The art of Patrick Morgan
Everyone has a list of things they’d bring with them when stranded on a desert island. On the top of my list is Los Angeles artist Patrick Morgan. He brings the fun wherever he goes, and if you’re lucky...
Everyone has a list of things they’d bring with them when stranded on a desert island. On the top of my list is Los Angeles artist Patrick Morgan. He brings the fun wherever he goes, and if you’re lucky...
There’s no going back for the rust belt, but there is wonder—and inspiration—in metaphor When you live in or near Detroit, Michigan, there is a magnetic pull towards a job in the automotive industry. For me it just...
Check out the amazing spare-time artwork of Aude Lising See Michael, a passionate collector of artifacts and designer of unique puzzles, at Boing Boing’s three-day extravaganza, the Weekend of Wonder, running Sept. 18-20. A weekend of workshops, tech demons...
Who isn’t? I’m not proud to say it, but infomercials excite me way too much. I know they’re designed to get me interested in products I just don’t need, yet they still have power over me. Infomercials are not...
Dan Hamilton’s astounding range of talent is ours for the taking—if we can get him to stay still for a moment. Who does the U.S. Army call when they need a concept artist for their latest top secret...
Are you planning on taking a trip to the Moon? If so, you’ll want to create a commemorative photo album. The moon is a pretty desolate place and the truth is, you just don’t have a whole lot...
When you think about it, the design of playing cards is ridiculously complicated and to create a truly unique deck could take many months. It’s one thing to take an existing template and alter it a bit and...
I’ve been collecting playing cards since I was a kid. After amassing enough to choke Godzilla, I have a thing or two to say about the ones that stand out to me. When I used to open a...
From a very young age, the illusion of motion fascinated me. I would spend hours and hours destroying the books in my parents’ library by creating crude, hand-drawn flipbooks in the margins. Pictured below is a rare 1890s...
My favorite professor — the one who influenced me the most, was Michigan-born artist David Barr. He created iconic public sculptures and conceptual art that can be found throughout the world. If you’ve ever been to Detroit, you’ve...