I came across these photo prints by Aled Lewis (his other illustration and design work is amazing, too!) a few days ago, and I can’t stop thinking about them. I love tiny animal figurines, and I extra-love making them have conversations with each other (no, really). I extra-extra-love that Lewis took it one step further and make these great little scenes with dialogue and everything. They have a Museum of Natural History diorama-like feel to them that I really dig.
I mean, you can really hear them, right? I feel sad for Rhinoceros, hanging his head in shame for evolving into a lesser beast than Triceratops. It’s not his fault! And poor Wooly Mammoth, he just wants to grow his hair out and hang with the cool kids. Moms just don’t get it.
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That is the best horse ever. And that poor rhino…but triceratops are cooler, so.
now I want to see everything by this artist, thanks for posting this!
I love this.
i love that first one. although, every time i see it, i think it is a unicorn.
Awwww wooly mammoth. Sooooo cute!
I will never look at my son’s animal figurines the same way again.
Yeah, but at least the rhino is still around! Can’t say that for the poor ‘ol triceratops.
These are hilarious! I want that horse hanging over my bed. My boyfriend would really get a kick out of the mammoth/elephant print.
I totally commiserate with the too-short giraffes. Super cute stuff Anna, good find.
I love these so much!
Good find! The mammoth one made me laugh hard.
From one Graphic Designer to another, I thought you might enjoy this short article on fonts (written from the perspective of the font) that appeared recently in McSweeney’s. It has some 4 star language in it so be forewarned-but it is very funny. Enjoy.
http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-comic-sans-asshole
I’ve read it, Ellen, and it is totally hilarious!!
Oh my goodness. How great is the Triceratops one? I suddenly need that.
I was gifted the Mario one. Love it!
ohmygah! so great!
Gaaaah! It’s like we’re inside their tiny little dinosaur/real animal brains. L-O-V-E it.
Really funny, creative, clever work. I particularly like the wooly mammoth and giraffe ones. Now I’ve got to check out some of this artist’s other work! Thanks for posting this fun stuff!
So funny. Thanks for sharing this!
I love these!!! Thanks for sharing, Anna. The one on his site with the unicorn (“show off”) is great too, and I love the typeface.
I love his work. I have his “Born This Way” print in my living room and it makes me smile every day!
Hahahaha these are fantastic.
If you like animal figurines talking to each other, then you’d probably like the work of comedian Kathleen Phillips. Check out “Penny For Your Thoughts” and “This is Ana” on YouTube. (An aside: I once saw her on stage, pretending to be an ex-con recently released from prison, and it was so real, I almost believed she WAS that guy!)
These are fantastic! I love them!