Figma, Jimmy Simpson, January 2026
/Illustrator: Jimmy Simpson
Client: Figma. Art Direction: Maria Chimi
Happy New Year from SPD!
/Illustration: Inma Hortas - inloho.com / @inlohographics
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026!
The global creative community of SPD wishes you a wonderful year ahead.
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Art Direction: Dian Holton
Happy Holidays fom SPD!
/This year we are celebrating with the amazing work of the Illustrator Dan Woodger!
For The Sunday Times Magazine
For The Sunday Times Magazine
Happy Halloween from SPD!
/This year we’re celebrating with the work of Illustrator and Designer, Chris Koehler!
Chris Koehler, Halloween, Art Direction by Chris Koehler
Chris Koehler, Halloween, Hero Complex Gallery, Art Direction by Adam Smasher and Tim Caballero
Chris Koehler, Halloween, Art Direction by Chris Koehler
Chris Koehler, Halloween, Hero Complex Gallery, Art Direction by Adam Smasher and Tim Caballero
Kaplan's Plot Poster, Jess Rotter, July 2025
/Illustrator: Jess Rotter
Art Direction: Jason Diamond and Jess Rotter
Jess Rotter created this stunning promotional poster for Jason Diamond’s upcoming debut novel, Kaplan’s Plot, on Flatiron Books. The limited edition, signed poster will be available when you pre-order the book from select indie bookstores. We absolutely love it!
4th of July Stickers, Damian Orellana, July 2025
/Illustrator: Damian Orellana
Happy 4th of July from SPD 😎❤️
/Illustrator: Zack Rock
Illustrator: Lexi Baboukis
Illustrator: Michael Jacobsen
Client: Artful Living Magazine
Art Direction: Margaret Cooper
Illustrator: Violeta Encarnación
Client: New York Communities for Change
Art Direction: Kevin Rabinovich
Illustrator: MacKenzie Shaughnessy
Illustrator: Kate Bingaman-Burt
Illustrator: Viktor Lighton
Illustrator: Scott Anderson
Client: Miami New Times
Art Direction: Kristin Bjornsen
Illustrator: Ali Mac
Little White Lies, María Jesús Contreras, June 2025
/Illustrator: María Jesús Contreras
Art Director:Laurène Boglio
Editor: David Jenkins
María Jesús Contreras illustrated this beautiful cover for Little White Lies Magazine inspired by Wes Anderson’s new film The Phoenician Scheme. We love it!!
Grand Journal, Lia Strasser, June 2025
/Illustrator: Lia Strasser
Lia Strasser is a figurative illustrator and painter whose work often explores the sensual, surreal, and emotionally rich landscapes of human connection. Her recent illustration for Grand Journal accompanies Myles Zavelo’s Michael’s Marriages captures this spirit with evocative detail and narrative depth. Lia’s work has appeared in The New Yorker and other literary publications, and she continues to explore the intersections of eroticism, identity, and storytelling through both commissioned and personal work.
Design Director: David Gray
Aaron Hicklin is the editor and chief of Grand Journal, a biannual literary magazine showcasing fiction, essays, poetry, and visual art. He is also the founder and director of the Deep Water Literary Festival, a three-day celebration of literature, art, music, and ideas held annually in Narrowsburg, NY—on the Delaware River.
Grand Journal is available at Casa Magazines in New York City, One Grand in Narrowsburg, New York, and select independent bookstores world-wide. Visit grandjournal.net for more information.
4 Illustrations, Lars Leetaru, May 2025
/Illustrator: Lars Leetaru
“I try to find the seed of the story and grow an illustration out of it. I like that each time it’s a journey, and hopefully surprising and illuminating to me and the person who sees it.” -Lars Leetaru
"Let It Grow" Publication: Plansponsor
Art director: SooJin Buzelli
"Inside the $621 Million Legal Battle for the 'Soul of the Internet’" Publication: Rolling Stone
Art director: Toby Fox
"Take-Down in Terre Haute – How a Crusading Suffragist Helped Expose a Citywide Conspiracy in 1914 – and Set a New Precedent for Fair Elections" Publication: Smithsonian Magazine
Art directors: Robert Priest & Grace Lee, and Maria Keehan
"Wrestling With a Dragon” Publication: Dartmouth Alumni Magazine
Art Director: Wendy McMillan
BBC Science Focus, Jon Krause, May 2025
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“I thought Pinocchio displaying some tell tale signals of lying would make for a great way to depict this idea, so I mirrored the shape of his nose with his itchy finger.” -Jon Krause
The Pennsylvania Gazette, Gérard DuBois, May 2025
/Illustrator: Gérard DuBois
Publication: The Pennsylvania Gazette
Art Director: Catherine Gontarek
“As soon as I read the article, Justin McDaniel’s Literature for Life, about a professor who asked his students only to read, I knew I wanted to illustrate it.” -Gérard DuBois
Happy Valentine’s Day from SPD ❤️💐
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Illustrator: Cindy Lau
Illustrator: Chris Gural
Illustrator: Brian Lutz
Illustrator: Lia Strasser
Illustrator: Miriam Martincic
Illustrator: Adolfo Valle
Illustrator: Anthony Russo
Illustrator: Dallin Orr
Illustrator: Dawn XT Yang
Los Angeles Times, Laura Salafia, February 2025
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Laura Salafia created this illustration for the LA Times awards magazine, The Envelope, for an article by Chris Vognar titled, “Two giant films poke at our current society. Is it on purpose?” The article centers around two current movies: Gladiator II and Wicked. Chris Vognar writes: A strongman ruler practices the fine political art of divide and conquer, insisting on loyalty at all costs. Except he says the quiet part out loud: ‘The best way to bring folks together is to give them a good enemy.” Vogner finds intriguing parallels between our current political landscape in the US with the movies Gladiator II and Wicked.
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. Through Portraits
/Illustrator: Robert Carter
“An inspiration to myself and countless others. I felt moved to paint his portrait. ‘I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.’ - Martin Luther King Jr. Words by which I try (but am not always successful) to adhere.” -Robert Carter
Illustrator: Sam Singh
Illustrator: Laura Salafia
“My portrait celebrating the life of the inspirational Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We need to keep his words alive and fight the good fight. It’s more important than ever to remember what he fought for and the wise words he inspired us with. Even in the darkest of days, there is hope.” - Laura Salafia
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” -Martin Luther King Jr.
Illustrator: David Elmo Cooper
Illustrator: Taylor Callery
Cover illustration for Naperville / Chicago Magazine || Living Legacy - Celebrating the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech to the North Central College community, a pivotal event in the ongoing work of Naperville residents at the forefront of the city's civil rights crusade.
Publish Date: November 2020
Art Direction: Haleigh Brown
Illustrator: Taylor Callery
"It was an absolute honor to be given the opportunity to illustrate one of the greatest humans of all time, who also happens to be a hero of mine. His actions and words have resinated with me for a very long time and have inspired me to pursue social, civil, and human rights as a subject matter close to my heart within my work as a professional illustrator." -Taylor Callery
Illustrator: Brian Lutz
Illustrator: Keith Henry Brown
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” -Martin Luther King Jr.
Art used in picture book Because of You, John Lewis
by Andrea Pinkney
Illustrated by Keith H. Brown, Scholastic Books. 2023
“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” -Martin Luther King Jr.
Three Posters, Akiko Stehrenberger, January 2025
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Dune: Part Two
Illustrator: Akiko Stehrenberger
www.akikomatic.com
“I wanted my ‘Dune: Part Two’ poster to be a part two to my first poster (second slide on Akiko’s IG), creating a seamless continuation the way the two films are. While the first film felt more quiet and suspenseful leading up to the second, Part Two had more destruction and action while introducing us to Feyd-Rautha, arch nemesis to Paul Atreides.” -Akiko Stehrenberger
Art Director: Akiko Stehrenberger
Poster originally released through CODA curated by Ken Hashimoto Harman, Rob Jones and Jenni Jones for Legendary Films
The Last Showgirl
Illustrator: Akiko Stehrenberger
www.akikomatic.com
“Super excited about ‘The Last Showgirl’ releasing in theaters Friday (1/8/25), staring Pamela Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista and more, directed by Gia Coppola.” -Akiko Stehrenberger
Art Director: Akiko Stehrenberger
A Complete Unknown
Illustrator: Akiko Stehrenberger
www.akikomatic.com
“Couldn’t resist updating Milton Glaser’s iconic 1966 Dylan poster.” -Akiko Stehrenberger
Art Director: Akiko Stehrenberger
The New Yorker, Wesley Allsbrook, January 2025
/Illustration for The Weekend Essay
Writing as Transformation: Words and phrases came from nowhere; I rarely had any sense of what they meant or to what context they belonged.
By Louise Glück
Illustrator: Wesley Allsbrook
www.wesleyallsbrook.com
Art Director: Nicholas Konrad
“If you make things without knowing who or what is moving your hand and you've never had the privilege of reading Louise Glück, please consider this essay (or have your friend with a subscription export you a PDF?). She's a joy, and like with sculpture, you have to walk all the way around each piece to see how her forms fit together. With even more authority since she's left us to our busy lives, Glück seems almost able to prove that art can save us from the voices that harangue us, as surely as the act of making art is a secret communion.” -Wesley Allsbrook
Les Echos Week-End, James Yates, December 2024
/Vin et champagne : nos meilleures bouteilles pour les fêtes
Illustrator: James Yates
www.jameswyates.com
Art Director: Alice Lagarde
Publication Date: 12/13/24
“It was such an honor working with Alice on these illustrations for Les Echos’ annual wine and champagne recs. There’s nothing better than getting to illustrate topics you really care about - which, I guess for me, means wine and Christmas.” -James Yates
United States Postal Service, Dale Stephanos, December 2024
/Upcoming 2025 Betty White Stamp
Illustrator: Dale Stephanos
https://www.dalesillustration.com/
Art Director: Greg Breeding
Betty White likeness Based on photo by Kwaku Alston
“It’s been amazing and humbling to see the overwhelmingly positive reception the announcement of the stamp has received. The AP put it perfectly, writing, ‘The United States postal Service has figured out a way to bring a bitterly divided nation together.” -Dale Stephanos
Adobe Photoshop, Guillermo Flores Pacheco, November 2024
/Illustrator: Guillermo Flores Pacheco, https://www.instagram.com/orbehstudio
Managing Creative Director: Kendall Plant
Senior Creative Director: John Caponi
Art Director: Morgan McManus
Art Director: Zoey Gassner
Principal Marketing Program Manager: Deb Fant
Senior Marketing Program Manager: Shannon Judkins
