Results tagged “Illustration” from Grids

RIP

05.08.12posted by
Don Morris

Maurice Sendak Remembered

When Don Morris Design was producing issues of Nick Jr. Magazine, Editor in Chief Freddi Greenberg hired author Else Holmelund Minarik to create a story called "Little Bear's New Friend," the first new addition to the beloved Little Bear children's... MORE

illustration

11.24.11posted by
Robert Newman

Happy Thanksgiving! 11 Illustrated New Yorker Thanksgiving Covers

The New Yorker has been publishing Thanksgiving covers for most of its history. But our favorites are the ones done since 1993, all art directed by Francois Mouly. Here are 10 of our favorites (plus one pre-93 cover by Saul... MORE

Cover of the Day

11.23.11posted by
The Editors

Cover of the Day, November 23, 2011

Welcome to The SPD Cover of the Day. We'll be posting our favorite covers every Monday and Wednesday. Stay tuned for the best and coolest magazine and newspaper covers, as selected by our stellar group of experts. Fortune India,... MORE

Cover of the Day

10.24.11posted by
The Editors

Cover of the Day, October 24, 2011

Respect

10.06.11posted by
Robert Newman

Steve Jobs Illustrations

Steve Jobs has been the inspiration for countless illustrated portraits over the years. Here are some of our favorites. If you've got more, let us know and we'll add them to the list.(Above): Illustration by Tsevis Visual Design, for Fortune.... MORE

illustration

10.05.11posted by
Robert Newman

Rolling Stone and the Art of the Record Review, Pt. 2: Senior Art Director Steven Charny

Rolling Stone senior art director Steven Charny is the guy responsible for assigning the lead record review illustration that appears in every issue of the magazine. Under the direction of RS art director Joe Hutchinson, Charny continues the long tradition... MORE

New Work

09.22.11posted by
The Editors

Fast Company's United States of Design Cover Challenge

Fast Company's October issue (and stand-alone app) is dedicated to their Masters of Design package, and features four special cover designs commissioned around the idea of "The United States of Design." Creative Director Florian Bachleda tells us more:The theme for... MORE

Three Question Interview

09.12.11posted by
Josh Klenert

John Kascht iPad App: "cutting edge meets old school"

Above & Beyond: John Kascht is the latest iPad app from Joe Zeff Design, featuring the well-known illustrator and his caricatures of celebrities and political figures. In the spirit of JZD's other storytelling apps -- Time's 9/11 anniversary, Above & Beyond:... MORE

New+Notable

05.18.11posted by
The Editors

SPD 45: The Design Annual For iPad

The Society of Publication Designers is proud to announce the debut of its first iPad app: SPD 45. This utility-based app is a enhanced companion to our 45th annual hardcover annual featuring the best in editorial design, photography and illustration in... MORE

New+Notable

04.29.11posted by
Robert Newman

Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time

Rolling Stone has just published The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, a high-quality rock 'n' roll bookazine packed with high-quality portrait illustration. Most of the illustrations in the bookazine previously appeared in two special issues of the magazine called... MORE

SPDWest

04.12.11posted by
The Editors

Speakeasy West: Love for Illustration's Unsung Heroes

Just a few weeks back we met up with our West Coast folks for a night of creative inspiration, fantastic Mexican food and, of course, a few cocktails. Thanks to the brilliant coordination of Charlie Hess, Carol Leflufy and Lisa... MORE

Life Outside of Work

04.07.11posted by
The Editors

Cocktails & Freebies: Tomorrow Night!

As a special treat, our friends at UPPERCASE have sent along copies of Work/Life 2, their new book celebrating illustration and illustrators from around the world, a great directory of new and upcoming talent, and we're lucky enough to have... MORE

SPDWest

03.24.11posted by
The Editors

Speakeasy West: Unsung Heroes of Illustration
Jim Heimann Introduces...

Tonight's the night at Smashbox: we're meeting a host of great unsung illustration talent, introduced by some of the great West Coast creatives who've picked them out as favorites. One of our presenters? Jim Heimann, Taschen's Executive Editor (or, as... MORE

SPDWest

03.23.11posted by
The Editors

Speakeasy West: Unsung Heroes of Illustration
Lou Beach Introduces...

Illustrations. Collages. Album covers. Stories. Lou Beach just about does it all, and at Thursday evening's SPD Speakeasy in LA at Smasbox West Hollywood, he's adding one more thing to his to-do list: introducing us to one of the Unsung... MORE

SPDWest

03.23.11posted by
The Editors

Speakeasy West: Unsung Heroes of Illustration
InJu Sturgeon Introduces...

The story goes that in 1990, InJu Sturgeon, then the UCLA Extension Creative Director, asked Paul Rand to design the cover of the upcoming winter quarter catalog -- and after some persuasion, he did. Their collaboration started a collection of assignments... MORE

SPDWest

03.22.11posted by
The Editors

Speakeasy West: Unsung Heroes of Illustration
Brian Rea Introduces...

Thursday night at Smashbox West Hollywood, we're meeting a host of great unsung illustration talent, introduced by some of the great creatives who've picked them out as favorites. One of those doing some introducing? Brian Rea, who's both art director... MORE

SPDWest

03.21.11posted by
The Editors

Speakeasy West: Unsung Heroes of Illustration
David Armario Introduces...

At Thursday evening's SPD Speakeasy in LA at Smasbox West Hollywood, our West Coast creatives will introduce some of the Unsung Heroes of Illustration. To meet their picks? You'll have to be there (so RSVP now!). But we thought the... MORE

SpeakEasy

03.02.11posted by
The Editors

SPDWest SpeakEasy: UNSUNG (Illustration) HEROES of the AMERICAN WEST

We hope you're in the LA area on Thursday, March 24th and can join us at Smashbox West Hollywood for another amazing gathering of the coolest creatives around, a night of Right Brain talent on the Left Coast, presented by... MORE

Results tagged “Illustration” from Speaker Series

SpeakEasy

03.02.11posted by
The Editors

Speakeasy West: Illustration's Unsung Heroes

We can't stay away! We hope you're in the LA area on Thursday, March 24th and can join us at Smashbox West Hollywood for another amazing gathering of the coolest creatives around, a night of Right Brain talent on the... MORE

Results tagged “Illustration” from Grids

SPOTS

02.09.11posted by
The Editors

See SPOTS. Win.

Every art director knows that sometimes the best work you can do in a day is to assign just the right illustrator for that possibly-impossible-to-describe assignment and getting back the perfect solution. "Spot" illustrations may be small in size, but... MORE