PKB

I found Luke Chueh’s portfolio site over the weekend while I was switching my blog theme over to fSpring. Along the way I briefly dabbled with the GlossyBlue theme by n.Design but there were too many colors to sort out, and I suck at making gradients. (I do have to say that Kuler was really useful last night for testing color combos.)

I was trying to find an icon I could use as a sort of spirit animal for this blog. (”Spirit animal” being a high-falutin’ way of saying “cute mascot with portentous undertones.”) Anyway, a few searches later I found Luke’s site.

I really like this style. There’s a bunch of other people in L.A. and Tokyo working this vein. I don’t really know what it’s called, but “ugly cute” works for me. Check out Kozyndan, Mori Chack and Yoshitomo Nara for more.

Here’s the icon I was going to use, built off Luke’s Monkey King painting. I’ll find a home for him yet.