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Vote Cat!

I don’t know what office this cat is running for, but—the way I feel right now—I’m inclined to vote for him. (Our dogs just had a fight so I’m feeling kind of “pro-cat” at the moment.)

Our friend, JD King had become quite the cat-lover in his old age. Consider how many of his awesome illustrations now feature felines. (See for yourself at his blog!)

This particular illustration seems pretty timely what with election coverage, writer’s strike and a green car. Love the TV antennas. (More cool cat illustrations after the jump...)

Chicken Stock Illustration

I got this Maggi Bouillon a while ago because I liked the chicken illustration. I like the simple geometry of its open beak, its red comb & wattles. There’s another version of this illustration where the feather shapes are black, but I like this version where the feathers are cyan much better. To me they double as water droplets and seem to be a good signifier for the idea that this is a product that you rehydrate by adding water. I also like the red “speech balloon” shape of the Maggi logo, which on this package, kind of relates back to the chicken and its wattles.

Then a couple of days ago I was looking at illustrations on J.D. King’s illustration blog and I happened upon this adorable chick (below). Funny how the speech balloon with the heart is positioned similarly to the Maggi logo. King’s illustration has that guileless, 1950’s product mascot thing, but with a more modern, reductivist edge. Then there’s the orange background... (I expect I will be writing more about the importance of the color “orange” in future blogs.) Meanwhile, check out J.D. King’s work on his web site and elsewhere.