Graphic Content

Kicking Off the Week: GC's Own Superhero

Before we kick off Graphic Comic (as Graphic Content will be temporarily named), I’d just like to thank Kiel and everyone else involved with Graphic Content for letting me (Mike Billeter) step in and share whatever random bits of insight I’ve gathered in the comic world over the exciting 22 years of my life. There are few things I enjoy as much as comic books and the mythos of comic characters and their world, so I’m thrilled I can be a part of “Graphic Comic” over these next few days.

Anyway, enough of these boring “words” I’m so fond of. Let’s move on to what you’re probably here for – awesomely designed artistic stuff. We’ll kick things off with a piece from my good friend Andrew Brynjulson. I don’t believe it has a name, but when something looks this good, I’m not sure words are necessary…

What I like about Andrew’s submission is that it appears to be Graphic Content’s own, personalized superhero (that or the guy’s “GC” stands for something entirely different). To me, that means the next time some awfully-designed logo or villainous piece of art makes its way toward Graphic Content, GC-Man will be ready to fight it off with whatever powers he possesses. Even if they’re simply the powers of looking great while standing on top of the world.

Good work, Andrew. Thanks for contributing a great piece to start off the week.

And even though I’m in charge of posting content this week, feel free to send your own comic-related artwork in to [email protected] to have it included during this Graphic Comic run.

We’ll have more for you tomorrow, so until then… Make mine Graphic!

-Mike "The Wordsmith" Billeter

P.S. - As a side project, I'm open to taking suggestions for better superhero-esque nicknames. Just leave ideas in the comments section and I'll keep them in mind!

Take It & Flip It: Augustana Senior Art Show

We recently received an email from Andrew Osborn letting us know that it tis the season for the Augustana Senior Art Show.  The Senior Show is always a kick.  How can you go wrong?  It's a bunch of work by a bunch of art students.  It's a recipe for spectacular.  Osborn sent over some bits of their promo material.  And, in the words of YLNT, "we take it and we flip it".

They are as follows:

Poster-

 

Postcard (which we flipped and placed side by side so you don't have to turn your entire monitor upside down... which would be silly):

And the back of postcard, which we get a kick out of:

The show opens today (April 24th, wooo hooo) and the reception is a week from today, May 1st.  There are several GC contributors at this show, including Andrew Osborn, Andrew Brynjulson, and Lisa Jarovski (we really hope we didn't forget anyone...).  The works will range from paintings to drawings to graphics to screenprints to ceramics to "la de da".

Check it out!

Send your own artwork in to [email protected] to get your work poster today.

And go to Augustana's Senior Art Show.

-kiel m.

Chains, Balloons, & Brynjulson

We got a great submission from Andrew Brynjulson a couple days ago.  Absolutely major great.  Super ultra great.  It was accompanied by this description-

"This is my first ever screen print and I actually like it. I call it Hot Air Ball and Chain. Ironic because balloons are supposed to lift you up and a ball and chain drags you down."

We love the play of negative space around the balloon and in the balloon and all the fun-ness that it's causing. Nice work Mr. Brynjulson, Mr. 2009 Talent Draft.

We want more!

More graphic action headed your way later this week. Send your own artwork in to [email protected] to get your work posted on GC.

-kiel m.

Wo-ah. We're Back with a Fervor! Brynjulson!

Hope everybody had a great weekend.  GC had a great 3-day stay-cation and we're back with a fervor! We don't know if we're using the word "fervor!" correctly but hey, we're not a bunch of copywriters here.

Anyway, the business at hand.  Andrew Brynjulson is back with this "green themed" billboard concept.  His email reads as...

"More photoshop fun.  Might make a neat concept for an environmental campaign for someone.  The idea is that civilization is taking over the world."

Lovely.  Very Lovely.  Thanks a bunch, Mr Brynjulson.

We continue our "fervor!" week tomorrow with some V-Day themed doodles from GC favorite, Isaac Reichenbach.  Excitement abounds.

Send your own work in to [email protected] to get your work posted on Graphic Content.

-kiel mm.

More pieces from Andrew Brynjulson: I Love Trees

Hey kiddos,

Alright, we admit, we didn't quite understand these pieces right away.  A couple pics of trees, right?  Wrong-o.  Scoot your chair back from the monitor, blur your eyes a little bit, and then admire the pieces.  Brilliant Brynjulson!

Send your own work in to [email protected] to get your work posted on GC.

-kiel mm.

Hello Brynjulson part 2

We got a second set of pieces from Augie student Andrew Brynjulson up today.  They came with the following email-

"Here are a couple of logos I did for dudetodad.com.  I don't know if you have heard of it.  It was started by Hugh Weber as a sort of networking site for dads trying to figure out fatherhood.

I thought the ambagram would make a nice car decal/tshirt/bumper sticker.  The fists are more of the actual logo and they can be customized so that they are holding a bottle, diaper, rattle, etc.  More photoshop fun."

The ambigram-ness is a brilliant bit of design.  Nice work. Enjoy!

Send your stuff in to [email protected] to get your stuff posted on Graphic Content.

Stay tuned tomorrow for yet another new contributor (where will the madness end? only time will tell)!

-kiel mm.

Hello Andrew Brynjulson

This week we have two (count 'em!) new contributors.

First up is a senior communication/business/(art?) major from Augustana College, Andrew Brynjulson.  Brynjulson's been rocking the illustration pretty hard and brings us these two pieces-

Self Portrait

Psaurian

The later isn't some class project on designing a book cove, it's actually in print.  It's an honest to God, published book cover.  Top notch work, sir.  You can check out more at the Psaurian website here.

Join in with the Graphic Content wackness by sending your work to [email protected] to get your stuff posted here.

Let's have a good week, people.

-kiel mm.