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Creating a New Yorker Cover On the iPhone

Posted by kdawson on from the eye-of-the-beholder dept.

Jaime Leifer writes "The cover of the June 1, 2009, issue of The New Yorker, entitled 'Finger Painting,' was drawn by Jorge Colombo entirely on his iPhone — a first for the magazine. Colombo, a New York-based artist and illustrator, uses the iPhone's Brushes application to vibrantly depict New York street scenes." There's a video recapitulating the creation of the piece, omitting all of the undos.

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  1. Cool! by spun · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Now they just need to do something to make the actual content of the New Yorker less boring and pretentious.

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    - None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
    1. Re:Cool! by mgabrys_sf · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      Wow - you're really getting mad aren't you? This is entertainment - and anyone who has the social skills of someone beyond a high-school freshman can pretty much see that I'm enjoying this to the hilt. Your tone seems to be getting desperate - much like your life.

      Your last post of delusions pretty much read like the shopping list of the damned and envious and - sadly - showed what you lacked line-item by line-item. The sad thing is that you're so obvious. And your attempt as arousing some kind of malice just confirms - to everyone here - how right I was - and how sad you are.

      Now that's pathos! Pure entertainment in scheidenfreud widescreen glory.

      Don't forget to get the last-word - don't want you evolving mentally or anything. Your entertainment value would plummet. And we can't have that - no no - you're my little puppet-boy.

      Dance.

  2. Another first for the New Yorker! by ClosedSource · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    After completing his artwork he proceeded to the New Yorker's men's room and took a crap while doodling on his iPhone.

  3. Re:So what's the news? Something subtle. by Dr.+Hellno · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    this post... the layout of the text, the sensual prose... truly, it must be art!

    On the other hand, look how guy uses the word really four times in a single sentence. It cannot be art!

    K I debated art because of your post so your post is art now. I expect an offer from the louvre will follow shortly.