Slate Reel: Curfew (2012)
Our film feature for this month (take a peek at your April dashboard!), Brink, is a marvelous short film by Shawn Christensen. It’s a unique end-of -days film seen through the eyes of Justin who has one last confession to make before all is lost. He needs to risk finding his best friend and tell … Read more
Slate Design Hack: One Heart = Three Arts
You’d know by now that we’re not the best team to ask for romantic tips but we sure can give you a hell of an advice when it comes to art. Maybe. Since today is Valentine’s Day, let me be giving and share with you some digital love by literally giving you my heart (you’ll get … Read more
Slate Reel: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011)
This particular film is very close to the heart of one of my Slate team members, and since we are in the month of gush and goo-goo romanticism, let me, only this one time, be all sentimental about it. So be warned, you’re in for an emotional monologue. According to my team member, who I … Read more
Creative Inspiration: Children’s Book Illustrators!
There’s something about cracking open a children’s book and reading it for the first time. Children’s books always bring a smile to my face and I always find and take inspiration from them. Some people adults love novels, fiction and or graphic novels…me? I LOVE CHILDREN’S BOOKS! I have a collection of them at home … Read more
Creative Inspiration from Jan von Holleben
I stumbled upon Jan von Holleben‘s works while looking for inspiration for a new illustration I have in my head. I was looking for a silhouette of a kid jumping that I can copy from. I couldn’t really find any good ones so I decided to just draw it organically myself but then just as … Read more
