Thursday, April 30, 2009

Tangible Worldwide - Jolby Project



Colby and I just finished this awesome poster we did at work for Explore Chicago.org. Turned out pretty sickle and very Jolby. Enjoy

Monthly Art Give Away: Winner!


This month we've been hoping for more posts from our awesome readers (that's you) and everyone pulled through! We put your names in our wizard hat and pulled out a winner:

Congrats, "Ben!" You posted 1 billion times which is totally awesome and upped your chances a ton. We'll be sending you a 3 color limited edition screen print from our "Home" show. Shoot me an email (colby at jolbyandfriends.com) and we'll send it out! We'll be doing the same thing next month with a different prize. Cheers!

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Keep Those Posts Comin'!


Keep posting people! We've gotten a lot more this month that we've had in the past and we wanna keep that flowing. This month's giveaway ends Thursday night which is when we'll pull a winner out, so comment away. You could comment about anything, really. The more you post the better your odds. Thanks!

Monday, April 27, 2009

Don Clark from Invisible Creature interview


A cool interview with Don Clark from Invisible Creature over on the Takeover. He talks about the future of Invis. Creature and what to expect from them next. God, we love these guys.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Go Buy Yourself a Graduate Tee!


The Graduate just put up the "Is This A Dream?" tee we did for them on their merch site. Pick one up for just $10! That's economic stimulus right there. CLICKY CLICKY.

Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing



Yesterday was the release of one of my favorite bands Manchester Orchestra new album Mean Everything to Nothing. They have progress alot from their first cd but still feels like Manchester. Also the artwork done by Brian Manley is very full done. Love the textures and type really brings the art to life. Sorry about the crappy pic of the cover the internet didn't provide anything good so I had to take a pic.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Poketo This Friday, April 24: Bang! Bang! Draw!


If you live in LA, then make sure you check this out. Sounds awesome:

Monday, April 20, 2009

&1 Zine Progress: 1/2 Centaur



Here's a new page from our zine &1 about the fact that Jolby is 1/2 Mustached, Cyloped Centaur and 1/2 fish. Click the wide pic for a super-large view. Enjoy.

Friday, April 17, 2009

Tangible Giveaways

Tangible has decided to start holding daily giveaways on Twitter. Straight from the bauce:


"We have all sorts of goodies around the office -- posters, prints, toys, music, tickets, etc. -- and think that this could be a cool way for us to use this crazy service. Follow us @tangibleww to automatically be entered in our giveaways. Today we're giving away The World Needs More Stach t-shirt. Who knows what Monday will bring?


We may eventually give a free tattoo session from our pal Patrick Cornolo, tickets to Pitchfork Music Festival, custom painted vinyls from our art direction duo, Jolby (hey thats us!), tickets to Second City, bottles of Effen Vodka (if that's legal?) and so on. We're also showing daily Grabba Beast previews leading up to the site launch. And we'll continue to try to post interesting/inspiring links we found on the interwebs."

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Thursday, April 16, 2009

&1 Jolby Zine Preview


Here is one of the first pages we finished for our zine. You may be asking "Why does it say Sickle with a pickle under it?" Well, Sickle Pickle is something Colby and I have been saying for a long time, it's our way of saying "that's cool/awesome/rad/tubular". Keep checking back for more previews and news.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Tone Matrix


So I think I have found something that I would be happy to waste all my time doing. Tone Matrix might be the coolest thing I have ever seen on the internet. Andre Michelle is the genius behind this and should win an award for the funniest game/music maker. If you want to send something make to a friend, right click over the squares with the tones you made and copy and then all they have to do is paste over the squares. Have fun.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Comment on the Blog and Get Free Jolby Art!


Hey kids! We are really glad that there's a frequent amount of traffic on our blog and we enjoy keeping you all updated with the latest from us and the art world in general. To spice things up a bit, we're rolling out something new:


Get your comments-on and thanks for reading!

Monday, April 13, 2009

Coming Soon: &1


Josh and I are working on the first Jolby zine which will be titled "&1: Jolby all the Time" and has no release date as of yet, but we wanted to show you a sneak peak at the cover. The zine will be filled with all of the wackiness that makes Jolby what it is. Some ideas we have include fighting bananas, a truly Sickle Pickle, and killer boomerangs.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Jolby Goods?


We are excited to announce that our Etsy store is up and running. We put up the remaining work from the "Home is Where You Make it" show and a new set of prints as well. We will be trying to put as much new products as we can so keep checking back for more updates. Spread the Jolby butter around the world! Thanks

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Steven Harrington mix free download


Steven Harrington, Incase, and Arkitip have teamed up once again to release an exclusive mix for your ears. Featuring hand picked tracks from Steven's personal collection, Bang-Ga-Wrong is a 45-minute mix of early Jamaican dancehall, dub and roots reggae reworked and mixed with help from Andrew Miller. While we're not the biggest fans of this style of music, its really cool to see this team up and we love the graphic on the vinyl. Check it out here.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

New Work: the Graduate Tee & Tote



We just finished this tee & tote design for our good pals the Graduate that will soon be sold on their merch site and at select shows. There will be both guys and girls-colored tees as well as a the tote (black). We've been experimenting with this style of composition that's new for us. Trip out!

Monday, April 6, 2009

Artists We Love: Mark Warren Jacques


A good friend of ours, Mark Warren Jacques is currently blowing minds in between some West Coast shows, but hails from Portland, OR. He is part owner of Together Gallery (and is one of Together's amazing artists) and we really enjoy his work. Check it out. He also makes one hell of a coffee.

Mark Warren Jacques Solo Exhibition
Little Bird Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Opening Reception Friday, April 11th, 2009.

Friday, April 3, 2009

Jen Stark Will Blow Your MIND






I'm sure many of you have heard of Jen Stark and her amazing vision to see beyond a piece of paper and create a visual eyegasm of paper sculptures. Well we just found out about her and can't believe that she can do this out of paper. We are officially in love with her work. Enjoy

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Alberto Cerriteño @ Artful Goods 4/3



Local Portland artist Alberto Cerriteño will be unveiling his latest works at Artful Goods this week and we are excited for it. I don't think the above vinyl is part of his show, but who ever owns it is a lucky chap.

Date: Friday, April 3, 2009
Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Artful Goods, 1233 SW 10th Ave. Portland, OR