Bostonia Magazine: Fall reading
Fall reading lists for Bostonia Magazine. Ronn Campisi, AD. Ronn has been an early supporter of my work and it’s a great experience to work with him. He is an Art Director’s art director.
Deadline for Society of Illustrators annual 60 extended
What a relief. The deadline to enter for Society of Illustrator’s 60th annual has been extended to November 1. It’s been an insane last week and was resigned to missing the competition this year. It would have been even more ironic since I did one of the gifs for the show.
Habitat Magazine: 100 percent guarantee
Habitat Magazine has turned into a fun client. AD Chad Townsend called with cover and feature about the rule many cable companies have requiring everyone in the building subscribe to cable service in order to have cable service wired into buildings. An idea of “counting” who is on board seemed like a fun way to catch the idea. It was a nice surprise to see how Chad designed the spread.
Parents Magazine: Everything is mine
Parents Magazine is one of my favorite clients, they are fans of illustration and I love a lot of the illustrators who work for Parents so it’s always a good day when AD Emily Furlani calls. She had a great series to illustrate about why toddlers suddenly become very possessive. Their sense of self is developing and possessions imprint themselves into their sense of identity. I am sure my mom was driving nuts when I went through this period so it was easy to come up with ideas about a toddler’s sense of “me”. Much thanks to Parents and Emily for a fun project
Time Magazine: Retirement
Illustration for Time Magazine about the stock market and those near retirement age. With markets at all time highs it is time to get out? Chelsea Kardokus, AD. AD Martin Gee called and is a friend of mine so it’s always a good day when a friend calls to collaborate. The main idea was deciding between the risk “jumping” for more gains when you already have significant gains in the market. Since people are living longer, a lot of assumptions about retirement planning are being rethought.
Thinking High, Thinking Low
S+B Magazine has become one of my favorite clients. We have a great relationship and they are very open to suggestions. They needed an illustration about the dynamics of Low and High problem solving which is similar to right or left brain dominance. Low problem solving deals with the nuts and bolts of the problem while high problem solving deals with the big picture. A meditative image which also echoed a diagram was my solution and I was thrilled when the editors approved the idea. Much thanks to AD Laura Eitzen for the great assignment.
Washington Post: Siblings
Cover for the Washington Post’s Local Living section about the challenge of having your children live in harmony. Art director: Victoria Fogg. Who doesn’t love a good sibling rivalry?
Here’s the actual cover:
