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 …
June Editor’s Picks
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Workbook Latest Survey Results Are In
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Workbook has spent the last 40 years in a continuous conversation with creative buyers. It’s been the most effective way to ensure the best results for our clients. While we are in …
Latest Additions: May 28th – June 10th
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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 …
The Future of Creative Thinking
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While so many of us have access to the same data and technology, how we interpret it and put it to use in the future will have a significant impact …
Latest Additions: May 21st – May 27th
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Latest Additions: May 14th – 20th
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News from the Liz Sanders Agency
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Lately, artists at the Liz Sanders Agency have been working on everything from magazine covers to wall paper, rugs, and tea towels. When not creating work for clients, they are working …
May Editor’s Picks
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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 …
Greg Betza for the Boston Globe Review of Books
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Greg Betza captures the heart of the story of Dani Shapiro’s new memoir, Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage, with an image of a couple for whom time seems to be running out. In …
Latest Additions: April 30th – May 6th
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An Interview with Designer Carlos Fernandez
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In a recent interview with LogoLounge, designer Carlos Fernandez tells us how he got started, shares his problem-solving approach to design, and offers some great advice for anyone pursuing a career in the arts. After 20-plus …
Latest New Yorker Covers
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Workbook illustrators are often on the cover of the New Yorker. Here are three of the most recent.
Spring Workbook Covers: Cade Martin and Amy Ning
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Choosing cover imagery for the Spring and Fall editions of Workbook is one of the best jobs we have all year. We begin by scouring the site for cover-worthy contenders. …
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 …
Latest Additions: April 9th – April 15th
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Ghazalle Badiozamani was born in Shiraz, grew up in San Diego and lives in Brooklyn. Growing up in a strong Persian community, food, culture and dance have always been an …
An Interview with Artist Representative David Goldman
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Take the time to read this interview with Artists’ Representative David Goldman; you won’t be disappointed. It provides a great overview of where the business has been and where it’s going…a …
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 …
Gary Kelley’s Massive Mural Project
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Gary Kelly’s mural for this massive Google Data Center lays out a visual narrative of the history of how the world becomes connected, by featuring the significant players and technological …
Latest Additions: March 26th – April 1st
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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 …
Latest Additions: March 19th – March 25th
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Caitlin Keegan is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and has been a guest critic at MICA, UArts, Parsons, and RISD. Caitlin works mainly on books, pattern, and hand-lettering …
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 …
