by James Yang | Apr 30, 2013 | blog
Who knew that a magazine for financial planners would be one of most fun for creating ideas? This is what AD SooJin Buzelli has created at PlanSponsor magazine. One thing you do not have to do when working for her is limit yourself to ideas for an assignment. This...
by James Yang | Apr 23, 2013 | blog, projects
Morningstar Advisor Magazine is a favorite client for many illustrators. When you are hired, they are using you to be the look for the issue. You are assigned a cover, spread and 4 sections in the magazine, usually with a theme tying the issue together. Risk was the...
by James Yang | Apr 16, 2013 | blog
Part of a series for Morningstar Advisor about looking for opportunities in uncertain times. With news this week that gold investors were panicking upon learning the price of gold can move violently down, some investors are wondering if the baby had been thrown out...
by James Yang | Apr 9, 2013 | blog
It is always fun when Morningstar Advisor calls for an assignment. They commission several articles including the cover on a theme so you have a chance to develop a series of illustrations. Alex Skoirchet called for the April May issue for a series dedicated to...
by James Yang | Apr 3, 2013 | blog
Wine is one subject I wished I knew more about. My vocabulary for describing wine is simply “like” or “not like” to describe the experience. When Fred Norgaard requested an illustration for the New York Times dining section about the labels we...
