Ours is an online world
Illustration for Harvard Magazine about the internet of things. Companies are finding ways to enhance their products with online features. Jennifer Carling, AD.
Tribes opens this Friday at Emergency Lab (Hong Kong)
This Friday at 7:30 is the big opening for Tribes, and exhibit with Aya Kakeda, Jonathan Jay Lee and myself. We each will be showing a series of pieces along with various products ranging from greeting cards to custom furniture based on the art. Christopher Lau is the owner/curator for Emergency Lab who was generous enough to produce the show.
There will be a DJ opening night so it should be a fun time for all. Please come and check out the show if you’re in Hong Kong.
Exhibit: Tribes at Emergency Lab, Hong Kong July 24 – Aug 18
Aya Kakeda, Jonathan Jay Lee and I will have an exhibit at Emergency Lab in Hong Kong from July 24th to September 18th, 2015. The theme is “Tribes” and each of us will feature work as well as various products for sale ranging from cards to furniture based on the art. The three of us make for an interesting mix of artists so I’m looking forward to seeing how it pulls together for a show. Opening night will have a DJ and rooftop party. Apparently openings in Hong Kong are more of a happening so it should be a good time for all. More details to come and if you’re in Hong Kong, please come and say hi on opening night or check out the show.
Tribes: An exhibition with James Yang, Aya Kakeyda, and Jonathan Jay Lee. Friday July 24th – September 18th, 2015, Emergency Lab, 3/F +4/F. 506-508 Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
Needles
Big data seems to be s subject clients are calling with this year. Smith Alumae Quarterly Magazine had an assignment about students having an interest in the emerging field of data science and the extraction of data. Ronn Campisi is a long term client and he made the assignment even more fun by letting me pick the sketch I wanted to develop for the final. I decided to develop an image with a grid of floating balls. Ronn said he would have picked the same image after receiving the art. It’s nice to know great minds think alike :-p
Couple of days later I posted this image from a color theory book seen at the Met’s Watson Library on Instagram. Ronn saw it and joked this was exactly what I had submitted for him.
No man is an island
A friend who is a personal asset manager at Goldman Sachs once said she would hire someone to manage her portfolio. I was surprised and asked why since she does this for a living. She said it is difficult to invest wisely when you’re emotionally involved. By coincidence SooJin Buzelli called with a story about investors feeling better prepared when they have an advisor. Since investing is an alien concept for many, what better metaphor than outer space? It also doesn’t hurt that outer space is fun to explore as an illustrator. Thanks to SooJin for the assignment and my friend for words of advice.
Good hands
This series is for LifeHealthPro for AD Mary Shaub was for a feature about 4 areas where annuities could grow. The assignment was originally a full page with 4 hands showing icons for different customers but Mary later decided having 4 individual illustrations would be better. I was more than happy with the decision and felt a series was the stronger direction.
7 selected for 3×3 Illustration Annual No. 12 (part1)
Great news from 3×3 Magazine’s Pro Show this year. 7 of my entries were merit award winners and will be published in 3×3 Illustration Annual No. 12. It is an embarrassment of good news and I am thankful for the many creatively rewarding assignments last year. Since I would like to give the winning entries their proper due, they will be posted over the next couple posts.
Much thanks to Charles Hively and the judges for the exciting news.
Let’s start with the winning entries for editorial:
1) Editorial series for Scientific American Magazine about the structure of language. Patti Nemoto, AD.
2) Editoral, single: Illustration for PlanSponsor Magazine about taking care of the small details. SooJin Buzelli, AD
3) Editorial, single. Illustration for the New York Times about steadying a marriage after a layoff. Fred Norgaard AD
