Guy Parsons Graphic design, illustration, cartoons

It’s tough, the battle between keeping things simple and adding more detail.

If you’re a cartoonist and in a college in the U.S., Canada, or Mexico you can apply for the Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship, sponsored by the National Cartoonists Society. You can find out more at www.cartoonistfoundation.org or from the scholarship part of  the NCS website. The deadline is December 16, 2013.

Went to the National Cartoonists Society Reuben Awards in Pittsburgh. Congrats to Dave Whamond on winning Best Newspaper Illustrations.

Me and Dave across the street from the Toonseum

the Omni William Penn Hotel

Pittsburgh was the place that Heinz Ketchup started in

In the wake of the controversy over the killing of a chicken at the Alberta College of Art + Design this past semester, I think this article about scandalous or art in poor taste is appropriate. It’s always great to see art shock people and make them think of issues other than superficialities.

Photo credit: Wolfgang Sauber

The NeoLucida is a great device that allows you to draw more accurately. It’s an old invention brought back to life by Pablo Garcia and Golan Levin. Existing versions of it costs hundreds of dollars, but Golan came up with a way to manufacture it for about thirty dollars. Illustrators, art students and even folks who can’t draw would find this device well worth the thirty dollars. You can find out more over at Fast Company.

The privilege of having a mom in your life is one of life’s greatest.

Dr. Ted Acworth has developed a unique process for making beautiful mosaics with robots. He started the company Artaic to bring his process to life and manufacture tiled mosaics. The designs are incredible, but the illustrations are off the hook, especially the backlit ones. via Wired

Street art has a way of beautifying outdoor spaces and making you think.

via street art utopia’s Facebook page