The House of Kami Jewelry Giveaway - CLOSED


This time I teamed up with an Italian jewelry brand The House of Kami to give one lucky reader an amazing set of leather cuffs in mint (see me wearing one in my previous post) and silver with the total value of almost $100. The bracelets are made of Italian premium quality smooth rawhide and they will instantly add and edgy vibe to your outfit, plus they work great will all the trendiest spring-summer colors.
How to enter:

1. Register on the The House of Kami website.
2. Like their FB page.
3. Leave a comment down below with your name and email

The giveaway is open for everybody and the winner will be chosen on Friday, the 6th of April.
Good luck!

2 days until the release of “The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist”! (…plus your chance to win an autographed copy today)

…and our countdown continues with more Clowes oddities that couldn’t be included in the book.

Museum Bound


The exhibition Modern Cartoonist: The Art of Daniel Clowes displays original drawings in an installation environment. This first major survey of the artist’s work accompanies the publication of the extensive full-color monograph. The exhibition, which opens April 14 and runs through August 12, 2012 at OMCA in Oakland, CA, is organized by guest curator Susan Miller and Senior Curator of Art René de Guzman, with design by Nicholas de Monchaux. The exhibition will travel to the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL, The Cocoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC and the Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus Ohio.

Here’s a sneak peek at some of the many background drawings that Clowes has created for the installation environment: 







We’ve also included a test sample of animation that Nicholas de Monchaux is working on for the exhibition:


The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist will be available April 1st. Order a copy today from your local bookseller, the publisher, or Amazon. OR: Enter our contest for a chance to win a copy of the book autographed by Clowes. Throughout the countdown, one winner will be picked at random every day, so check boingboing.net for the daily code. To enter, send an email to artofdanielclowescontest@gmail.com with your mailing address (only US mailing addresses are eligible and no PO boxes please) and put in the subject line today’s contest code. Winners are being posted here. 

In the news: New York Times profile


Carol Kino writes a profile on Daniel Clowes for the New York Times Art & Design section, look for this feature in print this Sunday.


For the online feature there's also this video of Clowes in his studio. 

3 days until the release of “The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist”! (…plus your chance to win an autographed copy today)

…and our countdown continues with more Clowes oddities that couldn’t be included in the book.

Design Dept:

Daniel Clowes: “The only valuable class I took in art school was from a guy who taught display lettering which was literally like sign painting. Everybody else was like,  ‘Aww man, I can’t believe I have to take this cornball class,’ where I was front and center every week. Still to this day I use everything I learned in that class.”

Clowes created this font for the movie Art School Confidential
Various examples of Clowes’s handlettering.

Bonus:

Four unused proposals for the cover of “The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist.    

We are fortunate to have worked with Jonathan Bennett, who designed every aspect of the book. He’s not only an exceptional designer but an accomplished cartoonist. Here’s an a comic he recently did for Spin magazine: Nevermind
Early on, Jonathan Bennett flew out to Oakland to work with us on the book. He stayed in the Clowes’ guest apartment/basement and left behind a comic depicting his experience one of those nights. I don’t think he sleeps.

The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist will be available April 1st. Order a copy today from your local bookseller, the publisher, or Amazon. OR: Enter our contest for a chance to win a copy of the book autographed by Clowes. Throughout the countdown, one winner will be picked at random every day, so check boingboing.net for the daily code. To enter, send an email to artofdanielclowescontest@gmail.com with your mailing address (only US mailing addresses are eligible and no PO boxes please) and put in the subject line today’s contest code. Winners are being posted here. 

Look of the Day: Spring Layering



I actually ordered this dress to wear it on the beach in the summertime, but when I got I couldn't wait to wear it, even though it was a bit chilly for a light dress, so I figured it would look cute with leather leggings and a blazer. You can see the result for yourself, tell me what you think!

I'm wearing:
Dress - Sugarlips
Blazer - Zara
Leggings, nail ring - Topshop
Boots - Asos
Paris Ma Belle  necklace, A Walk in Lima cuff - The House of Kami

P.S. Don't forget to enter my LOVE DRESS GIVEAWAY!!!


4 days until the release of “The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist”! (…plus your chance to win an autographed copy today)

…and our countdown continues with more oddities that we couldn’t include in the book.

The Chicago Years…

Here are some things from Clowes’s time in Chicago during the mid-1980s and early '90s:

This is an unpublished color version of the first page from the first "Lloyd Llewelleyn" story. Clowes sent the comic to Fantagraphics and, much to his surprise, 
they gave him his own series.

An excerpt from Lloyd Llewelleyn no. 5 along with custom drawings that Clowes made to fulfill the few responses to the offer.  
Two photos of Clowes in the early Eightball days.
A preliminary sketch for the cover of Eightball no. 7.



…and a Chicago-era addition to the just launched danielclowesdotcom you tube channel. Click play and wait for it... (R.I.P. James Ward)

The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist will be available April 1st. Order a copy today from your local bookseller, the publisher, or Amazon. OR: Enter our contest for a chance to win a copy of the book autographed by Clowes. Throughout the countdown, one winner will be picked at random every day, so check boingboing.net for the daily code. To enter, send an email to artofdanielclowescontest@gmail.com with your mailing address (only US mailing addresses are eligible and no PO boxes please) and put in the subject line today’s contest code. Winners are being posted here. 

LOVE DRESS GIVEAWAY - CLOSED


A lot of you have admired the dress I wore in my previous outfit post, so I decided to offer you a little something. I have teamed up with LOVE to give you an opportunity to win a dress of your choice from their website. What you have to do:

1. Follow love on Facebook here  and on Twitter here.
2. Follow Fashion Agony on Bloglovin here.
3. Leave a comment below with your name, email and the dress you choose.

The giveaway is open internationally and I will choose a winner on Sunday, April 8. Good luck!

P.S. For those of you, who can't wait, here's a 25% discount code - NIKA25 (valid until May 1 on orders over £30, full price items only).


5 days until the release of “The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist”! (…plus your chance to win an autographed copy today)

…and our countdown continues with more Clowes extras that couldn’t be included in the book.

Joey Ramone talks about Clowes and I Don’t Want to Grow Up 
& the Launch of the danielclowesdotcom youtube Channel




Daniel Clowes drew the art for the Ramones animated music video for their cover of Tom Waits's “I Don’t Want to Grow Up” in 1995. This clip, transferred from one of Dan's dusty old VHS tapes, features Joey Ramone talking with Jerry Bryant about his collaboration with Clowes. We’ve included some storyboards for the video.

With this post, we are officially launching the danielclowesdotcom youtube channel where we will post more archaic oddities that we found in an old box of VHS tapes in Dan’s basement.

The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist will be available April 1st. Order a copy today from your local bookseller, the publisher, or Amazon. OR: Enter our contest for a chance to win a copy of the book autographed by Clowes. Throughout the countdown, one winner will be picked at random every day, so check boingboing.net for the daily code. To enter, send an email to artofdanielclowescontest@gmail.com with your mailing address (only US mailing addresses are eligible and no PO boxes please) and put in the subject line today’s contest code. Winners are being posted here. 

6 days until the release of “The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist”! (…plus your chance to win an autographed copy today)

…and the countdown continues.

The Cutting Room Floor


 

From deep in the Clowes archives come a few illustration proposals that caught my eye. I particularly like the one that shows chatroom users as they are and how they imagine themselves to be...

The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist will be available April 1st. Order a copy today from your local bookseller, the publisher, or Amazon. OR: Enter our contest for a chance to win a copy of the book autographed by Clowes. Throughout the countdown, one winner will be picked at random every day, so check boingboing.net for the daily code. To enter, send an email to artofdanielclowescontest@gmail.com with your mailing address (only US mailing addresses are eligible and no PO boxes please) and put in the subject line today’s contest code. Winners are being posted here.

Look of the Day: Love


I just love simple and chic dresses like this one, especially because you don't actually need to think of how to wear them, add a pair of high heels and something shiny to finish off the look and you're good to go. Wine is one of my favorite colors ever, it looks great with black and gold so I was really excited when it finally arrived :)

I'm wearing:

Dress - Love
Shoes - Zara
Necklace - Topshop
Gold bangle - Rings and Tings
Random tights and belt



Tribal Tattoo

7 days until the release of “The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist”! (…plus your chance to win an autographed copy today)

…and the countdown continues.

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We found this drawing tucked away at the bottom of one of Mr. Clowes’s drawers...

The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist will be available April 1st. Order a copy today from your local bookseller, the publisher, or Amazon. OR: Enter our contest for a chance to win a copy of the book autographed by Clowes. Throughout the countdown, one winner will be picked at random every day, so check boingboing.net for the daily code. To enter, send an email to artofdanielclowescontest@gmail.com with your mailing address (only US mailing addresses are eligible and no PO boxes please) and put in the subject line today’s contest code. Winners are being posted here. 

8 days until the release of “The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist”! (…plus your chance to win an autographed copy today)



…and the countdown continues.

Vida in Hollywood (unpublished)
click through image for readable size
This is the original art for the first page of Vida in Hollywood, a strip that features a character from Ice Haven. Clowes finished this story in 2007 and has yet to publish it.

The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist will be available April 1st. Order a copy today from your local bookseller, the publisher, or Amazon. OR: Enter our contest for a chance to win a copy of the book autographed by Clowes. Throughout the countdown, one winner will be picked at random every day, so check boingboing.net for the daily code. To enter, send an email to artofdanielclowescontest@gmail.com with your mailing address (only US mailing addresses are eligible and no PO boxes please) and put in the subject line today’s contest code. Winners are being posted here. 

New In: Jewelry



 What you're looking at:
1. A gift I received from the amazing Italian brand The House of Kami
2. A Walk in Lima leather cuff set
3.Icelandic Lullaby and Paris Ma Belle  leather necklaces
4. Topshop necklace and harness
5. Topshop nail ring and a spiked bracelet

Can't wait to wear all this! Have a great Sunday!


9 days until the release of “The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist”! (…plus your chance to win an autographed copy today)



…and the countdown continues.

Eightball around the World

Naturally, Daniel Clowes's comics are beloved around the globe. Here are covers for some of the many foreign editions. We’re not even sure what a couple of these languages are.

The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist will be available April 1st. Order a copy today from your local bookseller, the publisher, or Amazon. OR: Enter our contest for a chance to win a copy of the book autographed by Clowes. Throughout the countdown, one winner will be picked at random every day, so check boingboing.net for the daily code. To enter, send an email to artofdanielclowescontest@gmail.com with your mailing address (only US mailing addresses are eligible and no PO boxes please) and put in the subject line today’s contest code. Winners are being posted here.

Look of the Day: Casual Friday


Hey, everyone! Sorry for the lack of updates the last few days, I've been traveling to Kiev in business. Here's a couple of pics I managed to take in my free time. I'm wearing my new leather sleeve parka from Asos, which I can't get enough of. This is actually my third parka and I don't think I'll ever stop buying them :)

I'm wearing: 

Perforated leather detail parka - Asos (on sale right now!)
Sweater - Topman
Bag - River Island
Sneakers - Converse

10 days until the release of “The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist”! (…plus your chance to win an autographed copy today)

…and the countdown continues.

Clowesiana







Here's some Eightball T-shirts from over the years, a Garth Gyro baseball cap, a collaborative drawing by Daniel Clowes and Chris Ware for a Comic-Con T-shirt, glimpses from an odd Hong Kong apparel campaign, and Brendan Fraser in Monkeybone, Kathy Griffin on Loveline, and Simon Pegg in Paul, all sporting Eightball tees.

The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist will be available April 1st. Order a copy today from your local bookseller, the publisher, or Amazon. OR: Enter our contest for a chance to win a copy of the book autographed by Clowes. Throughout the countdown, one winner will be picked at random every day, so check boingboing.net for the daily code. To enter, send an email to artofdanielclowescontest@gmail.com with your mailing address (only US mailing addresses are eligible and no PO boxes please) and put in the subject line today’s contest code. Winners are being posted here. 

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