Workbook Weekly

Great new work needs to be shared. Workbook Weekly is the place to go to see what our artists have been doing. It’s updated continually, so keep checking in. Because life and art happen around the clock.

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Mendola’s Best of the Best 2016

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  Illustration is a constantly evolving medium, and Mendola Artists spent 2016 exploring all the ways in which to utilize their many talents for themselves and their clients. They are …

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Jonathan Chapman Listens for Visual Cues

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  Sounds that we take for granted can be a revelation for someone who has encountered hearing loss. It was Jonathan Chapman and his production team’s job to capture what millions of …

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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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Photographer Fritz Liedtke Helps to Raise $1 Billion

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In 2014, Nike founder Phil Knight challenged Oregon Health Science University to raise $500 million for cancer research, which he promised to match with $500 million of his own money. The …

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January Instagrams

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Gren Group Helping to Fight Hunger

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In this season of giving, the Gren Group is doing its part by teaming up with the Ad Council and McCann Erickson to create this public service announcement to help the millions of Americans who struggle …

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Christmas on Instagram

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Workbook photographers are out there catching Christmas on the fly.

Illustrators are in a Festive Mood!

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Illustrators like Jeff Rogers, who created the GIF above, are all geared up for the holidays. The Workbook site is full of terrific holiday imagery we want to share with you here …

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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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Gayle Kayaker’s Animated Answer

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Gayle Kabaker‘s colorful, fluid watercolor style only enhances the excitement of international travel as it flows from one possibility to the next in this latest 55-second promotional video for ACIS, a leading-quality, educational …

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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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December Editor’s Picks

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Mark Laita  

Happy Holidays from Workbook!

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Enjoy this gallery of holiday imagery from some great Workbook photographers: Timothy Archibald, Zoe Berkovic, Dave Moser, Saverio Truglia, Mark Clifford, Brian Schilling, and Per Breiehagen.

Saverio Truglia’s Party People

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American politics has never been more tribal, and over the past year, Chicago photographer Saverio Truglia made it his mission to document the growing “esprit de corp” among the followers of two candidates: Bernie Sanders …

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Latest Additions: December 4th – December 10th

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John Davis shoots on location for advertising and lifestyle and currently divides his time between Los Angeles and Baltimore/DC. John graduated from The Maryland Institute College of Art with a …

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December Instagram Gallery Part Two

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December Instagram Gallery Part Two

December Instagram Gallery Part One

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The Fluid Lines of Elvis Swift

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Elvis Swift has a new animation project he just shared with us. We’ve always loved  the continuous fluid lines in his illustrations so it’s great to see his talent put to use in this latest promotion for DAGNABIT …

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Coming soon: Art Corner!

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A new feature is coming to the Workbook Blog: Art Corner Podcast!

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Latest Additions: November 27th – December 3rd

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Andy Wakeman doesn’t have a story about his dad giving him his old camera when he was six. In fact, he found photography, or rather, photography found Andy later in …

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Jennifer Davick has Thanksgiving Covered

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San Francisco photographer Jennifer Davick and her team recently shot and styled the content for a Thanksgiving-themed Publix interactive micro-site. The home page features 22 recipes with 6 videos and loads of beautiful …

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Photographers Talk Turkey

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Since Thanksgiving is almost here, we decided to ask food photographers to share how they go about photographing the perfect turkey. It seems the answer depends on how you interpret the question. As expected, …

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Turkey Anxiety

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With Thanksgiving a week away, illustrators imagine what some turkeys might be going through and how they are coping. Some are seeking therapy (image above:Paul Zwolak), some are freaking out, …

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Hyesu Lee for Toyota

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We love to see illustration in a context beyond the screen or page and in this case, it is in the form of a mural by illustrator Hyesu Lee. It’s fun, happy, and …

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The Latest from James Nelson

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Turns out you can make beer out of just about anything: oysters, whole pizzas, sheep dung, and whale testicles. Who knew?! In his latest fall promotion designer-illustrator James Nelson focuses on the …

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Latest Additions: November 13th – November 19th

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Heather Gatley graduated with a First in illustration from the Arts Institute at Bournemouth. She is a skilled draftsman and her observational drawings make for interesting reportage, as well as …

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William Geddes in Black and White

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William Geddes has devoted a lot of time lately to personal projects involving video, and his subject matter is often other artists and creatives. Concepting for his latest project began at the first meeting …

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Cade Martin Plays with Toys

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Given Cade’s affinity for storytelling and fantasy the creative team at  Deutch LA was excited at the prospect of the cinematic approach Cade  envisioned for the project and the scenes these Star …

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Best of B to B Advertising

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AdvertisingAge’s best B to B ad for 2016 was awarded to Andy Goodwin for his work with gyro on the John Deere’s “Building Together” campaign.  Congratulations, Andy!

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Girls at The Rodeo

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Sara Forrest describes the Flint Hills of Topeka, Kansas as a wide open “sea of green and sky” as well as where she calls ‘home.’ And on a recent visit, she …

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