Black And White Whimsical Illustrations by Johanna Basford

Johanna Basford creates intricate drawings of imagined botanicals intertwined with a flutter of butterflies giving a traditional ‘Damask’ a contemporary edge.

She graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee in 2005 and DKNY installed her ‘Crazy Botanic’ wallpaper in their Bond Street store in the DKNY &Wallpaper* New Designers showcase during London Fashion Week in the same year.

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Aminals: Organic Toys Made From Children's Drawings

Each Aminals organic doll is inspired by the brilliant, unfettered imagination that only comes through in children's drawings.

These organic kids toys embody the exaggerated proportions, squiggly lines, and bright colors that come with creative expression at its most honest and fun. From these children's drawings, the designers at Dreaming Lion LLC have created a series of huggable-soft characters, each of whom has its own special story and is ready for new adventures with your children.

Aminals' motto is "from their world, for their world," meaning that the toys have been created from kids' creative lives for the future world that they will inherit.

Buy them here.

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Tim Burton At MoMA

The Tim Burton exhibit at MoMA in New York City is "a staggering look at the depth of Burton’s work that starts from pages torn out of childhood notebooks, runs through his student years at California Institute of the Arts and rounds out with his expansive film career. From Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, to Edward Scissorhands, to Batman, to The Nightmare Before Christmas, to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and beyond."

Here are some images from the opening party at the MoMA. The exhibit runs through April 26, 2010.
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Featured Work: Louis Karim

Awesome sketches by one of my closest friends. Louis is infamous for creating and illustrating characters of all kinds. He's got quite the imagination! His style is changing over time however as he further explores his talent. He is an Animation Director at Blacksmith Studios, here in Lebanon, specializing in 3d modeling. He is currently continuing his education to eventually enter the world of game design; his true passion. And I, for one, have got no doubt that he'll be amazing at it. Woohoo! Go Louie!