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29 Mar

Weekly Badge Review

By: Sven Palmowski aka a.mar.illo

The weekly "badge review" features the return of Prickie.com this week with 7 of my all time favorite Prickie badges: The badge review posts from Monday 03/23/2009 to Sunday 03/29/2009

 

"mouth #4" By Laure Pointereau, a french artist creating illustrations, clothes and accessoires [visit laurepointereau.free.fr], price: $ 2,99 available on prickie.com SHOP: Laure Pointereau
 

"brain fuel" By Colourbox aka Joe Rogers aka Rudiger, illustrator based in Birmingham, UK [visit his myspace] price: $ 2, 99 available on prickie.com SHOP: Colourbox
 

"Charlie" By Zeptonn AKA Jan Willem, a one man studio based in the Netherlands [visit zeptonn.nl] price: $ 2.99 available on prickie.com SHOP: Zeptonn
 

"In the Garden #1" By Jimmy Sellars [visit jimmysellars.com] price: $ 2.99 available on prickie.com SHOP: Jimmy
 

"worm face" By Mipa Illustrations, Korea " I like to draw characters that treasure the simple random pleasures of life. I like trees and banana bread too. :)" [visit mipalee.com] price: $2.99 available on prickie.com SHOP: Mipa Illustrations 

"rooster" By Robert Hardgrave aka Farmer Bob [visit farmerbobsfarm.com] price: $2.99 available on prickie.com SHOP: Robert Hardgrave 

"The Birds" By Jaime Zollars, an illustrator inspired by fairy tales and flamish painters [visit jaimezollars.com]. price: $ 2,99 available at Prickie SHOP: Jaime Zollars

23 Mar

Results: Underwater!

By: Allmightys Team

We closed the voting for the 'Underwater' competition on Friday night and today, we present to you the winners!! We think it's been a really good, productive and thoughtful competition in terms of how the designs relate to the topic. A lot of mysterious wonders, a lot of underwater action, great colours and also many thought-provoking designs which we really liked!

As we announce the winners, a big thank you goes out to everyone who took part, successful or not, as well as to all you loyal followers and voters! We would not exist if it were not for you!!

Now, without further ado, here are the Results:

Gold Prize: Please don't Litter by Mr.Hanky (Commission 2€)
Silver Prize: Salt Water by designisinthedetail (Commission 1.50€)
Bronze Prize: Playground by Otto Tasnadi (Commission 1€)

Special Selection: Treasure by MosTec (Commission 1€)

Special Mentions (not printed, in order of scores):
1. Mind the Nature by Mr.Hanky
2. Underwater Creature by anakost
3. From The Deep by beardsleyman
4. Driftwood by a.mar.illo
5. Fishy Business by Jaffa
6. Underwater Diva by garygeorgec

See the full list including the images here.

As always, new competition coming soon! Keep an eye on the Participate page!

22 Mar

Weekly Badge Review

By: Sven Palmowski aka a.mar.illo

The weekly "badge review" with all the daily features from Monday 03/16/2009 to Saturday 03/21/2009: 

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13899079

By Cameo & Six Cent Press
 

"The Five Pin Pack Attack I" By Akumu Ink price $ 5.50 available at Akumu Ink Prickie is back!
 

Finally Prickie is back from its temporary grave:)
 

"Buttonie Bomb" (1. pink / thread white 2. white / thread black 3. black / thread white) By SILBERFISCHER price: € 5.00 available at SILBERFISCHER 

"Drop Reduex" (A set of quality hand pressed badges featuring a mix of random patterns ready to pin on your favourite bag, scarf or coat. These badges are made of quality metal parts and printed in fine detail and vivid colors.) By Supermandolini price: € 12.00 available at Supermandolini 

"Yellow Cassette Large Oval Pin Badge" By janelloshea price: $ 1.00 available at janelloshea

20 Mar

Pictopia! in Berlin

By: Kon

I've been spending a lot of time at Pictopia!, the 3rd Pictoplasma conference for character design that takes place in Berlin this week. The festival and conference was initiated in 2004 and has been on show in Berlin before as well as in New York. The conference is organized every other year, taking turns with an animated film festival.

Here's what they say:

As market-friendly branding or its subversive inversion, loveable kitsch or urban art - contemporary character design, abstract and reduced to the essentials, has redefined aesthetic standards of visual communication worldwide. By playfully sampling and remixing visual codes, these characters evade established pictorial norms, confronting the viewer head on, emotionally and regardless of cultural background.

There are lectures by established and up-and-coming character designers like James Jarvis who's lecture I visited today. There are urban street artists and illustrators, presentations of their work and an affiliated 'character walk' through galleries in Berlin that host openings corresponding to the conference.

This year the designers come from 16 countries worldwide, presenting a lovely compendium of character design today. Check out the website here to find out more. If you are in Berlin, I highly recommend a visit at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt.

20 Mar

Prints In Progress

By: Allmightys Team

We want to give everyone an update on what's happening at the printers right now:

This week we printed two designs: Crazy!Happy! by Sinned and Lester, The Man-Eating Bear by JackMartin.

Crazy!Happy! is our magically wonderful, feel-good cartoon guy with the magenta shorts. The shirt will be a three colour screenprint on a light blue shirt. In the pictures you can get a look of what it will be like...

Lester, the Bear is another amazing illustration by our featured designer JackMartin. A four colour screenprint on a cranberry shirt. We can already say that the colors work wonderfully together. Right now the shirts are getting their neckprins and we are working on the right settings for the shop photos in order to have them ready for you as soon as we can!!

17 Mar

Vote Now!!

By: Allmightys Team

We have closed the submissios for the present 'Underwater' competition last night, but there is still time to vote, argue, comment and criticise until Friday, 20th March, 23:00 GMT.

So spread the word and get everyone you know to cast their votes on this great selection of designs!!

Good Luck to all :)

15 Mar

Weekly Badge Review

By: Sven Palmowski aka a.mar.illo

Badge Review featured the second edition of always chapas this week, a participative button badge exhibition project in Madrid. 

"colors" By Acsel Durana
 

"bicho" By Jesús Guerra
 

"Psicotropicales" By Velckro
 

"Vicio Creativo" By Chucho 

"I fought the lawn" By Ramón C. Montero

"La Nena", "Calaca", "Raitanin", "La Nena Efervescente Paris", "La Nena faltona Paris", "Babuska", "Orson" y "Lady Bowie" By Marco

15 Mar

New Designer Profile: Shelly Perkins

By: Filip

We have just posted a new designer profile in the designer section of the site: Shelly Perkins.

Shelly is our recent Silver Prize winner from It's All About.. Competition. Her tee design Early Bird is currently in print and should be available in store any day now together with remaining designs from the It's All About competition. Here is a little about..

I graduated from UWE Bristol in June 2007 with a 2:1 in BA Illustration.  Since then I have been working as a Graphic Designer in the education sector, I have also worked free lance for companies like the BBC and The Engine Room as well as for private clients...read more

08 Mar

Weekly Badge Review

By: Sven Palmowski aka a.mar.illo

The weekly "badge review" with all the daily features from Monday 03/02/2009 to Saturday 03/07/2009

tree button badge

"tree button badge" By Bubi Au Yeung price: $ 12.00, comes with Art Bureau 16 DLX plus print, stickers, etc... available at Art Bureau
 

"MIX + MATCH BUTTONS" By Susie Ghahremani price: 4 for $ 4.00 available at boygirlparty.com
 

"2 Lollypop Pinback Buttons" By janelloshea price: $ 1.50 available at janelloshea
 

"OCD AOK Buttons" By H. Mathis price3: $ 2.00 available at MULTI POLAR PROJECTSthink.faesthetic via  

"bent branch - button" By Red Labor price: $ 1.00 available at Resist Today 

"Sushi Set" By Crywolf price: $ 5.00 available at Crywolf

01 Mar

Weekly Badge Review

By: Sven Palmowski aka a.mar.illo

The weekly "badge review" with the daily features from Monday 02/23/2009 to Saturday 02/28/2009

"van gogh buttons - the flower series" By 21BIS price: € 4.95 available at Buzzworks
 

"Shen Plum 1" Button Set" By Shen Plum price: $ 3.00 available at Little Paper Planes 
 

"White flower badge" By Rebaba price: € 3.00 available at Duduá 
 

"Hannah Waldron Set 1" by Hannah Waldron price: £ 4.00 available at Concrete Hermit

"Retro rosa" By fancy pop price: € 0.75 available at fancy pop

"swirl" By Julien Rivoire (Bastardgraphics) price: £ 1.50 available at stereohype.com