Interview: Jon M Gibson of iam8bit Gallery

Co-owner of the LA space talks about "Everybody's a Somebody," an exhibition that celebrates Mr. Men and Little Miss

In 1971, a little question led to a big idea. When Roger Hargreaves‘ six-year-old son asked him what a tickle looked like, Hargreaves was inspired to create a yellow Mr. Tickle character with long arms, a small blue bowler hat and a giant white toothy smile. Later that year Hargreaves published his first set of Mr. Men books featuring Mr. Tickle, Mr. Greedy, Mr. Nosey, …

“Outside The Lines” Coloring Book

Over 100 works of art by over 100 contemporary artists, for creatives of all ages

The best creative tools have the power to appeal to all ages. Case in point: “Outside the Lines,” a coloring book curated by Souris Hong-Porretta, featuring over 100 works of art by an equal number of contemporary artists, designers, illustrators, photographers and musicians. Set for release 3 September 2013, the floppy-paged book features an often curious collection of existing and specially commissioned line drawings that …

99 Problems by Ali Graham

An illustrated journey through Jay-Z's numerable troubles

Inspired by Jay-Z’s track “99 Problems,” British artist Ali Graham has been creating an illustration every day since the first of June this year that imagines a problem the world-famous rapper might (or might not) face. As well as a host of First World problems many city-dwellers also face—such as running out of phone battery or toilet paper—there are plenty of Jay-Zisms that fans of …