iHook-Up

Here is an illustration I did for Unzipped Magazine to go with a small article on Grindr, an iPhone app that is essentially another hook-up aid for the queers.

I’m not endorsing this app here because I don’t want to give Grindr free advertising. In fact, Grindr officially wouldn’t allow this image in advertising because Apple doesn’t allow adult-content apps. It’s kind-of funny because all the official Grindr propaganda is squeaky clean– they call it the “gay friend finder.” haha. I guess what these “friends” actually do with the app is none of their concern. (omg, someone had in their profile “Friends only. Why must gay people make everything about sex?” Durr, that’s what the app is for, you douche! haha.)

It would actually be a really cool app if it wasn’t so buggy. You can chat and exchange dick-pics and maps of your specific location. And since it’s on your phone, you can do it anywhere. Well, anywhere you have service.

So I thought the best way to show how hot this app can be was to depict a hip young artsy dude on the street, tip-tapping away at his phone, “connecting” with some hot suit-and-tie stud stuck behind a desk. They have a virtual plethora of guyPhone cuties to choose from but somehow these two end up fitting just right for each other. They’re chatting about their dong sizes and who’s gonna bring the lube and how they’re gonna fuck in the storage closet…