Less is more
Golf Magazine is one client I put in the work-play category. I’m a golfer so it always seems like play when they call. Jennifer Corsano had a story which is near and dear to every golfer’s heart: Rules are too complicated. I’m pretty good keeping rules because most penalties are metaphors for strokes it would take to bring your ball back into play. However, I am sure there are many obscure rules I probably violate every round. Finally a publisher created a simplified version of the Rules of Golf so everyone can understand the rules without their heads exploding. We thought a sci-fi like shrinking machine would be perfect. I was happy because who doesn’t like sci-fi gadgets?
Everything is relative
Had a very nice coincidence this week. I received an email from the previous tenant to our apartment. We had met before and were happy when he chose us to take over his lease. He was excited about being quoted for the first time in the Wall St Journal and when looking online, he found my illustration with his article. Funny thing is, I thought it was another analyst with the same name when I read the rough copy. This illustration is about ETF’s having a “true” value upon which the daily price fluctuates up and down. Sheryl Dermawan, AD
Knowing me knowing you
It shouldn’t surprise me but many times art directors call with stories that echo the moment. Lately, news about the depth of government surveillance of citizens has been the big story. This piece for Colgate University is about concerns the internet learns more about you while you are plugged in. Gerry Gall, AD. I tried to approach the illustration with the idea the web builds a virtual “you” that becomes more accurate with time.
Here comes the sun
The heat wave last week will be a memorable one for New Yorkers. Reading various Twitter and Facebook posts about the heat made me first think people were exaggerating until I stepped outside. It felt like someone had dropped the city into a crock pot. Naturally this was an inspiration for a quick piece. On the bright side, there was a supply of honey melon ice pops from Koreatown to deal with the heat.
You can’t take it all with you
This is the time of year you receive many automatic replies from art directors saying they are on vacation. Even though days can be hot and deadlines still loom, I love how summer feels like vacation even when working. The days are still long enough to enjoy after deadlines are finished. This illustration is for Hour Detroit Magazine about having a piece of Detroit you can call your own. Cassidy Zobl, AD.
Easy come easy go
One of my favorite things to draw in grade school was a factory making Easter eggs. It had conveyor belts, gears and tiny workers painting and stacking eggs. Variations of the factory would be drawn every year during the spring. When Robert Lesser from CFO magazine called for an assignment about how companies manage money flow, he asked if I liked the idea of a building showing the inner workings of how chaotic it can be to handle money. The inner grade school artist inside of me said the idea sounded brilliant.
Wandering in the wilderness
It is always a pleasure when SooJin Buzelli calls because you know you can explore ideas for assignments and she is willing to pick unusual solutions. She had an article about advisors having to navigate an uncertain future for aiCIO. My idea focused on imagined fears when facing the unknown. This is one of my favorites done this year. I am sure it’s no coincidence since SooJin appreciates when illustrators explore.
