100 dogs in 100 days!

February 9, 2001 10:10 AM

100 dogs in 100 days! Illustrator Michael Wertz is on a mission to fill his dog blog with "100 pooches in >about< as many days." Help him out by spreading the word or sending him a photo of your favorite canine. Woof!
posted by webchick (12 comments total)

Hmm...this sounds a lot like Shauny's kitty pics, although she doesn't have a number goal. So, if you're a feline afficionado, you have a choice!
posted by Hackworth at 10:22 AM on February 9, 2001

just to clarify...you send Michael a photo of your dog and he'll illustrate it for you (given he has the time and the slots left...only 39 dogs to go :-). So, it is definitely different from Shauny's in that regard (although I agree that dog people and cat people should have a choice :-).

Check out the wertzateria for more of Michael's excellent work.
posted by webchick at 10:39 AM on February 9, 2001

Getting a little bored of the "xx things in xx days" blogging meme.
posted by dithered at 10:57 AM on February 9, 2001

>Getting a little bored
>of the "xx things in xx
>days" blogging meme.

um...ok...then what about the guy's *work* ?
posted by webchick at 11:08 AM on February 9, 2001

OOOhhh! Chalk up a -1 point for me. Too much coffee make me too jumpy to red full thingy. I'll shut up now.
posted by Hackworth at 12:02 PM on February 9, 2001

what about the guy's *work* ?

'S ok, I guess. I wasn't Stunned and Amazed. But I'm not a designer / illustrator / artist and I don't know a thing about art. So I just commented on what I saw was a related theme I've been noticing lately.
posted by dithered at 12:27 PM on February 9, 2001

I thought the cool thing about the site is that he is using blogs as a way of driving his work. "100 dogs in 100 days" is what he does, but that's no different than using a blog to publish other things of use to the world. The blog as a self-motivational tool to drive work is a great use of the technique!
posted by CarlMalamud at 12:34 PM on February 9, 2001

I think the artwork is pretty good, showing a variety of stylistic approaches (each illustration is different), yet thematically related. I'm sure the dog owners will love seeing their pooch illustrated.
posted by dhartung at 1:56 PM on February 9, 2001

Michael Wertzs' work is great.

"I think the artwork is pretty good, showing a variety of stylistic approaches (each illustration is different), yet thematically related. I'm sure the dog owners will love seeing their pooch illustrated."

Are you running for dork of the year?

posted by poodle at 2:13 PM on February 9, 2001

i think that webchick is a dog person!
posted by heather at 2:30 PM on February 9, 2001

Are you running for dork of the year?

<sarcasm>
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! *cough cough cough*
</sarcasm>
posted by Avogadro at 2:34 PM on February 9, 2001

>i think that webchick is a dog person!

Ah, yes, if the truth must be told. However, I have been known to co-exist peacefully with feline adversaries.

:-)))
posted by webchick at 8:47 PM on February 9, 2001