Gillian Blease

Fun for Friday: the work of illustrator Gillian Blease is a familiar-yet-fresh alternative to the glossy special effects that have bled into most realms of design (even Apple's silhouettes in the iPod ads, so startlingly simple four years ago, have, perhaps naturally, evolved away from a purely flat presentation). Blease, who focuses on magazine and newspaper editorial illustration, keeps it simple but concentrates on color, shape and inherent motion. Don't miss the Works For Sale section of her site. [via Print & Pattern, who showcase some additional pattern work from Blease]