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Valeria Petrone Adds Visual Meaning to John Cena’s Latest Book of Tweets

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Illustrator Valeria Petrone adds visual depth to John Cena’s latest book, which is a collection of his tweets.   The addition of Valeria’s beautifully pared down, graphic style is the …

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Max Loeffler for Santoni

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Illustrator Max Loeffler’s work for Santoni’s latest social media campaign draws on the very essence of the brand. The imagery beautifully reflects the brand’s balance of classic shapes and modern innovations and …

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Gui Soares for the Nike Women’s Victory Tour

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The São Paulo, Brazil-based designer/illustrator Gui Soares was invited by the Nike Women’s Victory Tour to design a set of wings inspired by the diety Diana. The wings were installed in …

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Martin French Creates a Visual Message of Hope and Resilience

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Artist Martin French was commissioned to design and install a 26 ft. x 12 ft. mural for the courtyard entrance to the newly remodeled 220 Building in the Old Town neighborhood …

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Michael DiMilo and the Art of Animation

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 As agencies move toward digital-first, animation is increasingly integral to their strategies. If an idea is visually appealing, funny, or unusually creative, it makes a message irresistibly shareable. In an editorial context …

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InFocus Illustrated Portraits

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Workbook illustrators offer endless stylistic choices in order to uniquely capture their subjects. Sean McCabe  Joe Biden/Rolling Stone

Congratulations to Bill Mayer, Winner of the 2021 Hamilton King Award

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Congratulations to Bill Mayer, winner of the 2021 The Hamilton King Award. Created in 1965 by Mrs. Hamilton King in memory of her husband through a bequest, it is presented …

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Weitong Mai and the Year of the Ox

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This integrated limited edition campaign for Kiehl’s has everything. Weitong Mai’s illustrations are featured on illustrated packaging design, envelopes, shopping bags, pop-up displays, and in an animated video that all …

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Davide Bonazzi and Daria Kirpach Are Front and Back on the Latest Three By Three 2021

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The subject matter for the covers of this year’s Three by Three Directory features images that remind us the pandemic is still the biggest story of the year and may be …

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Veronica Lawlor for Canson Paper

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  Canson is a top quality artists’ paper producer, so when artist Veronica Lawlor received a call from them asking her to create illustrations for their new Artist Series pad …

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Anna Godeassi Shares Her Latest Editorial Projects

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Italian illustrator Anna Godeassi has worked recently for La Republic, Marie Claire, and more. Above: The Balance client: La Repubblica    

Greg Betza Shows Us How He Does It

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Studying from life is at the core of what Greg Betza and the illustrators at Studio 1482 do. It keeps them fresh and is an outlet for continued experimentation. During …

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James O’Brien Shares Some of His Best from 2020

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The selection of imagery James O’Brien sent us shows us the breadth of his technique and how, as he tells us, “I tend to let an assignment determine the particular style …

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Yann Sadi of blindSALIDA for the SNFC

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Paris-based Yann Sadi of blindSALIDA, a former art director, puts his communication skills to work for this latest series for the French rail network, SNCF.  The  imagery will appear on …

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For Owen Richardson, It’s Nerf or Nothing

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One of Owen Richardson’s best projects of 2020 was for Nerf House. Images were used across the web. See the images with added animated effects at Nerf House.

Shannon Associates Best of 2020

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Here’s just a sample of the the quality of work by artists with  Shannon Associates produced during 2020.  Image above: Pascal Campion  for The New Yorker

Agency Rush Wishes You Joy

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There’s an amazing  breadth of style at Agency Rush, but the message here is all the same and one that we can all use more of this holiday season. Pass …

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Gail Armstrong Illustrates The Book Of Mormon

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Throughout 2020 Gail Armstrong has been working on a series of paper sculpture illustrations of characters from the Book of Mormon (the actual book not the stage show!). They appeared throughout …

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Jason Seiler and Time Magazine’s Person of the Year

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Jason Seiler’s  process is all about pulling the light out of the darkness. Jason’s technique is based on Dutch Masters oil painting techniques, even though this portrait is painted digitally. …

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JSR and the Best of 2020

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London-based JSR collaborated with Mastercard, Marilyn Manson, and more in 2020. Cathal Duane   Black History Month collaboration with Eastpak

Anna Godeassi’s Latest Projects

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Italian illustrator Anna Godeassi brings a visual sophistication to her work for many of the world’s most prominent publishers such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston …

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Greg Manchess Teams Up with NASA and SpaceX

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A few chance meetings with a real astronaut at genre-type conventions like World Fantasy Con and World Con gave illustrator Greg Manchess the opportunity to create the logo patch for the …

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Lisa Sheehan Blends the Word with the Image

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Lisa Sheehan‘s type solutions can involve fur, neon, and anything edible. They drip, float, and glow. It’s some of the most inventive use of typography and 3-D modeling out there, and …

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blindSALIDA Creates the Visual Narrative for the 2020 Vote

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Muhlenberg College faculty experts provide background and context for some of the important issues in the latest issue of Mulenberg Magazine as we head toward November 3rd. With artistic direction …

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Faustino Montanari Creates Engaging GIF’s Full of Personality

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GIFs are considered an essential tool for web editorial and advertising. An animated GIF adds depth to a story and grabs our attention. And it’s easily shared across most platforms.  Faustino …

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The Currency Style of Kevin Sprouls Is in Circulation

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Kevin Sprouls is a master at the highly detailed and exacting work of reproducing the look of the portraits on our currency. They have been appropriated for use on a Time magazine …

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Latest Projects from Jing Jing Tsong

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Jing Jing Tsong colorful, graphic and textural style is in use lately in the name of cultural diversity. Her work recently graced the cover of the Kresge Foundation’s annual report, for …

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Brian Stauffer’s Bespoke Style

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What began as a single cover for Worth magazine grew into a six-year collaboration and the creation of  Brian Stauffer‘s Bespoke style. Brian is an incredibly versatile artist, and his Bespoke …

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Richard Borge Shares His Creative Process

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  In a recent interview with California magazine, Richard Borge talks about his creative process and where his inspiration comes from, how adding Cinema 4D (C4D) to his tool box …

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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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