gerry Anderson 4.


11:31:21 PM   Cult | |   
  

Mad Robot. Windows OS on Macs? There you go.


10:52:09 PM   Orion Pics | |   
  

Breakdown. The Buzzcocks with crazy Howard Devoto. And Pete Shelley having fun with his guitar.


5:03:55 PM   MP3 | |   
  

Better than Dada. Twoblog has just invented the 'Comment Art'. Amazing. Well, of course - the credits go to Der Baron and Nahlinse.

comments

1:27:59 PM   Blogs | |   
  

Literature, found in a Box. Ufo. In den Fängen der Ausserirdischen. Ein Fernsehbuch. © 1971 by Century 21 Merchandising Ltd. Rechte für die deutschsprachige Ausgabe, verlegt 1971, bei Julius Breitschopf KG, Verlagsbuchhandlung, München.

UFO

11:29:13 AM   Cult, Literature | |   
  

Alright then. Wolfgang wants to see more of this. Here we go: four sample pages from Walter Sperling's book Ich zeichne Karikaturen. Enjoy.

Sperling

7:55:53 AM   Literature | |   
  

A Beaver. Good grief: I designed this little brochure about 20 years ago. Lots of fun.

Beaver

7:18:17 AM   Art & Advertising | |   
  

Wednesday, April 5, 2006

Basil Says. A picture named basil2.jpgEven when you're busy, always polish your shoes.
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Tuesday, April 4, 2006

Oldie but Goldie [2]. Tomorrow's links today. I'm busy. Flying Saucers in Popular Culture. But now that (since tonight; on Sky One) Ray Santilli has admitted the Autopsy was a hoax, I really don't care anymore. But those book covers are great.

Flying Saucer

10:44:38 PM   Cult | |   
  

Oldie but Goldie. The Photoshop Monsters Contest.

Monsters

10:24:50 PM   Art & Advertising | |   
  

Busy Tomorrow. That's why I'm posting tomorrow's links tonight. Here's the Gallery of Skulls by one Bill Barnes. Knifeworks. A special for Basil and Wolfgang.

Skull

10:13:21 PM   Art & Advertising | |   
  

The Arcade Art Library. Adobe Illustrator downloads of all the goodies - marquees, fonts, characters and so on. Fab. Via linkfilter.

Arcade

10:02:22 PM   Art & Advertising | |   
  

 A picture named basil.jpgIf you brush your teeth once every three months using a wire brush, you'll never have to make an appointment with your dental hygenist ever.
6:27:33 PM   Basil Says | |   
  

Illustration, found in a Box. For a schoolbook. I did hundreds of those.

school

1:29:13 PM   My Sketchbooks | |   
  

Literature, found in a Box. Walter Sperling, Ich zeichne Karikaturen. 7. Auflage, © 1957 by Fackelverlag G. Bowitz KG, Stuttgart

Sperling

10:01:13 AM   Literature | |   
  

The Advertisement. Yes, this is an ad for a toothpaste.

Chlorodont

8:02:36 AM   Old Ads | |   
  

More Low Flying. A Caterham 7 in 1/18 scale. Many thanks to Marc.

Caterham

7:27:53 AM   This & That | |   
  

Monday, April 3, 2006

Basil Says. A picture named basil6.jpgAlways test your electricity.
5:54:49 PM &nb