Archive for the ‘magazines’ Category
Gardunny Goes to Glamsterdam
The Tilburg posse sent in these scans from a free Dutch magazine called Glamsterdam:
Pim Hendriksen was one of the winners of a photoshoot to show a different look at how to see Amsterdam. The theme was Small Things.
The shoot shows Jon’s Gardunny from the Ye Olde English Dunny series at various locations in Amsterdam.
Plan B from Outer Space
Actually, unlike Plan 9 from Outer Space, Plan B magazine is from Croatia. It might as well be from outer space though. Very cool to see interest in Jon’s work (and a shout-out to Doodlesplatter) from different parts of the world. Also: you are really famous when people add extra vowels to your name. I’m talking to you, Jona Burgermana.
Bangalore Zine
Yeah we know all about the Kindle and the iPad, but here’s a nice old-school travel zine produced by Jon while visiting Bangalore, India in February. The zine is 38 pages of drawings, comics and photos. There are 100 hand-numbered copies, with the first 25 of them being signed by Jon. You can order yours for just under $8 USD here.
Freeq Magazine Cover
Jon did a great glossy cover (which can be easily turned into a landscape-oriented poster) for Freeq Magazine. There’s also a 2-page interview you should check out. I didn’t scan it because it’s an inexpensive little zine, and they put it all online too, so the least you could do is click over their way and maybe they get a nickel’s worth of ad revenue, right? Check out the interview with Jon here and the whole issue here.
List of Anxieties for Anxious Times
In August of 2009, I interviewed Jon for Heeb Magazine, and he mentioned how he was anxious about writing a guest piece for a UK publication called The Anxious Times. Well, the magazine came out, and boy is it glorious. I had no idea magazines like this existed. Sporting a celebrity cover, it includes stories with tantalizing titles like “COMPULSIVE HOARDING PODCAST” and “Anxiety UK Joins the British Toilet Association (BTA) Campaign for Better Public Toilets.” The fact that you folks across the pond have both this magazine AND a BTA just makes me want to sanitize my hands, walk in and out the door 3 times and board a plane ASAP.
Anyhow, enough about me. Jon got a two-page spread I’ve taken the liberty of scanning below. He talks about the role of anxiety in his art shows like Because I Can’t Sit Still and Anxiety Room. He lists 21 Anxieties, including #7: “My favourite pens being discontinued.” My favorite bit is this quote, which I, maybe some of you, and most likely Mr. Woody Allen, relate to:
I’ve started trying to harness [anxiety's] debilitating energy into something useful. If it’s going to make me act in a strange way, I might as well use it for the entertainment of others or even myself.
Click the image below to read the full article.
Nottingham’s Book of Success
Nottingham Trent University publishes these lovely little books of success, and this one includes Jon, who graduated with honors! Stay in school, kids. Thanks to Amir for the scans.
Doodle Beat: The 500th Post
Hard to believe it, but here we are at our 500th post. That’s 500 items by Jon Burgerman individually artkived mostly over the past year. What better piece for the 500th post than this oldie-but-greatie discovered deep in the Doodlesplatter vaults? This clipping used to live on our About page, but it’s time to be properly filed. Lots more new stuff coming up in 2010, but we’re going to also roll out some remainders from the Decade of Doodles, so stay tuned! [P.S. Click the image for a larger picture that's easier on your tired old eyes.]
A Decade of Doodles
No, it’s not (yet) the title for a new book by Jon. Rather, it refers to this fantastic parcel we received in today’s mail. Even as Doodlesplatter approaches its 500th post, there are still gaps in the artkive. I’ll be warming up the scanner and adding in gems going all the way back to 2001 as time permits. There’s some awesome stuff here. I can now frame my Broadway beer coasters like Amir! The pièce de résistance, however, is the Autumn 2009 issue of Anxious Times. How is it that the UK has a magazine called “Anxious Times” and I am not its editor? (Call me!) Anyhow, stay tuned for Jon’s Top 21 Anxieties. Apologies for the blurry pic. I was excited. Thanks, Jon!
Computer Arts Issue 169: Promote Yourself
Jon snags another Computer Arts cover with issue 169. The issue features a psychedelic full color cover, an interview, a print and the “essential Jon Burgerman.” On newstands in the UK now. Coming to the US soon. Subscriptions with exciting gifts available here. Thanks to Amir for the hi-res scans. If you can’t find it in your country, and you don’t have a helpful Neon Hive to send you a copy, drop me an email, and I’ll forward you the digital version.
Computer Arts Projects Issue 126: Character Design
It’s character design time again over at Computer Arts Projects, and issue 126 delivers big time. Thunder Chunky has a nice preview of the magazine, which includes: Peskimo, Mark Verhaagen, Tado, JamFactory, Niark 1, Mijn Schatje, 123 Klan, Triclops studio, Jeremyville, Lunartik, Alexis West, Loworks, Sourbones, Skaffs, Aaron Miller, Eboy, Superdeux, Misu2020, Motomochi, Meomi, 64 Colors, Supakitch and Kozyndan.
Jon, who has graced the cover of C.A.P. before, has a “My Career So Far” spread in which 9 years of doodling are whittled down to a couple pages of chronological highlights. The biggest highlight for me was seeing Doodlesplatter name-checked (pg. 93: 2009 section or click to enlarge image below). Thanks for the shout and the scans, Jon!
Computer Arts Projects 126 (August issue) came out July 16th. U.S. bookstores are still carrying the July issue, but keep an eye on your favorite local news stand or Borders to get a copy in the next few weeks.
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