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Workbook Illustrators Illuminate The Biggest Stories Of The Day.

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Workbook Illustrators are an international group working for the biggest news and opinion outlets in the world. Whether it’s a pared down minimalism or over the top satire, they are illuminating the …

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Greg Mably’s Latest Projects

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With his pared down graphic style and exuberant use of color, Greg Mably created a style heavily influenced by the Pop Art of the 1960s. His recent work for Canada Goose (image …

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Rapp Artists Tackle The Big Topics on Everyone’s Minds

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Working from home, the origin of the virus, the experiences of healthcare workers, and when to safely re-open the economy are just some of the questions the illustrators with Rapp artists …

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An Update from the Salzman Group

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The illustrators of the Richard Salzman group have been working on assignments for clients around the world and exploring concepts and ideas of their own. They have created stunning and thoughtful …

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Award-Winning Illustrator Paul Garland Tells Visual Stories

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 Is there any doubt what illustrator Paul Garland is telling us with this image? Pretty unambiguous. It’s why his colorful, graphic conceptual illustrations regularly appear in the pages of the most respected publications …

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Steve Salerno Works Through the Concept

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Steve Salerno latest editorial assignment is this image for the “Family and Tech” column (with a modified  horizontal version  for the web) at the Wall Street Journal titled, “New Parental Obsession—Kids’ Online Grades.“ It …

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Mark Summers Inducted into the New York Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame

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Above: Portrait of RZA for Rolling Stone. The work of illustrator Mark Summers is not to be confused with anyone else’s. He’s elevated the technique of scratchboard that was all but …

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Giulio Bonasera and the Class Of 2019

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As this article says, prospects for the class of 2019 have never been better. But there are tools you’ll need to succeed, and Giulio Bonasera illustrates them for the Wall …

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Kevin Sprouls Creates Portraits for the New Statue of Liberty Museum

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Kevin Sprouls is the creator of the Wall Street Journal portrait style. The Wall Street Journal portrait style of Kevin Sprouls was the perfect solution for these three portraits. The designer, …

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Two New Projects from JSR Agency

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PEROU  shot two portraits recently and they couldn’t be more different: Will-i-am for Event magazine and acting legend Jeremy Irons for the Wall Street Journal. Greg Coulton recently created the …

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Rich Borge Wraps Up the Year in Business for the WSJ

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The stock market soared in 2017. Judging by the latest from Richard Borge for the Wall Street Journal, this leaves a lot of question marks. But in the meantime you …

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The Great Run of Kevin Sprouls at Worth Magazine

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Throughout his time with the Wall Street Journal and then Worth magazine, Kevin Sprouls has employed his signature “headcut” portrait style on just about every titan of the financial world. As …

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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 …

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NYT Editorial on Voter's Concerns

Michael Sloan’s Sketchbook

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Michael Sloan now gives us a little insight into his creative process with the recent addition of his “From Sketches to Print” gallery to his website where he shows us the …

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