MINOR AT HEART
December is for monsters
There are some new full-color ballpoint pen illustrations from award-winning comics artist and writer Emil Ferris in the December print issue of Artforum.
Otis in type
Two Fonts in Use posts explore cover design and fonts utilized for a series of Otis Redding singles
Karl Stevens, indoorsman
Painter and comics artist Karl Stevens asks a lot of questions about his life—past and present—in his new book The Winner.
Vivian Maier in color
At Chicago magazine, critic Claire Voon writes about a new monograph for photographer Vivian Maier
José Naranja is filling every page
Artist José Naranja has amassed tons of followers on Instagram, where the former aeronautical engineer posts photos of his richly detailed full-color ink and watercolor sketches
Palm trees and plenty of pink
For his comic Dry County, Rich Tommaso found design inspiration and color schemes in vintage crime paperbacks.
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Dominic Umile lives, writes, and drinks in Brooklyn, NY. His criticism and features have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Reader, Hyperallergic, and more. Get in touch.