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Reader’s Digest
Outrageous Family Stories
Got to draw some family photo frames for Reader’s Digest! Now that my wife and I have a dog, they seem to find their way into more and more illustrations.
AD: John Montgomery
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A Valentine’s Day illustration for the Mr. Porter Journal about navigating love in the digital age.
Text by Adam Welch readable here: https://www.mrporter.com/en-ca/journal/techiquette/five-things-every-man-should-know-about-love-in-the-digital-age/4284
AD: Hattie Gable
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Mr. Porter asked me to illustrate outfits for different careers or professions as toy box outfits, referencing the old Action Man outfit sets from the 60′s and 70′s. Basically a dream job for me. Action figures, fashion, retro imagery, andall of that in monochromatic colour schemes? Yes. Count me in.
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The Mr. Porter Journal
“The Global Rise of South Korean Grooming”
AD Hattie Gable wanted a boy band style group of men holding various skin care products for his one. I had a lot of fun drawing the different characters, and putting them all in matching sweatshirts.
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The Mr. Porter Journal
A portrait of Korean fashion designer, Jung Kuho. The published illustration has a bit more details added into the Seoul skyline, which you can see along with the article on the Mr. Porter website here. Still not sure which version I prefer from a purely aesthetic viewpoint.
AD: Ioanna Souti
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Scientific American
An illustration for the article, “New Drugs from Old”, about researching new uses for old medications.
Always a thrill to work with Scientific American! And I had a lot of fun with science/medication related cave paintings.
AD: Michael Mrak
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The Weekly Standard
A little illustration for last week’s Casual column about the author’s mother and vinyl recording she had of herself reciting a monologue from Julius Caesar.
AD: Philip Chalk
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The Mr. Porter Journal
“Fourteen Facts to Get You NFL Ready This Season”.
AD: Hattie Gable
I’ve never followed football, but I came to really like the uniforms while working on these. Great bold, graphic colours and designs.
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From the archives:
“ADD, Adderall, & Me” for the Globe and Mail, Facts & Arguments, 2016
AD: Ming Wong
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Illustrations for the Mr. Porter Journal, “How to Deal with Conflict”.
AD: Ioanna Souti
You can check out the article here: How to Deal with Conflict, and the Journal in general here: https://www.mrporter.com/journal. It’s a rather sharp-looking online publication on men’s style.
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From the archives: An oldie that feels special, because sitting on the floor reading through a stack of comics was one of childhood’s great pleasures. For the Weekly Standard back in 2014.
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“Egged On” for the Weekly Standard.
AD: Philip Chalk
Buddy here hosted an Easter egg hunt and it was a bit much. Philip asked for the Atlas pose with the giant Easter egg, which was a treat. I don’t know why, but just love drawing that pose.
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T Brand Studio contacted me recently to do a few more illustrations for Guinness. The project included a series of illustrated quiz questions, relating to Guinness and Irish pubs. A few of the questions were removed from the final ad, so the top right and top left illustrations didn’t end up in the published product.
You can see the paid post here.
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“I’ve Got Mail” for The Weekly Standard.
AD: Philip Chalk
This little piece was for a column about a writer and his correspondents/pen-pals.
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Another one for The Weekly Standard. This was for a column about the experience of a wife a known republican author when she arrived at a local neighbourhood party. She did not feel welcome (or at least felt that her association with such an author was a social mark against her).
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“Phone Home” for The Weekly Standard.
Always a pleasure to work with Philip Chalk of the Weekly Standard, who’s become one of my most steady regular clients over the years. I got a kick out of playing with all the different coloured circles in this.
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Wrapped up 2016 with some work for T Brand Studio and Guinness! This was some of my first advertising work, and it was an exciting change of pace from editorial illustration. The piece above is part of a series done for a timeline highlighting key moments in Guinness’ history, which can be viewed here: http://paidpost.nytimes.com/guinness/great-times-in-beer-history.html
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“Are You Covered” for MoneySense
Thrilled to be in MoneySense! I love financial conceptual illustration, and I’ve wanted to be in that magazine since college. Sadly, it’s moving to digital only next year.
Thanks to ADs John Montgomery and fellow Sheridan 2012 alum Erin McPhee!
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Christmas Spirit: Lost & Found for War Cry Magazine
Here’s a Christmassy piece that I did back in August, though just published now. A touching essay (I got a little choked up reading it!) about a couple of new parents and their daughter who was born with spina bifida just before Christmas.
Thanks to AD Roger Selvage for the assignment, and such a lovely presentation in the spread.
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Here’s another Facts & Arguments illustration for The Globe. A falling snowflake triggers a childhood memory for the author, transporting him to housing complex in Beijing, where a tenant had hidden one-, five-, and 10-yuan notes in their walls. It’s an interesting story, and quite a powerful memory. You can read it here.
AD: Ben Barrett-Forrest
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