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Work Showcase: Utöka
WORK SHOWCASE: Utöka This week, the Directory of Illustration highlights work from Utöka, represented by António Adrião Artist Representative (AAARep). THE WORK Illustrator: Utöka Client: Integer Group Project: Mountain Train Agent: AAA Rep FROM THE ARTIST: "When Coors came out with its TV Spot “Coors Light Train” it was a big hit. Because of this, they wanted to create an accompanying Point of Sale and POP experience. We had to remodel the train from TV footage to make a higher res version. After making [...]
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Wild Turkey Bourbon Illustrated by Steven Noble
Steven Noble was commissioned by Pearlfisher, a strategic creative and brand design agency based in London and New York, to render the new updated illustration for Wild Turkey Bourbon in [...]
Growbot Game
Level 2 is complete and almost ready to be play tested. The game takes about an hour to play so far and I'm about half way through 🙂 Here are [...]
Arches National Park in Moab, UT
Thanksgiving weekend trip to Moab and several hikes in Arches National Park. This is a view at the end of a short hike called "Park Avenue". Some recent rain left [...]
Spotlight on Peter McDonnell: Xicato Man Dazzles the Crowds at Lightfair 2015
Peter McDonnell was approached to design and create a powerful series of illustrations for Xicato's innovative trade show booth after the client saw his work in the Directory of Illustration. His characters [...]
Eric Larsen Artwork: William & Mary Alumni Magazine
Eric Larsen recently completed a series of clever conceptual illustrations for William & Mary Alumni Magazine to accompany three separate stories that will appear in their Winter issue. Eric says, [...]
Jim Starr for Equity Risk Partners
Jim Starr was approached by Morgan McDowell from Wonacott Communications in Chicago after seeing his work in the printed Directory of Illustration to produce a series of illustrations for Equity Risk Partners. [...]
Barnes & Noble Tribeca Store Mural
Tribeca Barnes & Noble Facade Mural by Greg NewboldLast spring, I was approached by Barnes and Noble about creating a full front facade window mural for their Tribeca, New York [...]
Christmas Colouring Book (printable) available now
A little later than I’d hoped, but I’ve finished my Christmas colouring book and it’s now available from my Etsy store. Jam-packed with 25 festive Christmassy designs to keep you [...]
Allen Garns: The Tomb Robber and King Tut
Allen Garns was commissioned by Denise Cronin, VP of Creative at Viking Books for Children, to illustrate a book about a boy living in the Valley of Kings at the [...]
World Illustration Awards 2016 Call for Entries Now Open
Image © The Beekeeper by Dan Des Eynon For four decades, the Association of Illustrators has presented the most comprehensive and significant awards for illustration in the UK. This year, after [...]
Award-Winning Illustrations for Mother’s Polish by Peter Bollinger
After seeing his work on directoryofillustration.com, O'Leary & Partners hired Peter Bollinger, represented by Shannon Associates to illustrate a series of ads for Mother's Polish. Peter received a gold and [...]
Paris/Time
I got a call from Andree Kahlmorgan at Time on Tuesday, while the world was still reeling from this attack. Time was / is doing a piece on the effect [...]
Beautiful Autumn near Batiquitos Lagoon and Moonlight Beach- Encinitas, CA
Onshore winds- Seabluffe- Leucadia, CABatiquitos Lagoon Inlet/ Highway 101, CADusk at Moonlight Beach, Encinitas, CAEucalyptus and Palm- Batiquitos Lagoon, CA
Hannah Davies Illustrates the Definitive Guide to Mudras
Illustration Web artist Hannah Davies recently completed a series of illustrations commissioned by Watkins Publishing for a new health and wellness book entitled, Mudras for Modern Life. The book aims to [...]
Robert L. Prince: Fortune 500 Annual Report
After seeing his artwork in the Directory of Illustration Robert L. Prince was commissioned to create a series of ads for a Fortune 500 company. He could barely finish the project before they [...]
Niki Fisher Illustrates Pertinent World Events for Monocle Magazine
Illustration Room artist Niki Fisher was recently commissioned by Monocle Magazine to create a series of clean, stylized editorial illustrations depicting pertinent world events for the magazine's Briefing Pages. About Niki [...]
Forty Years
It's been a while since I posted anything here- it's been a busy year, and often, at the end of the day, I'd rather just go outside and play. Last [...]
Southern Living Community Cookbook Illustrations by Sara Mulvanny
Time Inc. commissioned Agency Rush artist Sara Mulvanny to create the cover and 55 interior illustrations for The Southern Living Community Cookbook seen below. Sara now regularly illustrates recipe features [...]
Society of Illustrators Los Angeles Presents Illustration West 54
Image: Goñi Montes, Richard Solomon Artists Representative Join the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles on Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 5119 Eagle Rock Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90041 for the [...]