It's based on a sketchbook that I started when I was doing a lot of paperback covers. Whenever a line struck me as odd, I'd snip it out of the manuscript and tape it into a large sketchbook. I often bring the book with me when I have lunch with fellow illustrators, and while waiting for the food to come, we sketch a solution to the out-of-context excerpt. Blog reader Jen Zeller suggested we open it to the art blog community by sharing the same quotes that are in the original book.This week’s quote: “The man looked bored” led to drawings that were anything but boring or predictable.
Dave Harshberger 
Andy Wales 
Nathan Furman
Jen Zeller
Roberta Baird 
Michael Geissler
Art Keegan
John York
Chris Oakey
Scot Vorwaller 
Tony Upton
Liza Biggers 
Joel West
And the one from the original sketchbook. Let me know if I overlooked your link.Here’s next week’s quote: “It seemed as if the whole damned planet was a university.”
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Some really great entries this week. Personally, I really liked the plank head image.
ReplyDeleteOh, these are brilliant! I also like the board joke, though it took me a few seconds to get, hahaha... Wonderful work, everyone! Also, thanks for the honourable mention, Jim. :]
ReplyDeleteAt my local art jams I did something similar. I made tiny booklets with scrap paper, and on each page wrote a head line from the 'overhearinnewyork' site
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Lots of whimsical, contextless headers.
They are all awesome, but Jen and Liza get the biggest chuckles from me this week. Jen illustrated every guy's least favorite activity. Jen, that illustration personifies Captain Kirk.
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