I’m loving the illustrations of David Downton.

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It’s been a while since I’ve designed clothes, and lately I’ve been missing the sketching process. In my textile designs I’ve grown so accustomed to working on the computer that I no longer sketch out my designs first.  I’ve been craving piles of papers and markers strewn about.  I love the illustrations of Garance Dore, so inspiring.

I’m loving the blog ‘What I Saw Today’, by Richard Haines.  His illustration style is nice and casual.

I love Lovisa Burfitt’s fashion illustrations.

I am obsessed with Diane von Furstenberg’s latest ad campaign, shot by French artist François-Marie Banier. My favorite aspect of the campaign is the hand written script collaged onto the shot below.

I’m a huge Kris Chau fan, and for those of you in the Philly area she is having a solo show at Vagabond boutique. The show is entitled “you folks”, all new paintings and new drawings for you and me. The opening is February 8th from 6pm-10pm, and the show will be up until March 2nd. See you there!

I just came across the work of illustrator Chrissie Abbott.  Her various typographies and collages are awesome. Definitely check out her site, and the two page illustration she created for the February issue of Nylon.

I recently came across the amazing illustrations of local artist, Kirk Hiatt.  Since working for MoonblooD, I’ve grown quite an affinity for wolves and love his graphite interpretation.  My favorite, however, is this sharpie and india ink abstraction.  Check out more of Kirk’s work here.

I recently bought illustrator Keri Smith’s new DIY book, The Guerilla Art Kit. The book hones in on the concept that art is for everyone, and shares tons of fun guerilla art installation ideas. My favorite project was the “You Are Here” map, which can be created by simply mounting a map of your town and then pointing out your location with markers or stickers. Your can check out Keri’s blog here.