Media Blitz (belated)

Hey, I just noticed I was on Drawn a little while back: cool! How come nobody tells me this stuff?

Criterion art prints!!

I've been making oblique references to a mystery Criterion project for quite some time now, so it's with no small amount of excitement that I can finally tell the world: starting today, Criterion will be selling premium-quality giclée prints of the great work created exclusively for our DVDs by some amazing artists.

The introductory series is made up of four prints:

• Jaime Hernandez's Divorce Italian Style, 22" x 4" (Click the image to see it larger, or here for my blog on the process of creating that original cover)


• Caitlin Kuhwald's Amarcord, 29" x 11" (blog)


• Bill Seinkiewicz's Robinson Crusoe on Mars, 22" x 16" (blog)


• Darwyn Cooke's Monsters and Madmen, set of four prints, 8" x 10" each


If you're a fan of these films, or of these incredible artists, I promise you'll love these prints. We worked with the artists and the printers to make sure the final results are the best possible representation of the artwork. Every print is hand-signed by the artist. They're a little pricey, but worth every penny—they're absolutely gorgeous, if I do say so myself. And if you order soon, you'll still be able to get them before Christmas!

As I hope is obvious, these are a labor of love for me, so I hope they sell well enough that we can offer a second series. So, go! Treat yourself!

New Criterion Website!

Have you checked it out yet? It's super-fun. Trailers, video clips, full movies to watch... it's worth spending some time with.

My personal favorite part is the Jason Polan welcome video on the front page. (Or, since they'll have to put something else on the front page eventually, archived here.) Click the "full screen" option in the lower right corner of the video... it's worth watching big! I got to help out a bit with the production of that video, and it was really fun to spend some time in the parts of the company I don't normally work in. So, thanks, Jason, Ryan, Chris, Curtis, and everyone else who helped make that happen!

Campaign design

As a little post-script to the election, check out the interview with Sol Sender, designer of the Obama "O", in the NY times from a few days ago. Always nice to see good design getting some media attention...

(Hat tip to Yglesias for the link.)

FINALLY...

Know hope (updated)

Between the stoop sale and those I've mailed out since, there's about 40 of you out there with those super-limited edition Obama t-shirt transfers... I'd love to see what you've all done with them! Here's an update from Dominic (and his ENORMOUS sign!):

Thanks for sending the cool print and it is proudly worn to all weekend events. We were putting up the last set of blitz signs (the attached pics are from the lot next to the WAL-MART / Hell). In case you are wondering or want to throw it in the caption, I do happen to be a Western PA resident that does have guns and religion but I also have the hope for the future that Obama will help bring us. Hope is my single issue here; hope for jobs, progress, fairness, and a deer in every pot (it is hunting season so the camo hat did come out...its a habit).

Thanks, Dominic! Now let's all go out and vote!!

EDIT: One more photo, from Amy of South Carolina, just after results came in last night:

Donation made. Election won. Picture attached.

Second chance to Shop for Barack!

EDIT: Okay, now you've missed the stoop sale. Unless you didn't, in which case, thanks! But there are still leftover t-shirt transfers to be had, all you need to do is email.

ORIGINAL POST: The "Shop for Barack" stoop sale today brought in over a grand for the Obama-Biden campaign! But there's still a LOT of great stuff left, (including quite a few t-shirt iron-ons), so the organizers have generously decided to extend the sale to tomorrow (Sunday)! If you weren't able to make it out today, then stop by tomorrow.

Just a short stroll from the Bergen St. F train: 44 Tompkins place.

And again, if you live outside the NYC area, or just can't make it tomorrow, but would still like an exclusive Skillman original Obama '08 t-shirt, just email me and I'll send you one if you promise to make a small donation to the campaign. (Honor system, people.)