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illustration David Cowles' Black History Month illustrated portraits

02.23.10posted by
Robert Newman

David Cowles' Black History Month illustrated portraits

In honor of Black History Month, illustrator David Cowles has posted a gallery on his Facebook page of 28 portraits of noted African American activists, celebrities, and entertainers. It's a great collection of illustrations in a variery of styles, all... MORE
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Alternative Weeklies Great illustrated covers from the Santa Fe Reporter

02.15.10posted by
Robert Newman

Great illustrated covers from the Santa Fe Reporter

The Santa Fe Reporter is an alternative newsweekly in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The cover designer is Angela Moore, who has been working there since 2003. Formerly the art director, she now works from home doing just the Reporter covers.... MORE
Love Happy Valentine's Day from the New Yorker

02.10.10posted by
Robert Newman

Happy Valentine's Day from the New Yorker

A beautifully-designed Valentine's Day cover used to be an annual event for many magazines. Today, with the exception of an occasional women's service mag, Valentine's Day has almost disappeared from the newsstands. Thank goodness for The New Yorker, which has... MORE
Asked+Answered An Interview with GOOD Guy Brian Rea

11.05.09posted by
Tom O'Quinn

An Interview with GOOD Guy Brian Rea

I met illustrator/designer Brian Rea a couple of years ago when he did some cool illustrations for a special travel section in Bon Appétit. Recently, Brian was the guest art director for the award-winning GOOD magazine, "an entertaining magazine about... MORE
Appreciation Wilco as Design Resource

10.12.09posted by
Andrea Dunham

Wilco as Design Resource

I find the rock band Wilco's poster collection a handy resource for some of the most elegant, witty graphic fine-artists working today. Jeff Tweedy and Wilco, including Uncle Tupelo and the whole constellation of side-project bands associated with them, have... MORE
illustration From Nagel to Niemann

10.07.09posted by
Tom O'Quinn

From Nagel to Niemann

I recently visited the National Portrait Gallery in London which got me thinking about editorial portraits. In magazine design, more often than not, photography is the star of the show. But there are more great illustrators today than ever before,... MORE
Covers Upside down cover at BusinessWeek

09.30.09posted by
Robert Newman

Upside down cover at BusinessWeek

This week's BusinessWeek cover is a classic design by art director Andrew Horton and illustrator Christoph Niemann, using the right-side-up/upside down approach. That got us thinking about other magazines that have designed covers in this format. Here are four more... MORE
Found Objects Cool Hunting

09.29.09posted by
Tom O'Quinn

Cool Hunting

When I was 9 years old, my uncle gave me a stamp collector's starter kit. I remember this moment clearly because it was the first time I was introduced to graphic design, and although I didn't know it at the time,... MORE
New Work Popular Mechanics: Illustrations

06.29.09posted by
The Editors

Popular Mechanics: Illustrations

How do you come up with strong visual infographic solutions for such diverse articles as "Marine Minesweepers," "Volcano Watchers" and "Backyard Digital Playground"?
 
Hire great illustrators! 

In the July issue of Popular Mechanics, they got to do just that -- read... MORE
Covers The New Yorker Meets the iPhone

05.26.09posted by
The Editors

The New Yorker Meets the iPhone

In a twist on the debate about bringing magazines into the digital world, The New Yorker features a cover this week from Jorge Colombo created entirely on the artist's iPhone with the brushes app. More background over at The New... MORE
Medal Finalists Illustration Awards: Story

04.22.09posted by
The Archivists

Illustration Awards: Story

Plenty of love so far for illustration, and the Medal Finalists here representing the best of Illustration: Story show why: a huge variety in the work, covering the personal profile, the sociological investigations (no babies? ladies partaking? are these related??),... MORE
Medal Finalists Illustration Awards: Single Page or Spread

04.22.09posted by
The Archivists

Illustration Awards: Single Page or Spread

Always big fans of illustration, and there's more great work here again in the Illustration: Single Page or Spread category of Medal Finalists. Take a peek after the jump at the big, gorgeous spreads that drew the most attention during... MORE
Medal Finalists Illustration Awards: Information Graphics

04.21.09posted by
The Archivists

Illustration Awards: Information Graphics

We've kind of got an illustration-love theme started this week, so we figured it was the perfect time to keep it going by bringing you some of the Medal Finalists in the Illustration categories, starting with Information Graphics.Again, a group... MORE
SPOTS Catch SPOTS Fever

04.20.09posted by
The Editors

Catch SPOTS Fever

Have you got SPOTS? We do. "Spot" illustrations may be small in size, but they play an enormous role in the world of publication design. Measuring no more than 5 x 6 inches, a spot much catch readers' eyes, draw... MORE

Results tagged “illustration” from Winners 2008

Merit Awards The New York Times Magazine

04.18.09posted by
emilyk

The New York Times Magazine

Editor-In-Chief Gerry Marzorati... MORE
Merit Awards 02138

04.18.09posted by
Emily Smith

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Merit Awards The New York Times Magazine

04.18.09posted by
emilyk

The New York Times Magazine

Editor-In-Chief Gerry Marzorati... MORE
Merit Awards The New York Times Magazine

04.18.09posted by
emilyk

The New York Times Magazine

Editor-In-Chief Gerry Marzorati... MORE

Results tagged “illustration” from Grids

Inspiration Layer Tennis: Friday Afternoon Diversion

04.10.09posted by
Emily Smith

Layer Tennis: Friday Afternoon Diversion

If, like me, you've come to work only to discover you're the only even in today on the floor, you might be interested in a little creative break this afternoon--if yes, why not check out the Layer Tennis match that... MORE
New Work Eddie Guy

03.03.09posted by
The Editors

Eddie Guy

Keeping in mind that tonight is our Do It With Illustration: Under the Influence with Today's Most Arresting Illustrators panel at FIT, a little New Work today from illustrator Eddie Guy, who's been trying out some new tricks of the... MORE