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May 15, 2012
The eyes have it
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There are loyal clients and there are LOYAL clients. The Chronicle of Higher Education is one of the first publications to hire me in 1984 and we have consistently worked together ever since. Illustration about the reluctance of trustees to … Continue reading
May 8, 2012
Gone in five seconds
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It is amazing how many reputations have been tarnished with the “what was he/she thinking” tweet that has to be taken back after many apologies. Illustration for American Federation of Teachers teaching students to take five seconds before they tweet … Continue reading
May 1, 2012
Shake rattle and roll
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The word of the moment seems to be crowd. Whether it’s crowd funding or crowd sourcing, everybody wants to join or access a crowd. Illustration for Alchemy Magazine about the trend for companies to bypass the major institutions in favor … Continue reading
April 24, 2012
Evil is as evil does
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Don’t be evil seems like a simple goal. Apparently it becomes harder when you’re a tech company and your goal is world domination. Art Director Minh Uong threw out the idea a robot could be a great metaphor for the … Continue reading
April 17, 2012
How to succeed in business by really trying
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Series of illustrations for Computerworld magazine’s annual job survey issue. The big takeaway is work is picking up but people have to work a lot harder. April Montgomery, AD.
April 10, 2012
Mortgage in a bottle
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Strangest news these days is buyers buying houses by the hundreds. I guess it is always good to stock up. Illustration for Community Associates about buying houses in bulk. Mark Mavillia, AD
April 3, 2012
You say tomato
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Sheryl Dermawan, AD at the Wall St Journal called and mentioned my different characters and asked how I chose characters. I told her the idea dictates the character. She said she loved my circle and squared headed guys and had … Continue reading
March 27, 2012
Back to work
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Interesting how certain subjects will come across my desk. I have had a few projects lately discussing the health of jobs in the current economy. Illustration for the Washington Post for a special section describing job growth by sector. Meredith … Continue reading
March 20, 2012
The right thing
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The latest episode of This American Life with a retraction of the Mike Daisy Foxconn story was captivating radio as Ira Glass and Rob Schmitz confront Daisy about the facts. Ironically, it was more compelling than the original story. Illustration … Continue reading
March 15, 2012
Smaller the better
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Streamlining is the theme this year at the Yang household after spending a month in Hong Kong. Living in a smaller space makes you realize life is cluttered with stuff you don’t need and there are smarter ways to do … Continue reading
March 6, 2012
Round and Round
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Basketball fever has hit New York with the Knicks finally being watchable thanks to a Chinese-American Harvard educated point guard and the team buying into the pass- first ethic. Promo illustrations for Zanimation about the NCAA basketball tournament known as … Continue reading
February 28, 2012
If you could see what I see
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For some reason, countries always think they have to come up with solutions by themselves. A better way is to borrow the best ideas from other countries that work. Illustration for PlanSponsor Magazine about borrowing the best ideas from around … Continue reading
February 21, 2012
Pieces of you
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Not sure when people became brands instead of humans, but we’re living it and you better figure it out. Illustration for Tufts Magazine about building your personal brand. Margot Grisar, AD.
February 14, 2012
Grass is greener
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Illustration for the Wall St Jounal about companies that reward top employees by letting them switch jobs with other employees to broaden perspective. Dan Smith, AD
February 7, 2012
Why is it always me
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Fun assignment since we all live in a Larry David world. Illustration for PlanSponsor magazine about fiduciary duty. In other words, it is an article about who gets the blame when things go wrong. SooJin Buzelli, AD