Mark Ulriksen shows us how it’s done on a holiday weekend for The New Yorker’s current cover. Happy 4th of July!

Gabriella Bianca created a series of illustrations for The Container Store's 2009 Travel Campaign.

Sasha Barr has just designed a new label for the Half Acre Beer Company in Chicago. The limited edition brew is called Daisy Cutter Pale Ale. Fresh!

From a record-breaking 8,100 illustrations submitted to American Illustration this year, only 381 were Selected for inclusion in the AI28 book as the best images of 2008. We’re very proud of the 31 ispotters whose work is represented in the upcoming volume.

Jun Park recently received a Graphis Poster Gold award for these evocative travel images.

What do wet dogs, Cheerios and reading all have in common? Robert Neubecker!

The A Section of today’s New York Times proves the power of illustration with an A-List of ispotters.

Charlie Griak recently signed a distribution deal for his short animated film, "Fever." It will be released on iTunes for purchase this week as part of their Sci-Fi short film release.

Tad Carpenter was asked to develop a mascot for the youth & family program at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.

Aaron Sacco created the latest in the series of those existential, animated Charles Schwab ads that you just can’t NOT watch. Aaron agreed to share some details of the process, which he insists is “quite simple.”

Eamo Donnelly describes his adventure of designing a Jeep to promote the launch of Mountain Dew in Australia:

“I started with a technical spec of the jeep, front view and two side views. I had to work at 1:1 proportion, so the files where massive. Because this Jeep was to promote Mountain Dew to Australia, and Spring / Summer was the launch, I knew the Australian imagery would really suit this project.”

Keith Negley created this COMPLETELY arresting series of posters for the Light of Life Foundation.

Peter McDonnell has had his hands full producing the Advertising Age “Digital A-List” cover image and related interior article icons, (Issue March 30, 2009.)

Another exciting example of Ruth Rowland’s ever-varied lettering work is revealed in this ad series for Lowe New York's new Aruba campaign.

Theispot.com is very proud of all 33 members of the site who have work in the Advertising, Institutional and Uncommissioned show at the Society of Illustrators, including six medalists. Illustration at right by Nigel Buchanan.

Kathryn Rathke’s gig poster for The Decemberists will be plastered all over Austin, TX for the next few weeks.

Steven Salerno’s latest children's picture book “Harry Hungry!” (as both author & illustrator) is now in bookstores and is already gaining positive industry reviews.

Neryl Walker’s Neryl Walker’s frisky illustrations are the focus of the full line of packaging for Bare Escentuals, Buxom Lips.

The newest Communication Arts magazine features a brief interview and double page spread of Jon Reinfurt’s beautiful work.

The lead article in today’s New York Times Dining & Wine section concerns a mandate to reduce sodium in packaged food. Dull story, right? Not when Ron Barrett gets his hands on it.

The gallery opening and awarding of medals for the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles won’t take place for several months. But the judging is completed, and we’re proud to announce that 23 ispotters are being honored this year, many with multiple images.