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Illustration Portfolio Review

Illustrators! Join us for the 1st Annual SPD Illustration Portfolio Review. Virtually share your portfolio with top Design Directors & Visual Creatives from an assortment of publications and brands who are looking for new talent. They want to see your work!

Many thanks to Illustration Portfolio Review Co-Chairs Jeff Glendenning, Creative Director, Brand Identity, The New York Times, Trevett McCandliss, Creative Director, Earnshaw's and Footwear Plus, and Yuko Shimizu, Illustrator and Educator, for organizing.

Thursday, July 9th, 2020
10:00AM - 1:00PM EST  |   2:00PM - 5:00PM EST
(Zoom Meeting details will be provided a day before the event)

Registration closes on Friday, July 3rd at 5PM EST.

SPD sets the standard for editorial excellence. This is your opportunity to put your best portfolio forward and talk to industry leaders online. Reviewers include: Adidas, Airbnb, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, Bon Appétit, The California Sunday Magazine, Casper, Chronicle, GQ, Mother, New York Magazine, The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine Labs, The New Yorker, Nike, Pentagram, Scholastic, Spotify, and Warby Parker.

Spots are limited. No refunds.

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  • 3 online reviews, 15 minutes each = $150 (1 hour)

  • 6 onine reviews, 15 minutes each = $250 (2 hours)

  • 9 online reviews, 15 minutes each = $350 (3 hours)

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Reviewer Schedule

Your reviewer preferences are just that; in other words, they are not guaranteed. Reviewers are assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis and are subject to change. No refunds.

Morning Session (10AM-1PM)

Adidas: Chrissie Abbott, Senior Creative, Adidas Originals

AIGA Eye On Design / The New York Times: Tala Safie, Designer / Art Director

The Atlantic: Caroline Smith, Design Director

Barron’s: Chris Mihal, Design Director

Bloomberg Businessweek: Chris Nosenzo, Creative Director

Breed London: Olivia Triggs, Founder

The California Sunday Magazine / Pop-Up Magazine: Annie Jen, Art Director

Casper: Justin LaFontaine, Brand Design Director

Casper: Christa Seta, Senior Brand Designer

Esquire: Dragos Lemnei, Consulting Art Director

Fast Company: Chelsea Schiff, Associate Art Director

The Foundry at Meredith: Leslie Xia, Art Director

GQ: Simon Abranowicz, Art Director

Hearst Made: My Food and Family: Grace Martinez, Art Director

Heart Agency: Helen Osborne, Director

Knopf Doubleday: John Gall, SVP, Creative Director

National Geographic: Marianne Seregi, Design Director

The New York Times: Rodrigo Honeywell, Art Director

The New York Times: Paul Jean, Art Director

The New York Times: Minh Uong, Visual Director

The New York Times Magazine: Ben Grandgenett, Art Director

Nike: Jason Sfetko, Senior Designer

OH-SO Magazine: Rob Hewitt, Founder

Parents: Emily Furlani, Art Director

Pentagram: Shigeto Akiyama, Associate Partner

Priest + Grace: Grace Lee, Principal & Creative Director

Priest + Grace: Robert Priest, Principal & Creative Director

Rodrigo Corral Design / Farrar Straus and Giroux: Rodrigo Corral, Partner & Creative Director / Creative Director

Scholastic Inc.: Lee Berresford, Art Director

Scientific American: Michael Mrak, Creative Director

Independent Creative (formerly The New Republic): Siung Tjia, Design Director

Afternoon Session (2PM-5PM)

Airbnb: Kristen Spilman, Design Director

Asia Pacific Offset: Francesca Messina, Creative Director & Sales Associate

Bloomberg Markets: Josef Reyes, Design Director

Bon Appétit: Chris Cristiano, Design Director

Chronicle Books: Amelia May Mack, Art Director, Children's

Columbia University’s Columbia Magazine: Len Small, Art Director

Dwell: Penny Blatt, Design Director

HarperCollins: Dave Curtis, Senior Designer, Children's Books

Hearst / Area of Practice / Parsons: Cybele Grandjean, Product Design Director: Content Experience / Partner / Part-Time Faculty

Hugo and Marie: Mario Hugo, Partner & Creative Director

Metaleap Creative: Alyssa Chavez, Senior Designer

Men’s Health: Jamie Prokell, Creative Director

Mother Design: Mark Sloan, Head of Design

New York Magazine: Tom Alberty, Design Director

New York Magazine / Vox: Kristina DiMatteo, Sr. Design Director Vox Brand Design

The New York Times: Jeff Glendenning, Creative Director, Brand Identity

The New York Times Mag Labs: Deb Bishop, Art Director

The New Yorker: Sebit Min, Art Director

Omnivore: Karen Hsu, Founding Partner

Point Five: Alissa Levin, Creative Director

Popular Science: Katie Belloff, Art Director

Rapp Art: Nancy Moore, Artists' Agent

Spotify: Tina Snow Le, Senior Art Director

Warby Parker: Mara Isip, Senior Art Director

Independent Creative (formerly RoAndCo): Victoria Herrera, Graphic Designer & Art Director

 

 

Your reviewer preferences are just that; in other words, they are not guaranteed. Reviewers are assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis and are subject to change. No refunds.


THE FINE PRINT:
Space is limited so RSVP today! Your reviewer preferences are just that; in other words, they are not guaranteed. Reviewers are assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis and are subject to change. The earlier you RSVP, the better chance you have of getting your top choice. No refunds.