Mortgage in a bottle
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
You say tomato
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 a story about IT and non IT people being unable to communicate with each other. It was perfect for the heads she wanted.
Back to work
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 Brown, AD.
The right thing
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 for Investment News Magazine about holding to a higher ethical standard. David Stokes, AD.
Smaller the better
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 things. Illustration for the Wall St Journal about companies finding the appeal of making smaller deals over larger deals. Dan Smith, AD
Round and Round
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 March Madness. For once, New York has basketball fever too.
If you could see what I see
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 the world. SooJin Buzelli, AD
