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Silk-screen print created for a show in Canada.
A critique of ethical consumerism and recycled clothing solutions. Stephanie Glaros, art director; Utne Reader, client.
Cover for a young adult novel by Joan Ackerman (September 2007). Neil Swaab, art director/designer; HarperCollins Publishers Inc., client.
Cover for Australia's Wooden Toy magazine featuring an interview with Nate Williams. Timba, art director.
A silk-screen print inspired by the legend of Mata Hari. Andres Flores, project director; Flores Graphica, publisher.
Ad for an all-natural hemp shoe by Converse, for the Brand Democracy ad campaign. John Butler, creative director; Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners, ad agency.
An illustration used on a mobile skateboard ramp and skateboard decks. Josh Wangrud, art director; Crowell Advertising, ad agency; The Truth Anti-Smoking Campaign, client.
Poster for the 2007 Festival de !Oh!, celebrating water, in Val de Marne, France. Aude Esteves, art director; Anatome, ad agency; City of Val de Marne, France, client.
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Duration: I left my job as an art director to pursue illustration fulltime in October 2003. Staff: I am represented by Magnet Reps (www.magnetreps.com). Education: Life, history, science, people, travel, Wikipedia and the University of Utah. Cultural Influences: For the last few years, I have had a strong interest in the Latin culture, not so much from reading up on it and going to museums, but from a more visceral standpoint—of walking down the street, eating the food, being in new places and appreciating subtleties. I have lived in Chile and Costa Rica, traveled to Uruguay, Panama and Spain, and now live in Argentina. Environment: I brainstorm outside my apartment—park benches, subways, buses, trains, coffee shops, etc. I mostly listen to podcasts on military history, brainfood: podcast.com or Democracynow.org. Once I come up with an idea, I head back to my apartment and start creating. Usually I listen to reggae/dub or jazz. I have a couple of huge magnet walls with photos, art and sketches for inspiration. My dog Guinea, a cute little Boxer, is always by my side.Philosophy: Experience and appreciate life, people, health and variety.
To swear off making mistakes is very easy. All you have to do is swear off having ideas. — Leo Burnett
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Next time you're congratulating yourself on your unique personal style, we have one word for you: Exactitudes. (Thanks Sam.)
Jessica Helfand and William Drenttel are lecturing at the Fashion Institute of Technology the evening of November 20. We're unsure what they'll be lecturing about; however, it's extremely likely that they'll be interesting.
Sunglass Hut already had a nice site; now that it has an e-commerce component it's, well, even better.
Yesterday, AT&T announced the public beta of VideoCrawler—a Web app for searching organizing and sharing online video and multimedia content. Odd, we thought it was already in public beta.
Making its way around the Internet, a beautiful but sobering TV spot by Lowe Roche Toronto for the ALS Society of Canada.