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Kenny Bloggins!

2011-04-21T22:43:00.000-07:00

So this is well overdue, but all updates are now taking place at blog.willbryant.com!

Ray Ban Mural in Rolling Stone!

2010-06-04T07:00:00.000-07:00

My Ray Ban mural from Ace Hotel Palm Springs was featured in an ad in the latest issue of RollingStone! I'm actually in one shot, one tiny shot in the gutter. haha!

The ad on the left was designed by Aesthetic Apparatus!

Ace Hotel + Levi's Present Desert Gold

2010-04-20T11:02:00.000-07:00

So wow! I just got back from Desert Gold at the Ace Hotel Palm Springs. It was waaaaaay rad. I was hard at work alongside my SXSW friends from Levi's, Converse, Ray Ban creating signage + posters at their every beckon. EVERYONE was incredibly nice, hospitable, and fun to work with. Big thanks to Belin Liu, graphic designer at Ace Hotel PDX. (mentioned her a few weeks ago!)

This is the poster and branding elements I created to be used for the entire event. They were silkscreened and hung in each room!

Here's is the hand painted entrance sign. Belin helped me big time with all the sponsor logos.

One of three gifting suites, this one was for Levi's. Here bands/artists would get hooked up on swag. I do believe Josh Hartnett rolled by as well as Little Boots, Deer Tick, Black Lips and many others.

Here's me working on some signage for the Commune. I ended up making a lot of signs! Unfortunately I didn't get pics of everything. As soon as I finished one, someone would have thought of something else for me to make. It was fast paced and non stop throughout the day.

All the while there were people soaking up the rays and jamming to music.

Here's my really hip room they put me in!

This was my little work station where I spent some free time drawing on Scout Books for Nicole!

Take a peek at that poster hanging in my room; next to my favorite hat.

Belin helping me paint my mural for Ray Ban!

Tu Fawning playing poolside

Evaro also by the pool.

I wish I could have spent more time in here, but working hard in the sun was a good substitute.

Every night there were sweet dance parties in the Commune.

The Brothers Macklovitch (A-Trak + Dave 1 from Chromeo)

Ace Hotel Palm Springs nestled up to the mountains. So surreal. I had a great time and so thankful for the opportunity to work with such nice folks! If you happen to visit Seattle, Portland, Palm Springs, or NYC you should definitely get a room at the Ace. They're good people.

- Photos (the real good ones) are by the super nice + talented Justin Kent
- More can be see on the Ace Hotel Blog - also on my flickr

Public School x GOOD Magazine

2010-04-12T22:02:00.000-07:00

I'm excited to say that Public School was awarded an opportunity by Society6 to create a cover for GOOD Magazine's "Neighborhood" Issue! Members Cody Haltom, Casey Dunn, Jay B Sauceda, and myself worked together to come up with this shot. Cody and I worked together on the concept with loads of additional styling by Casey. Jay B and Casey worked together to produce the photograph.

Here's a look at close up of the cover shot. That's my hand holding the street sign! It was quite the undertaking and was definitely a challenging experience filled with good vibes.

This is the original image. The sun with shades was retouched so there was room for the subhead. Keep your eyes peeled for a making of compilation by Jay B!

Winners Winning zine

2010-02-19T10:28:00.000-08:00

Winners Press presents Winners Winning! My good buddy Paul Windle asked me to contribute to his latest Winners Press project. My four submissions are below. Followed by Paul's spread and Rand Renfrow. Other contributing artists are Alan Tolleson, Adam Werner, Jasmine Silver, Whitney Phillips, Joonbug McIntosh, Garrett Burnett, and Spencer Moorman.

You should contact Paul and see how you can get involved. Winners Press is raaaaad!

See more:
Flickr
Blog

Picture Book Report

2010-02-09T09:24:00.000-08:00

I was asked by the incredibly talented Meg Hunt to participate in a new illustration project called Picture Book Report. It's a complete honor and will be very challenging for me due to the fact that I crudely draw words and kitties 90% of the time.

There are a total of 15 illustrators creating a new scene from one of their favorite books each month. I selected Peter and Wendy because, well BANGARANG! Meg not only asked me to participate, but she also asked if I would contribute to the design of the blog. Currently I've just created the header and a bit of icon. Hopefully more coding will take place later.

Check out some of my progress and my first scene featuring Peter Pan himself!

see them all larger on flickr!

Show Us Your Scoutbook

2010-02-01T12:44:00.000-08:00

I was asked by the lovely Nicole Lavelle of the might Pinball Publishing to fill up some Scout Books. I love these little books so much. I use them mostly for lists, notes, but plan to theme doodling and collage in some. Here's my first one filled with patterns. My goal was to complete an entire Scoutbook in one sitting. So one afternoon, while away from the internet (and a trip to Sonic) I fired this out.

See all the pages!

Tree People tee

2010-01-28T16:41:00.000-08:00

Hey Internet! I have a new tee for sale over at Fresh Brewed Tees!

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(originally drawn for the zine Where We Don't Live)

Super Cool Fancy Pants

2010-01-21T05:03:00.000-08:00

WHOOOA! the amazing Super Cool Spy Club (aka Jared Schorr) made one of my drawings waaaay better by doing is cut paper magic on it! CYBER COLLAB!

Also check out Jared's Portfolio!

Original drawing below:

MSNTCE: new drawz

2010-01-14T19:30:00.000-08:00

Open up your Open up your Open up your....

2010-01-13T13:53:00.000-08:00

Cloudy Collection Vol. I, Ed. 4

2009-12-07T12:20:00.000-08:00

The Cloudy Collection is an ongoing collaboration curated by David Huyck. Each collection is limited-editioned, letter-pressed and a portion of sales goes to an environmental organization.

WOW, this is a HUGE honor! Volume I Edition 4 of Cloudy Collection features Dustin "UPSO" Hostetler, David Huyck (Mr Cloudy Collection), Mike Perry, Heather Ross, Julia Rothman, and Bob Staake. HOLY MOLY!

Available for purchase here

Color Blast From The Past

2009-11-30T21:42:00.000-08:00

A new piece for an Austin exhibition on December 5, 2009 at the Maranda Pleasant Gallery. This year's 12x12 Exhibition procedes will go to the Explore Austin charity.

"Through mentoring and outdoor adventure, the program’s mission is to create opportunities for inner-city boys to develop the skills, tools, and habits they need in order to become effective leaders in their own communities."

My piece that I've contributed to the show was created on Arches Watercolor Paper that was then cut, folded, glued and stapled to a 12x12 panel.

I used watercolor, prismacolor marker, colored pencil, charcoal, and graphite pencil to create this retina blasting abstract pattern.

You can read more about the show's history, here.

For updates on the show check out Maranda's blog.

HOLIDAY SALE!

2009-11-25T13:40:00.000-08:00

I marked down some prices just in time for the holidays! The Hallowzine + Tee combo (bottom left) for $15 is a steal! Check out SUPERMARKET and snag you something before it's all gone. Happy Thanksgiving and an early Merry Christmas!

Super Yoga Palace Mural

2009-11-09T09:19:00.000-08:00

I recently designed the logo for Super Yoga Palace which is an amazing yoga studio located in Deep Ellum (Dallas, TX). It is run by the lovely Jessica Jordan (The Polyphonic Spree) and receives tremendous support from her husband Josh.

I've been been wanting to paint a mural for awhile so I offered and Jessica was thrilled (tricked). So with the help of my homie, Rand Renfrow, We painted our first mural on Saturday! It turned out awesome and I was mostly blown away by the gracious hospitality of the Jordan family. (I even snuck in some Wii with their two awesome sons)

So I took loads of process photos and compiled them into this almost time lapse video.....

Super Yoga Palace Mural from MrFancyPants on Vimeo.

Second Chance Zombie Dance

2009-11-02T20:59:00.000-08:00

This past weekend The Hooded Deer (my deejay moniker) returned to Mi$$i$$ippi for a Halloween dance party! For the second Halloween in a row I deejayed/promoted a party at The Princess Theater in Columbus, MS. It was a total blast seeing all my friends, working hard, and dancing all night.

Teaming up with long time friends GTR Productions and Pyroglyphics we constructed a 22 ft. tall skeleton composed of wood, led tubes, led cans for eyes, and a laser that shot from its mouth!

Last year about 250 people showed and this year around 750 lined the street to get in! It was so crazy!

Check out the HUGE poster in the window of the Princess Theater.

Halloween tee! What's left from the show will soon be available online.

Special thanks to everyone that made this happen! This includes Trey, Blaine, Alex, Bart, Brian, Amy, Stevie for reppin my merch, and of course Will Howard! Also props to Andrew Le for snapping some rad photos.

HALLOWZINE!

2009-10-26T14:21:00.000-07:00

Hallowzine is, you guessed it, a Halloween-themed zine. Clever, right? This is a collaborative project between myself and the typemaster-flex Chris Piascik. Hallowzine is jam-packed with original/never-before-seen drawings, some by Chris, some by me and a bunch that we worked together on!

Each zine features a screen-printed cover and was constructed by our hands! It's only $8!

Hallowzine was printed in an edition of 50.

Purchase yours from Supermarket

See additional photos here

All You Need is Love

2009-10-16T07:26:00.000-07:00

Commissioned painting for my dear friends and newlyweds The Zumwalts!
Casey and Laura are wedding photographers from Mississippi. They are wonderful folks.

This painting measures 22" x 30" and was created with watercolor and charcoal. If you have an interest in commissioning a piece, please don't hesitate to contact me!

Weekend Highlights

2009-10-11T22:24:00.000-07:00

Screen printed the covers for my Chris Piascik collab Hallowzine! Inked these up on friday (big thanks to Rand Renfrow)

On saturday I got new bike parts! (new chain, crankset, and pedals)

avey lounging...

On sunday Sally and I went to Sweet Berry farms! You can read all about it here.

Mrs Fancy Pants

2009-10-06T21:29:00.000-07:00

My beautiful wife, Sally, is taking the blogosphere by storm! She's blowing me completely out of the water. :)

Her not even a week old blog was featured on Poppytalk today! (Thanks Jan)

I'm so proud! If you haven't checked out her lovely little nook on the web, please do yourself a favor and head over there!

MRS FANCY PANTz

The Ruby Suns merch

2009-10-05T12:44:00.000-07:00

Last night I was fortunate to hang out with Ryan & Bevan of The Ruby Suns. I've been e-mailing with Ryan for several months on these shirts. According to the guys printing shirts in New Zealand is a bit of a pain and expensive.

So I volunteered to help and turned them towards the rad dudes at Mama's Sauce. Once again the florida boys did a fantastic job printing these. Ultra soft and great registration.

The band will be selling all three color ways on their current tour where they are supporting the Dodos! Check out myspaces for tour dates.

If you haven't listened to The Ruby Suns, fix that! Their previous record will soon be available on vinyl.

Girl Talk Poster

2009-10-01T08:00:00.000-07:00

Poster created for the Girl Talk + Junk Culture show at my alma mater Mississippi State present by Music Makers Productions.

hand printed by Rand Renfrow of Test Everything Press

2 color print on Mr. French Pop Tone Whip Cream (18" x 24")

Soon to be printed will be an exclusive limited edition print with specialty inks!

Recent Collabs

2009-09-30T22:09:00.000-07:00

Here's a sneak peak into some collabs I'm working on! Above is a drawing for HALLOWZINE (a halloween zine) with Chris Piascik. I'm screen printing the covers tomorrow!

Check out this soon to be limited edition screen print collab with Ana Benaroya...

Skate zine with Eric Ellis....

a drawing collab with Jeffrey Bowman...

finally some illustrations paired with sayings from Public School photographer Jay B Sauceda...

The Screamer Company: Conversataion Piece

2009-09-30T21:57:00.000-07:00

Big thanks to Scott & Mason at The Screamer Company! The show last week was an awesome turnout and it was a great honor to participate with such an great lineup of artists. (Photo credit: Republic of Austin)

Featuring work from Katy Horan, Paul Sisler, Diego Mireles, Jay Guerink, Hector Serna, Kevin Munoz, Brian Gilbert, David Clark, James Finger, Nikki Birdwell, Briana Purser, Aldo Ramos and Maseman.

Also, here's the shirt I designed for the show that was part of this awesome giveaway box....

Fancy Future Cubes

2009-09-22T10:51:00.000-07:00

I've got a new 4 color silkscreen limited edition print through Test Everything Press!

hand printed on Mr. French Pop Tone Whip Cream (18" x 24")
edition of 50, hand printed by Rand Renfrow
signed by artist and stamped by printer

available on Supermarket

Frank Chimero

2009-09-01T22:03:00.001-07:00

I've been a fan of Frank Chimero for quite sometime. I absolutely adore his illustration style, work ethic, and especially his thoughts on design. On several occasions Frank has willingly offered his constructive criticism and encouragement on projects. This makes him even more noble and a valued citizen of the internet (see also Kate, Clifton, Meg, among many others).

Mr. Chimero has recently changed his tumblr (viaFrank) content from archiving fancy images to short, insightful commentary. His most recent post on design education is outstanding...

"Goodbye, Reading Rainbow. From NPR’s article, emphasis mine:

Grant says that PBS, CPB and the Department of Education put significant funding toward programming that would teach kids how to read — but that’s not what Reading Rainbow was trying to do.

“Reading Rainbow taught kids why to read,” Grant says. “You know, the love of reading — [the show] encouraged kids to pick up a book and to read.”
What a shame. Reading Rainbow was a relic of an old world. A world where asking “Why?” was just as important as “How?” Seems that the more complex we make our lives, the more everyone feels we need to explain the How. It’s been a priority shift in education and in what we perceive as the best way to cope with the complexity of the world.

I think this taps in to some of the frustrations I have with how we’re educating and training our design students for the creative fields. I believe we’ve reached a time where we should talk less about How, and refocus on Why in our classrooms. We’ve got a batch of savvy youngsters that grew up with all of this complexity. They don’t need all of the explanations we think they need. Three main points for Why and against the ubiquity of How in classrooms:

One
How is coulda, why is shoulda. How is specifics. Why is motivation. In a world with limited resources (natural resources, time, attention, money), our questions should not be about whether something is possible or how to do it, but whether it’s worth doing it at all. Why is just as much a real-world skill as How. In fact, increasingly so. In my career, the most enjoyable, difficult and common-place jobs I’ve had, I’ve been given an objective rather than a task. (“Realign our company to be xyz,” rather than “redesign our letterhead.”) How is tasks. Why is objectives.

Two
Educational institutions that focus on How age quickly. Their curriculums gather dust, because most can’t keep up with the pace of the fields they’re educating their students to enter. (Hello, web designers.) Educational institutions aren’t known for dexterity. “Why are we being taught this?” is something I hear frequently from my graphic design students about their enrollment in a software class. They already know a great deal about how to operate in the programs. The school can’t act quickly enough to shepherd those who have more advanced skills out of the class because of all the red tape involved. There’s no need to be redundant, especially since the amount of time a student has in contact with an instructor shrinks as class sizes continually grow.

Three
The internet is incredible at answering How questions, and self-education is more accessible than ever. (I’d also argue self-education is a necessary skill.) Also, the tools of our trade are largely democratized (whether the companies that sell them would like it that way or not). A large portion of the students I mentioned above have a knowledge of the software because they were able to get their hands on a bootleg version of Photoshop. Imagine that. A 16 or 17-year-old kid able to mess around with a professional level tool for a couple years before they’re able to go and get proper training. Incredible."

Where We Don't Live

2009-08-11T14:22:00.000-07:00

Zine collab with Nicole Lavelle!

Nicole lives in Portland and drew pictures about Austin.
Will lives in Austin and drew pictures about Portland.
Both places where we don't live.

I silkscreened the cover & Nicole manufactured the insides.
Edition of 30 (Release #2 from This Place Projects)

available on etsy

see some of the insidessss!

MJ

2009-08-03T11:54:00.001-07:00

Public School Cards

2009-07-03T09:36:00.000-07:00

The new Public School cards just arrived, hot off the press! The cards were printed by Vertallee Press—located right here in Austin, Texas—and they turned out amazing. Letterpress on 100lb French Whitewash, design by Cody.

I've made a few slight modifications to mine.

MOAR STICKERS!

Julia Guther

2009-06-30T14:39:00.000-07:00

I first came across Julia Guther through her amazing design work with Au Revoir Simone. And MANY thanks to Stephen from Moshi Moshi to treating my mailbox with mega hit records.

But back to Julia's amaaazing work!

Her craft & personality in these tactile pieces is so captivating.

HOW Magazine: Rising Stars!

2009-06-19T14:20:00.001-07:00

HOW Mag included me in the fantastic list of young creatives! This a huge honor and I'm so pleased to share the honor alongside internet buddies Meg Hunt & Olly Moss!

Also, in this issue HOW there's a feature on MISSISSIPPI STATE! And of course Kate Bingaman Burt's enthusiasm has carried over to Portland State awarding both design programs as hidden gems.

Go snag an issue and get the full story!

You can read Rising Star interviews here.

Enrolling at Public School!

2009-06-11T06:44:00.001-07:00

Public School here i come! Today is move in day.

For those unfamiliar, Public School is essentially a well branded shared studio space with several young creatives. It's made up of 3 photographers and 4 designers and now 1 mega-goober (me).

I'm happy to be settling in with such fine company on the (ever so hip) east side of Austin. Photos of the new setup will be posted soon! Pics for me are hard to come by, but you can always count on a drawing....

AC + Pooneh Ghana + Dent Tee

2009-06-09T10:22:00.000-07:00

Last friday I was able to catch Animal Collective live (for my fourth time!) at Stubb's here in Austin. AC has got the vibes toadally collected for this tour. The visuals, energy, and sound are all spot on.

Besides experience an outstanding concert, I was able to finally meet flickr contact, Pooneh Ghana, who took these amazing photos! Pooneh photographs for the Austinist and also contributes to Gorilla vs Bear.

Thanks to her, she captured Panda Bear wearing the Dent May shirt I designed!!!!

Totally took this experience to the next level.

Ahhhhhh, I melted.

see more of Pooneh shots from the show here.

Christine Forever Young Collab

2009-06-03T07:00:00.000-07:00

The fancy & hip Christine Forever Young sent me over these two rad thumbs up ladies. It took me several days to even dare mark on the white space. I eventually gave in and drew some goofy stuff.

Like this tattoo that says "SWEET TAT!" Christine awesome make sure to check out her work. She can capture character of people so well. When I grow up I'm going to draw people gooder.

Andy Smith collab

2009-06-01T14:09:00.000-07:00

The AMAAAAZING UK illustrator Andy Smith and I collaborated on a poster! The words are by my dear friend Matthew Orr. There are ONLY 40 of these available. The first half (1-20) are available through my shop and Andy has the second half (21-40) in his shop!

Andy nailed the epic type on top with a perfect little smirk in the M.

I attempted to transcend time and space with psychedelic doodles.

Dent May 7"

2009-05-28T15:30:00.000-07:00

Long before working on Dent May's full length, I designed the sleeve art for Dent's 7" that was pressed in the UK by Make Mine.

A good friend of Make Mine, Stephen Bass, is a fine gentleman spreading musical jams across the globe. (he works at Moshi Moshi Records)

Stephen's buddy Manish Arora (Mr. Make Mine) he sent me over a bundle of vinyl from his rad label. That's wuts up!

Side note: Stephen has a long running project where artists create post card size interpretations of their favorite songs. He asked me to create some of my own which can all be viewed here. (For several months I thought that these collages were lost in the post forever, but they ended up at the record label's office...whew)

Parra Tinbot

2009-05-27T06:17:00.001-07:00

I really want to snag this Parra iPod Tinbot. Parra's striking color palette and killer hand lettering really melt my heart.

Also note, Fecal Face has some GREAT pics from a Parra studio visit.

Other Links: Rockwell Clothing

M. Sasek - This Is London

2009-05-25T16:41:00.000-07:00

My lovely wife bought me this book for Valentines Day. I hope to collect them all. Sasek's illustrations feel so good on my eyes! Please enjoy....

A look into my "Studio"

2009-05-20T08:00:00.000-07:00

Currently I'm setup in the spare bedroom of our condo. In the nearing future I hope to score a sweet shared studio space, but this is my little nook until that works out!

Letterpress Drawer

2009-05-18T10:18:00.000-07:00

My wife loves looking at Design*Sponge and she recently got inspired from the Greenwich Letterpress (you can see the rest of that post here):

She remembered that her parents have an old letterpress drawer (gothic cond.) and they gladly pulled it out of the attic for us.

Now we are on the hunt collecting type to display in our sweet drawer. So far we've looked at Uncommon Objects, Austin's Antique Mall, but have yet to search online. (maybe just google it or something, or ebay or even jerry's typorama)

We are going to re-arrange this wall of prints and make it the centerpiece. Any advice?

Posters by Justin David Cox

2009-05-16T10:33:00.001-07:00

I really enjoy these simple & smartly designed posters by Justin David Cox.

I know Justin through Austin's fancy studio collective Public School. Good people and sweeet blog!

Jeremyville "Sessions"

2009-05-14T15:56:00.000-07:00

On my last trip to the fantastic Domy Books I picked up a book i've been eyeing for a looong time and it's a very inspiring one called Jeremyville Sessions.

Jeremyville is an amazing world to view and this book really showcases his vast body of work.

It's jam packed with his amazing illustrations, designs, exhibitions and really highlights his collaborations (Geoff McFetridge, Miss Van, Devilrobots, Lego, Converse, & MTV).

If you purchase it online it comes with small signed original drawing!

It even includes a DVD, stickers, and a poster!

You've Got Light In Your Eyes

2009-04-29T16:23:00.000-07:00

You've Got Light in Your Eyes
A group show curated by Meighan O'Toole

featuring the works of THESE amazing artists (I can't believe I'm in this show!!!):
1911
Kate Bingaman Burt
Jill Bliss
Kime Buzzelli
John Casey
Lisa Congdon
Liam Devowski
Bill Dunlap
Kenn Goodall
Maxwell Loren Holyoke-Hirsch
Know Hope
Olivia Jeffries
Aidan Koch
Ashley Lande Brown
Jeremiah Maddock
Leslie Martinez
Terri Olsen Von Schaub
Mike Perry
Shannon Rankin
Dan Szymanowski

Opening Reception: Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 / 6-9:30 P.M.
Needles + Pens • 3253 16th Street • SF, CA. 94103

Facebook
Needles + Pens Press Page
Flickr Sneak Peeks

My pieces for the show:

SXSW / Keep-A-Breast

2009-03-13T10:40:00.001-07:00

SXSW approaches! I've been several times, but this will be my first to experience it while living in Austin. I'm veryexcited to announce my involvement in my first SXSW Event!

Kimmy McAttee is the PR, Marketing Manager and Event Coordinator for Keep A Breast Foundation. The Keep A Breast Foundation™ is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. Their mission: "to help eradicate breast cancer by exposing young people to methods of prevention, early detection and support. Through art events, educational programs and fundraising efforts, they seek to increase breast cancer awareness among young people so they are better equipped to make choices and develop habits that will benefit their long-term health and well-being."

On Saturday March 21 I'm going to be painting a cast on site! This is going to be a rad experience and for a great cause. If you're around, come on over to Emo's anytime between 12 P.M. - 6 P.M.

You can see examples of other artist's casts here

Also, makes sure to check out Kimmy's sweet clothing company called Pony Attack!!.

Ah, Married Life!

2009-02-23T17:58:00.000-08:00

Today was the best day!

Sally's bike came in and we just lived up the town! Freewheeling Bikes in Austin hooked us up.

This is her brand new seafoam green Electra Amsterdam. It's sooo pretty and rides so well.

I've wanted an Amsterdam for a long time, but I'm much happier to have bought one for my wife. She just loves it!

We pedaled all over the hyde park & north loop area neighborhoods stopping at Avenue B Grocery, Epoch Coffe House, Blue Velvet vintage, and Hyde Park Grocery. Tonight she cooked an amazing dish of steamed vegetables that was seasoned by the heavens. I'm going to get back to working on projects, but I'm sure we'll have to top off the day with some Wii!

Yeah, we're pretty much living the dream.

REVISIONARIES - Tokion

2009-02-14T20:17:00.000-08:00

Today I took my first trip to Book People (Lamar & 6th). My wife and I treated ourselves! I picked up an indian smurf figure and this FANTASTIC book titled Revisionaries A Decade of Art In Tokion. If I were you, I'd totallypick up a copy.

The books includes work from some of my favorite artists...
Geoff McFetridge
Erika Somogy(my new internet friend! amaaazing)
Bjorn Copeland (Black Dice)
Chris Johanson
Maya Hayuk
Marcel Dzama
Matt Leines
Ed Templeton
David Shrigley
Barry McGee
Andrew Jeffrey Wright
Mike Mills
Paper Rad
plus many more!

Here are some shots of the gorgeous artist's pages...

Living the dream!

2009-02-07T10:20:00.000-08:00

It's been awhile...here's a quick breakdown on what's been going on:
Solo Exhibition / Portfolio Review / Graduated / Moved / Gypsied around Texas / Wedding / Honeymoon / Moved

Now I'm finally settled in Austin, TX with my lovely new bride!

We are very happy to be in the same city and even in the same apartment. We both just graduated from different universities and have been living apart for almost 5 of the 8 years we dated (uhh yes that's a long time).

Now here are some pics of our new place!

You can see more of the married life here. It's so much fun! We've been playing the Wii and exploring Austin together.

Currently I'm freelancing, but we're both looking for full time jobs and putting glitter on our resumes.

- Will "Mr. Fancy Pants" Bryant

HALLOWEENz!

2008-11-08T06:34:00.000-08:00

Matthew Ess and The Hooded Deer at HALLOWEENz photo by andrew le

A bit late on the post, but here's a recap from my SOOOPER fun Halloween deejay show that took place in Columbus, MS at the newly revamped Princess Theater! It was the first big event held in the theater in over 6 months and it was an amazing turnout. Deejays Matthew Ess and YOUNIVERSE KID were rad fun and the dance floor was bouncin' all night!

My small crew of two friends and Will Howard of GTR Productions constructed and 8'x8' wall of LED tubes and a hole in the middle for the laser to launch out! It turned out RAD!

light show Y'ALL! photo by andrew le

Matthew Ess looking majestic photo by andrew le

Check out some footage provided by Casey Zumwalt

GITTIN' DOWN!

CROWD SHOT / LIGHT SHOW!

Matthew Ess put together this little viddie that really captures the overall experience....

See more pictures and videos in the Hooded Deer flickr group

p.s. Perhaps the best party, definitely the most flattering...a friend dressed as me for Halloween!

AMOS KENNEDY / BEDAZZLED!

2008-10-19T21:46:00.000-07:00

This weekend I ventured over to Gordo/Tuscaloosa, Alabama to serve as artist assistant for the Kentuck Arts Festival. Having met Amos a handful of times before I knew it would be wild. Amos is an amazing spirit full of wisdom and laughs.

Amos is a letterpress printer residing in Gordo, AL (just a few miles east of me). He is so kind and sure knows how to be a host. Next time you're in the south head to Gordo for a visit and its guaranteed to be a good time.

Watching amos in action was absolutely incredible. His personality and business skills are displayed as he interacts with the customers, gathers a crowd, and even dances on top of his press. The trip left me Bedazzled!

(thanks to ginette for pointing out the still existing bedazzler!)

SNEEK PEAK!

2008-10-06T08:46:00.001-07:00

SNEEK PEAK!, originally uploaded by willbryantplz.

"I MADE THIS FOR YOU" - Collection of works by Will Bryant

For my undergrad self promo I decided to self publish a book through Lulu. I thought this would be the best method of showcasing my work, attitude, and style.

These will be available for purchase, but make sure to check your feed burners for a limited edition hyper active version!

HOW - Top 10 Sites for Designers

2008-10-02T11:29:00.000-07:00

HOW Design listed me as one of the top 10 Sites for Designers for the month of October. This is truly hard to believe and such a huge honor!

I was listed alongside some amaaazing people(s)...
Randy J. Hunt of Supermarket (nicer than nice and sooper intelligent)
Jennifer Daniel (she's too funny for her own good)
Pinball Publishing (professionalism, craft and creativity shining in Portland)

So excited about this!
www.howdesign.com/top10sitesfordesigners

PEER - COLORING BOOK!

2008-10-01T23:20:00.000-07:00

Renee Garner has compiled something special!

And it's an honor for me to be included!!

25 international artists draw themselves for yourselves to color!
150 coloring books will be sold, snag one faaaaaast!

get yours here

Here are just a few jaw dropping artists involved...
Lisa Solomon, Kate Bingaman-Burt, Julia Rothman, Lisa Congdon, Kelly Lynn Jones, Hernán Paganini, Jessica Gonacha, One Good Bumblebee

wolfieandthesneak.com

LA / PaperCuts

2008-09-12T13:37:00.000-07:00

This past weekend i flew on over to LA for my first ever gallery opening! It was an amazing experience and i met a lot a lot of nice people. The opening reception was on Saturday September, 6 at LittleBird Gallery.

First off, thanks to:
Mylissa & Hamish (LittleBird Gallery) for making this happen!
Erin & Ken Loechner (Design For Mankind) housing me and showing me around! Such nice people.
Everyone who came out and especially to those who conversed with me. It was a pleasure.
and finally to all the participating artist who were so rad!!!

- Yui Chan
- Thom Gastelum
- Hamish Grieve
- Matthew Gray Gubler
- James Gulliver Hancock
- Jeffrey Max

see all of their amazing work here!

I had so much fun! For real.

(Excerpt Thoughts)

Matthew Gray cracked me up! I knew he was an actor, but i just learned that he was Intern #1 in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou!!! I would have totally spazzed even more if known ahead of time. ha

James' lovely girlfriend Lenka just released her debut record! Check it out.

Yui's screen-printing skills are totally ridiculous. Absolutely gorgeous and delicate!

It was such a fun time...thanks sunny LA, your weather is so refreshing.

Now here are some pics (most of them by Erin)

pics from the opening...that's Mylissa in the little black dress!

my sunny slumber spot plus some images from venice beach.

WHEEEEEEEEEEE!

Andrew Le

2008-09-08T21:59:00.000-07:00

Andrew Le is a classmate and friend of mine. He is an intelligent designer and can lay down some hot formal type! Check out his ever so clean work (which often creeps into his wardrobe)!

His Erik Spiekermann type illustration was recently featured on Meta Serif.com for his use of FF Meta Serif in the wiiiiiild.

Check out more of Andrew's work....

andrew le on flickr

Guest Posting on PoppyTalk!

2008-08-31T21:14:00.001-07:00

Guest Posting on PoppyTalk!, originally uploaded by willbryantplz.

I LOVE POPPYTALK!

Keep your eyes peeled on the lovely design PoppyTalk. I'm guest posting this week!

www.poppytalk.blogspot.com/

ShapeOfThings

2008-08-28T10:20:00.000-07:00

ShapeOfThings is a non-commercial exploratory play-space of designer/commercial artist/art director Eli Carrico

Just check out these images...so gorgeous!!! I'm in loveeee. Bright colors, incredible shapes, textures and so tasty!

MAIL DAY TRIUMPH!

2008-08-27T07:47:00.001-07:00

MAIL DAY TRIUMPH!, originally uploaded by willbryantplz.

SWEEEEEEEET!
Design hero, Mike Perry, has a neeeew book on handdrawn patterns. & just arrived today! WHEEEEE

www.midwestisbest.com/work.php

Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul

2008-08-15T19:13:00.001-07:00

This is crazy awesome. I already loved this song, but this video is a creative compliment. And it has Jorma Toccone from The Lonely Island!

Southwest Sammy - PONY ATTACK!

2008-08-09T11:05:00.001-07:00

Southwest Sammy - PONY ATTACK!, originally uploaded by willbryantplz.

just ordered this RAD tee from the fantastic peeps at Pony Attack. It was a tough decision which tee to pickup because their ENTIRE line is killer. Check them out!

AND Little Paper Planes carries a few of them too!

buyourstuff.thisisponyattack.com/

grandylion : Hanna

2008-08-07T09:16:00.001-07:00

Phone Home, originally uploaded by grandylion.

Just came across this AWESOME gem today. I know nothing about Hanna, but hope to find out more. Her flickr stream is filled with great feeling photos full of color, texture, and interesting lighting.

grandylion on flickr

Porch of the Mystics

2008-08-07T08:47:00.001-07:00

the kids love the porch, originally uploaded by willbryantplz.

I keep forgetting to mention this, but I've started a music/art blog with two of my good friends from Texas called Porch of the Mystics.

So far there have been some fantastic write ups on New Weird Mexico, a Summer Traveling Mix, and a seamless exercise mix

Some features to look forward to...
- interviews with musicians/artists
- killer mixes with sweet artwork (for FREE of course)

NEAT!

Kime Buzzeli - She'sWaaaaay2Cool

2008-07-29T21:57:00.000-07:00

Seriously, Kime is reaaaally rad! She makes things and STUFF! She even owns a shop. Kime has had work published in top notch magazines and has shown work on other planets!

I'm in love with her work, illustration style, and fashion sense.

Do check out her lovelies...

the moldy doily blog

Handmade treasures

MAGIC & Things

found her via myloveforyou

Joe MacGown

2008-07-28T14:52:00.000-07:00

Joe MacGown is a self taught artist here in Starkville, MS and works at the university in the entomology department illustrating insects and other interesting things under a microscope. This guy has been drawing pretty much all his life.

Check out his work! I love his pen & ink work a lot alot...AMAZING detail in every piece.

http://joemacgown.com/
http://joemacgown.blogspot.com/

Animal Collective-Pitchfork-Lion in a Coma

2008-07-21T21:58:00.001-07:00

ANOTHER NEW Animal Collective song to be excited about. I suuuure wish i could have made it back to pitchfork this year.

Poketo + Handmade Nation art auction

2008-07-21T14:37:00.001-07:00

The Art 2, originally uploaded by poketo.

I found my donation on the poketo flickr!

"On July 19, 2008, Poketo held a fundraiser for Fatyhe Levine's Handmade Nation movie. Thousands of dollars were raised through the silent art auction, lots of happy bidderss, and beautiful art with new homes."

I can't wait to see the documentary!

a variation of my print is available on etsy

handmade nation movie
poketo

Tinymeat!

2008-07-16T16:33:00.001-07:00

Tinymeat! wallet (outside), originally uploaded by willbryantplz.

I will soon have a wallet design available through the extraordinary portland merch making machine... TINYMEAT!

You can buy it HERE

tinymeat on etsy

oh and make sure to check out the amazing drawings by his talented son Gabriel.

THREADLESS "NICE PEOPLE"

2008-07-15T07:04:00.001-07:00

New Submission up for Votimation!, originally uploaded by willbryantplz.

only one more day of voting!

http://www.threadless.com/submission/169431/NICE_PEOPLE

tales of woah

2008-07-06T15:09:00.001-07:00

tales of woah
Originally uploaded by spew barrymore

LOL! this is ridiculous.

One of my flickr contacts (who specializes in ridiculous) made this and i just found it today!

Mike Davis/Burlesque

2008-07-03T19:23:00.001-07:00

Mike Davis treasures!, originally uploaded by willbryantplz.

I ordered some sweeeet printables from Burlesque! I'm a huge fan of Mike Davis and his creatings. He makes fine things for such artists as:
DIPLO, Why?, Mogwai, Arcade Fire, & plenty of others.

http://www.burlesquedesign.com/

Check out this killer interview over at grain edit

You can see the early stages of the Diplo/Nick Catchdubs News Years eve poster! sooo neat

WAAAAAY 2 Many

2008-06-30T18:12:00.001-07:00

WAAAAAY 2 Many, originally uploaded by willbryantplz.

Fred Flare had 3 wayfarers for $20!
of course i took the bait.

*note that most of these were free/found or 25 cents

been listening to Bradford Cox a lot lately!
also been enjoying tracks from Hieroglyphics, Paavoharju, Lau Nau, Grouper, and Lykke Li (great show at sxsw)

FFFFFRANK YOU!

2008-06-26T22:01:00.001-07:00

FFFFFRANK YOU!, originally uploaded by willbryantplz.

My amaaaazing prints from the promising Frank Chimero arrived today. He really out did himself! That ole rascal is a supreme champion. I love his work. Especially his latest flickr upload

previously blogged

RIDE A BIKE

2008-06-17T08:54:00.001-07:00

RIDE A BIKE, originally uploaded by willbryantplz.

Postcards for sale here!

Our buddy, Mark Wise, dropped off a box of freshly printed "RIDE A BIKE" postcards and "ENERGY INDEPENDENT" postcards that he designed and cranked out in sweet letterpress style over at Kennedy Prints in Gordo, Alabama.

www.kennedyprints.com

Beverly Hayman

2008-06-10T15:21:00.000-07:00

Beverly Hayman is a dear friend & classmate.
Her work is delicate, beautiful, and intriguing.
She's good at whatever she does.
Check out her lovely site beverlyhayman.com
& add her on flickr!

Paavoharju - Kirkonväki

2008-06-10T15:14:00.001-07:00

New video from Paavoharju. It's hauntingly gorgeous and rather intersting. Love the album art for her latest record.

Amos Kennedy

2008-06-08T21:55:00.001-07:00

Amos & Me!, originally uploaded by willbryantplz.

Saturday the PDC took a trip to Gorda, AL to visit AMOS KENNEDY! We also visited Project M over at the Rural Studio/Hero. It was absolutely amazing!

See above: I'm pulling a Mule Day print on Amos' letterpress!

www.kennedyprints.com

see more photos by kate

VINYL!

2008-06-06T15:58:00.001-07:00

VINYL!, originally uploaded by willbryantplz.

I got the hookup on some new records today! these 6 plus a rare reggae collection compiled by studio one.

ANNNNND it was FALAFEL FRIDAY! huge success for the Summer Club.

RIDE A BIKE

2008-06-05T15:01:00.001-07:00

RIDE A BIKE, originally uploaded by willbryantplz.

Mark Wise postcards designed and cranked out in sweet letterpress style over at Kennedy Prints in Gordo, Alabama.

[ The Public Design Center will soon be selling these online! ]

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I just got moved into a new apartment and i'm getting settled. its a bit longer bike ride, but i'm thankful for the time to reflect. Not thankful for the crazed drivers on a long, hilly, dangerous road.

I NEED A HELMET! any ideas on where to find a rad one?

DIORAMA-O-RAMA

2008-05-28T08:44:00.001-07:00

DIORAMA-O-RAMA, originally uploaded by willbryantplz.

The kind and gentle Holly J asked me to help out with a poster for this rad event.

RURAL STUDIO / Heading Home!

2008-05-15T10:15:00.000-07:00

Yesterday the Public Design Center spent the entire day in rural alabama gushing over the beautiful works of the Rural Studio. Absolutely amazing! We gave a lecture and the low down on the pdc, graphic design, and being nice & working hard. I made several new friends and really furthered my appreciate for architecture. Thank you Mark Wise for giving us the perfect tour! More details and photos to come. Kate & Clifton are giving a workshop today, but i'm heading home to TEXAS!

Now check these righteous state illustrations by the one and only Frank Chimero! He's so next level and supremely nice.

Now it's time for me to hit the dusty trail. although its not dusty because it's raining.

NEW items on ETSY!

2008-05-06T12:20:00.001-07:00

post & repost, originally uploaded by willbryantplz.

Reposted some expired drawings and added a new edition of prints. Check them out here

WOOT!

2008-05-05T16:29:00.001-07:00

WOOT!, originally uploaded by willbryantplz.

I have a tshirt designed featured on Woot today!
5 color print on American Apparel 'Asphalt'

"I AM THE INTERNET"
you can taste the irony in each candy colored letter. this is so ridiculous and it's only $10 bonez! also, thanks to Woot for the nice copy!

You can snag it here

Rainy Sunday

2008-04-27T16:56:00.000-07:00

Just a few albums i'm excited about...

Vetiver - 'Things of the Past'
Cadence Weapon - 'After Party Babies'
Black Moth Super Rainbow - 'Zodiac Girls b/w The Fields are Breathing (7")'
Fleet Foxes - s/t
Islands - Arm's Way
Man Man - Rabbit Habits

Fleet Foxes and BMSR both had supreme live performances at SXSW. I'm anxiously waiting for friday to see Man Man for the first time! They're currently touring with Yeasayer and plan to drop in at Work Play in Birmingham, AL.

Ariel Pink

2008-04-21T08:38:00.001-07:00

This video is absolutely ridiculous and super fit!
If you can catch Ariel Pink live, do so! It's outrageous.

New Tees!

2008-04-18T12:25:00.001-07:00

TEES arrived today!, originally uploaded by willbryantplz.

Just got in some NICELY printed tees from VGKids
These lil babies sold pretty well last night at my deejay set. See photos here

Kate Bingaman on Etsy!

2008-04-16T09:20:00.000-07:00

Kate is the newest featured buyer on etsy! AND she included one of my prints in her featured items. Thank Kate!

article here

AC- Water Curses

2008-04-15T23:33:00.000-07:00

Check out these yummy pixels!

there's been lots of good stuff on pitchfork.tv
cut copy
beach house
man man
liars
radiohead

VINYL LOVE + KATE MOROSS

2008-04-15T08:22:00.000-07:00

Check out one of Kate Moross' killer projects entitled ISOMORPHS.

"TAKING CURRENT MUSIC AND REPACKAGING IT AS LIMITED EDITION ART VINYL. FOCUSING ON THE AESTHETIC OF EACH RECORD AND WORKING WITH BANDS TO CREATE THE PERFECT COLLABORATION. FOR COLLECTORS, ART AND MUSIC LOVERS ALIKE. "

She's living the dream. My dream! Brilliant idea and the packaging is so next level. I'd sell 1,000,000,000 boxes of girl scout cookies to get involved with something like that.

ANNNND Kate recently had a hot-n-heavy exhibition, TRI HARD ERR, with design superhero SUPERMUNDANE and Chris Knight at the Concrete Hermit. It is absolutely gorgeous. There's no diggity no doubt on the intensity of my design crush for Supermundane. If you have yet to check out photos take a peek here. You might have to change britches afterwards.

HOODED DEER + RELAY 4 LIFE

2008-04-12T05:59:00.001-07:00

DEEJAY Press, originally uploaded by willbryantplz.

Last night I had pretty hoppin' deejay set at The Princess Theater in Columbus. It was a fundraiser for Relay For Life and A LOT OF FUN. Great turnout and a lot of money was raised for a good cause!

In addition, The Hooded Deer was featured on the front page of the Starkville Daily News. Thanks to Kelly Daniels for the very nice article.

You can see photos of the event here.

PARCEL MANIA!

2008-04-07T12:33:00.001-07:00

MJ & Fam, originally uploaded by willbryantplz.

Today has been a good day thus far. I shipped out my goods to Needles & Pens and my Air Jordan Retro 4 arrived in the mail! Take note of that sweet Valentine my lovely mother recycled and gave to me this year. It makes me so happy!

Pablo Diaz-Reixa: El Guincho

2008-04-05T19:14:00.001-07:00

El Guincho before his Gorilla vs. Booze set., originally uploaded by gorilla vs. bear polaroids.

YA'LL, HE'S FROM BARCELONA!

Ever since Gorilla vs Bear posted 'Fata Morgana' on new years day i've been all about some El Guincho. Pablo's music is beautifully layered, super sonic, afrodub and heavy on the reverb. please check it out! It's perfect for the summertime to come!

At SXSW I was able to catch not one but two performances by El Guincho! [ Emo's + Design Within Reach ] Both sets were full of energy and sounded fantastic. He uses a sampler(roland sp 404), tropicalia dance moves, and live percussion. So Rad!

LISTEN 2 EL GUINCHO!

for lovers of:
Animal Collective
Panda Bear
Man Man

Needles + Pins

2008-04-04T00:37:00.001-07:00

White Veeze, originally uploaded by willbryantplz.

I was contacting by Breezy of Needles + Pins to sell some of my handmade apparel in her consignment shop! I'm supremely excited and i'm currently working on some tags that will be sewn on! (gocco)

CHARITY EVENT

2008-04-04T00:32:00.001-07:00

CHARITY EVENT, originally uploaded by willbryantplz.

I will be deejaying next friday at the Princess Theater in Columbus, MS

Ffffound

2008-04-01T14:44:00.000-07:00

I LOVE IT.
and i'm certain alot of my images will come from there, which will come from some hip design blog like itsnicethat, the serif, or pica+pixel. duh!

Bloggy Poo!

2008-04-01T13:52:00.001-07:00

It's about time i started one of these, rright?

Thanks for stopping by!

wink.