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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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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Overhead photo of pasta noodles and flour and eggs.

Latest Additions: April 9th – April 15th

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Ghazalle Badiozamani was born in Shiraz, grew up in San Diego and lives in Brooklyn. Growing up in a strong Persian community, food, culture and dance have always been an …

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An Interview with Artist Representative David Goldman

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Take the time to read this interview with Artists’ Representative David Goldman; you won’t be disappointed. It provides a great overview of where the business has been and where it’s going…a …

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Jonathan Hanson Manipulates the Black-and-White Portrait

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When design firm Drexler decided to redesign their website, they turned to photographer Jonathan Hanson to help create staff portraits that captured their quirky natures. And in order to push …

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Lawn Mower Racing, Bowles' Farm, MD

The Lawnmower Racers of Southern Maryland

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On his way through Southern Maryland, Baltimore photographer Brian Schneider noticed something from the road and stopped to investigate. It was then and there he discovered the the Lawnmower Racers, who later became the …

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Karan Kapoor. A Personal Project

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  After reading an article about how increasingly common it is for teenagers to want to change their sexuality, photographer Karan Kapoor decided to make contact with some of the …

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An Interview with Dan Pelavin

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Dan Pelavin is one of those designer/illustrator/typographers who sees little distinction between these disciplines and considers them all integral to the same goal: communication. He has worked and trained with …

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Markku Takes In the Circus

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Photographers are naturally more aware of their surroundings than most people. As visual artists, they tend to notice the things most people miss.  Case in point: Markku Lahdesmaki and his latest project photographing …

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Zack Seckler in South Africa

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Zack Zeckler will show the the entire collection of images from his South African trip.

Gary Kelley’s Massive Mural Project

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  Gary Kelly’s mural for this massive Google Data Center lays out a visual narrative of the history of how the world becomes connected, by featuring the significant players and technological …

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Latest Additions: March 26th – April 1st

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Laura Barisonzi Follows the Makers Movement

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When Laura Barisonzi got the assignment to photograph the CEO of Etsy, she knew she wanted the shoot to take place in an artisan’s space. She settled on a leather …

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John Davis for Americorps NCCC

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John Davis recently worked with GMMB, a Washington, D.C. agency, on his latest project for Americorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps). The results capture the hard work and commitment of the …

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Ken Dutton’s Character Development

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Illustrator Ken Dutton has developed recurring characters for both commercial and editorial clients. Ken combines traditional and digital drawing tools to develop characters from concept to finish. Here are a …

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Kevin Sprouls and the Evolution of the “Hedcut”

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  Kevin Sprouls developed the “hedcut”  style while working at the Wall Street Journal in the early 1980s. In this blog post he describes how, over a period of about six months, he refined …

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Latest Additions: March 19th – March 25th

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Caitlin Keegan is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and has been a guest critic at MICA, UArts, Parsons, and RISD. Caitlin works mainly on books, pattern, and hand-lettering …

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Monica Lind Explores the Natural World

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Illustrator Monica Lind has had great success in the world of fashion, working for clients like Bergdorf Goodman, Vogue, Galeries Lafayette, Neman Marcus, and Givenchy, to name a few. But …

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March Editor’s Picks

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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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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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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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Professional Photography Shoot

Jonathan Chapman and Crew for Lowes

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 Jonathan Chapman’s latest shoot for Lowe’s was a large, three-day production involving motion and stills. When he and his crew arrived at the massive studio in the heart of Amish …

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iPhone Once a Day, Everyday: Part Two

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We’ve put together another edited gallery of images from Paul Elledge’s series iPhone Once a Day, Everyday. His solo exhibit will open Friday, May 12th at the Park Art Center, 9 …

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Woman

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In honor of International Women’s Day, photographer Hasnain Dattu created this portrait series of powerful, confident women. In doing so he also acknowledges what he says is the powerful and …

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Dark, conceptual sci-fi illustration by Daniel Goldfarb.

Latest Additions: March 5th – 11th

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Daniel Goldfarb is an Israeli illustrator based in Tel-Aviv. He graduated from Shenkar College of Engineering and Design in 2012 and began working as a freelance illustrator in late 2014. …

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Every Other Day

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Every Other Day is an integrated public service campaign produced and photographed by Scott Van Osdol, and features a short film produced, directed and edited by The Noble Lab. It is also a personal, pro …

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BIllboard Magazine Cover 100 power players 2017

Greg Coulton and the Power of the Portrait

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Billboard magazine tapped Greg Coulton to capture what it deems the 100 power players of 2017. Portraits of the players include names like Pharrell Williams, Justin Bieber, and Stevie Wonder. Greg also …

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iPhone Once a Day, Everyday

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In 2008, and Paul Elledge was looking for the right digital platform on which to engage. His representative, Candace Gelman, impressed on him the growing importance of social media as a way …

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Mid century modern architecture prefab house

Bob Coscarelli Restores and Photographs a Gem

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Model 2340 is a prefabricated house designed in 1958 by the Alside Homes Corporation and is located about an hour’s drive outside Chicago in Michigan City, Indiana. Although for many the …

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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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