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April 30th, 2013

NYObserver and WSJ Covers

Here are two cover assignments from the past couple of weeks. The first one was for The New York Observer, for a feature about women looking for hunky country dudes at farmers’ markets. Here are some of the rejects (is that a carrot in your pocket, lady?):

I almost never do cartoon line drawings anymore but it seemed like the right feel for this one. And even though I still can’t believe they picked this, here is the cover that ran:

About two years ago The Wall Street Journal asked me to do a Lichtenstein-style treatment for a spot which lead to this cover last weekend:

Thanks to Ed, Lauren and Mark for both assignments!

February 27th, 2012

February update

Here are some new illustrations from the past few weeks…

Joe Sharkey and I are coming up on 10 years doing the On the Road column together for the NYTimes Biz Day, I can’t believe it. It’s been a great and I hope it keeps going. The past few weeks stories include more negative feedback about blind bidding for hotels, travel tips from people “in the know”, the pre-check program for approved travelers and just how much companies are paying for “business” trips to the superbowl:

For The Wall Street Journal, this was for an article about how to interpret all those baffling letter classifications for mutual funds:

This half-page opener for Crain’s New York Business was about five up-and-coming companies racing to be the next big IPO:

This feature for American Medical News was for an article about doctors racing to file quality reporting before the deadline. After sending lots of ideas, we went with a less conceptual and more dramatic treatment (and I got to try out a new palette):

I just updated Drawing Science with some new and some old work, and here is last week’s Science Times illustration about how bad weather conditions cause birds to “divorce” (insert Stormy Weather joke here):

Thanks to Joe, Mark, Carolyn and Steve, Jennifer, and Peter.

December 12th, 2011

Penultimate post of 2011

Here are a few jobs from the past month…

This was a section opener for American Medical News about legal help for doctors when online reviews cross the line into defamation:

So it turns out that the Border Patrol, responsible for busting gun-runners and drug-smugglers, are in fact running guns and smuggling drugs, according to this cover story for the Phoenix New Times:

And here is the latest Wisdom Circle for AARP The Magazine, this one about a woman who can’t let go of the anger she feels toward her ex:

Science Times from two weeks ago was about how dolphins waddle under the weight of pregnancy; this next one was about people with grapheme-color synesthesia – the kicker is that we weren’t sure if there would be color on the page that week so the illustration couldn’t rely on it, that was a head-scratcher:

The NYTimes Biz Day spot last week about alliance airlines and how you never know who will be flying the plane regardless of what your ticket says:

For Remodeling Magazine, a story about how a quick personal response can satisfy an unhappy customer:

And finally a quick one for the Saturday Wall Street Journal about how best to complain to retailers in order to get your way (I thought for sure it was going to be one of these “squeaky wheel” sketches):

But we went with a parody of Lichtenstein for more graphic punch (to which I would add that I did this with absolute love and admiration for one of my favorite artists):

Thanks to Jennifer, Peter, Joanna, Peter, Joe, Mary, and Mark (and Roy)!

September 7th, 2011

Newish work, Part I

I took some time off in August, which was nice, and even put off updating the blog so that the Times video could have top billing for a few weeks. But, it’s time to get back to it, so here is the first installment of newish work…

For the NYTimes Book Review, a piece about a woman with Alzheimer’s accused of murdering her neighbor:

For Golf Digest, a spot on how nerves can ruin your swing mid-game:

For the Wall Street Journal, for an article about the ripple effect of corn on the rest of the agribusiness market:

For Replacement Contractor, a spot about promoting one of your salespeople from the field:

For New Jersey Monthly’s dining issue, a sidebar spot about the backlash when changing a restaurant’s menu:

And one more for the NYTimes Education Life section, for a story about changes to the GMAT:

Thanks to Nicholas, Doug, Dan, Pete, Greg and Shannon! Check back next week for a big update on Science Times.

June 22nd, 2011

Paperboy

Here are a few recent spots for the papers…

Video aggregator apps for the Wall Street Journal’s App Happy feature:

And one more for the WSJ about new laws regarding caregivers who marry their elderly charges:

This was a very interesting article for the Washington Post about how bacteria can influence human behavior:

And finally, here is something a little different for the NYTimes column I illustrate each week – first was a piece about airlines piling on fees for everything, followed by a column about airports getting in on the fee-charging racket:

June 1st, 2011

Newish work

I try to post work in a logical fashion, grouping certain jobs together in a way that makes sense – and some pieces I want to leave as top billing in the blog for more than a week, but that means some assignments end up sitting until they are off the newsstand or even downright dusty. So, before they get any older…

This was a piece for the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine about the adjunct situation at most universities – overworked and underpaid. I wanted the figures to be almost identical except for their props since the idea is that these professors are equally qualified:

This spot for Golf Digest was for a column about how to calm your first tee jitters:

And this one for Remodeling Magazine was for an article on a builder who finishes projects in foreclosed homes:

This opener for American Medical News was for a feature about the vast information available to doctors via electronic medical records:

And one of my favorite art directors is at the Wall Street Journal now and I did this spot for her about trail apps for hikers (I included a couple of the rejects that I also liked):

And finally, here is a full page I did in September. Happily, I am not that far behind on posting but the job got held for nearly six months before ultimately getting killed. The story was about the benefits of Kegel exercises for women – needless to say I had to do a little dance on this one, but after all that the whole article went down anyway. Ah well…

March 1st, 2011

Recent roundup

I am spending a lot of time out of the office this semester, so here is a very overdue update on some recent spots…

I have been regularly illustrating the NYTimes Education Life special section. This most recent spot was for an article about students struggling with the increasingly important college entrance essay:

This was a quick one for Atlanta Magazine about incentives for recycling:

Last month for the NYTimes Book Review, I did this for the book Alone Together, about our relationship with technology and the rise of robot companions:

Not my usual thing, but I was asked to do these little icons demonstrating the “office scarf” for Bloomberg Businessweek:

And finally a super-fast spot for the Wall Street Journal Market Watch column on jobs that are more dangerous than you think:

Next week I’ll be recapping the past month of NYT Science Times and Business Day illustrations, plus a cover and a full-page, and more to follow!

December 1st, 2010

NYT, WSJ, NJM

A quick one for The Wall Street Journal last week about how to calculate the tax benefits of converting retirement funds to Roth IRAs:

Science Times has been testing my brain for the past few weeks…first, how the structure of the placenta determines how long the gestation period is, and bio-inspired aviation:

Quick aside here – I have been working at texture for a while, trying to get it right, and it’s coming together finally…the drawing is still done with paper and ink, but the trick was how to make the digital color look less digital. Here is a detail, I think it’s just about there:

And finally, a very fast turnaround with New Jersey Monthly for a column in which the writer went on about how he loves our garden state:

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