Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Kim Rosen: HOW Magazine Merit Award

A campaign Kim Rosen recently illustrated for the Starbucks-sponsored Hot Java Cool Jazz posters won a merit award for non-profit work in HOW Magazine.
The original project was to create one poster for each of the 5 high school jazz bands playing at the annual Hot Java Cool Jazz event.
Congrats Kim!!

HOW Magazine

Kim Rosen - Hot Java Cool Jazz posters

Kim Rosen - Hot Java Cool Jazz Poster #5

Monday, January 30, 2012

Calef Brown prize at Chronicle Art Auction at ALA

Article edited from our friends at Publishers Weekly

Some of the lucky attendees at The January 20th Chronicle Books' cocktail party, January at ALA Midwinter, got more than a preview of some of the publisher’s forthcoming books—some walked away with artwork from artists, including Sylvia Long, Calef Brown, Sophie Blackall, and Christopher Silas Neal. Chronicle Books held a raffle at the cocktail party, with winners receiving a piece of original art on display at the event.
In the photo below is winner Edie Ching (left) showing off her prize: an original Calef Brown illustration from His Shoes Were Far Too Tight:

Original Calef Brown Illustration won by Edie Ching (L)

Friday, January 27, 2012

Santiago's Dirt Rag Mag Table of Contents

Whether you're a mountain bike aficionado or read Dirt Rag Magazine just for fun, you'll appreciate Santiago Uceda's illustration for the new issue's table of contents.  Fun illustration in his typical, warm, and unique style which we love (not because we're biased!)!

Santiago Uceda - Dirt Rag Magazine Table of Contents illustration

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Kim Rosen illustrates 3rd Billabong Surfboard

Kim Rosen - Billabong surfboard design
This 3rd Billabong surf board illustrated by Kim Rosen will be on display in the Maui Billabong store. For Kim, these boards are so much fun to create as she enjoys the challenge of the working within the format of the board.
So far, Kim's designed surfboards are being displayed in Soho-NYC, Deerfield-FL, Panama-Canada, Limeridge-Canada, and now in Maui-Hawaii.
Kim Rosen - Billabong surfboard design

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Lucie Rice - Your Preschooler's Toughest Questions Answered!

Lucie Rice created these illustrations for the February 2012 issue of Parenting magazine for an article titled "Your Preschooler's Toughest Questions Answered!"  Her style works so well with illustrations of adults and toddlers alike - fun fun!
Lucie Rice - Parenting Magazine, February 2012
Lucie Rice - Parenting Magazine, February 2012

Monday, January 23, 2012

Livia Cives animation for Mangowave.org

Our very own Livia Cives just finished this very cool animation for Mangowave.org, a new website launching in a few days -- of course, we can't reveal the content yet, but we thought you might still appreciate the preview clip:



Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Bob Dob's demons

Bob Dob has illustrated the covers for all 5 books in the series Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go, and now he's working on the 6th one.  Here are just a few of the characters he created for the first book...they're so cute, yet creepy!

Bob Dob - Banana Meat Demons

Bob Dob - Humpty Dumpty Bat Demon

Bob Dob - Inside Out Demon

Bob Dob - Mantis Demon