Well, hello there

Wow, would you look at that: it's 2009 already. In fact, it's almost February! Sheesh. I had no idea I'd be gone for this long. If you knew what I've been working on, then you'd probably understand.



Above: my view throughout the entire holidays, running all the way up until Monday: drawing, scanning, photoshop, rinse. Repeat. It's been a crazy, hard journey, but I'm very excited by the final product. I wish I could say more, but unfortunately, I can't!

Stay tuned, though.

Knick knacks

We got new Primal cards several months ago. They're made of strong paper surrounded by some kind of plastic-like stuff that could probably withstand the worst of elements. That's always good to know in case I ever need to hand some cards out to hikers on top of Mt. Everest or something. My pal Vegas here at work (he's a 3D animator) decided to test the durability of our new cards by placing one in a glass of water to see how long it would last before it started to warp. The verdict? Over 24 hours.

I found this cool item in an antique market about a year or two ago: The Pancaker. Not the best of names for a kitchen utensil, but man, what a nice dose of mid-century modern design the box packaging provides:




The item was still inside the box, which is always a plus. Not as cool looking as the packaging suggests, but still pretty neat:


Look, I tried to pose like the design-y hand on the cover:

It's not as easy as it seems.

I came to work one day and found my one and only Dunny designed by my very talented pal Ingri posed like so:




At first glance I thought, "who's been messing with my stuff on my desk?" Then it dawned on me: Ava. She had been hanging out in my office the previous day.

I've kept him hanging on like that ever since.