Author Archives: James Yang

This is Joey. This is Jet. They got good news.

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It has been a while since I have thought about the Joey and Jet series since the last book was published in 2006. Recently I heard good news from Simon and Schuster about both books. “Joey and Jet” , which … Continue reading

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It’s a man’s world

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Illustration for the Wall Street Journal about the huge disparity between men and women on corporate boards. Dan Smith,

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School daze

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Funny how life works. Late last year illustrator extraordinaire Hanuka Tomer and I were catching up at an opening. Hanuka is a former student of mine and was chastising me for not teaching the last few years. This left me … Continue reading

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Feast and famine

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Cover for Jewish Action magazine for a feature about the new reality in the world economy. As you can tell, the article predicts hard times. Yocheved Lefkovits, AD.

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Inside eye

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This seemed appropriate as many people look forward to a fresh start for the New Year. Illustration for Residential Architect Magazine about using both sides of your brain to run a successful business. Pete Morelewicz, AD  

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Have a ball

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Happy holidays from Planet Yang. Hopefully you had many happy moments this year. May you have even more next year.

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Rein maker

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Hopefully you haven’t put off holiday shopping to the last minute like the Yangs have this year. I even have less of an excuse since I was commissioned for a special holiday shopping section illustration for the Washington Post. Kim … Continue reading

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Here there everywhere

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One nice thing about the future is taking work with you has never been easier. With more powerful laptops, higher res screens, cheap storage, smartphones and Skype, there is no excuse to not change the view from the studio now … Continue reading

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If you build it they will come.

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Illustration series for aiCIO magazine about building financial products to protect institutional investors. As you can imagine, investments designed to not blow up in your face are high in demand. Soojin Buzelli, AD.

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Illustrators 54

Good news from Illustrators 54. An illustration from the World Wildlife Federation (Canada) has been accepted into the annual in the Institutional/Advertising category. Much thanks to the Society of illustrators. Patricia Buckley, AD

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Interview with The Artfuls

Recent interview with The Artfuls. To check it out, please visit here.    

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Illustrators Unlimited

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Illustrators Unlimited by Gestalten in Berlin is a collection of contemporary illustration from around the world. They were kind enough to include my work in this anthology. There are many excellent illustrators included and you get a feel for trends … Continue reading

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Everybody is a critic

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Illustration for the Wall Street Journal about companies who benefit from suggestions by employees and customers. Dan Smith, AD

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Boo

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Who doesn’t like scary monsters with multiple eyeballs on Halloween? Have a Happy Halloween and don’t eat all your candy in one night.

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Be the club

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It is not a secret golf is one of my passions. When Golf World called asking for an illustration describing the handicap system, the essence of the idea came quickly. The handicap scoring system allows players of different ability to … Continue reading

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