Now for my second round of exciting news: it looks like sending postcards works!
Thanks to a few great designers at Cosmopolitan, I have three spot illustrations in the “Man Report” section of the December 2008 issue. Ms. Theresa Izzillo, Deputy Art Director, e-mailed me about my postcard and introduced me to a few of the graphic designers there, who were really quick to give me information and to respond to my sketches and questions. For this issue I illustrated three ways you might tell somebody is lying to you:
Last month I also got to work with Mr. Tom Davis, the art director from Her Nashville magazine. When he asked me if I would illustrate and do hand-lettering for the cover of their November issue, I jumped at the invitation. A magazine cover! I spent a lot of time composing my sketches, making sure I was filling the space of the cover in ways that didn’t feel too squashed, or empty. I think I succeeded, and am really pleased with the image that was chosen. Tom gave me some helpful suggestions that transformed my initial—slightly spooky—idea into something a lot warmer and more relevant to the topic of the issue.
Overall, these experiences were both really positive and I’m thankful for the opportunities. So do like I did, and go buy December’s Cosmo. And if you live in or around Nashville, Tennessee, pick up a free copy of Her!
(Also, I’ve been uploading some more of my old college projects to my design portfolio. I wasn’t sure if I wanted such a mix-up of media and styles in there… but what the heck, I want to show more stuff.)