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Illustrator Miriam Martincic Deciphers the Financial Landscape

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In case it’s not totally obvious, illustrator/designer Miriam Martincic used to be a stone carver. Her figures have the weight and volume of sculpture. In her latest project for PLANSPONSOR 2022 Innovations …

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Say it with Heart!

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Take heart! Have a heart. Know your heart, and get to the heart of the matter. The heart is an icon open to endless interpretation. Above: Jing Jing Tsong  

Shaw Nielsen Maps Out a Mural for the Bellco Theatre

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Shaw Nielsen’s mural for the Bellco Theatre in Denver, Colorado is a beautifully illustrated map that features all the ways to experience the Denver area. It has a visual rhythm …

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Lisa Sheehan Works with Just About Every Medium

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Digital artist/illustrator Lisa Sheehan works with just about every medium, from real paint on real canvas to highly digitized conceptual imagery, both static and dynamic. Her work can be highly …

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February Is Black History Month

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Tonya Engel’s images are rich in the cultural history that has had a major impact on American life. As her biography states, “Heavily influenced by folk artists of the Deep …

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Steven Noble for Anchor Brewing Company

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  Illustrator Steven Noble was tapped to create the 2021 holiday packaging for Anchor Brewing Company, a company with deep roots in California history dating back to the Gold Rush. Steven’s …

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Richard Solomon Creative Update

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Solomon illustrators have been working for big names like New Yorker, New York Times, Microsoft, Deloitte, and more. Eleni Kalorkoti  New Yorker Magazine A portrait of “modernism’s forgotten mystic,” author Mary …

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Rapp Artists Show Us Their Best

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Aldo Crusher’s promotional poster for the Indiana State Fair

Illustration Latest Additions

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Ahoy There is an award-winning creative mastermind who comfortably straddles the visual disciplines of illustration, graphic design, and typography, a diversity that has brought his talent to bear on numerous …

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See Just How Workbook Illustrators Excel at What They Do

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At the end of every year we ask Workbook contributors to submit their best projects. It is a great way to see all just how Workbook contributors excel at what they …

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The Best from Salzman International 2021

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Ivan Canu  Centauria Publishing Cover and internal illustrations for God Save The Queen

The Best from Mendola Artists

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Steve Simpson  for Juan Pollo restaurants  

Kevin Sprouls for Vouch

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Vouch, a start-up that provides business insurance to other start-ups, hired Kevin Sprouls to help create a brand that business can trust. The black-and-white technique he employs is immediately recognizable as the portrait style that has been  …

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Lulu Dubreuil for Little Spoon

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Lulu Dubreuil’s new designs for Little Spoon have all the elements of great packaging. It’s graphic, colorful, and will undoubtedly grab the consumer’s eye.

Best of 2021 Illustration: Agency Rush

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In 2021, UK-based Agency Rush created work for such notable clients like Nike, the US Open, the Olympics, and more. Paul Sirand Euro Tunnel

More Best of Illustration 2021

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Artists are always exploring, and Donna Grethen is no exception. The image above shows how she has loosened up her style in 2021 and with what better subject matter than yoga?  …

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Paul Tong Envisions a Surreal World

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Radiant Studios contacted illustrator Paul Tong with the somewhat unusual request to create concept art for a proposed independent film, Erstwhile. The film has a lot of surreal imagery, and representatives from the …

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Best of 2021: John Burgoyne for USPS

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John Burgoyne’s commission for the USPS was a career highlight of 2021. His Otters in Snow were  commissioned for the US Postal Service’s 2021 winter holiday forever stamp.  

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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Navina Chhabria’s Best Is Personal

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Illustrator Navina Chhabria created new imagery and refined her style in 2021 and in the process set a new direction for her art. This process of discovery is the foundation of …

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Best Of 2021: Richard Solomon Represents

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This year was a busy one for Richard Solomon Represents. Projects included a mix of advertising, children’s books, editorial cover art, and animation. Above:  Wenjia Tang  L.L. Bean

Tony DeLuz’s Latest NFL Portraits

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  Tony De Luz’s latest technique and style created for this trio of NFL players demonstrate his love for the additive and subtractive qualities of digital painting. The trio reveals …

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Best of 2021: Lindgren Smith

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The best of the Lindgren Smith group includes editorial and publishing projects including GIFs. Above: Cannaday Chapman  8×8 Magazine Pedro Gonzalez “Pedri”

Best of 2021: Billie J for Nike

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Billie J’s narrative imagery tells the Nike story in this energetic, organic, in-store mural that’s the perfect backdrop for Nike products. It’s many references are uplifting and aspirational. It’s everything we …

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Best of 2021: Debut Artists

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Debut Artists worked on some great projects this year for Netflix, NASA, Apple, Disney, Porche and more.  Above:  Alan Berry Rhys for the Paralympics

Morgan Gaynin Celebrates Community.

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With Thanksgiving right around the corner, Morgan Gaynin shows us all the ways to celebrate being together. Above image: A. Richard Allen

Jing Jing Tsong Captures a Child’s Firsts

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Jing Jing Tsong’s illustrations for First Morning Sun by Aimee Reid have just been released. The imagery is full of vibrant color and rich texture achieved through a combination of printmaking and digital …

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Illustration Latest Additions

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There’s plenty of new children’s book illustration and more at the site this week.

Luisa Jung Interprets the Search for Understanding Genetic Code

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Illustrator Luisa Jung’s  latest assignment for Scientific American illuminates the search for a deeper understanding of DNA. She show us how scientists are working tirelessly to unlock the power of gene editing in …

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New Fall 2021 Print Book Is Ready for Online Viewing

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The online version of Workbook Fall 2021 print version is now ready to view at the site. See great new work from Workbook photographers, directors, illustrators, and animators.