Posted by Ryan Clark | Filed under Metal, Music, New Work, Packaging
We just launched a pre-order for the new Demon Hunter record, The World Is A Thorn. Go here to see the different bundles being offered. The deluxe edition box is filled with goodies and there are some extra odds and ends that you can add for dirt cheap. Oh, and the music’s not too shabby either.
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Illustration, Just Plain Bad Ass
We received a pretty fun gift from our pal Aaron Horkey today. In fact, it was so fun – I had to show you some of the finer points. His incredible attention to detail and obvious pride in his craft is inspiring. Thanks for the love, sir.
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Music, New Work
Well, the new decade has officially started and we’re ramping up the iCal with some fun projects. We’re excited to be working with some great bands/artists this month. First up is our new cover for the upcoming Young The Giant (formerly The Jakes) album on Roadrunner Records. Great band. Check ‘em out here.
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Illustration, New Work, Packaging
Having a baby soon? Know someone who is? Forget the ultrasound, grab our new Gift Card and find out immediately what the sex will be. Contrary to what science may tell you, you now have a 25% chance of adding twins to your family. And it all wraps up nicely into a portable diaper. And yes, we apparently love making ’spinny’ things for Target. Get yours here.
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Happy New Year
Happy 2010! Hopefully your night didn’t end up like his. Here’s to a new decade …
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under New Stuff
As 2010 is quickly approaching with new projects and new ideas, we didn’t want to neglect 2009 in this Holiday rush. It’s been our best year yet (It seems like we get to say that every year) at the IC and we just wanted to say THANK YOU. To our beloved clients, those who purchase our work in various ways, our faithful blog subscribers (almost 10K feeds?!), our Twitter followers, our extremely talented and inspiring peers who push us every day, and everyone else who has dropped us a comment or thrown love our way. We are extremely thankful (especially in this economy) to be doing what we love for a living. It’s so much fun to “work” here – and we have many, many people to thank for that. Merry Christmas + Happy New Year to you all …
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Home, Illustration, New Store Goodies, New Stuff
Can you tell we love our new printer? Two new prints added to the shop today. Isle Of This Town & The Lonely King are available for your Aunt Nadine’s living room, right above the ‘76 Magnavox.
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Fashion, Illustration, New Stuff
Grain Edit (Dave Cuzner and crew) have been very generous to us over the years – responsible for putting our work in front of many fresh faces. So when they asked if we’d like to create GE’s first ever T-shirt design, we quickly obliged. As many of you know, Dave has quite the book collection (we’ve been known to collect a few over here as well), so the idea of a few critters lending an ear to a story about our favorite blog seemed quite fitting. And with today’s announcement from The Times, the story seems that much sweeter.
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under New Store Goodies, New Stuff, Posters, Web Goods
We’ve had an incredible year at IC and feel like passing on a little love. So, we’ve gotten drunk on eggnog, whipped up a graphic and logged into the blog. From now until next Monday, December 21st, we are including a FREE set of our IC Throwback Series with any order $20 or over. Please note that we have a limited amount, so when they’re gone, they’re gone.
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Home, Illustration, New Stuff, Web Goods
‘Time Will Tell‘ and ‘Prized Possessions‘ are now (finally) available exclusively through Velocity! Each print is a whopping 17″ x 22″ (with a 1″ border for framing) and is printed on beautiful German Etching Hahnenmühle Fine Art paper. Hand signed, limited edition run of 50.
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under New Store Goodies, New Stuff, New Work
We just added a new print to the shop! ‘Shake A Leg!’ comes in 2 sizes, 2 color variants and 2 prices. Something for everyone.
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under New Stuff, Web Goods
Sorry we’re a little late on this info. With the new site launch, we lost a little time preparing for the holiday shipping rush. For U.S. residents, our cut-off day for ordering will be Monday, December 21st. For international orders, you might want to place your order now. We definitely can’t guarantee it will arrive by Christmas, but we will try. Our next shipping day is this Tuesday, December 15th. Thank you for your support and patience! Happy Holidays!
Oh – and we’ll be including a FREE IC button set with each order through the new year!
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under New Stuff, New Work, Web Goods
After 3+ years and countless new projects, we felt like it was time to give our site a makeover. And just like on Oprah, some things remain the same but many were given a significant upgrade. As you take a stroll around, you’ll see what we mean. One of the big changes is that the work, shop and blog are all contained in one nice little package for your viewing needs. Another is that you get to see our work much quicker, with access points all over the homepage. We have gotten a few comments from peeps that were hoping for an html iPhone-friendly version. After much consideration on our part, we felt like the vast majority of our demographic would NOT be viewing it on a mobile device. However, that version may be something to consider if the demand is there. We aren’t David Lynch, but the work just looks better on an actual computer.
Many, many thanks to JD at Gridplane and Instrument for making this happen. Oh, and please e-mail us if you encounter any glitches as we are still attempting to sort all of that out.
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Illustration, New Stuff, Web Goods
We’re extremely honored to be part of Grain Edit’s Holiday Giveway Bash! featuring incredible art and collectibles from peers, friends and heroes. We’re donating two 16″ x 16″ Giclee prints as well as our new Winter Fishing Hole! Gift Card from Target loaded with $25 to buy your uncle that Die Hard DVD he’s been wanting or the ear muffs your dog has been hinting at. If we could enter, we would! Winners announced December 18th.
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Illustration, New Work, Packaging, Toys, Web Goods
I gotta be honest, apparently I’ve been living under a gigantic rock and hadn’t heard of the awesome NOTCOT until today when they posted a really cool write-up titled Art Of The Gift Card showcasing some of the new holiday Gift Cards at Target. They even went above and beyond and devoted a special something to our ‘Winter Fishing Hole’ Gift Card/Game. We’ve actually been getting reports that they are selling out at stores (that’s a good thing, right?) but you can find them online through 12/31.
Oh, and yes I’m multi-tasking by kicking myself while adding the NOTCOT RSS feed to my daily visits.
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Design, Fashion, New Stuff
When Nonsek asked us if we’d like to open an IC artist channel, we took a gander at their current roster and quickly said “mmmmkay”. If you haven’t played around with their super-cool custom T-shirt remix madness, do yourself a favor and check it out. Infinite options! And now you can choose shirt colors and even lock layers that you dig.
You know what I’m thinking? This could make a REALLY great gift. Just sayin’ …
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Just Plain Bad Ass, Music
So, our dad is pretty cool. Cool for many reasons, but right now especially because he just launched Curtis Clark Guitars, his new blog showcasing his amazing (if we may say so ourselves) hand-crafted acoustic guitars. Dad’s an incredibly gifted woodworker, so naturally we were pretty excited when he decided to become a luthier. We’re proud of you, pops! Oh, you can also follow him on Twitter.
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Music
Love ‘em or hate ‘em … our 2009 Top Tens have arrived.
Don:
1. Imogen Heap Ellipse
2. Coalesce OX
3. John Mayer Battle Studies
4. Miike Snow Miike Snow
5. Jay-Z The Blueprint 3
6. Wilco The Album
7. Paper Route Absence
8. Mute Math Armistice
9. Phoenix Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
10. Mindy Smith Stupid Love
Top Ten “Honorable Mention”
1. Throwdown Deathless
2. Mastodon Crack The Skye
3. Switchfoot Hello Hurricane
4. Metric Fantasies
5. U2 No Line On The Horizon
6. The Boxer Rebellion Union
7. Blacklist Midnight Of The Century
8. I Am X Kingdom Of Welcome Addiction
9. Editors In This Light And On This Evening
10. Hot Leg Red Light Fever
Ryan:
1. White Lies To Lose My Life
2. Bat For Lashes Two Suns
3. Alice In Chains Black Gives Way To Blue
4. Metric Fantasies
5. Living Things Habeas Corpus
6. I Am X Kingdom Of Welcome Addiction
7. Phoenix Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
8. Miike Snow Miike Snow
9. Dredg The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion
10. Depeche Mode Sounds Of The Universe
Top Ten “Honorable Mention”
1. Doves Kingdom Of Rust
2. Paper Route Absence
3. Temper Trap Conditions
4. Blacklist Midnight Of The Century
5. Biffy Clyro Only Revolutions
6. Editors In This Light And On This Evening
7. Imogen Heap Ellipse
8. Grammatics Grammatics
9. Silversun Pickups Swoon
10. Prodigy Invaders Must Die
Ryan’s Top Ten Metal:
1. Throwdown Deathless
2. Bury Your Dead It’s Nothing Personal
3. Coalesce OX
4. Mastodon Crack The Skye
5. The Ascendicate To Die As Kings
6. Napalm Death Time Waits For No Slave
7. Karnivool Sound Awake
8. Unholy New Life Behind Closed Eyes
9. Scar Symmetry Dark Matter Dimensions
10. Devil Driver Pray For Villains
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Illustration, New Stuff, New Work, Packaging
The holidays at Target are always fun. So, naturally we were pretty excited (okay, thrilled) when they asked us to create a board game for one of their charming holiday Gift Cards. Our Winter Fishing Hole! Game is in stores and online now until the new year. 1 – 4 players. Spin The Fish!
Posted by Don Clark | Filed under Illustration, New Stuff, Posters
Well, ‘All Hallows Eve’ is right around the corner – which is perfect timing seeing as we’ve just wrapped up our ‘Halloween Thingamajig’ art for this year’s bash at Target House. Hope the kids have fun.