Author: Tony M.

Jabbing 2009

In like a lamb and out with Tiger in 2009, Jib Jab takes a poke at the year 2009 and the highlights of what made it so memorable and not so for others. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from […]

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Growing up Heroes

It seems that it is a rite of passage of sorts for many kids in North America to dress up as their favorite super-hero. Growing up Heroes is a collection of photographs of innocence past of kids dressed up as their beloved heroes of halcyon days. The collection is ever growing and encompasses from 1960 […]

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South Africa 2010 Mascot Zakumi

South Africa will host perhaps the biggest event in 2010 besides the Winter Olympics this year. Soccer fans are growing each year evermore and the pride of Africa rests on the shoulders of Johannesburg, South Africa-it’s estimated half a million people will flock to the Soccer grounds where nation will fight nation. The official animated […]

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The Trip (1967)

Classic animator Howard Beckerman takes us on a trip in 1967. The short was designed by Howard Beckerman and Gil Miret. Directed by Shamus Culhane for Noveltoon, the animation powerhouse mite of Paramount that housed most of the Harvey characters.  The Trip was the second  last animated cartoon made for Noveltoons. Tony M.If this article […]

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The Future of Digital Magazines

Mag+ from Bonnier on Vimeo. Many R&D departments are busy developing new prototypes for new magazine layouts for tablets. We are just on the cusp of new technology and some not so new pushing through and driving away a paper dependent industry for new original content. The magazine as you know it will never be […]

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KISS Kompendium

The KISS Kompendium is a whopping 1200 page book collecting all the comic books ever created about KISS. The book is just as big as a telephone book. The perfect Christmas stocking stuffer for the true KISS fan. In ’77, blood from each member of the rock band KISS was drawn by a registered nurse […]

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Tom Robinson Feet First

Tom Robinson likes get his feet wet but puts his best foot forward first. The photographer plants his feet in front of his camera and snaps away at his feet as he frolics the four corners of the world with his trusty camera along with his feet. His feet grace all the pictures he takes […]

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Philco PC Cool Concept Computer

The retro Philco PC concept computer has to be by far the coolest computer. The old school looking computer borrows from the past and looks futuristic. The orange computer was designed by SchultzeWORKS and borrows heavily from the 50’s classic Philco Pedictas television. The keyboard is looks like an antique typewriter. It just beams with […]

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Books Merging With iTouch/iPhones

The synergy between books and the new tablet platforms will only benefit young kids with the hunger to learn. As illustrated by the inserted iPhone into a book is an amazing way to have that well deserved toddler interaction. Could this be a new niche for kid publishers in the future? The new wave of […]

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Green Roofs to Suck Carbon Dioxide

Is this the future of cities with carbon dioxide problems? With skyscraper real estate available it’s only natural to have green roofs and combat pollution that seems to just float above the cityscape of metropolitan densely polluted skies. Detroit will be going a bit greener with 219 acres of roof space that could easily be […]

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