Whaleriders

Jimmy Liao

Jean de Brunhoff, Le voyage de Babar, 1932

Bohdan Butenko, Pan Maluśkiewicz i Wieloryb, 1956, via Hipopotamstudio

Peter Arno, 1962

Werner Klemke

William Steig, 1971

Agata Dudek

Kathleen Lolley

Marije Tolman

Jill Labieniec

Martyna Zoltasek

Óscar Villán

Riccardo Guasco

Lakhsmita Indira

Massimo Caccia 

Mamma Mia!

Victor Pivovarov, 1971

Lena Guberman

Anthony Browne

Helen Borton, Do you go where I go?, 1972

Brian Wildsmith, Wild Animals

Helene Carter, Sharp Ears, 1938

Rare Animals, via HannaRivka

Józef Wilkon

Knud Kyhn

Andy Warhol

Gerry Turley

Óscar Villán

Smiles and Tiles

Kenneth Townsend (1931-99) was a British artist and freelance designer 

based in Hastings. His humorous pictures were utilized by various companies

 to decorate pottery, textiles, children's games, and glass trays.

He also illustrated six books, one of which,the 1968 children's book 

Felix the bald-headed lion, was written by him.

The animals on the tiles of the "Menagerie" series are among Townsend's 

most famous designs. There are around 25 different tile designs,

including the ones shown in this gallery.

The games designed by Townsend look delightful, too...

Marble Fun, a scoring game by Merit

Tiles from Remember, Remember, a memory game by Galt Toys.

As you can see, some of them are very similar to the ceramic tile designs.

Townsend's work is still popular and loved by many, especially in Britain. 

Thanks to Hazel Terry for the discovery, and to the members of the flickr group 

"Lovers of Kenneth Townsend's work" for uploading a majority of the images in this post.

Natural Visions

Camouflage

Animals, nature and ecology are recurring themes in the works of Toronto based artist Terry Fan. 

After studying at Ontario College of Art & Design University, Fan has been involved in a number

 of creative pursuits including screenwriting and graphic novels. His illustrations skillfully blend 

traditional and digital techniques to explore a variety of themes and inspirations 

ranging from steampunk to Eastern art. 

The Golden Crab

Crazy Like a Fox

Autumn Chameleons

Cloud Watching

The Last Whale

Nature Channel

Everybody gets Cold

Flight

Night Raven

Edge of the World

Fan has worked for a variety of clients including Urban Outfitters, Amazon, 

Cadbury, Protest The Hero, Cartoon Bar Fight, Citizen Science Quarterly, LIFT, 

Design Milk, Art Pickings, Art House Shop, Gawker Artists, and The Land of Nod. 

A selection of his work can be purchased at Society6 and threadless.com.