Planet Yang

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

James Yang — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:04:15 +0000

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 had been out of print, is being reissued in paperback while Joey and Jet in Space is now going into a second printing. Richard Jackson was the editor for both books and Polly Kanevesky was art director.

I have been meaning to create another book but frankly, work had turned my attention away for the last few years. This might be the push I need to get started.

You may find both books on Amazon.

It’s a man’s world

James Yang — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:32:43 +0000

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

School daze

James Yang — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:45:31 +0000

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 with pangs of guilt. Couple of weeks later, Parsons School of Design calls and ask if I would be interested in teaching a course. How do you say no to karma? School starts next week.

Illustration for Commonweath Magazine about the increasing costs of a college education. Heather Hartshorn, AD

Feast and famine

James Yang — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:18:50 +0000

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.

Inside eye

James Yang — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:00:18 +0000

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

Have a ball

James Yang — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 02:16:05 +0000

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

Rein maker

James Yang — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:55:01 +0000

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 Vu, AD

Here there everywhere

James Yang — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:48:49 +0000

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 and then. I’m taking advantage of this by working out of Hong Kong for December.

It’s good to be an illustrator.

If you build it they will come.

James Yang — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:27:32 +0000

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.

Illustrators 54

James Yang — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:24:41 +0000

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