"Illustration" - Latest Projects in Workbook Weekly

The Latest from the Sanders Agency

Posted on May 11, 2016

The illustrators at the Liz Sanders Agency are a small but diverse group that have been working a variety of assignments lately. Like many Workbook illustrators, Amy Ning can’t resist …

Illustrators Interpret the 2016 Election

Posted on May 9, 2016

Workbook illustrators have been busy lately creating visual commentary on the presidential race. Now that the field seems to have essentially narrowed to two, with one still holding on, we’ve …

Workbook Covers Spring 2016

Posted on May 9, 2016

The Workbook Creative Department comps up dozens of potential covers for every issue. It isn’t always easy to find an illustration and a photograph that work together, as well as …

Rapp Artists Get Political

Posted on April 14, 2016

With the political season upon us, Rapp Artists are creating some of the funniest and most provocative political portraits and commentary about who is and who may be our next …

Take the array of animation tools available today and cross it with the creative energy of illustrators here at Workbook, and the possibilities are endless. Illustrators are expanding their knowledge …

What You’ll See at Visual Connections

Posted on March 24, 2016

Visual Connections Chicago will provide creative buyers the opportunity to meet artists’ representatives working in the Chicago region. Each of their rosters represent a high level of professionalism, at ease …

New Work from Ken Orvidas

Posted on March 23, 2016

Ken Orvidas has been working on a nice mix of editorial assignments for CFO magazine and the Boston Globe, balanced with some great new personal projects. All of these images …

What You’ll Learn at Visual Connections

Posted on March 23, 2016

Workbook is excited to once again be the primary sponsor of Visual Connections/Chicago on May 5, 2016. The event will host exhibitors of every type of visual media and offers …

We’re Fired by Jacob Thomas

Posted on March 22, 2016

Illustrator Jacob Thomas, the creator of the Batman portrait, will soon exhibit a whole array of Trump portraits at the Chicago Degenerate Art Gallery, opening on April 1st. The series on display is a culmination of what began as a guerrilla art campaign featuring “Trump as Batman” on the streets of Chicago, which was spotted by Gallery owner Nicholas Zahn, who made it his mission to track down Jacob. As Trump’s popularity surged, so did Jacob’s output of Trump portraits. Jacobs hopes that by combining humor with activism he is able to contribute to the political debate in a meaningful way.

Colleen O’Hara’s Portraits of The Candidates

Posted on March 18, 2016

This election year has been entertaining to say the least, and illustrators here at Workbook are adding to the fun by creating some pretty hilarious and provocative portraits of the …

The Boys of Summer Are Back

Posted on March 14, 2016

MLB Opening Day is April 4th, and spring training is in full swing. Sarasota Magazine Art Director Gigi Ortwein, assigned Regan Dunnick to cover the action at the The Orioles’ and The Pirates’ training camps with his terrific, journalistic/sketchbook style. He also adds the MLB colorful, supporting cast of characters into the mix: mascots, fans, and food vendors.

How Bill Mayer Works

Posted on March 14, 2016

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 …

BOLD Solutions for Advertising

Posted on March 4, 2016

Workbook Illustrators are known for creating bold advertising solutions for clients worldwide. Our recent InFocus e blast titled BOLD Solutions for Advertising provided an overview of the ad campaigns featuring …

Joey Guidone for Modern Psykologi

Posted on February 16, 2016

Joey Guidone has been producing some beautifully iconic and graphic work for a wide range of editorial and corporate clients. He recently created this cover image for Swedish publication, Modern …

Visual Connections Chicago: Kicking It Up A Notch in 2016!

Posted on February 8, 2016

Visual Connections returns to Chicago on Thursday, May 5th to stage another networking and education event for image/footage/art buyers and researchers. The venue will again be the beautiful and conveniently …

Dear Pope Francis

Posted on February 8, 2016

Pope Francis receives thousands of letters from children from around the world every year, and the Jesuit Ministry Press, Chicago decided to take on the task of compiling 250 of …

The Fire Monkey

Posted on February 4, 2016

February 8th begins the Chinese New Year, Year of the Monkey, and this year more specifically, the Fire Monkey. There are twelve animals on the Chinese Zodiac Calendar, which combine …

Theatre Posters by Raymond Bonilla

Posted on February 1, 2016

Raymond Bonilla is first and foremost a painter, with deep roots in the Impressionists. He is a also a teacher at the State University of New York at Fredonia, where …

The Latest from Ryan Snook

Posted on January 28, 2016

Ryan Snook works for an impressive list of clients. His most recent editorial assignments include an illustration (above) about a website that helps med students relax for Tufts Medicine.
Next is a piece about the Washington Post gaining online readers created for Washingtonian magazine, and finally, one of a series of illustrations about science myths that apparently won’t die for Nature magazine.

Portraits by Kirsten Ulve

Posted on January 22, 2016

Kirsten Ulve is as talented as they come. Her style is sophisticated yet fun, highly stylized, but spot on when it needs to be. Case in point: these two portraits, one of Adele for Billboard and the other of Tim Roth for the cover of the New York Observer.