UPC idea for Ojingogo Swedish edition

by matt on June 13, 2009

Doing a slight design update for the Ojingogo Swedish edition. Here’s a sketch for an idea for integrating the UPC code into the back design of the book…

Swedish edition is released September, 2009 at the Gothenburg Book Fair with Ordbilder Media.

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Kids Drawing Workshop

by matt on May 15, 2009

Hey I’m doing a Kids’ Drawing Workshop at Puces Pop in Montreal this Saturday at 2pm. More info at the Pop Montreal site.

UPDATE
: Here’s a photo Brenden took of the controlled chaos…

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TCAF 2009 Round-up

May 15, 2009

As usual, Chris and Peter and an army of volunteers put on a spectacularly organized show. It was really great meeting so many Ojingogo-readers and drawing in people’s books. Also, great catching up wtih Aaron Costain, John Martz, Zack Worton, Jillian and Mariko Tamaki, Jay Stephens and so many other amazing artists.
Ojingogo Won an [...]

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Awkward Centaur

April 28, 2009

A little drawing / logo for my friend’s theatre group called, Awkward Centaur.
Also, this Saturday is Free Comic Book Day. I have a little Ojingogo strip in this comic which you should be able to find in better comic shops everywhere…

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Imagine this design assignment…

April 22, 2009

Great little passionate TED talk from William McDonough: What’s your intention?

“Imagine this design assignment. Design something that:
makes oxygen
sequesters carbon
fixes nitrogen
distills water
accrues solar energy as fuel
makes complex sugars and food
creates micro-climates
changes colours with the seasons
self-replicates
Why don’t we knock that down and write on it?”

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ANGER MGMT

April 10, 2009

Here are some birds I drew last week-end.

Book News:

Ojingogo was nominated for a 2009 Doug Wright Award. I’m really flattered and happy about that. The awards are at the Art Gallery of Ontario during the Toronto Comics Festival weekend. I’ll be at TCAF all weekend with books, prints, and (hopefully) new minicomics. Really looking [...]

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Getting ready for this…

April 4, 2009

Toronto comic arts festival. One of the best comics festivals in the world. I’ll be there.
You should come… and bring your friends too.

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Roadkill Roadkill

March 30, 2009

Montreal designer Elaine Ho – aka Roadkill Roadkill – made a set of ojingogo jewellery and it’s all for sale on her Etsy shop. Here’s the post on her site.
There are three pieces including Ojingogo (the little squid), AK (the Domokun-looking dude), and Tubu (walking tofu). (Links to her Etsy shop).
Man, she even [...]

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