Artist of the moment Shepard Fairey’s work for 2008 was certainly not limited to the now ubiquitous image of Obama. Fairey was also commissioned by Penguin Books to design covers for the re-release of the Orwell classics 1984 and Animal Farm. Both covers have been produced as posters, which sold quickly at the initial UK launch. Obey will be offering them to US customers on December 31, 2008. The pair hits for $140. (Via The Art Collectors).

Ace Hotels, no doubt, have had their fare share of touting as coolest new chain in the business. With the Palm Springs outpost opening this winter, Ace has teamed with Evan Hecox for some exclusive limited edition prints. Hecox conjures a feeling of 1960s resort cocktail hour for the work, which will only be available at the hotel. Arktip will helm the printing.

Central Illustration is currently offering a very limited run (10) of a new print by Kai and Sunny. The duo are responsible for Call of the Wild, as well as providing artistic service to brands ranging from Ford to British Airways. Their print, titled “Sail on the Moon” is sized at 50 x 70 cm and printed on 100% cotton stock.

View “Sail on the Moon” in full after the jump.

New from Arktip is a limited print from Evan Hecox. Based in San Francisco, Hecox specializes in graphics for posters, skateboards and the music industry. “Chinatown Numbers,” comes framed or unframed and is printed in four colors on neenah environment paper.

The Dondi White Estate and Baurmann Gallery have released a special edition print straight from the black book of Dondi White to commemorate the 10th anniversary of his passing. 129 11×14 silk screens of “Happy Birthday Dad” are for sale, with the proceeds of all purchases going to “Gods Love We Deliver” a charity that helped Dondi tremendously during his last years. The print is for sale via Baurmann and goes for $129.

Artist Evan Hecox has released his latest print, entitled "Berlin Tower". The five color screenprint shows a scene out of Berlin Mitte life.

It is now available in the Arkitiponline store and can be pre-ordered for 125 USD. The print is limited to 200 pieces and will be shipping as of September 21rst.

Swiss graphic artist and Brooklyn resident Grotesk has partnered with Upper Playground to produce an exclusive Barack Obama print. In the last decade Grotesk has developed a passion for folk art, street photography, hand-painted signs, vintage sport graphics, old school hip-hop music and urban anthropology.
Grotesk’s Barack Obama poster is part of an ongoing series from Upper Playground of artist collaborations in support of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. Upper Playground has endorsed Obama’s campaign by creating posters featuring artwork from The Date Farmers, Munk One, Ron English, Alex Pardee, Morning Breath, Mac, Sam Flores and Mear One, in addition to printing T-shirts with Shepard Fairey’s Obama graphics to help support the campaign.
There were 200 prints made that are signed and numbered, but only 30 prints will be available for sale and each poster retails for $200. The limited-edition 18"X24" print is available exclusively online.
All proceeds from the sales of the poster will go directly to creating more campaign t-shirts, posters, and stickers by other artists in support of Obama’s bid for President.
After the jump a look at the complete work.

UK’s Pictures On Walls has just released a new Todd James print – The Friendly Skys. The print comes in overall 4 versions, each limited to 40 pieces, signed and numbered by the artist. They used a high quality 6 color printing technique and 300 gram paper. Via LaMJC.
Get yours now here.

New York’s Capsule tradeshow is in full effect and very busy these days. We passed by the Nike booth today and took a first look at the Sportswear Spring 2009 collection. 
Dubbed "Earthquake" collection by us, for lack of a better description, Nike presents a series of pieces in the line. Backpacks, travel bags and windrunners all feature a photographic print all-over.
The collection will definitely find its fans.
Many more detailed images after the jump.

Artist Evan Hecox will soon be releasing a new print at Arkitip. The print comes in his usual style and pictures bikes. The print will be available in the Arkitip online store June 7th.