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May 14, 2013
Picking your brain
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Many of my assignments recently have involved the brain. There seems to be rising interest in breaking it down to figure out why we react irrationally during times of stress or conflict. Turns out we can’t help ourselves and have … Continue reading
March 6, 2013
Inner noise
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Having just arrived in Hong Kong, I’m never quite awake or asleep with the jet lag. It’s subtle and sneaks up on you during the quite times of the day. Illustration for Experience Life magazine about the distracted mind. Stephanie … Continue reading
January 22, 2013
Talk talk
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It is amazing how completely people have adapted to smartphones. You cannot escape friends who are constantly checking their phones and so absorbed they miss everything happening around them. The most painful thing is I am one of those people. … Continue reading
January 15, 2013
From here to there
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Jodi Foster’s acceptance speech at the Golden Globes was fascinating. It was heartfelt, rambling, sometimes funny, sometimes angry. I was surprised when she more or less came out. I thought she had already come out years ago. What I did … Continue reading
January 8, 2013
State of mind
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One of my friends has a brilliant formula for happiness. Reality-Expectations = Level of happiness. I am definitely guilty of the “grass is always greener” syndrome. Illustration for PlanSponsor magazine listing the best to worst states for retirement. SooJin Buzelli, … Continue reading
December 4, 2012
Brain power
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As a child I remember watching documentary about the human brain. In the final scene, a subject had wires coming from his head connected to a toy train set. He was able to control the train with his brain. Illustration for … Continue reading
November 27, 2012
This or that
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One of my obsessions when Mrs. Yang is away on one of her many projects is organizing the house when she’s gone. I’m always fascinated with how fellow illustrators create their workspace and look for ideas to steal. This illustration … Continue reading
November 13, 2012
Island of one
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Post mortems are always fascinating. The big idea after the most recent election was demographics and the mathematical problems one party might have in the future if they keep on their current path. This illustration for the Chronicle of Higher … Continue reading
October 9, 2012
Bully on the block
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With numerous stories about bullying appearing in the news recently it was inevitable a bullying article would come across my desk as a project. This story is a little different as it talks about some extreme cases to stop bullying … Continue reading
July 10, 2012
Dirty rotten scoundrels
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It is amazing the amount of junk mail received with offers of riches from African royalty and penny stocks that will make you rich. I’m still in disbelief about the famous psychologist who gave 1.3 million to a Nigerian scam. … Continue reading
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 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
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
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 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