My name is Hugh. I’m an artist and a troublemaker.Tumblr (3.0; @hughwho)http://hughwho.tumblr.com/<a href="http://www.bobstaake.com/bluebirdbook/1.shtml">Bob Staake's new book</a>: <p><a href="http://bobstaake.com/" title="Bob's page" target="_blank">Bob Staake</a> has taken the trouble to explain the working process behind his new book, Bluebird. A fascinating glimpse!</p> <p><img alt="Bluebird cover" src="http://www.bobstaake.com/bluebirdbook/bbsw.jpeg"/></p>http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/46943499191http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/46943499191Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:28:09 -0700<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/55073825?badge=0" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/>http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/43373373553http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/43373373553Sun, 17 Feb 2013 20:12:26 -0800<a href="http://yukoart.com/news/pbs-the-art-of-illustration-video/">PBS on the Art of Illustration!</a>: <p>Haven’t watched this yet, but it looks great!</p>http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/43087041982http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/43087041982Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:25:26 -0800<a href="http://bookcoverarchive.com/">Book Cover Archive</a>: <p><img alt="cover" height="500" src="http://bookcoverarchive.com/images/books/the_last_skin.large.jpg" width="333"/></p> <p>Lovely collection of book cover designs!</p>http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/40277774846http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/40277774846Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:22:42 -0800coversbook<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/12/21/opinion/20121230_YEAR-IN-ILLUSTRATIONS.html">2012 Opinion Illustrations from NYT</a>: <p>This is a great slideshow of some of the great editorial illustrations that have been printed this past year in the Times. So many great talents! So many styles! So many opinions!</p>http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/39272993468http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/39272993468Sun, 30 Dec 2012 19:23:07 -0800editorialillustration<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/video/2012/12/28/magazine/100000001970456/an-illustrated-talk-with-maurice-sendak.html?smid=tu-share">An Illustrated Talk With Maurice Sendak</a>: <p>When Christoph Niemann stumbled on a “Fresh Air” interview with Maurice Sendak, wild things started to transpire.</p>http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/39272573764http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/39272573764Sun, 30 Dec 2012 19:18:03 -0800<a href="http://www.latimes.com/videogallery/62435437/Entertainment/Hero-Complex-Signature-Series:-Mike-Mignola">Mike Mignola interview</a>http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/30225073426http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/30225073426Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:34:17 -0700<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/44332521" width="400" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.garytaxali.com/" title="Gary's website" target="_blank">Gary Taxali</a> discussing his work at Creative Mornings Toronto.</p>http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/27359831001http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/27359831001Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:09:00 -0700illustration<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/W4MOYCvgEmw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Chirs Ware! The humblest cartoonist on Earth.</p>http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/23748233340http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/23748233340Fri, 25 May 2012 13:02:54 -0700comics<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eU7V4GyEuXA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Everything you need to know about John Baldessari, crammed into 6 minutes. My favorite item is his advice for young artists:</p> <ol><li>Talent is cheap.</li> <li>You have to be Possessed which you can’t will.</li> <li>Being at the right place at the right time.</li> </ol>http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/23118357653http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/23118357653Tue, 15 May 2012 13:15:25 -0700artbaldessarivideo<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4NZdggNUvq0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>This is a lovely cover of the great Pixies song.</p>http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/22090727306http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/22090727306Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:48:18 -0700pixiespiano<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VShmtsLhkQg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/20929650470http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/20929650470Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:21:25 -0700creativity<object width="400" height="284"> <param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff" /><param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2012/Blank/ChipKidd_2012-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/ChipKidd_2012-embed.jpg&vw=512&vh=288&ap=0&ti=1410&lang=&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=chip_kidd_designing_books_is_no_laughing_matter_ok_it_i;year=2012;theme=art_unusual;theme=presentation_innovation;theme=master_storytellers;event=TED2012;tag=creativity;tag=design;tag=humor;tag=literature;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="400" height="284" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2012/Blank/ChipKidd_2012-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/ChipKidd_2012-embed.jpg&vw=512&vh=288&ap=0&ti=1410&lang=&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=chip_kidd_designing_books_is_no_laughing_matter_ok_it_i;year=2012;theme=art_unusual;theme=presentation_innovation;theme=master_storytellers;event=TED2012;tag=creativity;tag=design;tag=humor;tag=literature;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;"></embed></object> <br/><br/><p><span>I don’t know what I like best about Chip Kidd. His design work, or the fact that his name is “Chip Kidd.”</span></p>http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/20926421424http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/20926421424Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:31:47 -0700book designchip kidd<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/31158841?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="320" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>It’s called a “murmuration.”</p>http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/20798285367http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/20798285367Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:08:26 -0700videobirdsmurmuration<iframe width="400" height="310" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" id="nyt_video_player" title="New York Times Video - Embed Player" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/bcvideo/1.0/iframe/embed.html?videoId=100000001461574&playerType=embed"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.drawn.ca/post/20182961823/daniel-clowes-talks-about-his-art-for-the-new-york">drawnblog</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Daniel Clowes <a href="http://video.nytimes.com/video/2012/03/30/arts/design/100000001461574/the-cartoonists-goal.html">talks about his art</a> for the New York Times.</p> </blockquote>http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/20183069313http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/20183069313Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:08:46 -0700comics<object width="400" height="284"> <param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff" /><param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2011/Blank/JR_2011-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/JR-2011.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=512&vh=288&ap=0&ti=1085&lang=&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=jr_s_ted_prize_wish_use_art_to_turn_the_world_inside_ou;year=2011;theme=ted_prize_winners;theme=the_creative_spark;event=TED2011;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="400" height="284" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2011/Blank/JR_2011-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/JR-2011.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=512&vh=288&ap=0&ti=1085&lang=&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=jr_s_ted_prize_wish_use_art_to_turn_the_world_inside_ou;year=2011;theme=ted_prize_winners;theme=the_creative_spark;event=TED2011;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;"></embed></object> <br/><br/><p>Inspiring TED talk from JR!</p>http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/20030685979http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/20030685979Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:06:19 -0700photographystreet artvideo<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tpCWh3IFtDQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Robert Rauchenberg tells the story of how he erased a De Kooning drawing.</p>http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/19356169308http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/19356169308Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:05:19 -0700paintingmodernrauchenberg<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-CCX8AmgSUg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Watch this if you need your faith in humanity restored.</p>http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/19356048170http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/19356048170Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:02:55 -0700dolphinshumanity<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0xzlyWL9p1qhp407o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Sun is a mass of incandescent gas, a gigantic nuclear furnace, where hydrogen is built into helium at a temperature of millions of degrees.</p>http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/19355963581http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/19355963581Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:01:10 -0700Sunspace<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/38101676?color=00c4ff" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was asked in an interview with TIME magazine, “What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe?” This is his answer.</span></p>http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/19355859391http://hughwho.tumblr.com/post/19355859391Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:59:10 -0700sciencephysics