Robots, Relationships, and More
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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.
44 for 44
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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 …
Illustration: The Business of Collaboration
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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 …
Latest Additions: February 12th – February 18th
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Tom Froese is a commercial artist. He works with clients to produce images that explain, sell, and adorn. He aims to create artwork that is original, beautiful, and alive. His work …
Workbook Valentines
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Aad Goudappel
Latest Additions: February 5th – February 11th
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Weston Fuller is an award-winning photographer who was born and raised in the mountains of Utah before relocating to the sandy beaches of California. A lifelong passion for photography led …
Urs J. Knobel for Covent Gardener Magazine
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David Copperfield and Charles Dickens themselves took the plunge here. So did many Royals before them. Urs J. Knobel recently created this illustration for an article on the history of the Victorian Baths in the Covent Garden District of …
Latest Additions: January 29th – February 4th
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Alejandro O’Kif
A Shout Out from The Washington Post
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The art directors at the Washington Post commissioned a lot of illustration last year. Work by more than 450 artists worldwide appeared in print and online for the Post. Five Workbook …
Latest Additions: January 15th – January 21st
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Christian Brecheis counters the increasingly staged, artificial sport and lifestyle photographs with an unbeatable strategy: naturalness. An enthusiastic athlete himself, Brecheis approaches the genre with an exceptional sensitivity for the …
Gayle Kabaker’s Latest: The New Yorker Cover
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This is actually Gayle Kabaker‘s second NEW YORKER cover. You might remember the cover below, from 2012. In addition, she recently created the image for the cover of RESIST!
Happy Chinese New Year!
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Jing Jing was commission by Arc Worldwide in Chicago to create imagery in honor of the Chinese Year of The Rooster, which appears on posters and other printed promotional items. Once again, we see …
Feathers and Hair
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Jing Jing Tsong‘s colorful and beautifully textured illustrations will soon appear in Feathers and Hair, What Animals Wear, written by Jennifer Ward and Published by Simon and Schuster. Kirkus gives …
What’s New from The Liz Sanders Group
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JUDY REED SILVER created this intricate and beautifully designed compass rose for EarthLust Bottles. EarthLust bottles are handmade from recyclable high-quality #304 (18/8) food grade stainless steel, which is unlined …
Greg Betza’s Latest in Animation
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What began as a mostly illustrated assignment with a few motion elements grew into three fully animated promotions for InterContinental Hotels, in which Greg drew every frame himself. Greg created the storyboard for …
Eloqui Launches
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Mark has been in the illustration world for more than 30 years and has much to say about its past and future. On the blog portion of his site he …
Rocco Baviera Keeps an Open Mind
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Rocco Baviera‘s elegant, graphic illustrations are a perfect solve for any writer dealing with complex issues. In his latest project for Trends Quarterly, Rocco creates three visual metaphors for an article on mindset that …
Mendola’s Best of the Best 2016
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Illustration is a constantly evolving medium, and Mendola Artists spent 2016 exploring all the ways in which to utilize their many talents for themselves and their clients. They are …
David Plunkert for WIRED Japan
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In his feature series, “Way Passed Future,” writer Tom Kwanda focuses on four highly influential Japanese writers who utilized science and state-of-the-art technology in their writings to further their artistic expression. Illustrator/designer …
Illustrators are in a Festive Mood!
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Illustrators like Jeff Rogers, who created the GIF above, are all geared up for the holidays. The Workbook site is full of terrific holiday imagery we want to share with you here …
The Latest from the Salzman Group
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As business conditions change we all adapt, and Richard Salzman knows this better than most. By the early 2000s, the rate and manner in which imagery was commissioned and consumed had changed …
Gayle Kayaker’s Animated Answer
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Gayle Kabaker‘s colorful, fluid watercolor style only enhances the excitement of international travel as it flows from one possibility to the next in this latest 55-second promotional video for ACIS, a leading-quality, educational …
Latest Additions: December 11th – December 17th
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James O’Brien is a practicing illustrator and artist whose client list includes many notables such as American Express, Bank of America, Colgate, Rand McNally, Microsoft, Delta Airlines, Smithsonian magazine, the Washington …
Latest Additions: December 4th – December 10th
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John Davis shoots on location for advertising and lifestyle and currently divides his time between Los Angeles and Baltimore/DC. John graduated from The Maryland Institute College of Art with a …
The Fluid Lines of Elvis Swift
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Elvis Swift has a new animation project he just shared with us. We’ve always loved the continuous fluid lines in his illustrations so it’s great to see his talent put to use in this latest promotion for DAGNABIT …
Latest Additions: November 27th – December 3rd
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Andy Wakeman doesn’t have a story about his dad giving him his old camera when he was six. In fact, he found photography, or rather, photography found Andy later in …
Turkey Anxiety
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With Thanksgiving a week away, illustrators imagine what some turkeys might be going through and how they are coping. Some are seeking therapy (image above:Paul Zwolak), some are freaking out, …
Hyesu Lee for Toyota
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We love to see illustration in a context beyond the screen or page and in this case, it is in the form of a mural by illustrator Hyesu Lee. It’s fun, happy, and …
The Latest from James Nelson
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Turns out you can make beer out of just about anything: oysters, whole pizzas, sheep dung, and whale testicles. Who knew?! In his latest fall promotion designer-illustrator James Nelson focuses on the …
Latest Additions: November 13th – November 19th
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Heather Gatley graduated with a First in illustration from the Arts Institute at Bournemouth. She is a skilled draftsman and her observational drawings make for interesting reportage, as well as …
