The Best of Illustration and Animation 2017

Posted on January 10, 2018

Every year we ask our clients, “What sort of year did you have?” Did you work consistently? Were you paid reasonably for your efforts? Did the client trust you to do what you do best?” We are happy to report that in 2017, Workbook illustrators worked for a wide range of clients, utilizing everything from the latest in technology to humble pen and ink, while winning awards along the way. So yes, 2017 was a good year!

Mendola and Rapp artists were busy creating web and print imagery and animation for advertising clients such as Dewars, Salesforce, KFC, First Interstate Bank, Sun Trust, and Tito’s Vodka. They created portraits and other editorial imagery for Vogue Japan, GQ France, Rolling Stone, the New York Times, and the New Yorker. Some of these projects were highly complex; one involved literally hundreds of images. Here is the first of a two part post on Mendola and Rapp Artists.

Shaw Nielsen Shaw Nielsen created this series for Dewar's Whiskey Father's Day promotion. To see more more from this series and other great GIFs from Shaw click on the link.

Shaw Nielsen

John Dykes First Insterstate Bank commissioned John Dykes to create a series of maps that illustrates it its regional activity in the Western United States. The project began with three states Wyoming, South Dakota, and Montana with each including about 100 spot illustrations each. The project then expanded to include maps of Oregon, Washington and Idaho. It's been recognized by American Illustration 36, Communication Arts Illustration Annual, 3x3 and the Society of Illustrators. To learn more about the project, click on the link

John Dykes

Nigel Buchanan Nigel Buchanan is a master of the contemporary portrait like this one of Eminem for Rolling Stone, and Beck (below) for Billboard. Check out all his work by clicking on the link.

Nigel Buchanan

Michael Cho Michael Cho created this portrait of Taylor Swift for The New Yorker

David Brinley KFC, Cassette GPS Promotion

blindSalida blindSalida illustrated the entire 2017 Tech issue of Successful Farming Magazine. including the cover, six full pages, eight quarter pages, and numerous icons. To read more about the project click on the link.