Thursday, 27 September 2012

Loving this Sweet n Simple designer

A designer named Dan Goodsell holds the pencil behind these cute characters and simple snapshots from their lives...


This example of Goodsell's work holds elements which feature in every piece on his blog: a cute character which in real life is an inanimate object of some sort; some kind of wacky situation that they are in; and minimal (or no) text, which will result in one of two reactions..... humour, or plain confusion. In the above image, the humour is quite clear; however most of the time, the characters do not suit the situation which results in confusion.

In a way the simplistic but humorous style of Goodsell's work is what makes him stand out for me. You will either remember him for making you laugh or making you plain confused, which sometimes will make you laugh anyway. 

This, along with the fact that he uses only a handful of recurring characters in these images is what makes his work suitable for almost anything... on his blog there are links to some animations he has done, as well as shopping links for toys which have been inspired by the characters. The designs somewhat reflect the Violent Veg series which appear on greeting's cards as well, which gives the designer almost endless possibilities from such a simple initial style. It is because of this that makes Goodsell so inspiring to me , along with the fact that he is an illustrator (obviously!). It's why I've added his blog to mine!

(an example of the more obscure humour Goodsell uses)

If, like me, you want to laugh and maybe cry because you don't know why you should be laughing, then visit the blog!: mistertoast.blogspot.co.uk



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