One week left to go before the presidential election. We’ve shown you the posters, shirts, websites, bike, video game and toys. Now it is up to you guys to actually go out and do it. Just in case you need a little extra encouragement, a new website THUNDERVOTE.com has launched with the direct goal of getting out the vote. You can print off posters, make a paper toy and even instructions on making your own Obama bike (if you’re an Obama supporter), all for free from the design brain of Tristan Eaton. Make your way to the website and turn your office into a DIY campaign headquarters. And remember Thundervote’s motto: Don’t be stupid. Show up and vote on November 4th.

Would you like a cleaner environment? Ride bike. Would you like a Democrat in the White House? Vote for Barack Obama.  Or, mash the two together with this Obama bike that just hit eBay. The bike is designed by activist Dan Funderburgh and his renowned Obama print. This bike isn’t just a print — there is only one and it is up for bids on eBay (guess where the proceeds go). For those of you bikers the specs should be rather pleasing. Have a look on the auction page. Happy bidding.

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The candidacy of Barack Obama is inspiring politically conscious artists to create at a never before seen breakneck pace. The latest artist to nod in the direction of everyone’s favorite hopemonger is Spear favorite Dan Funderburgh. Funderburgh’s most recent letter press, the red, white, and blue hued “Census“, may not directly reference the Illinois Senator, but Funderburgh hopes that it can aid his preferred candidate. All the proceeds from this limited run of 75 signed and numbered prints go directly to the Obama campaign. The poster is currently available at the I Am Still Alive Store.

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If a springtime rainbow were to collide in a dark alley with Dan Funderburgh’s latest print, “Gravity’s Rainbow,” it’s a pretty safe bet springtime rainbow would die. His take on the fantastical spectrum of light is a three-color letterpress print comprised of layers of sharp objects such as scissors and cleavers. Funderburgh’s creation is available in two editions at I Am Still Alive, a Brooklyn-based site for socially-minded design. The first edition is a signed and dated open edition on Speckletone Madero recycled archival paper and the second is a numbered limited edition of 26 prints on Rives BFK archival paper. Hurry up and get your hands on one, but watch out for paper cuts.

Whenever one of our Spear Collective artists, like Dan Funderburgh and his off-the-wallpaper designs (we’ve been sitting on that pun for a while now) is in a show like Fellow Traveler, we have to share. Not doing so would be a huge disservice to those who appreciate things that are awesome. Dan is jointed by two other talented Midwestern printmakers — Justin Fines and Kevin Devine — who, from May 8 – May 31 are going to engage in a “trilateral conversation on poetry, conspiracy theories, ergonomics, and mortality” at Riviera Gallery in Williamsburg. Be there, or be culturally ill-informed.

Kitsune Noir has recognized the wallpapering genius of Spear Collective Dan Funderburgh. Fundy — as nobody calls him — is kind of a big deal with creating fun wallpaper designs that translate well in digital form. Don’t be surprised if the coffeehouse regulars start looking over at your laptop. And this time it won’t be for German porn.

When I had the idea to form an artist collective and ultimately launched the Spear Collective with Jamie this March, we had no idea that we would garner such incredible recognition in such a short period of time. This month, our esteemed collective appears on the front cover of Computer Arts– the world’s best-selling creative magazine. The cover is 1 of 3 limited edition artist-covers that hits news stands today. For this project, Chris Cox, Dan Funderburgh and Ingi Erlingsson collaborated on a design to help share both our collective aesthetic and their vision of true collaboration. The cover itself is seriously awesome, and the inside story sheds some light on the step by step process the three guys used to create the cover.

The collective has been — and remains — one of our passion projects, and we’re humbled to be surrounded with such diverse and distinguished artistic talent. When we assembled these 26 “chosen ones” and began to sense the group dynamic build, we knew something special had been set in motion. Head out to your local news stand pick up this issue– it may be worth something one day. And to the entire Spear Collective: you make us proud! Keep your eyes peeled for more Spear Collective projects coming very, very soon.

I love wallpaper. If possible, I would cover every inch of wallspace in my apartment with papers by Deborah Bowness or Dan Funderburgh, and then I’d probably move onto the ceilings, floors or perhaps even my the cats I am forced to co-habitate with.

Okay, that’s a little nuts, but I’m serious about the love-factor. There’s something so classy and glamorous about a room plastered in a bold, over-the-top pattern, something that just screams sophistication and elegance to me. Then, I discovered Surrealien’s line of custom wallpaper and I could barely wrap my mind around it. Taking into consideration the placement of lights, pictures and doors before the paper is even printed. The result is a warped, surreal pattern straight out of a Dali painting, yet something so natural looking it takes a few moments to register in your brain. When it does, though, be prepared for the awe and amazement to sweep over you.

This will be the last post about ICFF this year, I promise. There were just so many treasures hidden in the sea of eurotrash uh, trash that was too good not to share…after this we’ll be back to the bite-size pieces you know and love.

Rocking benches, snap-on wineglasses, Dan Funderburgh’s new wallpaper and more, after the jump.

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Wallpaper master, Spear Collective member, and soccer aficionado Dan Funderburgh’s ‘Ciphers’ work is currently being featured at Williamsburg based gallery Servicio Ejecutivo. They also posted an interview with Dan on their website, so all of you aspiring graphic designers can gain some insight into what it takes to be able to live off of your design work alone. All of his featured designs contain ciphers: What's this all about? The word ‘cipher’ can refer either to a circle or to a code. In cryptography, a cipher consists of two or more alphabets that are written in concentric circles. When one of the circles is rotated each symbol or character in that alphabet is rotated to match with a new corresponding symbol or character, and you have a created a new encryption. Go try to solve the puzzle for yourself. Also on the website, there’s a high res wallpaper image for your downloading pleasure.

The Wurstminster Dog Show is now live, a project where artists were invited to reserve a dog breed on a first come, first serve basis. Every artist attempted to capture the look and spirit of each breed in their own unique way. A portion of proceeds go to a DoveLewis, a Portland, OR emergency animal hospital. It’s hard to pick favorites, but I love Dan Funderburgh’s Briard ($400), a collage on wood, Scott Rench’s Golden Retriever ($125), a slip-cast earthenware with ceramic over-glaze decals, and of course, Cody Hudson’s Akita ($800), mixed media. Browse around and support a great cause!

There isn't to much negative press floating around about “The Pattern Man” Dan Funderburgh these days and the recent publicity on Design Sponge and interview with pingmag.com have definitely rejuvenated our interest since our first report back in July '05. Based in Brooklyn, Dan began his career making prints while working for a clothing company with limited creative vision, which meant anything decent he designed got shelved, even things he himself would not include on his website. These days Dan is a bit more discriminative of his work and with tutelage from creative directors Kimou Meyer and Pete Christopherson has advanced his ability in patterns (Death from Above shown here) and illustrative type to a level few can match. We have really enjoyed watching his collection grow and agree with Dan when he says, “Plenty of kids can make pretty patterns, but to me a good idea is always far more attractive.” Judging from his work it seems he has plenty of them!

Dan Funderburgh has an awesome portfolio of what he calls ‘Graphic Distraction and Killigraphy”. He has done apparel, and graphic design for folks like Zoo York, and Ecko, but what really grabs my attention are his pattern designs. This is a wallpaper piece called Yee-Haw, which he made for The Future Perfect, in Williamsburg, during the Living Space Design Showcase a few months ago.