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Bill Mayer’s Visual Metaphors

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Editorial prompts and headlines were the spark for the visual metaphors Bill Mayer recently created for Plan Adviser. “Navigating a volatile storm,” “Danger lurking below” and “Trying to find stability”were the …

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Peter Ryan Conceptualizes Our Well-being

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Illustrator Peter Ryan hones his imagery into perfect visual metaphors. On the subject of science and health, he solves some complicated visual problems for clients such as Kiplinger’s Personal Finance …

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Workbook Winners: Kremer Johnson Dive Series

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The new Communications Arts Photo Annual is out with a great showing from Workbook contributors, including Kremer Johnson. In their series Dive, the subjects are like visual metaphors for the endless ways we humans tackle the challenges …

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Oivind Hovland’s Visual Stories

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Oivind Hovland creates beautifully balanced narratives with simple shapes and a sophisticated use of color. They illustrate the story in such a way that the viewer knows there is more to it than what initially …

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Oivind Hovland Shares His Latest Assignments

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Norwegian illustrator Oivind Hovland helps his clients communicate their ideas with his thoughtful visual metaphors. He’s taken on some fairly heavy subject matter lately, such as the nature of time and surveillance culture, as …

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