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Benedetto Cristofani has been working on assignments that range from the international election cycle and international business, to topics like the scientific basis for gender bias. Clients include Die Zeit, …
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In our ongoing series of interviews with artists’ representatives, we have posed a range of questions about the current business climate. No one knows better how things have changed than Lilla …
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Guilio Bonasera is an award-winning illustrator whose minimal, visual solutions condense complex problems into visual icons. In the case of a recent article for Wired magazine about the damaging effects of constant work …
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We all expect in 2017 for physically disabled persons to easily access public buildings, and people who are blind, partially sighted, or have hearing problems should also be well …
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Jing Jing has two new board books coming out in July, published by BeachHouse Publishing, LLC. Fish of Hawai’i and Birds of Hawai’i, introduce little ones to the diverse wildlife of …
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Dahl Taylor latest large-scale project involved five themed murals in the main lobby of the Albany Convention Center. They depict the commerce, culture, and history of the city. The challenge was to accurately …
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With a career as an artist representative that spans over 30 years, Richard Solomon has a lot to share about the state of the business and where it’s likely to …
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While so many of us have access to the same data and technology, how we interpret it and put it to use in the future will have a significant impact …
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Lately, artists at the Liz Sanders Agency have been working on everything from magazine covers to wall paper, rugs, and tea towels. When not creating work for clients, they are working …
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Five images from The Egg Story, a series of illustrated children’s stories presented on a Hong Kong-based website for young mothers, were chosen for this year’s Communication Arts Illustration Annual.
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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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Greg Betza captures the heart of the story of Dani Shapiro’s new memoir, Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage, with an image of a couple for whom time seems to be running out. In …
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Workbook illustrators are often on the cover of the New Yorker. Here are three of the most recent.
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Choosing cover imagery for the Spring and Fall editions of Workbook is one of the best jobs we have all year. We begin by scouring the site for cover-worthy contenders. …
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This Spring Workbook’s beautiful cover illustration for was created by Amy Ning in 2016 and is a depature from the whimsical style for which she is most known. Titled “Naked Truth,” she says, “We all have …
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Take the time to read this interview with Artists’ Representative David Goldman; you won’t be disappointed. It provides a great overview of where the business has been and where it’s going…a …
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Dan Pelavin is one of those designer/illustrator/typographers who sees little distinction between these disciplines and considers them all integral to the same goal: communication. He has worked and trained with …
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Illustrator Ken Dutton has developed recurring characters for both commercial and editorial clients. Ken combines traditional and digital drawing tools to develop characters from concept to finish. Here are a …
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Kevin Sprouls developed the “hedcut” style while working at the Wall Street Journal in the early 1980s. In this blog post he describes how, over a period of about six months, he refined …
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The illustrators we talked to all approached the GIF differently, but they all get the point across seamlessly in just a few frames. Some make us laugh, some make …
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Scratchboard artist, Mark Summers has been working with Rolling Stone magazine’s art director Joe Hutchinson on a monthly feature called “The Last Word,” in which the last page of every issue …
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Billboard magazine tapped Greg Coulton to capture what it deems the 100 power players of 2017. Portraits of the players include names like Pharrell Williams, Justin Bieber, and Stevie Wonder. Greg also …
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To celebrate Chinese New year, Victo Nagai created this beautiful “nianhua” (new year picture) for Apple and was on hand for a a packed event at the Hong Kong …
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The month of February is all about fashion with major shows taking place in New York, London, Milan, and Paris. Workbook photographers, illustrators, graphic designers, and production specialists work for …
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Illustrator Oivind Hovlund has been busy with multiple editorial and advertising assignments. He takes on a broad range of topics ranging from relationships to fertilizer.
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These 44 portraits by Rob Ball represent some of the most accomplished African American figures in history, who shook up the world as they knew it. They come from all walks …
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Throughout his 30-plus years as a professional illustrator, Mark Stutzman has consciously assessed each assignment in order to keep tabs on what worked well, what got him the assignment, what didn’t, and why. He’s begun sharing these insights …
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