To create a recent portrait of Amy Winehouse, artist Liz Lomax employed drawing, sculpting, painting, powdering, set design, lighting and photography. And Brillo pads.
Marie Antoinette never said her infamous line 'Let them eat cake.' Think Anne Boleyn had six fingers? One of her biographers said she had 'an extra nail.' A nail isn’t a finger. There's more, much more.
Out of nearly 4,000 illustration entries, 3x3 Magazine has finally narrowed it down to the top 200 illustrations to be exhibited in their 5th annual competition.
Typeface designer Mark Simonson created 'Felt Tip Woman' based on the handwriting of graphic designer Patricia Thompson. Here's how that font got its quirky name.
"This was a difficult project for me," says artist Alan Witschonke, "because I challenged myself to develop a new style specifically for this book, based on the art of the Mughal Empire."
Karen Greenberg: "They did two spreads on me (although it's in Chinese) and I am among great company here. Stefan Sagmeister is in it, as well as Carin Goldberg, Mirko Ilic, Jeff Moores, and Tom Nick Cocotos. It's quite exciting!"
For the past year, Israeli artist Einat Peled was tapped to create drawings for a book celebrating the 10th anniversary of Manta Ray, one of the hottest waterfront restaurants in Tel Aviv.
Chuck Gonzales illustrated a series of wordless books by Think It Ink It Publishing. The books are offered online and at the Whitney Museum, both as a writing kit to encourage children to write creatively and as a custom hardcover book.
The Society of Illustrators 2008 awards for advertising, institutional and uncommissioned work won’t be given out until March 28, but Stephen Savage gave us a heads up about winning Gold for his needlepoint portrait of Steven Heller.
'After Birth' is up February 15th through March 16. The opening reception is on February 15th, from 7-9 pm at Jack the Pelican Presents, 487 Driggs, Brooklyn, NY.
Time's Annual Mind & Body Special Issue features cover art by illustrator Lou Brooks. The cover headline - "The Science of Romance" - refers to the main feature of the special issue, which deals with the molecular dynamics of sexual attraction.
Theispot.com, which links designers to stock and assignment illustration, just unveiled its new site design. It features more and better ways to search portfolios and stock, including by multiple keywords, artist’s name and most recent uploads; plus
This show is the expression of over 60 of the top graphic artists and illustrators working in the United States and abroad whose anguish has compelled them to produce works that challenge the self-destructive ignorance, indifference, incompetence an