Harvey Ball More known for his face than anything, the face of Mr.Harvey Ball was round, yellow and smiley and it has inspired many a culture, community, man, woman and child to smile.  Harvey Ball designed the first smiley face in less than 10 minutes, back in 1963 and ever since it's been helping to improve the world, one smile at a time! The World Smile Foundation Takeshi Murakami The founder of Superflat art, this super artist laid a foundation for Speakerdog to live on.  Intelligent, bold, beautiful and inspiring Takeshi Murakami's art fills Speakerdog's heart with refreshing joy; joy for new cultures in joyful colours. KaiKaiKiKi.co.jp Keith Haring Speakerdog loves Keith Haring, Speakerdog grew up loving Keith Haring, Speakerdog will always love Keith Haring.  With his simplistic lines and bold colours Keith Haring was throwing shapes on the streets, the walls and the ceilings just as much as the hiphop artists he was surrounded by. Haring.com Alejandro Paul Fonts for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and every snack break in between, his fonts are good enough to eat!  A fairly new addition to the Speakerdog family of favourite font designers, Alejandro Paul brings his sweet and tasty design stylings from Argentina and serves them up to the world with a side-order of cool. Sudtipos.com Jeff Soto Who can take a rainbow, wrap it in a sigh, soak it in the sun and make a groovy lemon pie? Jeff Soto can. Speakerdog loves Jeff Soto's concoction of sweet rainbows, beautiful colours and epic characters. This candy man has a paint box good enough to eat! JeffSoto.com Mark Newson Not such a new son to the design scene, more a father of 21st century design.  If Speakerdog could drive, he would be cruising in Newson's very own design.  From dish-strainers to spaceships, Mark Newson's designs will take you to the moon and back! Mark-Newson.com Roy Lichtenstein Bold, clean and fizzy, this is the best pop Speakerdog has ever tasted!  Roy Lichtenstein exploded through the art scene from comics to canvasses like a fizzy pop bottle rocket!   The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation Oswald Bruce Cooper Would you believe the freshest font ever was designed by crazy man Ozzie Cooper right back in 1922!  1922!!!  It's rich history has led to Speakerdog using 'Cooper Black'  frequently and freshly to get his words out, with it's cute and bubbly stylings it speaks volumes, we're all hanging with Mr.Cooper! Cooper Black on 'Behind The Typeface' Shin Tanaka The real Edward Scissorhands, Shin is the Japanese guru of contemporary papercraft.  One of the major inspirations for Speakerdog's very own paper toy, he's created one hit after the other from the spiky babies to the masked hoodies via some fine paper sneakers! Shin.co.nr Thomas Campbell Skater, film-maker and artist, Thomas Campbell is Speakerdog's favourite element of an art scene that grew from the skate parks and street corners of America into a tsunami of inspiration for artists, musicians, photographers, film-makers and skaters to come, the Beautiful Losers will always come out on top. ThomasCampbell-Art.com Thunder Chunky Speakerdog's favourite website for the coolest of cool in the modern day cool art world!  It's cool! Chock-a-block to the tippity-top with cream-of-the- crop interviews, articles and products from the finest purveyors of art around the globe. ThunderChunky.co.uk Wooden Toy Magazine * Warning! This is not a real toy * It's a magazine, and a super one at that, hailing all the way from down under this magazine is down with the underground!  The raddest art magazine since Cave Painting Monthly! WoodenToyQuarterly.com Paulo Arraiano With markers a-blazing he's amazing and dazing us all with his crazazy creating skills.  Prolific and specifically terrific Paulo gets his hands onto skate decks, tees, magazines and the coolest skate park on the planet! PauloArraiano.com Junkyard Sam Like the storytellers of old, Junkyard Sam takes you on a journey, a fantastical journey, through beautiful places with magical creatures.  Junkyard takes you through his landscapes like you're riding on the back of the Luck Dragon!  A treat for the eyes and the heart. JunkyardSam.com Simon Wild Steven Spielberg is quite good, Simon Wild is bleeping awesome! Simon's work mixes fresh and wild lines with youthful and spritely colours, all coming together with the tell-tale signs of a vintage heart and the soul of a classic craftsman. SimonWild.com