James Yang and The Egg Story
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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.
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, …
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 …
Sue Tallon’s Latest on Instagram
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Take a look at Sue Tallon‘s beautiful little series entitled Los Muertos up now on her Instagram feed.
Kristyna Archer for Equinox
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Archer worked with Equinox’s Furthermore platform to create GIFs showing trainors Kupah James, Mackenize Wickliffe, and Derek Beres demonstrating their favorite exercises: mastering bodyweight, incorporating the yoga block, and introducing heavy …
May the Force Be with You!
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While testing a new Macro lens by photographing some tiny Lego figures, Photographer Dale May was reminded of the epic importance Star Wars characters hold in popular culture. He went on …
In Honor of Earth Day: Beth Galton
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In Honor of Earth Day: Christopher Wilson
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The more clearly we focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we have for its destruction. Rachel Carson
Ryan Struck: Addicted to the Glide
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Addicted to the Glide, a short film about surfing and surfing culture by photographer/filmmaker Ryan Struck, was chosen as an official selection at the 2017 San Diego Surf Film Festival. It …
April Editor’s Picks
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Spring 2017 Photography Cover Artist Cade Martin
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Cade Martin is a talented and versatile photographer with a body of work that ranges from authentic lifestyle and portraiture to the whimsical and fantastic. The image we selected for the …
Spring 2017 Illustration Cover Artist Amy Ning
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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 …
The Lawnmower Racers of Southern Maryland
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On his way through Southern Maryland, Baltimore photographer Brian Schneider noticed something from the road and stopped to investigate. It was then and there he discovered the the Lawnmower Racers, who later became the …
Karan Kapoor. A Personal Project
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After reading an article about how increasingly common it is for teenagers to want to change their sexuality, photographer Karan Kapoor decided to make contact with some of the …
An Interview with Dan Pelavin
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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 …
Markku Takes In the Circus
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Photographers are naturally more aware of their surroundings than most people. As visual artists, they tend to notice the things most people miss. Case in point: Markku Lahdesmaki and his latest project photographing …
Zack Seckler in South Africa
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Zack Zeckler will show the the entire collection of images from his South African trip.
Laura Barisonzi Follows the Makers Movement
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When Laura Barisonzi got the assignment to photograph the CEO of Etsy, she knew she wanted the shoot to take place in an artisan’s space. She settled on a leather …
John Davis for Americorps NCCC
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John Davis recently worked with GMMB, a Washington, D.C. agency, on his latest project for Americorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps). The results capture the hard work and commitment of the …
Ken Dutton’s Character Development
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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 …
Kevin Sprouls and the Evolution of the “Hedcut”
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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 …
Monica Lind Explores the Natural World
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Illustrator Monica Lind has had great success in the world of fashion, working for clients like Bergdorf Goodman, Vogue, Galeries Lafayette, Neman Marcus, and Givenchy, to name a few. But …
March Editor’s Picks
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Workbook’s Got Great GIFs
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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 …
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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Mark Summers for Rolling Stone
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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 …
iPhone Once a Day, Everyday: Part Two
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We’ve put together another edited gallery of images from Paul Elledge’s series iPhone Once a Day, Everyday. His solo exhibit will open Friday, May 12th at the Park Art Center, 9 …
Woman
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In honor of International Women’s Day, photographer Hasnain Dattu created this portrait series of powerful, confident women. In doing so he also acknowledges what he says is the powerful and …
Greg Coulton and the Power of the Portrait
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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 …
iPhone Once a Day, Everyday
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In 2008, and Paul Elledge was looking for the right digital platform on which to engage. His representative, Candace Gelman, impressed on him the growing importance of social media as a way …
