why didn't i think of that? part 1...

Alrighty, as of right now, there will be a new Monday and Friday section entitled "why didn't i think of that?", or moreover, why didn't i draw anything last night? or even this person is better than i am. Whatever you like to call it, it will hopefully float your visual boat.

So, on with the show.

Josh Keyes is an Oakland based artist whose detailed & humourous anarchistic animals are amazing.



Check more of them out HERE or go see Josh's su-su-studio HERE at Fecal Face.

cover versions...

This is a bigger and more polished version of the other weeks work doodle pic.

Ironically, todays songs are quite similar. The Lo-Fi's by Leadbelly VS The Hi-Fi's by Johnny Cash...

LEADBELLY - Rock Island Line


JOHNNY CASH - Rock Island Line


LEADBELLY - On a Monday


JOHNNY CASH - I Got Stripes

work doodles, part 2...

more work doodles, courtesy of some very large bitmap editing that takes ages to save...
Take it away Doodle, sorry, Doobie Brothers...

DOOBIE BROTHERS - Listen to the Music

slingface...

If you've turned on any form of media today, no doubt you would have heard about the rumours circulating about the passing of Michael Jackson. Who knows, perhaps it's all just a conspiracy so he can be rich again off his life insurance. Yep, he'll peel off that hideously deformed "face" and underneath will be the MJ of old and he'll retire in the Bahama's or something.

Bravo Jacko, you've fooled us all...

MICHAEL JACKSON - Rock With You


MICHAEL JACKSON - The Girl Is Mine


Yes, the doggone girl is mine...

work doodles...

sometimes i sit and doodle at work when i have a large file that takes ages to save. here is one of them...
I tend to dream a lot about celebrities for some reason. A few weeks ago I dreamt that me and Beyonce were skiing, something that was making her ex-boyfriend quite jealous. It wasn't Jay-Z, not sure where he was. Last night I dreamt that I was at an AC/DC concert and there was this killer bassline that was getting the crowd pumped. It was awesome.

AC/DC - Back in Black


AC/DC - Thunderstruck

bill cosby hijacked my weekend...

and as a result, i was awfully unproductive.

The Cosby Show: Golden Anniversary James Brown

clay + hamburger = clamburger

might have to work on that title...

made this last night based on one of the partnerz in grime from a few weeks back with some really unmaleable modelling clay. i have sore thumbs today.

so Faith No More have reformed. And have already played some shows. How come I wasn't informed? I feel so used - I sort of feel justified about stealing Boof's copy of Album of the Year back in 98 instead of coughing up the dough for my own copy now...

FAITH NO MORE - Smaller and Smaller


FAITH NO MORE - Kindergarten


FAITH NO MORE - Ugly in the Morning


FAITH NO MORE - Caralho Voador

zombie fist...

ah, public holidays - there should be more of them...

Time warp time, take it away 1990's...

WHITE ZOMBIE - More Human Than Human


RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - Fistful of Steel

monsters, part 2...

he looks how i feel.

shouts to sammy too - hope you're all stitched up and feeling better man!

monsters, part 1...

i drew an awesome picture, but my camera died and i couldn't find the charger, so today's post is merely a poorly computer generated rendition of what it looks like...i still like him though. it says a lot about one's character if you can still smile when your face is melting and you have a worm coming out of your head that is cooler than you (as depicted by the sunglasses - in cartoon world, sunnies = cool)

BAND OF HORSES - Monsters



Hopefully i'll find the charger over the weekend to put an end to this debauchery.

PLAOW!!

Much to the dismay of my neighbours and all the bohemiams that dwell in the Brunswick/Fitzroy area of Melbourne, I listened to Metallica all weekend. Cop that.

METALLICA - Eye of the Beholder


METALLICA - One


METALLICA - The Thing That Should Not Be


METALLICA - That Was Just Your Life

pardnerz in grime...

just watched jaws.

just remembered why i don't like the beach too.

Mos Def is back with a killer new track from his forthcoming album The Ecstatic, apparently with a lot of the production handled by Madlib and Oh-No. He's not only a very talented individual, but also very generous, as seen by his willingness to allow you to download Casa Bey from THIS WEBSITE. Thanks Dante, you da best...

MOS DEF - Casa Bey


Check out the VIDEO too, it's officially hot-dog status.

i'm going going back back to calli-graphy...

so for the past few weeks my tuesday nights have been consumed doing a calligraphy course. this weeks homework was to create an alphabetical list on any topic we choose, then our teacher has to guess what the topic is. i wanted to choose something slightly obscure without it being shit, while also being able to do a complete A-Z list.

So, Enter the Wu-Tang (ZING!). Below is a list of Wu members and their alias' with a few affiliated acts to fill in the gaps...


keen observers will note how the list starts with V, then Z, then A... this is due to poor space management on my behalf, please forgive me.


i'll let you know if my teacher guesses the theme...


WU-TANG CLAN - Clan in da front



WU-TANG CLAN - Let my niggas live



WU-TANG CLAN - Take it back



WU-TANG CLAN - 16th Chamber

holy hotdog batman...

yeah, hotdogs in my grillz fo tea yo...

anyways, if you live in melbourne, no doubt you've seen posters everywhere promoting Delta's new album, the Second Story. I really dig Delts, there's something about him that makes you wanna ruffle his hair and say "Get out of here you little scamp!!"

DELTA - Hold 'em


DELTA - T & A (feat Psycho Les Of The Beatnuts)

black moth super rainbow...

okey dokey, music buzz news today - black moth super rainbow are back with an amazing new album, Eating Us.

If you're new to the world of BMSR, they're one of those psych/electronica bands that bloggers all over the world (including myself) wet their pants about, and it's no wonder why - i mean, who can't like a band who release an interactive video for their new song of a dude jumping on a trampoline in a reflective jumpsuit??

"Not I", said the blind man.



BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW - Dark Bubbles


BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW - Gold Splatter


BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW - The Sticky


BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW - Fields Are Breathing

yo mickey, where you at?

FACT: it is a little known truth that mickey mouse has a tattoo under his little red shorts that reads "bloods fo' life"...

fo real.

OL' DIRTY BASTARD - Cold Blooded

moustachetic...

All i had in my iTunes library that was vaguely associated with moustaches beating each other up was a track off Nirvana's Bleach, their debut album that is sonically eons away from its successor, Nevermind, the album that every teenager in the 90's played to death.

whoops, i mentioned death whilst talking about Kurt Cobain, soz...

NIRVANA - Mr Moustache


NIRVANA - School


NIRVANA - Negative Creep

holiday hangovers...

if i had some sort of job that required me to create a "what's hot, what's not" type list, then it would definitely involve a bit of "WHAT'S HOT - Holidays. WHAT'S NOT - Going back to work", this week. **sigh**

In other news, I got a bit of a write up over at the lovely Rolled Edge blog the other day for their Featured Creative section. Check it out HERE.


Oh, they're also having a design comp at the mo. Get on over there and design an iPhone Wallpaper to win a brand spanking new T-Shirt.

JUNKFACE!

Here's a typeface I've been working on, it's called JUNKFACE! in case you can't read tricky modular lettering.


GHOSTFACE KILLAH - The Grain


GHOSTFACE KILLAH - Buck 50

play nice, children...

Posting will be at a minimum for the next few weeks folks, for I shall be exploring the wonders of New Zealand (hopefully avoiding all of THESE pubs along the way).

BUT!! As a bonus treat to keep you all entertained, there will be a Monday & Friday Competition of sorts.

Below you will see today's picture, and herein lies your task - take this face and do something creative with it (click on the image to enlarge). For example, print it out and stick it on your computer to bring it to life; make a t-shirt; re-design a classic album cover; pin it on your co-workers back and go "EEERRRRRRR" when they find it four hours later - I don't care, just do something...


Up for grabs is this hamburger picture from a few weeks ago. I plan on being famous too, so one day this original might be worth something. Just email me your pic to nicko[at]nickphillipsdesigns.com before the 25th April for your chance to win!


Nuttin like stompin yo' feet when you're winnin' comps, ain't that right Tom Waits?

TOM WAITS - 16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six