Jonathan Williams was commissioned by Antenna magazine to illustrate a range of layered looks for winter 2012: Party Prep - Basic Bean -Winter White (more)

Daniel Hertzberg gets maximum mileage out of two colors in this full-pager for the LA Times about Netflix, which is now producing its own television shows, similar to HBO, and is quickly becoming a production juggernaut in Hollywood. (more)

Edel Rodriguez illustrates the OpEd page of today’s New York Times for an article suggesting that the superwealthy pay at least a little income tax on their unsold stock shares. (more)

Maria Corte Maidagan's blend of organic shape, texture, and color blends together to successfully translate any metaphor. Here, she illustrates the concept of medical inflation for The Deal magazine. (more)

Ken Orvidas illustrated a cover story on diversified companies that perform as well as focused companies but have a measurable financial advantage during economic crises, enabling them to outperform their peers and recover rapidly when needed. (more)

Graham Smith was delighted with his recent cover for HealthLeader's magazine.  “They assigned me a famous doctor to draw. It turns out he looks like a rock star! Thank you, illustration gods,” says Graham. “I could keep drawing this guy forever…” (more)

Pietari Posti created this super-sharp series of Shop Magazine cover illustrations adorning the Spring/Summer city guides for the duty-free luxury shopping company, Global Blue. (more)

Malin Rosenqvist created this illustration for the Swedish magazine Tiden for an article on men who blame women for all of their problems. (more)

Chris Gall’s sculptural, Greco-Roman portrait of Mark Zuckerberg illustrates the “Pen & Inc” column for the current issue of The Deal magazine. (more)

Mark Smith’s recently channeled Mary Poppins for an illustration in Nature, a high end scientific journal. The article was titled “The Real Truth about Sugar.” (more)

Victo Ngai created this image is for February's Utne Reader to go with an article about the "Great Green Wall" project in Africa: an attempt to stop desertification and protect farm land by planting trees at the edge of Sahara desert. (more)

Jonathan Williams was commissioned by Outdoor Insight magazine to illustrate a range of merino wool athletic products. (more)

Michael Glenwood gets us up to speed on his latest honors and achievements: first up, “Peak Oil,” done for Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School will appear in the upcoming Society of Illustrators 54th Illustration Annual and will be on display at the Society of Illustrators in March. (more)

Chris Gash illustrates the latest installment of Sean Foley’s advice column for Golf Digest, this time about maintaining inner peace throughout your game. (more)

Celyn’s images for UK The Guardian continue to delight on a regular basis. (more)

James Yang had great fun with this illustration for PlanSponsor magazine about fiduciary duty. In other words, who gets the blame when things go wrong. (more)

Taylor Callery created this illustration for an upcoming issue of Wells Fargo. The story describes a planning strategy that gives a clear view of investment options in today's complex financial realm. (more)

Jon Krause created this dreamlike image for the cover of Nursing Magazine to illustrate an article about how to position patients with breathing problems to improve airflow during transport. (more)

Edward Kinsella created a quick illustration last week for a New Yorker article on a new production of John Osborne’s classic play “Look Back in Anger”. (more)

Julie McLaughlin’s illustration for Organic Gardening accompanies an article about an all-organic, employee-owned and maintained garden that the workers at MC Ironworks created between two of their warehouses. (more)

Vicky Barone has recently partnered with Oopsy Daisy - Fine Art for Kids, which has produced a variety of her illustrations to purchase as canvas wall art. (more)

Sean Kelly’s amusing illustration for the Los Angeles Times accompanies a story contemplating an award for the most award shows…

Dongyun Lee illustrated an article for the New York Times over the weekend discussing the economic rationale for a policy aimed specifically at shoring up manufacturing. (more)

Jonathan Williams was commissioned by New Internationalist to create a set of 12 images for the “World in Your Kitchen” 2013 Calendar, featuring a vegetarian recipe each month from a different country. (more)

Dave Wheeler created a two-part illustration for HBR magazine on how building risk into your business model can sometimes be a good thing. (more)

Nick Rotondo's cover illustration for Optometric Management magazine forecasts upcoming changes in the quality of patient care with the increased usage of electronic health records (EHR). (more)

La Boca created this illustration to accompany an article on the future of renewable energy in the last issue of Fortune Magazine.(more)

Jon Krause illustrates an article for Middlebury College Magazine analyzing the 2008 financial meltdown from an undergraduate point of view. (more)

Sandy Haight has a selection of Sumi ink and brush paintings in a group exhibition this month at the Madison Art Collective, 2703 E Madison Street in Seattle. (more)

Jacob Thomas shares a recent assignment for 5280 Denver's Magazine about a skier who refused to wear helmets because his father used to say it made him look like a lollipop head. (more)

The second of the three-part Annual Exhibition: Illustrators 54, the Book & Editorial Exhibit opened Friday night at the Society of Illustrators, NY, and will run through February 18, 2012. Congratulations to all of the talented artists represented, and a special shout to these ispotters whose work earned medals this year: (more)

Valeria Petrone will have two images included in Communication Arts Illustration Annual 53. (more)

Victo Ngai will have two images included in Communication Arts Illustration Annual 53. (more)

Chuck Gonzalez illustrated an article for PR Week on travel and tourism organizations that are appealing to consumers' wallets by marketing the idea of staycations... (more)

Federico Jordan’s illustration for today’s New York Times Letters to the Editor explores the topic of class in America. (more)

Jon Krause illustrated “Why Leaders Lie” for an upcoming issue of Briefing Magazine. (more)

Pete Ryan created this image for Canadian Wildlife, illustrating a piece about the massive amount of carbon and methane coming up out of the ocean and into the atmosphere, accelerating global warming. (more)

Ryan Snook’s full page illustration for Global Brief magazine accompanies an article about the future of intelligence gathering in the 21st century. Ryan concentrated on conveying the different worlds (stable vs. messy vs. nasty) that the future might hold. (more)

Clayton Junior settles into the On the Horizon feature of The New Yorker with this image of “Poker with Jokers.” (more)

Michal Dziekan painted this piece as a fundraiser for his friend Dorota who is battling multiple sclerosis. Michal has created a limited edition of 100 signed and numbered prints available here.  Proceeds will go towards the extremely expensive treatment that Dorota needs. (more)

J.D. King created this image for Public Illumination Magazine, which is, according to J.D., “the world's tiniest international publication since 1979.” The topic this go 'round is doom and gloom. (more)

Keith Negley’s AIDS Awareness poster be included in Communication Arts Illustration Annual 53. (more)

Simeon Elson was commissioned by clothing line T.I.A (This is Africa) to produce a logo in various formats, from vintage stamp themed designs to type-only treatment. (more)

Zara Picken worked with Forty6 Design to create an advertising campaign for Guardian Soulmates, an online dating site. The work was commissioned to feature in The Guardian newspaper and online. (more)

Freek van Haagen created this logo for the Dutch packaged food brand, Honig. They are sponsoring "KIKA," a charity fund for cancer research for children. The logo will be printed on the packages for kids all year long. Translated it says: “The KIKA Cookie Bakers.” Cook for KIKA! (more)

Chris Whetzel whipped up this parody of J.M. Flagg's Uncle Sam (sporting a visor) for a recent issue of Golf magazine. U.S. players are not doing well in their own tournaments, so the magazine ran the image with a commentary about how we always lose the Grand Slam. (more)

Dave Clegg created this portrait of political columnist Paul Bedard for The Weekly Standard. (more)

Edel Rodriguez will have three images included in the upcoming Communication Arts Illustration Annual 53. (more)

Anthony Freda’s painting, “No-Bull Peace Prize,” was originally published in the Trends Research Journal and has since found its way into numerous anti-war blogs and alternative media news. It was selected to be part of both the Society of Illustrators and Communication Arts Illustration Annual competitions. (more)

Ellen Weinstein is honored to have her image for the New York Times, "The Unbelievers," included in the upcoming Communication Arts Illustration Annual 53. (more)

David Pohl illustrates an article for Harvard Law Bulletin about a new collaboration between Harvard Law School and Brookings that takes on security issues. (more)

Tony DiMauro’s intriguing image will be included in Communication Arts Illustration Annual 53. (more)

David Vogin will have two pieces included in the upcoming Communication Arts Illustration Annual 53. (more)

Jason Seiler’s recent portrait of The Black Keys for Rolling Stone will be included in Communication Arts magazine’s upcoming Illustration Annual 53. (more)

Chris Gash chose the problem over the solution when he created this retro-funny image for AARP The Magazine’s brand new Q & A letters page. The inaugural query was from a woman complaining about how her husband’s snoring was ruining their marriage. (more)

Asaf Hanuka devotes his addictive, ongoing graphic novel, The Realist, to a single amazing frame this week. (more)

Dale Stephanos illustrates the cover of the New York Observer for a feature that ponders the quest for relevance by NBC evening anchor Brian Williams. (more)

Marilena Perilli’s Valentine illustration is whimsically captioned, “I Have This Effect on the Ladies…” (more)

Binny Talib’s wonderfully fun book, “Doodles for Kids,” has earned her a Gold Award in the 2012 Illustrators Australia Awards.  In addition, two of her Institutional entries were awarded High Commendations. (more)

Mark Smith’s illustrations for Time Out New York’s cover story are all about great places to spend Valentine’s Day in the city.  Given photos of romantic local venues, Mark superimposed sweethearts of the silver screen all over the best date spots in town. (more)

Alex Nabaum’s illustration for the Wall Street Journal accompanies a piece on how readily we agree to online terms and conditions without realizing the harsh consequences sometimes contained in the legalese. (more)

Bill Cigliano was commissioned by Scholastic to illustrate a story on American folk hero Pecos Bill riding a tornado. The tornado was so large it sucked up elephants from Africa and whales from the Indian Ocean. Bill rode it while twirling a lasso made out of two rattlesnakes. A tough dude! (more)

Kim Rosen kicked off another year of illustrating the Sunday Boston Globe Magazine’s “Coupling” feature with three intriguing images for January 2012. (more)

Bob Staake’s brand new sequel to his insanely popular, “Look! A Book!” is called… “Look! Another Book!”  Continuing his visual obsession with the seek-and-find genre, Bob has once more created nothing short of a visual extravaganza. (more)

Brucie Rosch’s this image for Johns Hopkins Magazine illustrates a story about two computer scientists who had the idea of “mining” Twitter for super-current public health data by looking for keywords that suggest, for example, increased use of over the counter cold and flu medicines, or a spike in allergy symptoms. (more)

David Plunkert created this illustration recently for the Chronicle of Higher Education for an article on the cultural and ecological ebb and flow between city and country. (more)

Ellen Weinstien’s cover image for SF Weekly illustrates a feature on thousands of newly released inmates, thanks to “realignment.” (more)

Samuel A. Minick’s alarming, yet amusing, illustration for MotorTrend magazine poses the question, “What’s In Your Blind Spot?”(more)

Leo Espinosa weaves a charming romantic story into his notebook design for Monoblock as part of their “Live the Love” series. (more)

Michael Crampton was commissioned by Murray Brand Communications to create package illustration for a new Granola Snack product by Willamette Valley. The background countryside needed to evoke Oregon’s Willamette Valley; stylistically it had to generate exceptional brand awareness with fresh, unique and organic texture. (more)

Jing Jing Tsong has had a busy year already – and it’s only January.  With images for Southern Poverty Law Center's magazine, Teaching Tolerance; the Christian Science Monitor; National Geographic Education Publishing and Honolulu Magazine, she's been drawing everything from puppies to friends, to sushi robots! (more)

Keith Negley created this series of images for Columbia Magazine to illustrate an article about chemists trying to identify certain molecules to help create specific drugs, which will penetrate cancer and other diseases. (more)

David Vogin’s illustration was for a special report in Investment News Magazine on technology and how standards remain elusive for the advisory industry. (more)

Harry Campbell celebrates the joy of winter riding for the March issue of Bicycling Magazine. Get out there! (more)

Brian Stauffer’s riveting image in today’s New York Times Health & Science section illustrates an article on the rising number of "on-the-job assaults" on registered nurses by violent patients. (more)

Phil Marden pokes gentle fun in this cartoon about Facebook’s practice of forcing users to post with their real names instead of aliases. (more)

David Plunkert illustrates the idea that group cooperation is not all it's cracked up to be for an article in the Dallas Morning News. (more)

Ward Schumaker constructed a calligraphic piece for The New York Times recently, looking back at the Buzz Words of 2011 (Issue 01 January 2012) (more)

Julie McLaughlin created this illustration portrait of John K. Samson, frontman of the Weakerthans and Propaghandi, for a review of his first full length solo album, “Provincial,” in the February issue of Exclaim! magazine. (more)

Ruth Rowland was asked to work on the new logo for Hardys Nottage Hill as part of Accolade Wines' new packaging and promotion for the brand. (more)

Yuta Onoda created both the cover and an interior full page illustration for the Winter 2012 issue of Response magazine.  The theme of this issue is “The Wonder of Science." (more)

Michael Glenwood is exhibiting these two pieces in the Annual Members’ Show of the Illustrators Club of Washington, now on view at the Art Institute of Washington, DC. (more)

Chris Beatrice’s wonderfully narrative image is included in this year’s Spectrum 18: The Best in Fantastic Art. (more)

Pete Ryan’s conceptual skills rose to the challenge of a recent article for AARP about time banking, a community initiative where individuals "log" hours by performing tasks for others, and in doing so, build up hours they can use to receive help from others. (more)

Rob Kelly recently teamed with the Concept Farm agency to produce a series of storyboard panels mapping out a thirty-second spot for Callaway Golf Clubs. “I love doing storyboards,” says Rob, “Figuring out how to pace and frame the story as effectively as possible.” (more)

Victo Ngai’s illustration for the New York Times Sunday Business section is all about loneliness in the workplace. “The saying ‘no man is an island’ by John Donne came to mind when I was brainstorming for ideas,” says Victo. (more)

Michele Rosenthal’s illustrations appear in the February issue of Guideposts Magazine, a publication based on inspirational stories. Michele will be contributing to the “Pass It On” throughout the year. “It's always nice to draw pictures of people being nice to each other,” she says. (more)

Keith Negley’s piece in this weekend’s Wall St. Journal accompanied a story about retiree health benefits getting wiped out when the companies they worked for go bankrupt. (more)

Otto Steininger was commissioned to design Germany’s Soundcheck Award, issued by Berlin music critics for the album of the year. Instead of handing the award winner a trophy, it was decided that the award this time be a poster. (more)

Shaw Nielsen’s cheerful work brought a ray of sunshine to a massive recent project for Nokia. The illustrations can be found throughout the reviewer’s guide for their Lumia 710, conceptualizing headlines in the brochure as well as highlighting how generally awesome the new phone is. (more)

Dave Murray created these sculptural images for Canadian Family magazine to illustrate an article about the decline in funding for childcare in Canada, and what can be done about it. (more)

Ryan Snook had tons of fun with this1/4 page illustration in Natural Health Magazine for an article about the causes and treatment of pet diabetes. (more)

Jon Foster was contacted last year by Evolve Media Corp to illustrate a project called “Cineseek” for their client, Cineworld, a company with movie theaters in the United Kingdom. (more)

Edel Rodriguez illustrated the “Extreme Lingerie” section cover within an issue of Women’s Wear Daily this week. (more)

Dongyun Lee illustrated an article for the Deloitte Review about the looming period of hypercompetition that is engulfing the formerly stable wireless industry, and how best to meet that challenge in the 4G era. (more)

Kim Rosen’s illustration for the Globe and Mail accompanies a very sad story of a Holocaust survivor who could never forget her past. The author writes about his 90 year old mother whose life has been an extended version of the false identity she was forced to assume during the Nazi occupation of Hungary. (more)

Keith Negley’s illustration for the February issue of Out magazine accompanies a story about open discrimination against Asians in online gay communities. (more)

Thomas Ehretsmann's fine brushwork landed him a commission with Rolling Stone magazine to create a portrait of Leonard Cohen for their album review. (more)

Alex Nabaum illustrates a special report for Bloomberg Markets magazine on international organized crime's move into the trafficking of organs, mostly kidneys. (more)

Anthony Freda created this graphic image for Danish magazine Euroman to illustrate a piece about the effects of a violent pop culture on society. (more)

Brian Stauffer’s “Fragile Earth/Oil & Water” was selected as a Gold Award winner in the Graphis Poster Annual 2012. (more)

Joyce Hesselberth & Dave Plunkert’s SPUR Design has just launched a terrific shape-finding and counting app for kids, available on iTunes for $1.99. PrestoBingo Shapes started with a simple idea: the world is full of shapes. (more)

Serge Seidlitz was commissioned by Educational Insights to design eight children's jigsaw puzzles, each made up of between 24 and 48 pieces with words printed on one side and parts of the picture on the other. (more)

Leon Mussche created these infographics depicting available office space in five cities of the Netherlands for PropertyNL magazine. The images show office space on offer (the dark windows) vs. office space occupied in the years 2010 and 2011; the green windows are occupied newly built offices. One window = 1000 square meters of office space. (more)

Echo Chernik’s luminous, powerful work will be featured in ImagineFX magazine, issue #78. Out this month, the issue focuses on modern Art Nouveau, a genre at which Echo excels. (more)

Susan Swan’s latest children’s book project, “A Monarch Butterfly’s Journey” published by Picture Window Books has earned her some pretty great reviews. (more)

Victo Ngai whipped up this vision of big scary birds on super-short notice for the New York Times letters page. The topic was research being done on bird flu by engineering H5N1 in labs. (more)

Jacob Thomas has teamed up with The Learning Tree to produce a very special schoolbag to be marketed through SchoolbagsForKids.com  With the sale of each bag, another bag filled with school supplies will be donated to a child in need through their One Here One There program. (more)

Brucie Rosch created this illustration for a story in Seattle Magazine on that city’s ongoing struggles (and long delay) in choosing a mascot for the Sounders soccer team. (more)

Karen Greenberg spent a good part of 2011 working closely with Landor Associates to develop the newly redesigned and illustrated Gevalia Kaffe retail line of premium coffee. (more)

David Saracino worked a one day turnaround for the New York Observer, this time concerning the exploits of Nightlife columnist Nate Freeman, who was arrested when he entered the subway through an emergency exit and spent the night in jail. (more)

Janet Hamlin’s poster of Sasquatch promotes North Fork Survivors a popular tourist destination in Washington State, which displays “footprints” and a variety of Bigfoot lore. (more)

Elisabeth Alba’s mesmerizing painting depicts Rán, Norse goddess of both the sea and death by drowning. Die with lots of gold and Rán will provide you with a pretty decent afterlife… once she’s lured you over and sinks your ship with the help of her daughters, the Waves, that is. (more)

Tom White gets maximum impact from just two colors in this logo for The Press Room in downtown Asbury Park, NJ, the coolest new bar/music venue with deep roots in the venerable history and contemporary scene of rock n' roll. (more)

Gary Venn’s latest image illustrates the adage, “The Sleep of Reason Breeds Monsters.” (more)

Joshua David provides us with the perfect diversion: an interactive fashion doll that can be dressed from head to toe (or fascinator to stiletto) a thousand different ways.  Just the thing when one is slacking off at the office… not that one would, of course… (more)

Kim Rosen recently finished her third surfboard for Billabong; this board will be on display in the Maui store. (more)

Jason Seiler’s oil portrait of Cory Chisel of Cabin Ghost will be auctioned as part of a fundraising event for Drawing Dreams Foundation in March. (more)

Binny Talib was recently interviewed in depth by Australian art magazine, Outline. “When I was a corporate designer I was known for doodling all over meeting notes, it was quite embarrassing; at the end of the meeting my paperwork would have all sorts of creatures all over it…” (more)

Chris Beatrice created the engaging artwork for the recently released animated iPad ebook Maurice's Valises, volume one in a projected series of ten, in which a traveling mouse recounts his many adventures in his long life journey across the world. (more)

David Vogin’s fun collage for Golf World Magazine illustrates an article on the upcoming PGA Show taking place in Orlando. (more)

David Saracino created a group of four portraits for the Feb 2012 issue of CSO Magazine, illustrating an article about famous liars throughout history. First up: Charles Ponzi, of course. (more)

Victo Ngai was contacted in June of last year by ad agency Leo Burnett to develop a design for the McDonald's vestibule poster and tray liner celebrating the Chinese Lunar Year of Dragon. (more)

Leticia Plate created the wraparound cover of the Spring 2012 University of Nebraska Omaha magazine, UNO. “It was so much fun to create,” says Leticia. “And I got to read lots of interesting techie/geeky facts, which I like...” (more)

Eric Hanson was clearly inspired by the idea of a film projector as a central metaphor to a story he illustrated for the current issue of Shambhala Sun magazine. (more)

Tim Foley is poised to release Political Circus Inaction Figures, a book of paper dolls published by Dover Publications featuring all of the politicos and newsmen for the upcoming election season, complete with goofy outfits and props.(more)

Tyler Jacobson was contacted by Field & Stream magazine to create an image for this year’s ad launching their annual call to find "Heroes of Conservation," honoring those committed to preserving wildlife and natural resources.  Sponsored by Toyota, the winners receive a brand new car and a cash prize. (more)

Marcus Cutler created this cozy winter image for a recent back cover of Humpty Dumpty Magazine for children. (more)

James Yang’s illustration for the Wall Street Journal demonstrates the huge disparity between the number of men and women on corporate boards. (more)

Alex Nabaum was commissioned to illustrate a dual book review for the Washington Post. The two new books take radically different approaches to these questions of race introspection - one academic, the other anecdotal. (more)

Carl Wiens’ illustration for page one of the New York Times Sunday Business section concerns the repercussions of private equity squeezing profits from various corporations. (more)

The creative team of Patrick George debuts “Numbers,” the latest in their line of innovative, stylishly graphic children’s books boasting high production values. (more)

Even a total Mac Monkey like Neil Duerden gets into the Blackberry Curve spirit with this latest vibrant image for Orange. (more)

Matt Herring illustrated the front cover and inside section headers of a special report from The Economist magazine called “Taming Leviathan.” The relationship between government and civil society has been that between master and servant, even as the state almost everywhere is big, inefficient and broke. (more)

Richard Borge’s image for The Wall Street Journal illustrates the trend of crowdsourcing: hiring out micro-tasks to large numbers of people, rather than bringing temps or part timers in to tackle a big project. (more)

Kathryn Rathke’s portrait of Kurt Vonnegut for Seattle alt weekly paper The Stranger came about somewhat… strangely. (more)

Whitney Sherman designed an inspiring line of limited edition tableware and linens for Pbody Dsign. (more)

Tim O’Brien’s Rolling Stone cover portrait of David Bowie, circa Ziggy Stardust, was commissioned in celebration of Bowie’s 65^th birthday. (more)

Ryan Snook’s 1/4 page illustration for The Wall Street Journal accompanies an article about the consequences of leaving your heirs unequal amounts of money.

Daniel Baxter designed a promotion for an upcoming artisan fair at The Byrdcliffe Arts Colony, founded in 1903 in Woodstock, NY. Dan’s inspiration came from an iconic poster of Woodstock's most legendary resident Bob Dylan, created by Milton Glaser, who just happens to sit on Byrdcliffe's board of directors. (more)

Scott Pollack just completed illustration for the Wall Street Journal to go with an article that discusses the New York Giants upcoming NFC Championship game with the San Francisco 49ers this weekend and the importance of testing the line. (more)

JD King’s recent illustration for business trade magazine Briefings dealt with the topic of crowdsourcing. (more)

David Navas’“Go Green” promo illustrations for mun2 Universal Green Week were inspired by retro elementary school books. He animated them using TvPaint, Photoshop, and After Effects. (more)

James O’Brien’s gorgeous work and solid thought process came together perfectly in this illustration on the dangers of telephone scams for AARP the Bulletin. (more)

Melinda Beck recently illustrated a fun book for McMillan called “Ten Rules for Living with my Sister.”  Melinda’s work is clearly not lost on her own kids! (more)

James Shepherd was asked to create this snowy illustration for Up Here Business magazine in Canada. (more)

Pete Ryan created this full page image for HR Magazine to illustrate an article about the extreme burden of having a criminal record for professionals re-entering the work force. (more)

Gary Alphonso created this cover for the Harlequin paperback edition of “Hazards of the Game” by Norma Tadlock Johnson. The art director wanted a very graphic feel to the cover where type would be a major element. (more)

Mark Smith has had two of his images selected for inclusion in the Society of Illustrators LA Illustration West 50 competition. (more)

Simeon Elson sourced photographer Nick Reynolds’ shot of London Tower Bridge to create this striking architectural image. (more)

Victo Ngai created this piece for the January 2012 issue PlanSponsor magazine. The phrase AD SooJin Buzelli gave Victo to work with was, "sorting out complicated things and getting it straight". (more)

Jesse Kuhn’s latest project has been creating the illustrations for the Meow Maze iPhone/iPad racing game app. It's a fun little maze game that you can race friends through by using GameCenter. (more)

James Yang illustrates the increasing costs of a college education for Commonwealth Magazine. (more)

Steven Noble was commissioned by Silk Tricky to create five new illustrated logos for the freshly redesigned “Got Milk?” website and national TV commercial spots. Steve’s old fashioned style woodcuts were applied to original glass milk bottles from the 30’s and 40’s. (more)

Zara Picken was commissioned by The Lawrenceville School recently to create a cover and series of illustrations for their quarterly publication, The Lawrentian. The feature story, “How to Do Everything,” spotlights the work done by their alumni. (more)

Jose Pardo/ MoonVisionStudio just finished this book cover illustration for The Vampire Girl Next Door, by Richard Arbib. The author had a very specific image in mind for the cover image but was flexible and allowed Jose to have some creative input (and a bit of fun!) (more)

Scott Pollack’s spirited illustration was created for a small financial firm’s newsletter, with an eye to the coming fiscal year. (more)

Keith Negley illustrated an article for the Wall Street Journal on year-end tax tips to implement before the clock strikes twelve and the ball drops. (more)

Jamie Hogan’s latest illustration for Maine magazine’s Wellness column is all about the therapeutic value of heat, especially during these winter months. (more)

Gerald & Cullen Rapp have rolled out their annual batch of colorful tote bags, this year featuring artwork by Shaw Nielsen, Eva Vazquez and Bob Staake, plus a vintage-inspired hangtag by John Pirman. (more)

Christian Lindemann worked with G+J Corporate Editors GmbH on a project for German energy company EWE. The agency developed a new consumer magazine for which Christian illustrated the children’s pages; this image shows the use of energy within a circus. (more)

Goni Montes dynamically illustrates “Trickledown Effect” for the cover, and “The Activist” for an interior full page of The Work Style magazine’s latest issue. (more)

Today’s New York Times Science Times section is front to back full of work by members of theispot.com. Viktor Koen illustrates a piece on a practical method of slowing climate change: (more)

Maria Corte Maidagan received two commissions back to back: one from Connecticut magazine for an article about their top restaurant picks of the year and the other from BBC's Music magazine. (more)

Vic Kulihin’s illustration is featured on the cover of The Heights: Anatomy of a Skyscraper, the latest installment from author Kate Ascher. The Heights is a textual and graphic exploration examining every aspect of designing, building and maintaining a modern skyscraper. (more)

Malin Rosenqvist shares the second in a series of three whimsical gift cards she has created for SPP Pensions, via the advertising agency SWE. (more)

Jacob Thomas demonstrates the giddy variety in NFL face mask shapes for the Sunday New York Times Magazine’s “Nine of a Kind” feature. (more)

Ted Wright was commissioned by Delta Sky magazine to create an iconic poster (referencing Obama's 2008 campaign poster) of Kermit the Frog for their feature article about “The Muppets,” a new movie starring the world's favorite puppets. (more)

Daniel Hertzberg created a full-spread illustration for an interview with Bob McDonald, the CEO of Procter & Gamble. In the interview, he explains his mission to make P&G the most technologically enabled business in the world. Every aspect of the company's operations... (more)

Ryan Snook created these illustrations for You Magazine to accompany an article about career advice for women. Tip #1:  Be Prepared to Do More than a Man. (more)

Zara Picken created a cover and full-page illustration for the current issue of IB World, the official magazine of the International Baccalaureate. The feature concerns student-centered learning, an approach to education focusing on the needs of the student, rather than those of others involved in the educational process such as teachers and administrators. (more)

Janet Hamlin shares a quartet of posters she has produced in the course of her career, honoring Martin Luther King Jr. (more)

Stepehen Savage created a portrait of sci-fi writer William Gibson, the man who coined the term "cyberspace", for the cover of this week's New York Times Book Review. (more)

Victo Ngai was invited by Ryan Gattis, the author of “Kung Fu High School,” to participate in "The Art of Kung Fu, Myths and Legends," a show presented by ISM to celebrate the Year of Dragon. The show pairs 16 artists with 16 newly reworked Kung Fu myths written by Ryan. (more)

Leon Mussche created a series of illustrations for Imagination Publishing in Chicago, for use in a trade publication article called, “Paper Pushers and Process Police.” The illustrations show three management stereotypes: “I'm obsessed with reports”; “I'm a control freak”; and “I do everything by the book.” (more)

Arthur Giron illustrates a story for the health section of the Washington Post about developing DVT (deep vein thrombosis) from being in cramped places. (more)

Stephen Savage takes over the Gallery feature in this month’s Atlantic magazine. (more)

Tim Bower rolls out the fat cat one-percenters for the current Harper’s Magazine. (more)

Irena Roman’s refreshing painting has been accepted into the 2012 American Watercolor Society's Annual International Exhibition and earned her Signature Membership status. (more)

Watching Gregory Manchess create this painting of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ adventurous hero John Carter will actually burn calories and increase your resting metabolic rate. (more)

Hal Mayforth is one of thirty artists invited to participate in a benefit print show / auction commemorating the 30th anniversary of Flynn Center for Performing Arts and Burlington City Arts in Vermont. Hal’s funny, gutsy 3-color woodcut was created in conjunction with printmaker Jennifer Koch. (more)

Jamie Hogan celebrates the first real snow of the season (it’s about time!) in her native state of Maine. “Paper whites blooming inside + snow outside = extreme happiness.” (more)

Bob Staake created this sweet and simple image for an article in the American Airlines in-flight magazine entitled, 'Heartland,' about our love of small town America. (more)

Dale Stephanos worked a quick turn around for the New York Observer on the eve of the New Hampshire primary. The art director requested a spoof of “National Lampoon's Vacation,” with the candidates in the beat up station wagon. (more)

Malin Rosenqvist created these illustrations for an article on factual errors in historical novels. They will be featured in the upcoming issue of Swedish publication Vi-läser. (more)

Anthony Freda’s portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. was created on an actual blackboard, adding yet another level of significance to this inspirational work of art. (more)

Keith Negley’s cover for The New Republic will be included in the upcoming Creative Quarterly 26. (more)

Goni Montes was awarded double medals in the Society of Illustrators LA’s Illustrators West 50. “Herne” received Silver in the Advertising category and “Peony” won Gold in Editorial. (more)

Erika Steiskal’s Piranha Girl has earned her a Gold Medal in the Society of Illustrators West Annual Competition! (more)

Edward Kinsella’s rakish portrait of Bob Dylan was selected as the display poster for the current Illustrators 54 Sequential, Moving Image, & Uncommissioned show at The Society of Illustrators in New York City. (more)

Gary Kelley’s monoprint technique captured the essence of poet and author Philip Larkin in this portrait commission for the magazine of the National Endowment for the Humanities.  (more)

Jacob Thomas took a fun make-a-face approach to this illustration for the Reinvention themed issue of the Harvard Business Review OnPoint magazine. (more)

Brian Stauffer’s gorgeous cover for the January 2012 issue of Worth magazine literally blows us away. (more)

Cindy Luu gets everyone up and moving with her super-simple exercise diagrams for Diabetic Living Online. (more)

Dale Stephanos’ funny/creepy “Live & Let Kill” cover for SF Weekly has earned him a Bronze Medal in the Editorial category from the Society of Illustrators LA - Illustration West 50. (more)

Richard Downs shares a few images from the latest in an illustrated series of Fables for Young Readers commissioned by 3 CD in Chicago. This is a story about a little bird with a broken wing and a challenging winter fast approaching. He looks for shelter among the trees while all of his winged friends fly south to warmer climates. (more)

Lara Tomlin lands back in The New Yorker this week with this illustration for a review of the 1964 movie, "Nothing but a Man," starring Ivan Dixon and Abbey Lincoln. (more)

Julie McLaughlin shares a whimsical series of tour posters she created for the Canadian duo Hey Rosetta! (more)

Kevin Sprouls was assigned the task of illustrating some germicidal specimens for the Canadian market, in an ad for Lever 2000 hand soap, at the request of J. Walter Thompson, Toronto. So, wash your hands… or else! (more)

Dave Murray’s cover for the National Post's Weekend Post blends some fancy typography with a little distress to create a very convincing graphic solution. (more)

Sholto Walker has completed a fun yet sobering project for a leading UK advertising agency. The assignment involved designing a (mostly) friendly monster to represent the rare blood disorder, hemophilia. (more)

Sean Kelly illustrated a quiz feature for The Los Angeles Times special awards section, The Envelope. How does your love life match up against the passion found in this year's crop of film award contenders? (more)

Shaw Nielsen’s illustration for Fortune magazine is about the emergence of Facebook credits as a currency to buy things outside of Facebook, such as items in video games and even some physical objects. (more)

James Laish's snowy map illustration accompanies the article "Lake Tahoe, Winter Wonderland" in the current issue of AAA's Via Magazine. (more)

Anna + Elena Balbusso’s image titled "Pregnant" for The Folio Society, UK edition of "The Handmaid’s Tale," by Margaret Atwood, has earned them another Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators in New York. (more)

James Yang’s cover for Jewish Action magazine illustrates a feature about the new reality in the world economy: hard times. (more)

Beppe Giacobbe’s visual commentary on the state of the European Union economy will be included in The Society of Illustrators Los Angeles 50^th Annual Exhibit this spring. (more)

Bob Staake’s cover for this week’s New Yorker is titled “Tent Show.” (more)

Taylor Callery’s illustration for The New York Times Sunday Business Section managed to work two related stories around the central political button image. “It’s the Economy, Stupid” may not be either party’s official slogan in this year’s presidential campaign, but it might as well be. (more)

Doug Panton has two pieces accepted into The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles 50th Illustration West Show, for editorial clients Global Brief and The Walrus, respectively. (more)

Robert Neubecker’s piece for the Wall Street Journal illustrates an article about Lego's introduction of all pink, super-girlie Lego sets for girls. The throw-back corporate pitch: girls are silly, forgetful, fluffy little creatures concerned only with makeup and shopping. (more)

Edward Kinsella shares an amazing new painting he created for an upcoming winter themed two-man show he’ll have with Jeff Love at Ghostprint Gallery in Richmond, VA. The show’s opening date is the first Friday in July… (more)

Dave Clegg created two spots for the April issue of Ranger Rick magazine for an article about the relationship between a baby's cry and a lion's roar.  Although funny when separated by the white of the page, they are truly hilarious as mashed up here by Dave for his own amusement. (more)

Jacob Thomas reinvents driving lessons in this illustration for Philadelphia Magazine, for a feature about new types of driver's education courses. (more)

The first of the three-part Annual Exhibition: Illustrators 54, the Sequential/Series, Moving Image and Uncommissioned Exhibit will open tonight at the Society of Illustrators, NY, and run to January 28, 2012. Congratulations to all of the talented artists represented, and a special shout to these ispotters whose work earned medals this year: (more)

Erla Maria Arnadottir’s collection of designer iPhone and iPad cases are now available on www.artsprojekt.com So far it’s only for iPhone 3 but in the next few days, there will be cases for iPhone 4 as well as some new designs. (more)

Dave Wheeler gives Scouting Magazine a stylish, strategic visual solution for an article on getting it together, schedule-wise. (more)

Tony DiMauro had two pieces accepted into the Society of Illustrators' Los Angeles 50th Annual Juried Exhibition. Both pieces will be on display at Gallery Nucleus in Los Angeles when the exhibition goes up in late March. (more)

Maria Corte Maidagan gives us a look at her work process by, using a recent project for BBC Music Magazine as an example. (more)

Chris Beatrice created the cover art for “The Walled Flower,” the second he's done for the Victoria Square series of murder mysteries. The story centers on a Victorian house being remodeled to serve as a bed and breakfast - when a skeleton is discovered sealed in its walls... (more)

Zara Picken recently worked with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists’ monthly magazine, Bulletin, creating two illustrations for their main feature: a cover/full page and spot illustration on the topic of diversity and ethnic minority backgrounds. (more)

Alex Nabaum’s full page image for Bloomberg Markets illustrates an article on the IPO winners and losers of 2011. Apparently an Indian coal producer came out on top. (more)

Cathi Mingus illustrated a story for the February issue of American Girl called "The Valentine Bandit."  The magazine is on stands now, but here’s a peek at few of Cathi’s cuties.  (more)

Stephen Savage does a high wire act on today’s Op Ed page of the New York Times, for an opinion piece on the need for good, old-fashioned, safe banking. (more)

Jason Seiler’s bleak cover for the January 2012 issue of Washington Monthly visualizes the ramifications of a GOP victory this coming November. (more)

Sean Tiffany’s CD packaging for Irish band So Long Lisa’s upcoming CD, “Seven Signs You’re a Superhero,” actually uses the artist’s own home as a background.  “One friend who came over during the holidays mentioned that I look like I live in a house designed by a fourteen year old,” says Sean. “I've decided to take that as a compliment!” (more)

John Dyess’ startlingly immediate pastel portrait of 1800s cowboy legend Bill Picket will be featured in a group exhibit honoring Martin Luther King Jr. at Webster Groves Christian Church in Missouri.  John will be showing a number of images created with a theme of slavery and civil rights. (more)

Ken Orvidas illustrates the chemistry behind notoriously tricky emulsions sauces for the “Food Science” department in the December 2011/January2012 issue of Fine Cooking Magazine. (more)

Joe Wilson’s opener illustration for the current GQ Australia “Talk” section features Erotic Capital. (more)

Harry Campbell’s cover for the current Newsweek illustrates a feature on ways to get smarter – faster! (more)

Pietari Posti designed this beautiful tin for Paulig’s Juhla Mokka variety of loose tea. (more)

Chris Gash illustrates a recent article for the New York Observer about a Chinatown smoke shop where machines roll your cigarettes for you. This little trick means they can skirt NYC cigarette “pack” tax and charge only three bucks for 20 smokes. Needless to say, they are taking over the city and the mayor is fuming… (more)

Harry Malt created an on-site mural for the London flagship Urban Outfitters store on Oxford Street. “All of the shop fitting is done in house,” remarks Harry. “There is a fully functional workshop underneath the shop full of wood and people making things.” (more)

John Tomac illustrated the cover of Inside Counsel magazine, for a story that examines the state of intellectual property litigation. Manufacturers of smart phones and tablets are busy suing each other alleging infringement of patents and theft of trade secrets, which the writer likens to a battlefield. (more)

Marilena Perilli’s illustrations for Working Mother magazine are a sweet accompaniment to their “Ambition Bakery” feature. (more)

Kenny Kiernan’s experience working on many Lego Club magazine covers in the past earned him the job of illustrating the latest in Scholastic’s new series of Lego children's books, “All Hands on Deck!” (more)

James Yang’s illustration for Residential Architect Magazine, about using both sides of your brain to run a successful business, seemed especially appropriate this month, as many people look forward to a fresh start for the New Year. (more)

David Saracino received a call from the Washington Post to do a quick turnaround cover for the Capital Business section. The story mainly detailed the business of working out; yoga supplies; and New Years resolutions in general. “t was a lot of fun rolling all of those into one,” says David. (more)

Dave Plunkert created this illustration for the Wall Street Journal to accompany an article called, "Bright Ideas: Innovation in 2011." (more)

Daniel Hertzberg scored his second cover in a row for CIO Magazine, this time illustrating the frequent lack of connection between a CIO and other business executives. (more)

Larry Jones created this “PitBoss” logo / character design is for Omnisite, a company that produces machinery monitoring systems that alert via personal cell phone if there's a problem. This particular product alerts you if your sump-pump stops running. (more)

Kim Rosen leaves 2011 and races into 2012 at her usual full gallop.  First up is "How jokes, stories and dreams helped make my Middle East trip peaceful" for The Globe and Mail in Canada. (more)

Sara Jane Franklin was thrilled to finally get a chance to see one of her illustrated surfboards in person, hanging from the ceiling of the Billabong store at the CityWalk / Universal Studios Hollywood location. (more)

Victo Ngai ended 2011 with this illustration which ran in the New York Times Sunday Book Review on the first day of 2012, for a review of "How It All Began" by Penelope Lively. (more)

Michael Morgenstern closed out 2011 with plenty of terrific work.  This first image ran in Zwierciadlo magazine, illustrating article about how we live in a "myth" where our lives are wrapped in material consumption. (more)

Malin Rosenqvist proves that it’s never too early to think about spring with this refreshing series of illustrations for Swedish gardening magazine Allt om Trädgård. (more)

Keith Negley's latest illustration for the Wall Street Journal shows us less known employee benefits from which one could derive a bit of extra income. (more)

Phil Marden's latest piece for the Christian Science Monitor depicts yet another investment opportunity: have real estate be part of your portfolio through an REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) fund. (more)

John Kachik created art to accompany a story in Texas Co-Op Power Magazine about romance found on a golf course via an internet dating service. A couple, each divorced, realize their lives have been intertwined since grade school, and find their way back together after years apart. (more)

Jacob Thomas illustrates a piece for New York Magazine wherein economist Joseph Stiglitz and his wife Anya Schiffrin advance a few theories about the growing obsolescence of the American marriage. (more)

Spend the afternoon of Sunday, January 8th with the artwork of Joyce Hesselberth, Susan Detwiler and Ann Feild Didyk at the Hoffberger Gallery. Originals and limited edition prints available. (more)

Kim Rosen illustrated a sweet story for the Globe and Mail, about a father who was recently fired from his job and made a promise to travel with his teenage daughter. His daughter chose Vietnam and they formed a tight bond over all the sites, cultures and beautiful landscape. (more)

Ryan Snook created this illustration for D Magazine for an article about the proliferation of highway spending along with mandatory parking minimums at bars, virtually guaranteeing drinking and driving. (more)

Dave Murray’s work can currently be found in some very cool international publications.  Göoo, an Argentinean art magazine filled with fantastic work, had asked him to contribute a piece. (more)

Jon Reinfurt’s illustrations for the most recent issue of Convene Magazine have a common theme: “terrible meetings,” or more accurately how to breathe life into a bad meeting or convention in order to make it more effective. (more)

Pete Ryan had time to whip up a couple of covers before the New Year. First, for the Broward New Times, an illustration about predatory charter schools that target "at risk" kids with the promise of a diploma, but don’t deliver. (more)

Maria Corte Maidagan, was recently commissioned by the New York Times to create an illustration for their Dining & Wine section. The result was a blend of geometry, strong concepts, and great execution. (more)

Aaron Sacco created the character artwork for WhoIsCobalt.com, a recently developed animated trailer for Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, which utilizes Facebook to give the viewer a more personalized experience.  (more)

Yvetta Fedorova’s weekly illustration for Jane Brody’s “Personal Health” column in the New York Times concerns the universal threat of a sodium-saturated diet. (more)

Daniel Baxter’s assignment for Rutgers Magazine involved interpreting a horse as a singing star on Broadway! Dan was asked to illustrate a story about famous musical mares and assimilate an equine element into some famous theater posters. (more)

Tim Foley shares a couple of end-of-the-year financial images for his regular editorial clients.  First, a scratchboard assignment for Barrons, illustrating the pitfalls of having too much of a hands-on approach to managing your investments: (more)

Stephen Savage created a series of spot illustrations for a feature in the New York Times Sunday Book Review exploring new books about humankind and God. (more)

Marek Haiduk illustrated an article about financial tactics for the December issue of Men's Health. (more)

Elizabeth Sayles is currently working on a book series, part of which takes place in Persia. This illustration will be on view February thru March at the Edward Hopper House Art Center in Nyack, NY. (more)

Dongyun Lee, who is South Korean, created an image especially for this moment in history. With the death of Kim Jong Il, his son Kim Jong Un will be filling in as the new overlord of North Korea. Will he be the same cruel despot his father was? The world will have to wait to find out.  (more)

Robert Neubecker has been spending a lot of time making holiday images of every sort, illustrating articles about being Jewish in a sea of Christians during the holidays; a kid haunted by Santa and quite a bit more... (more)

Eva Vazquez’ regular spot in the Madrid newspaper El Pais yields a rich supply of editorial imagery from a distinctly Spanish point of view. (more)

John Tomac illustrated the cover of this week’s Las Vegas City Life, highlighting their end-of-year feature recognizing Las Vegas residents who made a positive impact in 2011. The Art Director requested something superhero-related, in bright primary colors, but gave John the latitude to develop that idea a little more.  (more)

Joyce Hesselberth created this illustration for an article in American Lawyer's January issue about the growing percentage of women being made partners in law firms. A 30% average may not seem like much, but it's a big improvement from a couple decades ago. (more)

Lesley Breen Withrow designed two fun sets of Christmas boxed cards for Gartner Greetings this season, scheduled for Holiday 2012 production. (more)

Jesse Kuhn found time to share a cover illustration from this past fall for Christian Century, featuring their annual fall book review. (more)

Giulio Iurissevich has just completed five stunning images for French magazine Gala’s January 2012 issue. The theme is the Year of the Dragon and the Chinese zodiac signs. (more)

Daniel Hertzberg was commissioned by Sports Illustrated to create postcards of NBA players who were forced to play overseas during the recent lockout. “I'm not used to doing humorous collage pieces like this, but it was a lot of fun putting these together,” says Daniel. “It was fun choosing cliché fonts for each country too.” (more)

Judith Drews designed and illustrated the packaging, including a little booklet, for a charming CD of lullabies called, "CIRROCUMA." (more)

Tony DiMauro created this Invisible Man artwork for a recent issue of Chicago Magazine. (more)

Victo Ngai’s cheerful image for the New York Times Travel section illustrates an article describing apps that might keep the little ones entertained on the road. (more)

David Vogin’s photo illustration for Bunker Hill Community College Magazine accompanies a story about S.T.A.N.D. (Students Taking Action for Nursing Diversity). The organization recruits local high school students, especially students of color, for careers in nursing and related areas of healthcare, where they can find meaningful, secure, life-long work. (more)

Yan Nascimbene’s latest children’s book from Candlewick Press, "Crouching Tiger," written by Ying Chang Compestine, is receiving rave reviews from the critics.  Buy a copy through Theispot.com Bookstore. (more)

Mark Smith illustrated the cover of the Penguin Modern Classics edition of John Mortimer’s “Collected Stories of Rumpole.” (more)

Steven Salerno had the extreme pleasure of working with design legend Roger Black on this upcoming cover for the February 2012 Harper’s Magazine.(more)

Graham Smith illustrated a portrait of Patrick Groenendijk, the CIO of a Dutch co-operative private road transport pension plan, for PlanSponsor Europe magazine. (more)

Kim Rosen illustrated a sweet story in today's Globe and Mail, Canada, about a new mother who wants to carry on the Hanukkah traditions that her father passed to her throughout her life. (more)

Rebekah Nichols’ gentle illustration for the Dallas Morning News Business section offers a reminder to give to the neediest this holiday season. (more)

Alex Nabaum’s empty portrait of the late Kim Jong-il for the New York Times Op-Ed page reflects the uncertainty of Korea’s immediate future, as well as China’s desire to keep the country divided. (more)

Dale Stephanos’ cover illustration for Texas Monthly celebrates their annual “Bumsteers” list, headed up this year by a very forgetful Rick Perry. (more)

David Grove has produced An Illustrated Life, an autobiography tracing his path as an artist, from a sketchbook journal in Paris in the mid-sixties through his career as one of the most emotionally expressive illustrators of our time. (more)

Kim Rosen’s illustration in The Washington Post this past weekend accompanied a story about a woman with multiple sclerosis who finds out that her neurologist is being paid large amounts of money from pharmaceutical companies to administer certain prescriptions. The patient quickly loses trust in her doctor and makes sure that her future doctor will have no industry relationships or conflicts of interest. (more)

Daniel Baxter’s illustration for Rutgers Magazine accompanied a profile about alumnus Dan Blank, whose business helps authors and publishers navigate the shifting terrain of technology: E books, Tumblr, kindle, ipad, twitter, skype, etc. The editors liked this portrayal of traditional writing from within the virtual world. (more)

Leon Mussche’s signature character, “Stuey”, which he developed for the Open University in the Netherlands, hits the road this month! Already featured in cartoons and animations on the university website and magazine, Stuey appears in his first live action setting: the beaches of Barcelona. (more)

James Yang was commissioned to illustrate the cover of a special holiday shopping section for the Washington Post. (more)

Shaw Nielsen created this illustrated map for Takeda, which was sent out as their holiday eCard. The map highlights all of the cities where Takeda has offices or research facilities and spreads a bit of holiday cheer to boot. (more)

David Plunkert created the cover illustration for the Sunday New York Times Book Review, featuring "Hedy's Folly," authored by Richard Rhodes and reviewed by John Adams. (more)

Alex Nabaum illustrated an article for California Magazine noting the fact that, due to the threat of Somali pirates, tuna, marlin and wahoo populations have soared in that part of the Indian Ocean. (more)

Marc Phares illustrated a recent cover article The New York Times Sunday Business Section, October 30, 2011, highlighting how much luck is involved when some entrepreneurs succeed wildly and others never rise above relative mediocrity. (more)

Ruth Rowland was asked to create an illustrated map for the Rose Theatre, Kingston in conjunction with a range of special performances to celebrate their adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's “The Snow Queen.” (more)

Ellen Byrne illustrated the Dec 22nd cover of The Catholic Review, the Diocese of Baltimore newspaper, which serves 60,000 households. Iconic Baltimore row houses are decked with an old fashioned creche and decorations; note the Maryland blue crab handing from tree. (more)

Patrick George’s illustration for GreenSource Magazine has won the “Commissioned Illustration” award from The Society of Publication Designers (SPD) annual illustration competition, SPOTS. (more)

For the last two years Roy Scott has designed and illustrated a year-end Holiday Card for Ecostat, Inc., an independent research-oriented consultancy that is working with citrus growers to help find solutions to diseases that are ravaging the industry. (more)

Rebekah Nichols illustrates a story about inner growth for the Seattle Pacific University's magazine, Response. (more)

Scott Brundage’s ebook, "The Waking Prince," was six months in the making. Here’s a sample of some of Scott’s favorite pieces from this gorgeous project; the full book is now available for purchase on iTunes ebook store. (more)

Scott Pollack created this illustration for an article coming out in the Sports section of the Wall St. Journal. NY Giants members themselves vote: who among them is most likely to look at himself in the mirror? Who is Coach Coughlin's favorite? Who would do the best on Jeopardy; who's the thriftiest with their paycheck? (more)

Anthony Freda illustrates “Legislating Tyranny in America” for the Activist Post blog. (more)

Yuta Onoda has great news about a couple of recent book projects.  Her book cover illustration for the novel, "The Phantom Limb," has just been published by Abrams Books. (more)

Jeanine Henderson had fun with this illustration for Baltimore Magazine’s 2012 Bride edition. It accompanies an interesting article about what brides and grooms do to prep for their big day, outside of the actual event planning—everything from working out, to yoga, to plastic surgery… (more)

PJ Loughran’s energetic, cartoony illustrations are the perfect foil for the funny page one New York Times Home section article on things that go wrong during the holidays.  Starting with the white feather Christmas tree… (more)

Sean Kelly illustrated The New York Times Dining Section cover story on how participants in potlucks and school bake sales often resort to bringing store bought foods rather than being brave enough to create something in their own kitchens. (more)

Nathaniel Gold’s illustration of a chimpanzee in a straitjacket was selected by Scientific American as their website’s Image of the Week. Nathaniel’s primate paintings are part of “The Primate Diaries” blog, a regular feature on the Scientific American Network. (more)

Phil Marden takes another one of his humorous approaches to a serious topic for the Wall Street Journal. This illustration depicts the ongoing practice of mortgage frauds. (more)

Keith Negley's chilling graphic illustration for the New York Times depicts a growing concern of childhood poisonings and how prescription drugs account for an increasing percentage. (more)

Two of Edward Kinsella’s paintings are included in the brand new Spectrum 18, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art.  “Zombie Economics” was given a full page, while “Winter” lounges comfortably on a half. (more)

Jon Reinfurt illustrated the cover feature for the current Las Vegas Weekly about the effect that online tutorials are having on the magic industry. (more)

David Plunkert’s cover image for The Boston Globe’s “G” arts and culture section  illustrates an article on why you may feel down at work. (more)

Today’s New York Times, Science Times section features plenty of quality work by ispotters.  Ellen Weinstein starts off by illustrating the dire cost of drug scarcity: (more)

Dale Stephanos was commissioned by Mother Jones to illustrate a story on Wall Street, the Occupy movement, and the idea of “Dark Money”. “My preference is always a simple strong image rather than a scattershot Cecile B. DeMille production, so this solution was a relief,” says Dale. (more)

Tyler Jacobson recently created a cover and various advertising materials for Dungeons & Dragons’ organized play release called “Lair Assault: Talon of Umberlee.” This meant that all of the elements in the image needed to be created separately, in order to move and resize them as needed. (more)

Wacso’s casual line quality and droll observations are a perfect match for the 2011 Holiday takeout cups at Dunn Bros. Specialty Coffee franchises. (more)

Betsy Everitt was commissioned to create an illustration to accompany the “Success Story” column of Disney’s FamilyFun magazine. The story is about a family with the winter blahs– the offered solution is to create a treasure hunt for dinner. (more)

The crew at Tor.com loved this Greg Manchess painting so much, they are sharing a peek at it before the accompanying story goes live tomorrow. (more)

Jacob Thomas’s bare-fisted black and white image illustrates a New York Magazine piece on the art of Sports Journalism. (more)

Eric Drooker captures another holiday moment for this week’s cover of The New Yorker. (more)

Edel Rodriguez continues to astound with his combination of accurate portraiture, knife-sharp wit and flawless design sense.  Recent assignments include an article in the current Mother Jones about Rick Perry's support for the death penalty in Texas: (more)

Chris Gash winds up the end of the year with plenty of work in all sorts of publications. This was a section opener for American Medical News about legal help for doctors when online reviews cross the line into defamation: (more)

Shaw Nielsen’s illustration for Metropolis magazine went with an article about the growing popularity of urban infill neighborhoods, like Denver’s Stapelton neighborhood, and the global coolness of all things city. (more)

Mark Summers created seven illustrations on a super short deadline for the Canadian sports publication Sportsnet. Mark, who is a proud Canadian, accepted the job and worked to exhaustion, but managed once again to add more brilliant portraits to his portfolio. (more)

J.D. King is having an exhibition and sale of his super-cool prints at the Kirkland Art Center in Clinton, NY.  The doors open today- better hurry! (more)

Malin Rosenqvist’s beautifully made, limited-palette illustrations for the “Best of 2011″ issue of the Nordic architecture & design magazine Form help set the tone for a happy new year. (more)

John S. Dykes is Entering the home stretch to finish up illustrations for “F is for Fenway,” a children's alphabet picture book due out in the spring of 2012 - to coincide with the 100th birthday of Boston’s Fenway Park. Sleeping Bear Press is the publisher. Go Sox!!!!! (more)

David Plunkert’s cover for the November issue of CFO Magazine sends a powerful message about human resources. (more)

Joyce Hesselberth has been working on a huge project for McGraw-Hill and is thrilled to be able to show the first part of it. The assignment consists of three children's books, plus teachers' guides to accompany each book. The total number of illustrations weighs in at a hefty 156 pages! (more)

Scott Pollack illustrated a timely article for the Wall Street Journal called “How to Navigate the Office Party.” (more)

Jeffrey Smith will have an exhibit in January 2012 at the Society of Illustrators, NY. On display in the Hall of Fame Dining Room will be his entire series of paintings, sketches and comps for, “Shadow Knights,” published by Simon & Schuster. (more)

Deborah Nadel has created the graceful hand lettering in this year's holiday advertising campaign from Tiffany & Co. Ads running daily between Thanksgiving and Christmas each feature her unique lettering designs. (more)

Steve Lux's artwork accompanies a brilliant P.J. O'Rourke editorial in Briefings Magazine’s 2012 1Q issue (and on kornferrybriefings.com), on being reclassified from writer to a mere content provider in the web age. (more)

Marilena Perilli illustrated and designed this wonderful Baseball Pitches cereal bowl for iconic dishware mecca, Fishs Eddy in New York.  Time Out NY magazine pronounced it a “Best Gift Under $50.”  We agree! (more)

Cheryl Chalmers’ work is highlighted twice in this week's Ithaca Times. One piece features her painting "Lake Effect," while elsewhere in the paper, an article on "Buying Art For Someone Else" praises her "Far Above Cayuga's Waters" as being "brilliant, hallucinatory… Ithaca with a swirling Van Gogh starry night and snow-covered trees glowing with luminescent inner light." (more)

Valeria Cis debuts a sweet new line of puzzles to keep little hands busy over the holidays. (more)

Joe Wilson’s artwork graces the packaging of Bitter American Ale, a seasonal launch from alternative brewery and pub 21st Amendment in San Francisco’s historic South Park neighborhood. (more)

Curtis Parker’s series of images for Panera Breads was chosen to appear in the upcoming Society of Illustrators 54th Annual Exhibition. (more)

Jason Seiler turned this New York Observer cover around in just a day and a half.  With almost no reference for U.S. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff, and only himself to model as the harassed attorney, Jason still managed to knock it out of the park. (more)

Elvis Swift’s elegant, script-inspired drawings translate beautifully into wall mounted wood sculpture. This one found a home in Silvio's Shoe Repair. (more)

Margaret Lee created artwork for a new Harlequin book cover, “Alibi for a Cold Winter’s Night.”  The beautifully nuanced textures used to illustrate cold winter frost contrast nicely with the cozy little Spitzbuben cookie, cleverly ‘bleeding’ its jam filling…  (more)

David Fullarton just finished this illustration for Cincinnati Magazine, to accompany an article by New York Times op-ed columnist Gail Collins, about William Henry Harrison, the 9th President of the United States who hailed from Ohio. (more)

Marcus Cutler worked with Wet Nose Design to create a VERY popular holiday app, “Santa’s Big Helper,” which actually... (more)

Tom Richmond’s contribution to MAD Magazine’s year-end “20 Dumbest People, Events & Things” feature is Sheen Lantern, starring the great tiger-blooded one himself. (more)

Bob Staake’s fun, colorful “Love the Animals” poster benefits the International Fund for Animal Welfare.  Just go to the IFAW website, donate $55 and the poster is yours! Your gift represents a vital contribution to IFAW's entire mission of saving the world's animals from cruelty and exploitation. (more)

Melinda Beck’s contribution to volume two of the Communal Table Cookbook series includes this pretty-in-pink spread for a floral salad recipe. (more)

La Boca is very proud to announce that they have won two awards at the Annual Design Awards 2011 in the UK. Their design for “It Was On Earth That I Knew Joy” took Best Poster/Billboard, and “Black Swan” took Best Film Poster. (more)

Tom Bloom has just illustrated a fun trade paperback, “Every Day on Earth,” published by Scholastic. The book contains more than 100 color illustrations, covering eight categories, relating to fun facts that happen every 24 hours. On Earth! (more)

The Gerald & Cullen Rapp illustration group is responsible for all of the portraits that make up the 2012 company calendar for Softmart, an IT consulting firm.  Each month displays a different inventor in the IT world, created by a different Rapp artist. (more)

Kenny Kiernan was commissioned by the Price Chopper supermarket chain to create a fun, high-energy rendering of a contemporary American family on the move for their "Snax to Go" in-store displays. (more)

Edward Kinsella captures perfectly the man and the mood of Roger Williams, the founder of Providence, Rhode Island, in this portrait for Smithsonian Magazine. (more)

Jason Seiler was thrilled to paint one of his favorite bands, The Black Keys, for Rolling Stone’s review column. (more)

Graham Smith was commissioned to illustrate these portraits for the “Editor's Letter” page of Healthleaders Magazine. (more)

Bill Greenhead’s bouncy animation work for Zuzu Yogurt in Romania makes us feel zippy every time we watch it. (more)

Lisa Henderling's illustration of teens playing Yahtzee livens up the packaging of Hasbro's latest electronic flash game. (more)

Gary Hanna brought a painter’s eye to a series of ten illustrated backgrounds for Bigfish Games’ new Nintendo Wii system title, “Mystery Case Files: The Malgrave Incident.” (more)

Keith Negley's latest editorial illustration for Family Practice Management depicts the serious issues of embezzlement in family medical practices. (more)

Phil Marden’s light-hearted illustration for Christian Science Monitor accompanies a story about Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who are using their money and business skills to help non-profits. (more)

Lesley Breen Withrow has illustrated her first children's book app, just in time for the holidays, called “Sing Along with 12 Days of Christmas,” published by Polk Street Press. (more)

Joshua David's show of recent work opens tonight at the Artistocrat Gallery in Hoboken, NJ.  Included in the exhibition are drawings, paintings and a selection of Josh’s disturbingly gorgeous ball-jointed dolls. (more)

Wacso’s image of the little bug that could illustrates a story about shopping at expensive stores on a tight budget for the Chicago Tribune. (more)

Victo Ngai created a series of images for this month's Utne Reader to illustrate "The Master and Mike DiMeglio."  It's a true story of the Chinese White-Crane kung fu legacy and the master-apprentice relationship between Dr. Yang and his favorite pupil, Mike DiMeglio, who betrayed the master and got kicked out of the training. (more)

Kevin Sprouls produced this oversized, highly detailed “hedcut” portrait of Charles Darwin on behalf of Dow Jones & Co. They were planning a promotional campaign that would run in their newspaper, the Wall Street Journal. (more)

Marc Rosenthal’s latest children’s book, “I Must Have Bobo!” written by his wife, Eileen Rosenthal, has been honored by the New York Times as one of the Notable Children’s Books of 2011. (more)

John Hersey’s imaginative, energetic work dominates page one of a special New York Times Science section today, exploring the future of computing. (more)

Much as Lisa Weber enjoys drawing pretty people, grotesques are so fun to do.  The best of both worlds: an assignment to illustrate a Nathaniel Hawthorne short story for SCOPE Magazine.  Youth is apparently wasted on the old, too. (more)

Michael Glenwood’s recently piece for Johns Hopkins on the subject of "Peak Oil" has been accepted into the upcoming Society of Illustrators 54^th Annual Exhibition. (more)

Michael Austin illustrated a feature story titled “Turning Point,” about the progress made in the fight against AIDS. The illustrations ran on World Aids Day in the 12/1/11 issue of the Wall Street Journal. (more)

Jacob Thomas’s portrait of the outspoken Jimmy McMillan brings back fond memories of The Rent is Too Damn High Party from the recent NY state gubernatorial elections. (more)

Joshua David's poster for The Moonlight Circus features the beautiful burlesque dancer Medianoche, who will be performing live at the event. (more)

Goni Montes creates another gorgeous image for Irene Gallo at tor.com. (more)

Sara Jane Franklin’s wholesale brand, Paper Loop, is based in LA, but her sweet, funny cards appear in stationary, gift and museum shops nationwide.  Here’s a sampling of Sara’s seasonal offerings, as well as a couple of perennial favorites. (more)

Paul Morton’s very first picture book app, “Ga Gunk!” is now available on the Apple app store. It took Paul three weeks to learn the creation software and realize the potential of his illustrations as they come to life. (more)

Peter Ryan's piece for Business Week magazine illustrated an article about across the board financial cuts:  bankers are being laid off with no jobs to turn to, in an overall reduced industry. (more)

Edward Kinsella’s mesmerizing portrait of Beck for Wired Magazine has earned him a Silver Medal in the Editorial category of the upcoming Society of Illustrators 54^th Annual Exhibition. (more)

James Yang created this series for aiCIO magazine, illustrating three articles 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. (more)

Malin Rosenqvist created these illustrations for the Swedish literary magazine, Karavan, to accompany a Haitian short story called “Women Like Us.” (more)

Jose Pardo’s Moon Vision Studio just finished this cover illustration for the Hugo Award winning audio podcast StarShipSofa. The story depicted is James Morrow's “Raft of the Titanic.” (more)

Urs J. Knobel was commissioned to create this group portrait by Diplomat Magazine in London. As the world’s old-fashioned tyrants have been toppled by revolutions, assassinated, killed in coups or packed off into exile, does this kind of power have a future? (more)

Ruth Rowland’s latest hand lettering assignment was the title signature for “Twiggy- Romantically Yours,” a new EMI collection of songs from the famous former model. (more)

Daniel Hertzberg was the prefect choice to illustrate the cover for this issue of CIO Magazine. “The art director wanted an exec forging an anvil in a WWII poster style,” says Daniel. “I couldn't be happier!” (more)

Benoit Tardif’s latest book cover is for Montreal literary press Les Editions de Ta Mere. “Histoire de Glissades D’Eau” is a four-author novel about a village that is host to a huge aquatic park. (more)

Jonathan Williams was commissioned by BD Network London to create artwork for two 96 sheet billboards and all sorts of other touchpoints, promoting the launch of a digital IMAX theater system in Edinburgh, via Cineworld, one of the UK's leading cinema groups. (more)

Jason Seiler was caught up in the news cycle with this illustration for Foreign Policy Magazine. “I started this job, two days before Gaddafi was killed; I thought it would be humorous to show the two Frenchmen, Sarkozy and Levy, chilling out and so on with their wine and baguettes…” (more)

Edward Kinsella is understandably thrilled by his first book cover job, “Wooden Bones,” from Simon and Schuster. As the author, Scott William Carter, puts it, the book is “the untold story of Pinocchio, with a dark twist. Pino, as he’s come to be known after he became a real boy, has discovered that he has the power to bring puppets to life himself . . .” (more)

Tom Richmond provides a much-needed injection of mirth in this month’s issue of Seattle Business Magazine, illustrating their overview of business in 2011. (more)

Much of Bryan Christie’s infographic work has been trending towards the architectural this past year.  Here’s an overview of what the studio has produced for various clients. (more)

Kim Rosen’s six illustrations for Today's Parent magazine pin-point some of the moods women can expect during pregnancy. The art director requested that the images, to be placed throughout the article, have a tarot card feel. (more)

David Saracino just completed an illustration for a New York Observer humor piece about the exploits of one of their Staff Writers, and his discovery that his personal trainer was an "ex and future con." (more)

Ryan Snook’s lighthearted sensibility and friendly characters combined to create a fun image for a Cincinnati Magazine feature about a luggage salesman who goes above and beyond to address your travel needs. (more)

Ken Orvidas created the current cover for The Pitch, an alternative weekly in Kansas City. The feature article investigates the dubious actions of the local medical board. (more)

Victo Ngai created this double portrait of Mizuho Fukushima, the leader of Japan's Social Democratic Party and her partner, lawyer Yuichi Kaido, for the current Foreign Policy "Top 100 Global Thinker" issue. The two were ranked 29th in the magazine for their antinuclear activism. (more)

Ian Phillips created this cover for Marketing Magazine’s Top 2011 Marketers issue, depicting a cityscape with the logos of 10 marketers incorporated into the illustration.  To Ian’s delight, the AD suggested an Andy Warhol style soup can for Campbell’s and a car for Volkswagen. (more)

Chris Gash clearly enjoys his regular gig for Golf Digest; here are a few recent assignments… Three spots for an article about a golf trip to Las Vegas: with no story finalized, Chris was happy to just run with “golf” and “Vegas”: (more)

Cheryl Chalmers’ "Sunday Afternoon in the Park" watercolor is featured on the contents page of the current Life in the Finger Lakes Magazine. (more)

Marty Braun's latest poster for Maine’s Portland Stage Company promotes "The Santaland Diaries," written by David Sedaris. The show is a cynical and wickedly funny account of Sedaris’ experience as a Christmas elf at Macy's Santaland in New York; his character, Crumpet, is definitely NOT jolly. (more)

Roy Scott illustrated a cover and full page feature in his colorful collage style for an article in Nursing Management Magazine on the increasing pandemic of type 2 diabetes. (more)

Daniel Bejar illustrated the cover of New York Times best selling author Greg Palast's new book, "Vultures’ Picnic," a globetrotting investigation of the oil industry, the banking industry, and the governmental agencies that aren't regulating either. (more)

David Preiss just completed eight new illustrations for Time Magazine, depicting tips for staying virus-free as we head into winter. (more)

Eric Hanson created this illustration for the Cornell Law School magazine, on the topic of the difficult balance between philosophy and pragmatism. “I used the monkey wrench to depict the practical and a Greek column to stand in for the philosophical ideal,” says Eric. “Notice that the Greek column is a fragment from a ruin. Even the perfect isn't perfect.” (more)

Jon Reinfurt has had two of his pieces selected for the Society of Illustrators 54th Annual show: “The Trap” and “Test of Strength” where both chosen for the Institutional category. (more)

Peter Campofiori recently created this sweet poster to promote a charity food drive. “The client’s only request was that the poster had to have penguins,” says Peter. (more)

Chris Beatrice has created yet another in his series of whimsical characters for Dundee Beer: Cyril, the Red Squirrel, featured on the company's Nut Brown Ale label. (more)

Christopher Jennings was tapped once again by the Fort Worth Star Telegram to illustrate their super-popular “Top Turkey Awards”. Published on Thanksgiving Day, the feature highlights the biggest numbskulls of the year. (more)

David Plunkert illustrates a review of the book "Thinking Fast and Slow," by Daniel Kahneman. The article entitled, "Two Brains Running," ran in yesterday's Sunday New York Times Book Review. (more)

Nick Rotondo illustrates the cover of the Annual Dry Eye Issue for Optometric Management magazine. It’s a thorny topic; handle with care! (more)

Alison Seiffer’s illustration appeared in the NY Times Sunday Style section, with an article on naming your baby in the age of Google. (more)

Kim Rosen rounds up her November 2011 illustrations for the Boston Globe Magazine’s “Coupling” column, which each Sunday addresses all things relationship. (more)

Daniel Baxter’s drawing for About Town accompanied an article about the polarizing nature of deer: animals adored for their Bambi-like appearance, and despised for the diseases they spread (as well as gardens they destroy). (more)

Michael Sloan’s comic, "My Extraordinary Dream," has won a Silver Medal in the sequential category of the Society of Illustrators 54.  The 20 panel comic records an actual dream that Michael had one night this past March. (more)

James Yang’s illustration for the World Wildlife Federation (Canada) has been accepted into the Society of Illustrators 54^th annual, in the Institutional/Advertising category. (more)

John W. Tomac worked a quick, pre-Thanksgiving job for the Chico News & Review, illustrating a story about residents who make a difference. (more)

Ellen Weinstein’s page one image for the Sunday NY Times Style section illustrates an article about Afro-American atheists, a minority within a minority. (more)

Pete Ryan has been working on a series of illustrations for Money Sense magazine to accompany an ongoing info section about ETF's: buying /selling them, using them, boutique ETF's etc. (more)

Ellen Byrne’s cozy snowscape is the perfect image for Hood College's 2011 Holiday Card. (more)

Javier Medellin Puyou created this cover illustration for the New Year’s edition of Mexican culture magazine, Por Amor al Arte magazine. The Chinese zodiac water dragon represents the year 2012; some of the coming year’s most anticipated events, desires and rumors are shown as well. (more)

Michael Waraksa had two pieces accepted into the Society of Illustrators upcoming 54th annual show in New York. "Indirection" and "Do" were both chosen in the uncommissioned category. (more)

Anthony Freda’s piece, “Culture Is Not Your Friend,” will be included in this year’s Society of Illustrators show in New York. (more)

Michael Sloan’s cheerful, intelligent style continues to be a favorite among all sorts of clients.  Here’s a roundup of some of his recent jobs: (more)

Kim Rosen illustrates a piece for the Globe and Mail about the thoughts of a brain surgeon about the fate of his patients that he foresees on paper before even meeting them. (more)

Gary Kelley’s most recent book project, “And the Soldiers Sang,” is a heartwarming and haunting collaboration with J. Patrick Lewis that teaches a very valuable lesson: soldiers on both sides of the fence have very much in common. (more)

Mark Smith’s reflective image of Herbert Warren Wind was accepted into the New York Society of Illustrators 54th award annual in the Editorial category. (more)

Shaw Nielsen created this illustration for Harvard Public Health Review magazine for an article about the exponential growth of the human population. If you think the world is crowded now, just wait a few years. Between today and 2050, our 2011 global population of roughly 7 billion could expand by an estimated 2.3 billion people… (more)

Murray Kimber was commissioned by Wharton Magazine to create this verdant scarecrow illustration. (more)

Jon Stich is thrilled to have his dinosaur celebrity prints featured on MTV's Buzzworthy Gift Guide. Pictured here is the Weirdallosaurus. (more)

Nathaniel Gold has been a regular contributor to Scientific American for the past four months, creating a weekly image for “The Primate Diaries.” Working directly with writer Eric Michael Johnson, Nathaniel is given total creative freedom. “The weekly article has to do with primates, which is my passion,” says Nathaniel. (more)

Malin Rosenqvist’s gorgeous super-saturated work appeared recently in the Swedish magazine Chefstidningen. (more)

The New York Times Health & Science section is full of interesting articles illustrated by ispotters today.  Viktor Koen offers a serving of Thanksgiving gratitude on page one: (more)

ArnO’s fun, frisky artwork focuses all eyes on the Ted Baker Holiday Eyewear collection.  Look for these sexy beasts in opticians and Ted Baker stores over the coming months. (more)

Zara Picken’s work last year for UK supermarket giant Waitrose, creating their first bespoke Christmas children’s range, was such a success that 2011 sees the return of her Santa and friends. (more)

Anthony Freda illustrated the cover of Larry Closs’s novel, Beatitude, a nicotine-and-caffeine-fueled journey into New York’s thriving poetry scene of slams and open-mike nights, featuring two previously unpublished poems by Allen Ginsberg.. (more)

Daniel Baxter’s portrait of James Fergason, who invented the improved Liquid Crystal Display, or LCD, was commissioned by the IT company, Softmart for a calendar celebrating great innovators of computer technology.  (more)

Eric Hanson’s double portrait of Bono for The New Republic is one of about a dozen illustrations he did for their “Lists Issue,” on newsstands now. “Bono is on their list of ‘pseuds’", explains Eric... (more)

Carl Wiens created this sharp set of spots for The Wall Street Journal illustrating some possible outcomes of the budgetary 'supercommittee', ranging from full success to complete failure. (more)

Edel Rodriguez illustrates a complex opinion piece for today’s New York Times on China’s growing influence over the global economy and its increasing ability to project military power in competition with the United States. (more)

John S. Dykes created these two illustrations for the past two weeks worth of Matt Ridley’s column in The Wall Street Journal. The first column was entitled, "First the Bad News: We Can Cause Earthquakes". (more)

Victo Ngai’s image for the PLANSPONSOR November issue illustrates an article about "getting prepared for the future." (more)

Taylor Callery created these feature and content illustrations for Leader's Edge Magazine to go with a story about innovative charitable giving in the insurance industry. (more)

Bob Staake’s illustration in the Wall Street Journal accompanies an article exploring the lack of public school transportation in New York City. (more)

La Boca created this illustration for the current issue of Pomp Magazine to accompany an article on the rising importance of Silicon Roundabout (so named because of the preponderance of British web-based companies there) in East London. (more)

Kim Rosen shares a couple of new editorial pieces this afternoon.  First up, this little hipster appears in the current TimeOut Chicago for an article explaining how to get a turkey and all the fixin’s on-the-go this Thanksgiving in the windy city. (more)

Tom Richmond’s double page spread appears in the latest issue of Sports Illustrated Kids magazine. The idea was to show a bunch of NBA players opening up their own stores and shops in a mall since they have nothing else to do during the lockout. (more)

David Pohl's work was included in “Picnic: New-Wave and Folklore in Contemporary Illustration,” published in Europe by Promopress. (more)

Julie McLaughlin created another portrait of the legendary Maria Rodale, CEO of Rodale, Inc., for her page in Organic Gardening magazine, where she reflects on this years gardening season and contemplates the next. Stake the tomatoes early on and label all the varieties of vegetables as they will inevitably be forgotten come harvest time! (more)

Graham Smith was asked to draw Tom Marchant, a British tech innovator whose online travel agency customizes unique travel experiences, for the “Twenty Questions” interview in the Oct/Nov issue of Worth magazine. (more)

David Plunkert made this illustration for the article, "The Belly Becomes the Beast," in the December issue of Golf Digest, and then turned it into this funky animation. (more)

Kevin Sprouls’ hedcut portraiture provides the unifying element for Drury University Magazine’s First Word / Last Word features, bookending the inside front and inside back cover of each issue. (more)

Judith Drews’ happy artwork can make even the smartest phone more fun, thanks to these new skins for mobile devices of every kind, created by Paste in Argentina. (more)

Dale Stephanos worked a quick turn around this week for The New York Observer. The story is about Conservative Candidate Cain's varied fund raising streams in New York. “So what does a bone dry topic like that need?” muses Dale. “That's right, pizza.”  (more)

Keith Negley’s suicidal trapeze artist will be included in the uncommissioned category of the upcoming 54^th annual show at the Society of Illustrators in New York. (more)

Doug Boehm created this fun robot for the New York Times to illustrate a story was about a new anti-robo- calling law that is being put into place to protect cell phone users. (more)

Cathy Gendron produced this illustration recently for Strategic Finance Magazine. "With the significant growth in global business relationships, both U.S. and foreign corporations face increasing challenges to maintain compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act." (more)

Ellen Weinstein will have three pieces included in the upcoming 54^th annual shows at the Society of Illustrators in New York. (more)

Aaron Meshon’s blissed-out portrait of Chubu and friends has earned a Gold Medal in the Society of Illustrators Uncommissioned category. (more)

A. Richard Allen neatly distills the concept of “glass half empty” for an article about healthcare reform in the current issue of PLANSPONSOR Magazine. (more)

Nadine Takvorian is featured in an interview on The Artfuls website. (more)

Goni Montes illustrates the story, “Ghost Hedgehog,” for Irene Gallo at tor.com. (more)

Steven Noble created an intricate old-time map of Dublin, as well as a series of spot details of buildings therein, for an interactive game launching Jameson 1780 Whiskey. (more)

Taylor Callery’s piece, "Seeing The Forest" will be included in the upcoming 54^th annual shows at the Society of Illustrators in New York. (more)

Chris Gall’s stunning, colorful illustrations are splashed among the pages of "The PDT Cocktail Book: The Complete Bartender's Guide from the Celebrated Speakeasy."  The book is a compendium of 304 cocktail recipes by NYC’s most meticulous bartender, Jim Meehan. (more)

Scott Brundage rocked the November cover of The Deal magazine with an intimidating group power portrait of the biggest wheels in the business. (more)

Pete Ryan’s over-sized full page illustration for Leap Magazine sends a message of hope to those dealing with the emotional and physical harshness of cancer. Sometimes talking about it - sharing your story - is the best was to deal with the pain. (more)

Echo Chernik has been invited to speak at the University of Nebraska at Kearney Senior Show (Nov 30-Dec 2, 2011) on the life of an illustrator in today's market. Echo will touch on traditional versus digital illustration, portfolios, contracts, share stories and take questions from the audience. (more)

Harry Campbell will have two pieces included in the upcoming 54^th annual shows at the Society of Illustrators in New York. (more)

Victo Ngai has learned that two of her pieces have been selected for inclusion in the upcoming Society of Illustrators NY shows. "The Disappointment" will appear in the Editorial category: (more)

Rob Kelly illustrated this week’s Village Voice cover with a Russian constructivist style portrait of NYC Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly (no relation).  “I got to use crazy colors and be a lot messier than I normally would be; it was a lot of fun to work on,” say’s Rob. (more)

Noah Woods’ cover for The New Republic illustrates a serious article about the first six months in the lives of inner-city babies. Thanks to new research, there's a greater urgency to focus on that early stage, instead of waiting until ages from two to five, in order to break the cycle of poverty. (more)

Adam A. Doyle’s latest in his monthly joke feature for UK men’s magazine Loaded appears in the November issue. (more)

Edward Kinsella was awarded a silver medal from the Society of Illustrators, NY for his illustration of Beck in Wired magazine. (more)

Bob Staake’s subversively sweet images put across a hard message about animal cruelty in this campaign for PETA.  The series earned a Silver Award... (more)

Chris Whetzel was super-excited to do this assignment for this year’s MLB All-Star Game after creating the images for 2010's World Series program. The article was a "who's who" of pitchers and their stats, and the AD wanted to work in a manner that was metaphoric of all of the league's pitchers. (more)

Brian Stauffer illustrates a piece for the current issue of Men's Health, about the hair loss prevention drug Propecia and its ironic side effect of erectile dysfunction. (more)

Jillian Ditner was asked to create an illustration for Canadian Living’s collection of stories called, “The Best Worst Thing That Ever Happened to Me.” Here’s a little peek into Jillian’s process of finding the silver (or green) lining: (more)

Steven Noble continues his successful packaging project for Espolon Tequila with these new labels for the Mexican market. (more)

Edel Rodriguez has been awarded a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators, NY for his painting of Krampus, created for an upcoming BLAB! exhibition. (more)

Dave Plunkert’s image for Playboy’s 2011 Sex Survey was awarded a Silver Medal by the Society of Illustrators in New York. (more)

Brian Stauffer’s cover image for Emory Law for a feature entitled, "Are Online Social Networks the New Smoking Gun?" earned him a Silver Medal from the Society of Illustrators, NYC. (more)

Tom Garrett illustrated a December Consumer Reports feature story, "Mystery Fish," that looks at the mislabeling of seafood bought at retail stores and restaurants in the U.S., costing consumers billions of dollars. (more)

Jason Seiler’s cover for The Weekly Standard, created in just two days, is a bit different look from his usual realistically painted flesh tones, “The psychedelic aspect of image was fun to do- I'm happy with how it turned out,” says Jason. (more)

Daniel Hertzberg’s submission to the New Yorker last winter was not accepted as a cover image, but it DID just earn him a Society of Illustrators Silver Award in the uncommissioned category! (more)

Nick Rotondo's latest cover illustration for REALTOR AE magazine depicts the leadership and advocacy of realtor associations and volunteers in promoting legislation for successful homeownership. (more)

David Vogin channels Michelangelo in this 24-hour-turnaround illustration about the European markets for Investment News Magazine. (more)

Anna + Elena Balbusso were honored to have been interviewed by The Folio Society about their collaborative creative process and their latest beautifully illustrated novel, “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood. The book will be published in December with seven full-page illustrations.

Pete Ryan recent illustration for HR Magazine was for a piece about flextime and the freedom it grants workers from the clock. Pete offered two versions, both juxtaposing realism with a powerful graphic. (more)

James Yang’s playful work was given two spreads in the new anthology, “Illustrators Unlimited” by Gestalten in Berlin. (more)

Jeffrey Smith created this amazing series of illustrations for a Mother Jones article asking, how dangerous are the FBI's sting targets? (more)

Erin S. Tripp’s illustration for the Utah Dental Association magazine accompanies an article that urges its members to find their inner peace. (more)

Philippe Debongnie created the cover illustration and three interior portraits for Sweat Zine #13, which also interviewed him for the magazine. (more)

Daniel Bueno was one of the 50 illustrators worldwide selected to take part in the 5th edition of the children's book illustration event, Ilustrarte 2012 in Lisbon, Portugal. He is the only illustrator from the entire South Hemisphere in the show. (more)

Adam A. Doyle’s portrait of boxer Manny Pacquiao honors his most recent, hard won WBO welterweight title bout. (more)

Ellen Byrne illustrates an article on S.A.D. (Seasonal Affective Disorder) for Arlington Magazine. Symptoms include withdrawal from friends, family and social activities. (more)

Jacob Thomas continues his illustration series for the “Spazz Dad” column in Metro Magazine. This time, Spazz Dad delivers holiday decorations to a wealthy client but is given the wrong code for the gate, leaving him to figure out how to enter. (more)

Kenny Kiernan was commissioned by Walmart to render the iconic Star Wars sci-fi characters in a new and accessible comic book style.  The occasion was the recent Star Wars Saga Blu-Ray re-release / Pringles tie-in campaign; KennyK’s work was used for all related print ads and floor displays. (more)

Chuck Gonzales’ latest illustrated cover for Scholastic’s popular tween imprint, Candy Apple Books is “Miss Popularity and the Best Friend Disaster.” (more)

Theispot.com is sponsoring a brand new feature, Illustration of the Day, on the homepage of Print Magazine’s website, printmag.com.  Each of the illustrators who participated in Theispot.com ad pages running in Print’s up-coming Regional Design Annual will be given this homepage position for 3 – 4 days, with a new image displaying daily. (more)

Edel Rodriguez takes on the on the topic of risky sexual practices in the city's gay community for the cover of SF Weekly. (more)

Echo Chernik's cover for “ATTITUDE,” published by InMediaRes DBA Catalyst Game Labs, won a Silver ENnie Award for Best Cover of a Role-Playing Book. The extremely complicated double-sided cover illustration featured five custom character designs, and thousands of details to be used in a "Scavenger hunt"-like portion of the book. (more)

James Laish maps out the intriguing NYC neighborhood of “SoSoHo” for the New York Times Fashion & Style section. (more)

Val Bochkov’s image commands the cover of the special “Technology” issue of Agents Sales Journal magazine. (more)

Janet Hamlin picks up her amazing reportage assignment at Camp Justice, Guantanamo, after more than a year’s absence. “Nashiri, accused USS Cole bombing suspect, had an arraignment today and it is a death penalty case,” she explains. (more)

La Boca created this illustration for Ray Ban as part of their “Rare Prints” project to launch a brand new color-way of the iconic Wayfarer. Both posters and sunglasses should be appearing in Ray Ban shops worldwide any day now. (more)

Dave Murray’s Holiday Shopping Survival Guide for Push Science makes good sense, even as it entertains. Remember: Be smart and stay SAFE! (more)

Chris Beatrice created the cover art for “Gladiator: Fight for Freedom,” soon to be published by Disney/Hyperion. The story centers on an 11 year old boy, torn from his childhood and recruited to fight in the arena as a gladiator. (more)

Jon Reinfurt had the pleasure of working with Common Ground magazine on a large assignment that featured several cautionary community maintenance stories; the AD wanted to tie them all together with a fairy tale theme. (more)

Mark Ulriksen illustrated an article for The New Yorker about former Infosys CEO Nandan Nilekani who is attempting to provide an ID to every one of India's 1.2 billion people. (more)

Daniel Hertzberg illustrates an article about how the issuance of bonds can be used to raise huge amounts of money for big green energy and infrastructure projects, which will put people to work and stimulate economic growth. Fairly complex brief, no?! (more)

Julie McLaughlin’s invitations and accessories for designer Leah Santucci's wedding this summer were utterly charming and completely organic. “These were all painted in gouache,” says Julie. “I forgot how nice it is to make an entire piece without the computer sometimes!”  (more)

Maria Corte Maidagan illustrates (and is interviewed by!) the supercool insider web destination LeCool Barcelona. (more)

Viktor Koen’s cover for this week’s Village Voice illustrates the burden of debt carried by graduates of New York University.(more)

John Kachik produced this portrait on the fly, during a teaching demonstration in a watercolor and mixed media class at Delaplaine Visual Arts Center in Frederick, MD. The teaching point was the mixed use of pen and ink and watercolor wash. (more)

Sean Tiffany shows us his recent work for the on-going “What’s the Call?” feature in Sports Illustrated for Kids. (more)

Thomas Ehretsman created this dark, moody double portrait of Armie Hammer and Leonardo DiCaprio for an article featuring the new Clint Eastwood film, "J. Edgar," in this week’s New Yorker magazine. (more)

Victo Ngai created this image for Honolulu Magazine to illustrate a sad story about local Hawaiian musicians losing ways to distribute their music because of the closing of Borders bookstores, which carried their CDs and provided a venue for live performances. (more)

Dave Plunkert takes a “rock ‘em sock ‘em” approach to this illustration for the November issue of IEEE Spectrum Magazine. (more)

John Kleber just might be onto something with this recent series of intriguing self-generated work. (more)

Elvis Swift takes a delicate approach to the delicate topic of female incontinence for Vim & Vigor magazine. (more)

A portfolio of Jason Seiler’s most memorable work has been selected to appear in "Simply the Best," an international juried exhibition produced by Digital Arts California. Jason was one of only three artists granted a Gold Stellar Art Award. (more)

This week’s Science Times is rich with illustration from members of theispot.com.

Viktor Koen illustrates the controversial e-cigarette, a quit-smoking aid: (more)

Greg Scott was commissioned to create a logo for SFBacklot.com, an online database of Bay Area people working in the film and entertainment industry. This logo features the Golden Gate Bridge holding a clapboard; the company plans to expand to 12 other cities in the next year. (more)

Jose Pardo of MoonVisionStudio recently completed the book cover for John Rick's second novel in his series, “The Freddy Anderson Chronicles,” due to be published by Dailey Swan. (more)

Ruth Rowland produced the hand lettered album title for Soulicious, a collection of duets from Cliff Richard released by EMI, featuring some of the most respected names in soul music, including Roberta Flack and Freda Payne. (more)

Chris Gash’s image for Bloomberg Businessweek illustrates a book review for “Thinking, Fast and Slow,” which posits that our cognitive processes are at odds between the fast moving and slow moving parts of our brain. (more)

Jamie Hogan’s illustration for the current issue of Maine Magazine is all about skin as the wrapping of an inner glow, a gift that glows from within. “I've always believed that age is but a costume for the soul,” says Jamie.  Shine on! (more)

Doug Ross was commissioned to illustrate the McAfee Security Journal for a third consecutive year. This annual electronic white paper features the latest thoughts on data security by top experts in the field. (more)

Carl Wiens created this full-page image for Forward magazine to illustrate an article about companies that still use antiquated equipment (fax and landlines) to get their message out in the wireless age. (more)

James Yang’s illustration for the Wall Street Journal accompanies an article about companies who benefit from suggestions by both employees and customers. (more)

Mark Smith’s illustrations for Oliver Burkeman’s Guardian UK columns are always idea-driven and great good fun. This one was about “cognitive contaminants”: The majority of people will refuse to drink recycled wastewater no matter how clean it now is. (more)

Victo Ngai's illustration for the New York Times Sunday Letters feature addresses the tension and debates between fossil fuel and renewal energies. “This is my first color illustration for the CRAZY PACE letter page and it's a very fun (and no sleep) challenge,” says Victo. (more)

Paul Fricke’s 20th comic for Tzivos Hashem’s Kid’s Zone, a magazine for Jewish kids, starts off with a SPLASH!  Here are a few of our favorite action-packed frames. (more)

Kinuko Y. Craft  was commissioned to paint two large portraits, to be reinterpreted as large scale mosaics for the World Food Prize building in Des Moines, Iowa. The mosaics, portraits of Dr. M.S. Swaminathan of India and Dr. Evangelina Villegas of Mexico, now hang in one of the main rooms of the building. (more)

Antony Hare’s double portrait of Rush band members Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson for Guitar Aficionado magazine illustrates an article about their mutual interest in wine. (more)

Michal Dziekan painted this image for FITC Amsterdam show poster, with the tagline, "Design.Technology. Cool Shit." (more)

Phil Foster’s gutsy style and fast thinking frequently land him section covers for newspaper of all sorts, including the Washington Post, New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Here’s a selection of recent work. (more)

David Preiss created a few "how to" exercise images (crunches, planks and push-ups) for AirTran's Go Magazine to help the active traveler stay in shape while on the road. (more)

Jeanine Henderson’s spirited line work just happens to translate beautifully into hand lettering. Here are a few projects that were commissioned for book covers recently. (more)

Pete Ryan created this image for Readers Digest Asia to illustrate an story about a father who is so afraid of his son getting hurt that he finds himself being obsessive and over-protective. (more)

David Fullarton’s intriguing and funny series of illustrations for Worcester Polytech Alumni Magazine accompanies an article about a secret society of anonymous do-gooders within the school. (more)

Zara Picken was commissioned by the UK edition of Wired Magazine to illustrate an article in their Ideas Bank section called “Government should be run by gamers.” The feature discussed why legislators should think more like game designers. (more)

This is the final poster of four that David Plunkert created for Dogfish Head Craft Brewery's 2011 seasonal brew screenprint series. Dave will also be at Dogfish Head's International Stout Day event in Milton, DE this evening, Thursday, November 3, 2011, so if you're planning on being there, be sure to visit his table where he'll be signing prints and tees. (more)

Jurgen Mantzke’s illustration for a feature in Multi-Family Executive magazine shows the evolution of the property manager. The adaptation of competitive strategies is demonstrated by the composition and tools the figure uses to carry the property he is managing.  (more)

Jason Mecier was commissioned by Asics to create this super-sized collage installation, comprised of running paraphernalia, in honor of this weekend’s 41^st NYC Marathon. (more)

Rin Kurohana provided the yummy cover illustration for the second installment of The Vivacious Vegan series. The Vivacious Vegan Desserts is now available for purchase- Treat yourself to a copy today in Theispot.com Bookstore. (more)

Andy Ward worked with London agency St Luke’s, to create fun new images for Toby Carvery, a UK nationwide chain of carveries who promote a traditional family dining experience, 7 days a week, centered on the roast dinner. (more)

Leticia Plate has spent the past year (or a bit more) working on the sweetly encouraging illustrations for Lifebook, a project by LSSI.org, to give adopted and foster kids a way to keep track of their life, past, thoughts, hopes, dreams... (more)

Joe Wilson brings lyrical whimsy to topics such as “My Chemical Romance” and “DIY molecular gastronomy” for GQ Australia’s, Talk section opener. (more)

Giulio Iurissevich’s work will been included in an upcoming book, Mona Lisa Reimagined, an anthology of hundreds of pieces of art that have been inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's "La Gioconda," more popularly known as "Mona Lisa." (more)

Stephan Walter created the cool, simple imagery for the cover and the back of the new Ian Constable album. For the non-German speaking people out there, “d Schwiiz isch schön…” means: “Switzerland is beautiful…”

Lara Tomlin’s portrait of Stephen Sondheim accompanies the announcement that he is the winner of the 2011 Chicago Tribune Literary Prize. (more)

Roy Scott was commissioned by Wolters Kluwer Health to illustrate a feature article on why healthcare professionals shouldn't provide medical advice on Facebook or other social media platforms. With so many opportunities for misunderstandings, safety could easily be compromised. (more)

Mark Ulriksen delivers a suitably strong portrait of Florence Welch for the Rolling Stone record review. (more)

Gary Alphonso created this powerful cover image for ACC Docket, The Journal of the Association of Corporate Counsel, to illstrate “How Tomorrow Moves: CSX Uses Scorecards to Help Outside Counsel Stay on Track”. (more)

Melinda Beck & Jordan Isip will have a show of new work opening later this month at Spur Gallery in Baltimore. (more)

Eva Vázquez creates a strong cover illustration for Revista Mercurio - Panorama de Libros (Mercury Magazine Review of Books). (more)

Chris Gash brilliantly illustrated a recent “Monday Business” cover for the Miami Herald on the topic of measuring the intrinsic value of social networking. (more)

Erla Maria Arnadottir’s beautifully drawn pencil sketches and watercolors for Iceland's biggest airline, Icelandair, illustrate a campaign that has been running since mid summer and is still going strong. (more)

Jason Seiler’s latest cover for the New York Observer targets city Police Commissioner Ray Kelly trying to put on a "good" face while corruption continues within the NYPD. “I thought of the idea of him as an angel, plus a couple demon-cops in hell, and there you have it,” says Jason after his latest 2-day paint-a-thon. “It was great fun to work on.” (more)

Elisabeth Alba created this haunting illustration for "The Nightingale" by Hans Christian Andersen. (more)

Anne Wertheim’s charming, lushly detailed illustrations deliver pure pleasure in the children's book, "Garter Snake at Willow Creek Lane," just published by the Smithsonian Backyard series, developed under the direction of curators for the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. (more)

Robert Neubecker’s plate is perpetually full, whether from editorial assignments or self-generated book projects.  Somehow, he makes it all look fun and easy- Here’s a peek at some recent work. (more)

Brian Stauffer’s illustration for an article about the stereotype of the underage sex worker steams up the cover of this week’s Village Voice. (more)

Jacob Thomas creates high-flying imagery for the latest issue of Scouting Magazine. (more)

Otto Steininger created the cover and several interior pieces for the fall issue of Yale Medicine magazine. (more)

Kim Rosen thoughtfully rounds up a full month of her terrific illustrations that run with the “Coupling” column in the Boston Globe Magazine each Sunday. (more)

Daniel Hertzberg created this image for the Op-Ed page of today’s New York Times. The article is a denouncement of the claims that Israel pursues apartheid policies in its ongoing dealings with the Palestinians in Gaza. (more)

Ben Garvie's highly refined photo-real illustrations made it onto another package in our grocery: the entirely new line of Balance Bars. Here are a few samples. (more)

Victo Ngai nails the November cover of Diplomat magazine. (more)

Daniel Bueno's illustration for Brazilian magazine Mais accompanies "The Power of No / O Poder do Não,” an article about the importance and occasional necessity of refusal. Various graphic elements were used for the elaboration of a surreal architecture full of "Yes" and "No" signs, where the characters have to make choices. (more)

Marty Braun's poster for the Portland Stage production of "God of Carnage," opening this week in Portland, ME, hints at the strong emotions simmering below the surface of manners. The play is about two couples getting together to talk over their sons' playground fight. (more)

David Plunkert’s illustration for the article "Poison Control" appeared in the Sept/Oct issue of Audubon Magazine. (more)

Adam A. Doyle’s super-busy crowd scene for Men’s Health Australia took two caffeine-soaked weeks to produce. (more)

Tony DiMauro’s artwork for the short story "Hot Damn" appears in the November, 2011 issue of Playboy, as a runner-up in the annual Playboy College Fiction Contest.  Tony is currently enrolled in the MFA Illustration program at the School of Visual Arts in NYC. (more)

Anthony Freda will have an exhibition of new paintings at Trifecta Gallery in Las Vegas from November 3 - 25th, 2011. (more)

Eric Hanson’s regular back page feature for the Macalester College magazine this month illustrated an essay by an author with a penchant for writing werewolf novels. (more)

Julie McLaughlin’s illustration in last weekend's National Post accompanied an article on the growing trend of electric cars and how condo complexes aren't always properly equipped to accommodate them. (more)

Leon Mussche created the infographics for a new line of high-end European skin care products. The illustrations show, in 3 steps, how to apply the cream to prevent wrinkles, “which apparently is very complicated,” notes Leon wryly. (more)

Jason Mecier has chosen some of his favorite icons from the silver screen, creating large-scale portraits made exclusively out of Red Vines licorice.  LICORICE FLIX, an exhibition of this work, will open this Friday at iam8bit in Los Angeles. (more)

Sean Tiffany created this cover for the first in a series of young reader books about an average kid who wakes up one day… Super!  We can look forward to Sean’s character gracing at least two more volumes in the near future. (more)

Michael Morgenstern gives us a look at some recent work.  For the Polish fashion magazine Zwierciadlo, Michael has been illustrating a series of interviews with author/psychologist Wojciech Eichelberger; here are “Masculinity” and “Religion.”  (more)

Ellen Byrne’s elegant, but haunting, image illustrates for an article on eating disorders in older women for Arlington Magazine. (more)

Jennifer L. Meyers’ 10 page comic, “Puss in Boots,” for Jim Henson’s Storyteller Anthology previewed recently at New York Comicon… So it’s okay to show you a couple of pages before it publishes officially for Holiday 2011. (more)

Tim O’Brien breathes life into history with this portrait of young Abraham Lincoln, gracing the cover of the premier issue of National Geographic’s Exploring History. (more)

When Leo Espinosa illustrates a card game, everyone wins!  Here is a peek at a set of characters he designed for a card game based on food, commissioned by Monoblock / Industry of Imagineering, from Argentina. (more)

Matthieu Forichon will have an exhibition at Galerie Arludik in Paris, opening November 29. (more)

John Kachik illustrates an article about taking time to meditate at work for the Personal Journal section of today’s Wall Street Journal. (more)

Roy Scott channeled his inner corporate side to illustrate a series of full pagers for a book on “The State of Retail Sustainability” for The Retail Industry Leaders Association. Roy created a compelling mash-up using environmental, retail, regulatory and supply chain imagery within the shape of a pie chart to communicate the narrative themes. (more)

Carl Wiens’ background in biology and art history served him beautifully when creating two recent magazine covers.  For both of these publications, commissioning an illustrated cover was a first. (more)

Lesley Breen Withrow’s oceanic Happy Birthday card from her line for Gartner Greetings is one of her favorites. “Who wouldn't love painting fish and kids and submarines all day?” she says- we agree! (more)

The Red Dress delivered spooky vibes with a series of zombie-themed B-movie style posters and comic strips, commissioned by UK mobile brand Phones 4U.  (more)

Ellen Weinstein illustrates another great series for the Utne Reader, this time examining the examined life. (more)

Pete Ryan’s full page illustration for Ryerson Review of Journalism goes with an article about limiting journalists’ freedom when posting on Twitter. Many publications now have strict social media codes of conduct; Pete’s clipped wing metaphor for showing restriction says it all. (more)

Victo Ngai’s wild image for this Sunday’s New York Times Travel section illustrates an article about major airlines that continue to cut flights this holiday season while the number of passengers increases. Traveling will be quite hectic; expensive tickets, packed planes and long lines are expected. (more)

Kathryn Rathke relished the opportunity to draw writer Joan Didion for Intelligent Life Magazine. “Her age and frailty of figure give her a ghostly appearance which completely belies her inner ferocity,” says Kathryn, “A fascinating subject.” (more)

Chris Beatrice created this humorous illustration for the cover of a political satire novel called "The Moralist," depicting the statue of Lady Justice come to life, as her scales are tipped by a cowboy cartoon pig. (more)

Stuart Bradford’s image for the New York Times Science section illustrates an article debating the relative benefits of mammography screening for breast cancer. (more)

Greg Scott created a logo for Two Cousins' Pizza in Ohio to publicize their Gut Buster Competition. (more)

One of Chuck Gonzales’ sweet illustrations for Tiger Beat got a fun animation treatment recently from Benjy Brooke. (more)

Thomas Ehretsmann created this detailed portrait of Elizabeth Warren for The Boston Globe in just two days.

David Preiss' map for AirTran Airways’ GO magazine illustrates the retracing of John Muir's 1868 trek across California. Muir was a naturalist, author and advocate of preservation of the American wilderness.

Jon Reinfurt had fun with this quick for American Lawyer, illustrating an article about law firms increasing their “stickiness”, i.e. their ability to keep clients happy and coming back for years to come. (more)

Ken Orvidas takes a literal approach to an article about the critical aspect of speed when performing surgery on patients with head trauma. Rapidly relieving intracranial pressure, within four hours versus possibly 72 hours, is working and helping to save lives. (more)

Pepper Tharp is the illustrator and co-creator of Bettina and Pepper’s Field Guide to Men: How to identify, deal with, and date men in the internet millennium, due to be published in 2012. (more)

Stephan Walter’s signature combination of illustration and typography was a perfect match for the cover of the Washington Post Magazine's Fall Dining Guide. (more)

Erla Maria Arnadottir worked with photographer Steve Benisty to create this mixed media portrait of Guy Laliberté, founder of Cirque de Soleil, space tourist and poverty fighter.