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Steve Powers (ESPO)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:51:50 +0100

Steve Powers (ESPO):

Work by graffiti artist Steve Powers, also known as ESPO.

Nobrow - Nobrow-Press

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:51:10 +0100

Nobrow - Nobrow-Press:

Nobrow Press is all about publishing beautifully tactile illustrated books.

Sergio Mora - Paintings and illustrations

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:54:00 +0100

Sergio Mora - Paintings and illustrations:

An exhibition by illustrator Sergio Mora just opened right next to our studio. I had already seen his illustrations before, but it was great seeing a retrospective which included lots of different styles, books, paintings, and original illustrations. Don’t miss it if you’re in Barcelona.

Sergio Mora’s site.

Gallery.

Martin Nicolausson

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:51:11 +0100

Martin Nicolausson:

Unexpected Swedish designer and illustrator Martin Nicolausson.

(via BenjaminF)

The Animals by Nacho Gil

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:14:41 +0100

The Animals by Nacho Gil:

Gotta love this series by Nacho Gil. The Animals.

Christian Montenegro

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:03:34 +0100

Christian Montenegro:

Found this illustrator from Argentina on ShareSomeCandy.

Christian Montenegro

Illustrations by Patrick Leger

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:59:07 +0100

Illustrations by Patrick Leger:

Nice vintage-looking illustrations by Patrick Leger.

Poolga + Bright Magazine - Pack #1

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:01:00 +0200

We’re doing a collaboration with Bright Magazine from the Netherlands in which every month one Poolga artist creates a series of wallpapers for both iPhone and Android devices.

We just launched the first one, featuring Laszlito Kovacs. He created a series inspired in gadgets from the (retro)future that allow jetpack flying, teletransportation and, of course, invisibility. They are gorgeous, we just hope they worked for real!. Go get them here:

http://www.bright.nl/poolga-paper-pack-1

Illustrations by Valentin Tkach

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:19:09 +0200

Illustrations by Valentin Tkach:

I’m seeing lots of incredibly talented Russian illustrators popping up lately. I guess they’ve always been there, just recently crossed my radar. Valentin Tkach is one of them.

Josh Cochran

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:40:57 +0200

Josh Cochran:

Good illustrations and drawings from Josh Cochran. He also has prints for sale.

The work of Fujimoto Hideto

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:53:00 +0200

The work of Fujimoto Hideto:

Amazingly weird work by this Japanese illustrator. You have to suffer a Flash intro to get in, but once inside it’s totally worth the trip. See only a few samples of his illustrations below. http://www.trifters.com

Leonie Bos

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:25:00 +0200

Don’t have much information about this talented illustrator based in Amsterdam. Got to know her through her work for Bright Magazine.

http://www.leoniebos.nl/

Puño's editorial illustrations

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:09:20 +0200

Puño's editorial illustrations:

Puño’s work just keeps getting better and better.

Destroy All Monsters exhibition

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:20:00 +0200

Destroy All Monsters exhibition :

Our friend Juju is exhibiting at Rojo Artspace Barcelona. Don’t miss her drawings and screen prints if you’re in Barcelona. More info: http://www.rojo-magazine.com/bcn/

Portfolio of illustrator Sami Viljanto

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:09:21 +0200

Portfolio of illustrator Sami Viljanto:

28-year old, four-eyed illustrator from Helsinki, Finland, currently based in Berlin.

Sophie Blackall

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:54:38 +0200

Sophie Blackall:

Gorgeous illustrations.

Recent updates by Cristóbal Schmal (nomono)

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:30:17 +0200

Recent updates by Cristóbal Schmal (nomono):

Michele Angelo (Superexpresso)

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:58:51 +0200

Michele Angelo (Superexpresso):

Amazing work by Italian painter/designer based in Barcelona.

Introducing PoolgaPacks

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:08:00 +0200

[Update: We now have a PoolgaPacks page: http://poolga.com/packs.htm, so go and get them there!]

One of the most common requests we get is to offer packs of wallpapers in one zipped file for convenient download.

So we’ve listened and we’re starting a series called Poolga Packs (couldn’t think of a better name) in which we’ll package selections of wallpapers in easy-to-download, nice and tidy zipped files. We’ll try to do this regularly and eventually we’ll create a proper dedicated section of the site. For now, I’ll post these here.

For the first edition of the Poolga Packs we’ve compiled editor’s picks of illustrated wallpapers which we hope you’ll like as much as we do. See the preview image below for a taste of what you’ll get. There’s a read-me file in the pack with the names of the artists.

Download the first Poolga Pack here. (3mb zip)

Stay tuned for more!

Work selection of graphic designer Andrei D. Robu

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:41:00 +0200

Work selection of graphic designer Andrei D. Robu :

I hadn’t visited Andrei Robu’s site since we published his work at Poolga. He has redesigned it and added a ton of new good content since.