My illustration for the article "Are Daggers Out Between Consultants and Asset Managers?", which you can read here. AD: Soojin Buzelli
Stanford Medicine
Here are four Illustrations created for Stanford Medicine Magazine, Spring 2012 issue. AD: Dennis McLeod / David Armario Design.
Clockwise from upper left: Hit Record: Research to Explain Concussions, Joint Discovery, Historic Trial Halted, & Computing Cancer. Read the articles online here.
Swords Buried Deep Opening
Saturday was the opening for Benjamin Marra's show at the Spur Gallery, Swords Buried Deep. It was excellent to see our walls full of Ben's fantastic work and our gallery full of great people. Issues of Ben's original comic series were for sale at the show and guests even got the chance to flip through his personal sketchbook, which is packed with page after page of stunning pieces.
Swords Buried Deep will run until May 25th. Ben's original pen and ink artwork, prints and comic books are for sale for the duration. Gallery hours are 9am - 5pm Monday through Friday, so if you're in Baltimore, be sure to stop by and check out the show. For more info, including contact and address, gohere.
Thanks to Ben and everyone who came out for the opening! We hope you had as fun a time as we did.
Famous Monsters for Berkeley-Haas Magazine
My illustration for Berkeley-Haas Magazine on the article "How Fear Affects Investing" features some classic horror villains. See the new layouts of the magazine here by Pentagram's DJ Stout and Stu Taylor.
Pets and Kids for The New York Times
I had a lot of fun putting this illustration together for The New York Times. The article "Can Fido and Whiskers Enrich Children’s Lives?”, discusses whether or not there are real benefits to having pets.
NYT Sunday Review
I did this illustration for the New York Times Sunday Review: Taxmageddon! For Art Director Aviva Michaelov. Written by David Leonhardt. Check out the article online right here.
Playboy
Illustration about the genes that make conservatives attractive to each other. It's in the March issue of Playboy for the article "The Weird World of Politics" written by Neal Gabler. AD: Cristela Tschumy.
The Soldier Dreams
The latest Theatre Project poster for Iron Crow Theatre Company's production of "The Soldier Dreams".
Printed 2 color offset on cream cover stock.
Tuned In
Here's my illustration for Runner's World April Issue. You can read the article online right here.
University of Missouri
I made this pair of illustrations for the article "Unsafe at Any Exposure?", which you can read online right here.
Washington Post
Illustration for the feature "A Path Back to Competitiveness". Check out the article online here.
New Spur Stor!
Happy Monday, everyone. We're very happy to announce the launch of our newly redesigned Spur Stor. We've also added a new series of Woodcut Prints by Dave Plunkert: The Galactic Head series. Check it out, and take advantage of free shipping in the United States.
Why the Sea is Salty for McGraw-Hill
Here is another book that I illustrated this year for McGraw-Hill. It's called Why the Sea is Salty, and is based off of a Filipino folktale. This story is part of the KinderBound series, which is a 4-week educational program designed to transition preschoolers to kindergarten.
I had a lot of fun sneaking the little crab into lots of the pictures. He became a mascot, and was used in the workbook that accompanies the story as well. Have a look at a few of the spreads below.
AGI
I'm proud to announce that I was recently accepted as a member of the prestigious Alliance Graphique Internationale. You can view my member page here.
A brief history:
In the 1940s, commercial artists, mural makers, typographers, printmakers, art directors, illustrators and poster designers increasingly realised their common bonds, and the modern profession of graphic design began to be defined. In 1951, five graphic artists - two Swiss and three French - decided to formalise their relationship into some sort of association. Their idea was simply to share common interests and friendships across national and cultural borders.
It was a notion that soon attracted leading exponents of the graphic arts from elsewhere in Europe and in the USA. In 1952 the Alliance Graphique Internationale was incorporated in Paris with 65 members from 10 countries. The first AGI exhibition was held in Paris in 1955 and in 1969 the headquarters moved from Paris to Zurich. Student seminars were introduced in 1979 and the first Young Professional AGI Congress was held in London in 1994.
An explosion of global communications is changing the world. Powered by media like television and the internet, a common visual language is forming as symbols and images become the world's universal vernacular. The original members of the AGI were responsible for creating many elements of this new language. As the world turns, their successors - exponents of the traditional and the new media - are becoming members of the AGI themselves. Today there are around 370 from Africa, America, Australia, Asia, the Middle East and Europe - 32 countries in all.
Membership of the AGI requires reputation and achievement of the highest order and commitment to the processes of visual learning and perception, unfettered by cultural differences. The AGI remains dedicated to the universal aspect of graphic design as a means of communication and information, and its ideals remain relevant to the new world of visual literacy which its members have helped to bring about.
Saul Bass at the 1981 AGI Congress in Prague:
The New York Times - Heart Health in Kids
Here is my latest piece for The New York Times. The story examined heart health risks in kids and adults. The full story is here.
Society of Illustrators 54 Book and Editorial Opening
Medals were handed out and shoulders were rubbed together February 3rd at the Book and Editorial Exhibit opening at the Society of Illustrators in New York.
I received a silver medal for the illustration "Mating Habits in the Digital Age" created for Playboy Magazine. Thanks again to the Society, the Judges and Playboy art director Cody Tilson.
http://www.societyillustrators.org/
Ecological Urbanism for the 21st Century
This is an illusration I did recently for the Chronicle of Higher Education. Here's the article online.
When Collaboration Kills Creativity
Illustration for the Dallas Morning News. You can read the article online here.
Our App is Now Available in the App Store!
We are very excited to share our new ipad app, PrestoBingo Shapes! It is now available for download in the itunes app store. PrestoBingo Shapes is designed for kids ages 2-6. It has a dozen shape-finding puzzles that teach kids to recognize basic forms of geometry: circles, ovals, diamonds, semi-circles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, and rectangles.
