Susan Kare is one of the most influential computer iconographers ever. Since 1983, she has designed thousands of software icons that have become familiar to anyone who has ever used a computer. This spotted dog character was created by Susan in the Cairo “heiroglyphic” font that came with the original Macintosh. And now this “dogcow” as he came to be known by many, is available as a limited edition signed print as part of Susan Kare’s icon poster collection.
There’s a great little article in the current issue of The Bark about William Steig (1907-2003), award-winning cartoonist, illustrator and sculptor. If his cartoons look familiar to you, it might be because his drawings graced the pages (and cover) of The New Yorker over 1600 times. Steig, who just so happened to be the creator of the character Shrek, often depicted dogs in his illustrations — dogs who often seemed perhaps a bit too human for their own good.
Ribbonesia is the brainchild of Japanese artist and illustrator ‘BAKU’ Maeda. He began experimenting with ribbon and the idea idea of traditional Japanese paper folding… ultimately turning the ribbons into animals. Each animal is made by hand and is completely unique. You gotta love the dog!
Photo by Kei Furuse.
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Lucie Sheridan is a UK-based illustrator and screen printer who has a flair for vibrant colors and quirky prints. Recently, her work has been on the rise with her limited run prints becoming quite collectible. Here at Dog Milk, we fell in love with her Hybrid series for obvious reasons.
Tracey Long is an freelance illustrator and artist from Hereford, England. In her Etsy profile, Tracey states she’s inspired by “words, stories, poems and very tall tall tales” — which makes sense, as the characters in her pencil and watercolor illustrations all look like they’re right smack in the middle of some kind of wonderful story.
Ball Ball and Friends are a cartoon animal collective created by Hong Kong designer and illustrator Tetchan. The comic series follows Ball Ball, a cheerful and fun-loving Pomeranian and his pals through their somewhat madcap — but always cute — adventures and hopes to spread a message about animals along the way.
Peter Clark is an epically-talented collage artist who focuses much of his expertise on creating dog collage portraits. The workmanship evidenced in his pieces completely blows me away. Peter uses an extensive collection of found papers as his palette “which are colored, patterned or textured by their printed, written, or worn surfaces.” He uses this found media to “paint” his collages. And the results are completely stunning!
Sibling Rivalrie is the brainchild of three sisters living in three cities, competing for your affection, and creating sundry items for beautifying your life. Alice Au Quan, Cindy Au, and Winnie Au decided to join their sisterly forces to bring together a collection of beautiful dog-focused prints and postcards.
