The Cartoonist

Monday, July 31, 2006

Off to Brussels again.  6:49:05 AM   This & That | |

Sunday, July 30, 2006

Basil Says. When it's hot, your bones will shrink. When it's cold, your bones will not shrink. Always bear that in mind when walking around in the front garden. 7:45:52 PM   Basil Says | |

Another One. London. City. 1967. As usual, only at London Leben. 7:09:02 PM   London, My Sketchbooks | |

Last Will, found in a box. The first and last page of a 14-page document, dated 1884. Beautiful calligraphy. Page 1. Page 14. Mhm, Basil might know the people involved. I don't — this was way before my time. 2:38:54 PM   Found in a Box | |

Accidental Mysteries. Photographs. Via Coudal. 1:40:28 PM    | |

My Schoolbook Illustrations. It's definitely time for some more of this old stuff. 12:32:41 PM   My Sketchbooks | |

Picture, found in a Box. The gentleman on the right is our favourite artist, Wolf. 11:27:53 AM   Found in a Box, Paintings by Wolf | |

Interesting. Doctor Who money. 9:21:40 AM   Cult | |

Architecture. Haus Schminke, this large and complex country house. And Paperholic recommends a photo essay: Die Villa auf der Hohen Warte (19. Wiener Gemeindebezirk Döbling). 8:54:49 AM   This & That | |

Saturday, July 29, 2006

Testing OS X Software. I've been looking for something like this for years. Vectoraster. Fab. And only 10 bucks. Until you pay for it [...] raster points will be missing at random in all exported rasters. Yeah, well - but this feature is exactly what I like about the programme! Random white blobs - perfect! As I said, I've been looking for something like this for years. 10:34:14 PM   This & That | |

Basil Says. Hmmm. I'm toying with the idea of purchasing a skeleton watch. 5:54:55 PM   Basil Says | |

Sketch. The Sketch Club. And the Sketch Club East. Many thanks to Frank for the links. After lunch, Sketch Club identifies a person of interest, usually for their unique or distinct characteristics. The subject is briefly studied without drawing. Once back from lunch and back at the drawing board, the subject is drawn from memory. 5:53:34 PM   Art & Advertising, Blogs | |

Back from B. And many thanks to Z & Q for sausages, wine, and fun. 7:15:16 AM   This & That | |

Sunday, July 23, 2006

Away. Off to Brussels again for some more advertising and branding work. See you next weekend. 12:34:30 PM   This & That | |

Friday, July 21, 2006

Time for another Raumpatrouille Picture. The Starlight Casino: Fluffy stuff and a cleaning lady in the background. She looks more Science Fiction than the actors at the table. By the way, the Raumpatrouille collection on YouTube is growing and growing. 11:57:44 PM   Orion Pics | |

Im Führerbunker brennt noch Licht. Adolf. Via Paperholic. 9:50:05 PM   Cult | |

Delete. Dr. Who animations. The Cyberman's great. 9:09:27 PM   Cult | |

Sassyarts. Quite an unusual and interesting flickr set. 8:55:32 PM   This & That | |

'Cause I Like Them. Penguin pictures. 4:25:07 PM   This & That | |

Thursday, July 20, 2006

Basil Says. Never mess with a cartoonist. 10:05:28 PM   Basil Says | |

I Want. Phaidon Press: Andy Warhol "Giant" Size. And of course Phaidon Design Classics, in 3 wonderful volumes. Trouble is, both of them are a bit on the expensive side. And I just got meself the Helmut Krone book. Jim, how did you fill in your timesheets for today? Book-Browsing, 8hrs? Man, am I jealous. 10:00:30 PM   Art & Advertising, Literature | |

Guess What. Right, I'm back in London. However, I'll have to appear in Brussels again on Monday morning. I think I'll become a silly weekend-blogger. Sigh. 8:36:10 PM   This & That | |

Saturday, July 15, 2006

Cartoonist Systems Shutdown.  6:01:45 PM   Blogs | |

Away. Apart from the fact that I really can't think of anything at all to post to this weblog, let me tell you that I'm off to Brussels (again, after a long, long time) to produce some Eurotrash advertising. And I'm looking forward to a BBQ with Zed and Q. Oh, not to worry, I'll be back next weekend. Or perhaps not. Who knows? Anyway, I'm off now. 5:08:13 PM   This & That | |

Friday, July 14, 2006

The Advertisement.  7:01:14 PM   Old Ads | |

The Horror. The San Francisco Wax Museum. Via Eye of the Goof. 7:43:08 AM   This & That | |

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Don't Beat Around the Bush. An oldie, but goldie: The Bush Pilot, over at Crooks and Liars. Many thanks to Owen. 5:25:31 PM   This & That | |

Healthcare Advertising. Clínica Rural, Años 60-70. Via Coudal. 4:18:42 PM   Art & Advertising | |

Old and New London. Surveys of London and Westminster and their environs (6 volumes, 1878). I wish I had those in my library. 12:52:04 PM   London | |

All that Jazz. Peter writes: "Boah, ey!". I agree. 12:35:42 PM   Art & Advertising | |

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Basil Says. I inspired this? Moi? I fought with Hannibal against the Romans, then had some trouble with an elephant, then everything went dark. Next thing I remember, Reggie Kray buys me a pint at the Blind Beggar Pub in Whitechapel. And now this? Now really. 10:27:49 PM   Basil Says | |

Farewell, Syd.  You and I/And Dominoes/A Day Goes By Fabulous obituary over at IT&W, and it's even in English. Another one at The Guardian. 5:51:14 PM   London | |

Monday, July 10, 2006

The Green Hornet. Un film d'Aurélien Poitrimoult. Via The Crime in your Coffee. 9:52:55 PM   Cult | |

A Few More. Of my schoolbook illustrations. 6:54:14 PM   My Sketchbooks | |

Sunday, July 9, 2006

Basil Says. Always be aware that Tarantulas are black in colour and probably difficult to spot when it's dark. 10:38:39 PM   Basil Says | |

Vikings. Paintings by Wolfgang Sangmeister. Fab, as usual. 10:15:32 PM   Paintings by Wolf | |

Orion 7 Launch. Not my fault, honestly; Honi soit qui mal y pense. Since Raumpatrouille has been boingboinged, there are more and more clips cropping up at YouTube. Fantastic! I have absolutely no idea where people are getting all those subtitled episodes from. 8:29:13 PM   Orion Pics | |

Basil Says. When your tummy makes odd noises and turns around, then you've either eaten something wrong or you've listened to Tony Blair's Parliamentary Speeches on the Beeb too often. 5:27:10 PM   Basil Says | |

The City of Galvez. Wonderful. Via things. 3:16:29 PM   Art & Advertising | |

Solovision. Probably one of the best U.N.C.L.E. websites out there. 3:10:28 PM   Cult | |

What a great Concept. WriteRoom. Now this seems to be the wordprocessing software (OS X only) I've been waiting for. Walk into WriteRoom and your busy computer life fades away. The distractions of e-mail, the web, and your thousand desktop icons are gone. Only you and your text remain. This is a place where work gets done and procrastination has no place. [...] Unlike standard word processors that focus on features, WriteRoom is just about you and your text. 12:55:01 PM   This & That | |

A Triple FAB. Mr. Bali Hai has been interviewed. 10:25:21 AM   Blogs | |

Saturday, July 8, 2006

Watching the Detectives. I know — this is one of the most boring board games ever, but it was only £3.50 at my local Oxfam store. And it's nice and old. And the design, the design!! Wonderful, just wonderful. My Cluedo flickr gallery. 2:15:24 PM   Art & Advertising, London | |

Made in Germany. Fab photography at the Pixelprojekt Ruhrgebiet. More or less via Coudal. Photo of Westfalenpark Dortmund (1965) by Leonard Freed. 1:17:22 PM   Art & Advertising | |

Mhm. Can't say I like it, but here's yet another one of those fancy internet art magazines: ideafixa. 1:07:43 PM   Art & Advertising | |

Basil Says. I was hiding in the loft. :-) 12:50:02 PM   Basil Says | |

Friday, July 7, 2006

Label, found on the Floor. No water. Rang up a plumber. Plumber arrived. Plumber needs to get into the loft to check cistern. Trap-door and hinges towards loft are made of plastic. Plumber is made of big bones and lots of weight. When Plumber approaches loft with ladder, leaning against the trap-door, trap-door falls (breaks) off. Plumber mends strange & mysterious things in the loft. All of this done in darkness. But hey!: Water is running again. Plumber gets money for work. Now I'm trying to glue hinges back onto trap-door with a loctite hot glue gun. In the hope it'll work. 11:24:52 PM   London | |

Basil's Love Tips. Men will always have to aim. Women don't. 8:44:30 PM   Basil Says | |

Thursday, July 6, 2006

Ding, Dong. The Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd. 8:01:12 PM   London | |

Wednesday, July 5, 2006

Nasty Buggers. Drawings of Beetles. To see them really, really big, you'll have to click on the 'Image directory' links. 6:42:55 AM   This & That | |

Tuesday, July 4, 2006

Franz Josef Stauß. In Wort und Bild. 6:50:42 AM   This & That | |

Monday, July 3, 2006

Trafalgar Square. At London Leben. 7:02:25 AM   My Sketchbooks | |

Sunday, July 2, 2006

Literature, found in a Box.  2:21:09 PM   Literature | |

Urban Decay. Photos by Peter Dixon. Many thanks to Slim for the link. 11:23:40 AM   Art & Advertising | |

Saturday, July 1, 2006

My Schoolbook Illustrations again. All I can say is - this was fun. Lots of fun. 10:33:03 PM   My Sketchbooks | |

Robert Gernhardt is dead. Gevatter Tod (Many thanks to Clemens for the link). Another hero of mine bites the dust. Gernhardt cartoon stolen from here. And still incredibly funny: Mister X. 1:52:13 PM   Art & Advertising, Cult, Literature | |

The Edge of Infinity. A search for Raumpatrouille on YouTube returns some nice results. When I posted this, I really wasn't aware of this and this. Honestly. Many thanks to Matt. 10:42:32 AM   Orion Pics | |