A Cast of Xmas Trees
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Some are traditional, others a bit quirky with personalities of their own.
A Happy Holiday GIF
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Federico Gastaldi created a holiday GIF within a snow globe that captures the sometimes solitary life of the freelancer.
Giulio Bonasera’s Musical Take
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In his latest personal project, Giulio Bonasera created a set of visual metaphors by utilizing the notations of man’s highest form of expression: the language of music. He’s telling us we can …
Giulio Bonasera Makes Good
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If you are like us, you’re convinced great art and design can make the world a better place. That’s why we were impressed to see how Dribbble and Ello are working with All Hands to …
Colorful Characters from Ryan Snook
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Award-winning illustrator Ryan Snook is known for his colorful character- driven illustrations. With a style reminiscent of cartoons from the 1930s he tackles everything from editorials for respected publishers to …
Snap, Crackle, Pop, and More at Liz Sanders Agency
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This is a group that is expert at pattern design, packaging design, and editorial illustration. Jim Steck’s colorful and slightly wacky style is perfect for kids’ cereal boxes (see image …
Design Lad: Another Great Addition to JSR
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The work of Matt Wood AKA Design Lad has a style reminiscent of Rube Goldberg; it’s fun, irreverent, and colourful and draws on a lot of nostalgic references and themes that make …
Shawn Finley’s Latest for Ikea
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Shawn Finley just added another item featuring his illustrations to the IKEA LATTJO Play Collection, designed to promote family play. The LATTJO Activity Book is a described as a coloring book …
A Happy, Illustrated Thanksgiving!
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An Interview with Jamie Stephen, Founder of JSR
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After 12 years in business and a major recession, JSR is a highly capable team of professionals who can manage any project, of any size, anywhere in the world. They’ve worked on …
The Great Run of Kevin Sprouls at Worth Magazine
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Throughout his time with the Wall Street Journal and then Worth magazine, Kevin Sprouls has employed his signature “headcut” portrait style on just about every titan of the financial world. As …
Greg Mably for BP
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Greg Mably‘s iconic, less-is-more style is an effective way to covey what is often an overwhelming subject: healthcare. The BP wellness program takes an interactive approach that’s all about preventative care. Greg’s …
James Bennett’s Frightfully Good Board Game
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Once the concept for the game was explained to illustrator James Bennett, he was all in. He had a blast creating everything from the box cover to the rule book, and everything in between, including the …
Visual Connections: Keep Up With the Trends in Image and Footage Licensing
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Visual Connections will again be held in New York City on October 25, 2017. The event offers a great opportunity to discover new resources and connect with colleagues. The Visual Connections Blog is …
Benedetto Cristofani’s Editorial Elegance
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Benedetto Cristiani has been busy creating impactful, insightful, editorial illustration for publications such as the Economist, Die Zeit, the Wall Street Journal, Kiplinger Healthcare (above) and even had time to create a personal ode to …
The Liz Sanders Group: Projects Update
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The Liz Sanders Agency was busy working on projects for clients and themselves. Amy Ning completed this dapper duo (above) for the documentary, Balboa Park: The Jewel of San Diego. Judy Reed Silver …
September Editor Picks
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James Nelson: Inspired by Nature
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James Nelson has been busy creating imagery for self-promotion that displays the sophisticated line and proportion inherent in his fashion illustration work. In the image above, which will appear among the work of other artists …
Greg Betza for PBS: The Vietnam War
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There were two phases involved in this project for the Ken Burns and Lynn Novick epic documentary, The Vietnam War. Greg was initially contacted by Atlantic Re:think, the marketing division of the …
HILT Projects and the Construction of Ideas
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With backgrounds in sculpture and photography, Ben Lawrence and Sam Murray of HILT Projects work with an array of artists and designers to create highly conceptual, custom visual displays, photo sets, …
Work. Work. Work.
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It could be an image for a new promotional piece, as with Amy Ning (above), developing patterns for a new licensing collection, like Randi Zafman, and Judy Reed Silver creating …
The Salzman Group Travels Through Time
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XPRIZE is a highly innovative organization that brings to bear the power of competition to facilitate targeted solutions to some of our biggest global challenges. By partnering with industry, it helps to accelerate change through competitions designed to …
Latest Projects by Italian Illustrator Benedetto Cristofani
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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, …
An Interview with Agent Lilla Rogers of The Lilla Rogers Studio
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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 …
Guilio Bonasera Condenses It for Us
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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 …
An Illustrated Summer
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Paul Garland’s Latest Cover for Bulletin Magazine
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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 …
Jing Jing Tsong’s New Children’s Books
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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 …
Dahl Taylor, Visual Historian
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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 …
An Interview with Artist Representative Richard Solomon
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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 …
