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SHAW NIELSEN: WHY WE LOVE COLORADO

August 8, 2012

Shaw Nielsen’s cover for Westword magazine illustrates a series of articles meant to remind residents of Colorado why they love it there, despite all the recent bad news.

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“I started off with a few simple sketches, playing around with a few the art directors ideas and adding a few of my own,” says Shaw. 

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In the end we both agreed that the heart inside of the Colorado flag’s ‘C’ was the simplest read and I quickly took this idea to a finished illustration, only to later find out that there is a clothing company with the same logo – Oops.” 

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“So after a quick break for dinner, I spent the rest of the evening bringing a second cover to life.”

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