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Bill Mayer’s Visual Metaphors

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Editorial prompts and headlines were the spark for the visual metaphors Bill Mayer recently created for Plan Adviser. “Navigating a volatile storm,” “Danger lurking below” and “Trying to find stability”were the …

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Best of Illustration 2021

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David Cooper’s cover art for Black Boy Out Of Time book cover was accepted to The SOI 64 Annual show and has been nominated by All Ways Black for their 2021 Cover …

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More Illustration 40 Winners

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American Illustration 40 is one of the best takes on the world of illustration today. Above: Brian Stauffer  SCOTUS

InFocus Illustrated Portraits

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Workbook illustrators offer endless stylistic choices in order to uniquely capture their subjects. Sean McCabe  Joe Biden/Rolling Stone

Bill Mayer’s Animal Farm

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Communication Arts selected five of Bill Mayer’s images from the new Easton Press illustrated version of George Orwell’s Animal Farm. His perfectly anthropomorphized pigs leave no doubt who’s in charge, …

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Workbook Commarts Illustration Winners

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Congratulations to all the talented illustrators whose work has been chosen to appear in this year’s Communication Arts Illustration Annual.  We’ve also published complete, separate galleries for Bill Mayer and James …

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Workbook Custom Galleries

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Custom Galleries on Workbook are a great way for a photographer or illustrator to add another dimension to their portfolios beyond commercial galleries. Testing out ideas and creating personal work …

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How Bill Mayer Works

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Bill Mayer is one of the most versatile illustrators out there. When Art director SooJin Buzelli contacted him recently and requested his “air brush style,” she also told him she …

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