Phone Pixels
Phone Pixels
Remember those many months in which all I did was pixel art? I hardly remembered, but this week I re-engaged in a project that is exclusively pixel art. It’s an incredibly different kind of illustration. If you fight its natural blockish restrictions, it can feel like having ten thousand spoons when all you need, really, is a knife. But in this case, I figured out spoons were just right.
More Posts from Austineustice and Others
A sad ending to the Orioles 2012 season... But hey! How about some new birds? I know the money ain't flowing into the organization, but could we get some better mascots? I'm willing to design them - call me, O's (think about that middle chill dude just hanging on the third base line).
Catch you next season. For now, Go Tigers?
The Fine Art of Design.
Did a magazine ad for a great vintage shop in Palm Springs. Was a fun project and allowed me to do more textural work which I’ve been getting into recently, and a touch of screentone which I’ve found hard to incorporate into my style but like the challenge a lot.
New art for a new mix, filled with 70s and 80s pop from The Other Side. Many of these artists have become fast favorites of mine (especially Akiko Yano, Miharu Koshi and Dip in the Pool). No 80s Japanese pop mix would be complete without YMO, as described in the album art. Anyway, enjoy! Visit my site! Visit my new, pretty blog!
The Other Side - Side A by Austineustice on Mixcloud
The Other Side - Side B by Austineustice on Mixcloud
This spring I was asked to create a suite of wedding collateral for Meg & Mike. I worked up a few invites, some table cards, and even a stencil for a special wedding brew. It was an ultimate pleasure creating this package for a super sweet couple. Check out more of the work from the wedding right here!
I was working on some icons for a live music app today and somehow I got to messing around. What isn’t surprising is that skulls were the subject of my messing around.
Take a Septembral stroll with me through 10 new choice tracks. As usual, most are what's been on heavy repeat, filled in with classics from the vault that fit just right for a Septembral stroll. Enjoy.
Legends of Rock #06 - Paul McCartney
Fab four going strong with the guy holding it down on the low end and writing a whole lot of tunes - some not the best, but some timeless and wonderful. Don't get much bigger a rockstar than Paul.
FEBRUARY - Lord Akira.
Continuing the 2015 calendar I'm making of comic book characters my girlfriend admires. All building designs taken from the insanely talented Katsuhiro Otomo. It was nearly impossible to follow his level of detail and organization of thousands of lines. To counteract the pain I felt rendering those buildings, I went a bit looser on Akira. Tried some screentone, ended up not applying it heavily enough, but was pretty pleased with the final result. You can track the months here.
Hard To… Open Stuff
There are things in this world made by nature and made by humans that are not suitable for humans. This is a look at the things that are hard to open.
Stuff Kids Can’t Open:
1. Jam. Jam is tough. It confuses the would-be opener with its stickiness and promising aroma. Adults can typically use logic to get around these distractions.
2. Eggs. Anyone can open eggs, it’s just the usability afterwards that matters. This is where kids fail with eggs.
3. Gym Membership. No gym that’s worth going to is going to let a kid get a membership, so be sure to ask the gym if they’d let a kid off the street sign up for one before you do.
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Stuff Both Adults and Kids Can’t Open:
4. Milk Cartons. Waxy paper paired often with a dire need for its contents makes the carton a hard thing for anyone.
5. Medicine Bottles. No complaining here because this is an important one. I’d rather everybody die than have kids be able to open my medicine bottles better than me.
6. Green Banana. We know this is the best time to eat one, but the bananas know this too, and won’t give up the chalky goodness easily, for anyone.
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Stuff Adults Can’t Open:
7. Kid’s Piggy Bank. Adults can, it is however not advised, especially if it’s a kid you have some responsibility to. Loose-moraled kids will later break your piggy bank for concert or school supply money.
8. New Technological Device. I’m not saying adults can’t do computers, I’m saying they can’t do computers that were released after the year they got a real job.
9. Hot Dog Buns. They make these things for people with dagger fingers or adults with kid-sized hands. Kids can’t even keep them clamshelled, but at least they can get their dog in there.
