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The I Spot News Archive January 2014

JASON SEILER: SILA AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

January 27, 2014

Jason Seiler’s illustration, "Mother Can You Spare a Room," painted for The Wall Street Journal, was given the Patrick Nagel Award of Excellence from the Society of Illustrators L.A. Also accepted into the show was Jason’s portrait of Allan Gurganus painted for The New Yorker.


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Tags: Jason Seiler, Award Winners, Editorial, Magazine

RICHARD BORGE: MORE STOCK?

January 24, 2014

Richard Borge’s conceptual financial illustration for The Wall St Journal  accompanied an article about a new idea of actually buying more stocks as you retire, rather than transitioning out of the market as traditional wisdom dictates. (more)

Tags: Richard Borge, Newspapers

JON KRAUSE: AVENUE MAGAZINE

January 24, 2014

Jon Krause sensitively illustrated the aftermath of a devastating flood in Canada for Avenue Magazine. (more)

Tags: Jon Krause, Editorial, Magazine

ALEX NABAUM: BLOWN OFF THE MOUNTAIN

January 24, 2014

Alex Nabaum illustrated a series of poems for Alpinist magazine, honoring Alison Hargreaves, a pioneering female mountaineer who died in 1995 at age 32 while soloing K2. She had just scaled Mt. Everest alone, and without oxygen, a few months before. (more)

Tags: Alex Nabaum, Editorial, Magazine

ERIC HANSON: MATCH GAME

January 23, 2014

Eric Hanson’s cover illustration for the Taste section of the Twin Cities Star Tribune is all about finding the perfect pairings of food and drink. (more)

Tags: Eric Hanson, Editorial, Magazine

DAN BEJAR: CASE SIVER MEDAL

January 23, 2014

Dan Bejar's cover for George Washington University has received a Silver Medal in the "Cover" category from CASE, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education 2013 awards. (more)

Tags: Dan Bejar, Award Winners, Editorial, Magazine, Promotional Design

JAMES FRYER: VIN-X FINE WINE INVESTMENT

January 23, 2014

James Fryer created this clever brochure cover illustration for VIN-X, a fine wine investment company.  James was ultimately able to convey the “cash-to-cru” concept in a single sunny image; his sketch process, below, shows the path to this deceptively simple solution. (more)

Tags: James Fryer, Brochure, Editorial, Promotional Design

MELINDA BECK: THE FROG PRINCE

January 22, 2014

Melinda Beck’s full page silhouette illustrates this week’s fiction for The New Yorker. (more)

Tags: Melinda Beck, Editorial, Magazine

FIND THAT DUCK!

January 21, 2014

Illustrators from Mendola Artists and Gerald & Cullen Rapp were tapped to participate in McKee Foods' re-launch campaign for iconic snack brand Drake’s Cake. McKee recently purchased Drake’s, and reintroduced it during the company’s 125th anniversary.  (more)

Tags: Exhibition

JON REINFURT: SIRI STOLE MY HUSBAND

January 21, 2014

Jon Reinfurt’s illustration for the latest issue of Diablo Magazine accompanies an article on the negative impact that smartphones have had on relationships, specifically marriage. Neuroscience proves that small amounts of dopamine gets released in your brain whenever you hear your phone “ping” with the promise of a new update… (more)

Tags: Jon Reinfurt, Editorial, Magazine
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