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Editorial Illustration

An Illustrated Summer

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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 …

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Business suit and tie

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Illustration of a deer and a woman

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 …

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Workbook’s Got Great GIFs

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  The illustrators we talked to all approached the GIF differently, but they all get the point across seamlessly in just a few frames. Some make us laugh, some make …

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Mark Summers for Rolling Stone

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Scratchboard artist, Mark Summers has been working with Rolling Stone magazine’s art director Joe Hutchinson on a monthly feature called “The Last Word,” in which the last page of every issue …

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Catching Up with the Morgan Gaynin Group

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      To celebrate Chinese New year, Victo Nagai created this beautiful  “nianhua” (new year picture) for Apple and was on hand for a  a packed event at the Hong Kong …

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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.

February Editor’s Picks

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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 …

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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 …

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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!

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Raul Arias

The VOICE Is a Voice for Illustration

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Since his arrival at the Village Voice, it’s clear creative director Andrew Horton understands the power of the illustrated image. He fills each edition with work by many of the top artists working today, …

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New to The Joanie Bernstein Group: Nick Lu

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The latest illustrator to join representative Joanie Bernstein’s group is Nick Lu. He creates one-of-a-kind imagery by utilizing both new and old media. His illustrations include hand painting, shapes and …

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science and government regulations

Roy Scott for USC Dornsife Magazine

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Roy Scott was recently commissioned by USC Dornsife Magazine to create two, full page,  photo-collage illustrations depicting legislators, policy makers, and controversial vaccine and climate change science.  Roy’s skill as …

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RappArt and 2Communique

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2Communique Creative Director, Kelly McMurray knows how powerful the illustrated image can be and regularly puts it to good use.   When 2Communique was recently commissioned to redesign BizEd,  from …

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Greg Betza for Dazante Wines

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Greg Betza‘s ability to really “see” a subject is evident in his life-drawing skills, which are on full display in his latest round of projects. As a member of the …

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Conceptual illustration.

Stuart Bradford for Harvard Business Review

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In his first project for the Harvard Business Review, Stuart Bradford created a series of images illustrating the pitfalls of corporate mergers and acquisitions. The first of the three images …

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Summer in New York

Summer at Richard Solomon’s

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In honor of summer, the crew at Richard Solomon has created a newsletter full of beautiful imagery that evokes everything we love about the season: the sense of freedom, the …

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Self Confidence rebook Mag

Dan Bejar: Recent Assignments

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Dan Bejar recently updated us with some completed assignments that capture some pretty complex concepts. The image above was created for a Redbook editorial titled “Reflections of Confidence” while the …

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Conceptual illustration of woman surround by chat bubbles.

Roy Scott’s Textured Illustration for NPR

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Roy Scott created a layered and textured illustration for an opinion piece on National Public Radio about the way millennials speak. Every previous generation over time has complained about the …

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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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Portrait of Richard Salzman

Salzman International

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The Richard Salzman Group has undergone somewhat of a transformation over the last three years. He has added a number of new illustrators to his group, all of whom are …

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