Sidestory. I was in the gym a few weeks ago (yeah, very funny :)) and grabbed a copy or Entertainment Weekly in a weak attempt of self-entertainment while climbing the imaginary steps to health and prosperity. So, I open the magazine in the middle, and what do I see? Of course, doodles galore, all over the “The Indie Rock 25″ special insert. Just as if somebody crazy-talented and fun covered the square pages with funky swirls and funny creatures. I was a bit too shy to just rip the pages out of the magazine right there and then, but I started looking for these cool doodles and their author online. And finally, last week I found them. It turns out they belong to Nazario Graziano, Italian designer and artist who, in his own words does ” illustrations, graphic design, art direction, clouds, rain and rainbows.” He also blogs and has an impressive list of clients, all of whom I’m sure are on cloud nine about his airy doodles:






Speaking of clouds, rain and rainbows. I’m escaping the first two and going on vacation to sunny Mexico!!!
I’ll “see you” all in little more than a week, after Memorial Day

Hey, hard to believe it’s been a week. I like it a lot, even though unfortunately I didn’t get to participate in all themes, it’s been fun!!! I’ve spotted quite a few dedicated doodlers out there Special thanks to stickfiguregrrl Laura and her doodlebuddy Claire for their ideas and dedication. Hopefully it will become a yearly event

Now, for the mad part of it. My beloved darling Rabid Rabbit is probably the craziest thing I’ve ever doodled, so I’m referring you right back to the post where you can meet him. And speaking of mad rabbits. In my endless web-wanderings, I came across one of the Threadless artists with a nick I instantly fell in love with (and how could I not?!!!) - IloveDoodle aka Lim. He is obviously as fascinated with an age old feud between the rabbits and the carrots as yours truly!
EXHIBIT 1:

EXHIBIT 2:
Case closed. But while you’re at it, note his other t-shirt masterpieces, such as these, that I absolutely adore!Way to go, ILoveDoodle!!! We love them too

Today is the Day 6 of Doodle Week and I shamelessly chose to hide behind somebody else’s doodles again. For the Abstract Theme of the Day I would like to introduce you to some big colorful abstract doodles that will surely brighten your rooms and your mood

Here’s a good example of how making your product simple and easily customizable will become a big hit. Naturally, it’s not available in my neck of the woods, but isn’t it always a case…
All the way from “down under”, Scrape Interiors let you colorize the design you chose and the background it will go on. Very neat, doodle-like designs make your choice even harder…

Pick a color, any color! Being a color-challenged person, I, of course dive straight into browns and greens and other “earthy tones”, but you can be as much more wild and creative as you wish.

via Design Milk

Today’s theme is the most basic doodle of them all - a mindless scribble, a kind of stuff you do while talking on the phone (for a while) or, in my case - “watching” a boring TV program. I always start (and often finish) with pictures of eyes_wide_open, and sometimes they multiply and spread out, forming some kind of organic shape. Just like this one - it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a doodle from RaShell:

Oh, and since yesterday was Mothers’ Day (belated congrats to all moms out there!!!), I stuck my daughter’s initials between the swirls in this little scribble. I showed you mine, show me yours!!! 

Ok, here it is. I have successfully combined yesterday’s Doodle Week assignment with todays

Doodle me + Doodle monster = very organic looking thing:

Ok, you guys, even thought today’s the first day of our self-proclaimed Doodle Week and according to the “official event program” we’re supposed to doodle ourselves, I’m so busy at work and at home that I’ll take an easy way out and introduce you to somebody else, who’s doodling I admire greatly.

Our featured doodler du jour - Jennifer Judd McGee - artist extraordinare. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such artistic and creative use of doodling in it’s original, simple form. She doodles on what looks like pages from a dictionary, botany books, plain paper, cardstock, basically - anything that would stay still and lay flat while she patiently covers it with intricate doodles in all different colors. Then, I suppose she scans it and voila - piece of art is ready to be enjoyed by us, the adoring public. The results are fun, simple (at times a bit “folksy-looking”) yet elegant, adorable collages that make you want to study the tiniest details for hours.

Please visit Jennifer’s Etsy Shop and blog

via - Modish: the blog