Graham Roumieu wishes his friends and clients a happy holiday season with the gift of mildly disturbing Print Your Own Gift Wrap. Click here to download the files in letter and tabloid formats.
Roumieu for Real Simple
Graham Roumieu illustrated a series of spots for Real Simple magazine. Each illustration tackles a different aspect of internet culture. To read the article in its entirely visit: The Real Simple Guide to Social Media Sites.
Grosch's Love Birds in Philly Magazine
Eleanor Grosch's popular Love Birds print was featured in a recent issue of Philadelphia magazine in a section about home decor and Philadelphia-based artists.
Grosch: Recent Stationery from Wedding Paper Divas + Tiny Prints
New from Wedding Paper Divas, the Beautiful Love Save-the-Date cards feature Eleanor Grosch's iconic lovebirds set against a sweet pink heart and nestled in the center of a tree. The curving branches and graphic leaves form a round silhouette, complimenting the card's unique circular die-cut.
Modern Nest is a recently released set of Baby Shower invitations from Tiny Prints featuring the contemporary bird design that Eleanor has become known for. The clean shapes and bold pops of color make this card a terrific option for the modern mom-to-be!
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More Praise for Roumieu's Highly Inappropriate Tales
Praise for Highly Inappropriate Tales for Young People by Douglas Coupland and Graham Roumieu
NATIONAL BESTSELLER (The Globe and Mail)
Featured in the Mirror (Montreal) fall arts preview [Sept. 2011]
Featured in the National Post Fall Preview [2011]
A Winnipeg Free Press/Canadian Press Featured Book for fall 2011
Featured in the Quill & Quire Fall Preview [July/Aug. 2011]
“Seven short tales of intense irony and weirdness . . . accompanied by marvelous and moody sketches and drawings. . . . A charming and also unsettling reading experience. . . . Flashes of brilliance. . . . A lovely, quirky book.” —Michel Basilières, Toronto Star
“Roald Dahl meets Stephen King in seven warped children’s-story parodies where Coupland’s understated prose is made all the funnier by Roumieu’s gleefully depraved illustrations. With such cuddly heroes as a murderous juice box and an alcoholic, kleptomaniac minivan, the duo take a sly dig at corporate capitalism—think Generation X-cess.” —National Post
“[Coupland’s] clearly not afraid to try something new. . . . And [this book] is certainly something new. . . . The tone is playful, simple and winking. Most of the time, it’s best just to go with the flow without asking too many questions or over-thinking things. . . . The writing . . . maintains its Coupland voice. . . . Both disturbing and hilarious. . . . The illustrations give life to the book, bringing the oddball characters out of the text and into the world. Roumieu’s dark, twisted work reminds me of Quentin Blake’s beautifully perfect illustrations for Roald Dahl’s classic children’s books. . . . A well-executed series of quirky stories that are imaginative and often funny. Also, for the record, Coupland’s dust-jacket author photo is spectacular. If you’ve never seen a Canadian literary icon’s head wrapped in elastic bands, well, Coupland delivers. Your move, Margaret Atwood.” —Edmonton Journal
“The stories are filled with genuine laugh-out-loud moments, usually resulting from the ridiculously deadpan dialogue. . . . While the collection is very clearly a product of Coupland’s strange and unique mind, Roumieu’s illustrations are excellent complements to the stories. . . . These sketches are just as darkly funny as the story itself.” —Quill & Quire
“No matter if you are old or young . . . this collection of cruel fables will undoubtedly charm. If you’ve been waiting for the gleeful pleasure of seeing cartoon characters getting to beat up the unsuspecting, or mock the foreign, or make small children puke, then this book is for you.” —Sonnet L'Abbé, The Globe and Mail
“The mind of Douglas Coupland must be a scary place to live. Proof: this . . . book. . . . Illustrated by the talented Graham Roumieu . . . [it] is . . . a feast for adult eyes only. (Vomit has never looked so painterly.) So, those of you who have ever wondered what kind of trouble a Hobo Minivan with Extremely Low Morals can get into can take a soothing breath: the wait is over this month.” —ELLE Canada
“Anyone who has ever wondered what might transpire if the author of Bigfoot’s autobiography were to illustrate a story collection by Canada’s reigning postmodern ironist can stop wondering.” ––Quill & Quire
“Graham [Roumieu]’s illustrations amped up the funny. . . . He may very well be a spiritual successor to Quentin Blake.” —Drawn
“If you like Edward Gorey’s irony, or the wickedest tales in Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk (David Sedaris), Coupland’s demented collection of short stories is for you.” —Lindy Reads and Reviews (blog)
Magnet Reps Thanksgiving
The Magnet Reps office will be closed Wednesday, November 23 at 3 PM EST. Regular office hours will resume Monday, November 28. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Roumieu with Gary Taxali in Toronto Life
Artist-illustrator Gary Taxali, whose work has appeared in Esquire, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, and the Whitney Museum, sat down for an afternoon with Graham Roumieu at The Gem, a neighborhood bar in Toronto, Canada. Toronto Life documented the conversation as a series of photographic panels. See the photos and check out the conversation at TorontoLife.com
(Photographs by Daniel Ehrenworth www.dephoto.org)
Haworth for Landfill Editions
Hennie Haworth has released a risograph print through independent publisher Landfill Editions. This print features a piece from Hennie's vending machine series. To purchase the print, visit Hennie's online shop.
Roumieu for Learning Labs
Graham Roumieu's illustrated novel Me Write Book: It Bigfoot Memoir will be auctioned off for charity at Learning Lab's 18th Annual Lunch for Literacy. Learning Labs is a nonprofit organization that seeks to improve literacy among underprivileged families. Graham Roumieu donated a signed first edition to the cause, joining donors like Isabel Allende, David Baldacci, Patricia Cornwell, Malcolm Gladwell, Stephen King, John Grisham, Dean Koontz, Alexander McCall Smith, and John Updike.
Haworth for Nu Agency
Hennie Haworth collaborated with a Swedish company to create a series of home decor wallpapers. Her light, airy designs modernize the traditional floral and medallion patterns of English decor.
Haworth Joins One Thousand Cranes for Japan
Hennie Haworth recently contributed her designs to One Thousand Cranes for Japan, an organization that benefits the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund. The project draws its name from the Japanese idea that folding one thousand cranes grants the origami artist a wish.
Roumieu for The Walrus Laughs
Graham Roumieu illustrated for a recent collaboration between Stella Artois and longtime client, The Walrus Foundation. The Walrus Laughs is a digital project where registered members vote to determine the most humorous entries in three different categories. The first category contains collaborations between some of Canada's wittiest writers and veteran comedy producer, Perry Rosemond; the second is a selection of humorous articles, comics and essays from The Walrus magazine; and the third is where Walrus online editor Matthew McKinnon will be posting public submissions in the form of prose, poetry, illustration, photography, collage, audio, live-action video and animation. Members can vote up until July 1st, 2012.
Haworth for Real Simple Magazine
Hennie Haworth illustrated for the Playbook section of Real Simple magazine. Hennie's hand-lettering and quirky spot illustrations make up this fun spinning wheel of 10 conversation starters sure to liven up family dinnertime. It appears in their Family Fall 2011 issue.
Press for Graham Roumieu's Highly Inappropriate Tales
Graham Roumieu recently collaborated with acclaimed author Douglas Coupland (Generation X) on an illustrated novel called Highly Inappropriate Tales for Young People. The book, populated with characters like Donald the Incredibly Hostile Juice Box, Hans the Weird Exchange Student, Brandon the Action Figure with Issues, and Kevin the Hobo Minivan with Extremely Low Morals, is a collection of tales about suburban life turned upside down.
The book was released on October 25, 2011 and is currently available through Amazon.com and Random House Canada. The trailer for Highly Inappropriate Tales is also available on YouTube.
Reviews for the book have been published in The Edmonton Journal, The Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, The Guardian, and MacLeans. The following are excerpts:
“Roumieu’s dark, twisted work reminds me of Quentin Blake’s beautifully perfect illustrations for Roald Dahl’s classic children’s books.” (The Edmonton Journal)
“Graham Roumieu’s illustrations are equally as inventive, loose and surprising, and the result is a charming and also unsettling reading experience. The publisher likens them to the works of Edward Gorey, Tim Burton and Hillaire Belloc, which is fitting. But I’m also reminded of Charles Addam’s famous cartoons by Roumieu’s washes of ink and the sketchiness of his lines.” (The Toronto Star)
Read more of the reviews here:
The Edmonton Journal The Toronto Star The Guardian The Globe and Mail: Tales of Twisted Miscreants The Globe and Mail: Kidlit noir The Globe and Mail: Slideshow
Hennie Haworth Featured on Graphic Bird Watching
Hennie Haworth is today's featured designer on Graphic Bird Watching, a graphic design site that focuses on highlighting the careers of female designers. It is a socially driven international organization that takes its name from the slang term for woman, "bird." Hennie Haworth on Graphic Bird Watching
Pilar for Papyrus
Papyrus has released their latest greeting card collection, Gallery Greeting by Bella Pilar. Featuring a series of fashionably dressed young ladies, the new cards are the most recent installment in Bella's increasingly popular line of Papyrus stationery. Check out Papyrus' updated masthead to see Bella's latest cards on display.
Roumieu for the New York Times
Graham Roumieu illustrates "iToo...Could Have Known Steve Jobs. Or Did I?," an opinion piece by Nora Ephron for the New York Times Sunday Review. In the article, Ephron muses about missed opportunities -- hers, his, those of Jobs' biological parents. Roumieu's illustration of a woman sniffing Jobs' iconic black turtleneck captures the whimsy of Ephron's remembrance of things past.
ICON7's Gorgeous Conference Poster
Registration for ICON7 has begun, and The Illustration Conference has officially released this year's poster. Art directed by illustrator and board president John Hendrix, this year's poster combines the typographic expertise of Jessica Hische and the illustrative brilliance of Chris Buzelli. To read more about this "unusual collision between a design-ustrator and illu-signer," check out John Hendrix's blog post on art directing the two-sided poster: John Hendrix: Drawing on Deadline.
“I encourage every illustrator, whether newbie or experienced, wallflower or well-connected, to attend ICON7 and soak up the knowledge, camaraderie and enthusiasm that flourishes there. While I currently serve as the Ethic Chair for this year’s conference, my advice is not promotional. I attended ICON2 - ICON6 and look forward to attending future ICON illustration conferences, wherever they are held.”
- Agency Director, Chrystal Falcioni
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Roumieu + Coupland's Highly Inappropriate Tales for Young People
Graham Roumieu's recent collaboration with renowned Canadian author, Douglas Coupland, is now available from Random House. The book, Highly Inappropriate Tales for Young People, is a collection of seven hilariously improbable (and maybe even a little inappropriate!) tales following in the grand tradition of Edward Gorey's Gashlycrumb Tinies, Tim Burton's Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Hillaire Belloc's Cautionary Tales for Children.
With characters like Donald the Incredibly Hostile Juice Box, Hans the Weird Exchange Student, Brandon the Action Figure with Issues, and Kevin the Hobo Minivan with Extremely Low Morals, this highly anticipated book is sure to be an instant classic. Click here for an animated sneak peek.
Grosch Interviewed on Philly.com
Eleanor Grosch is thrilled to be featured on Philadelphia website, Philly.com. In her interview with Caroline Tiger, Eleanor shares all sorts of interesting tidbits about her career, crediting a plush seal she favored as a child for her lifelong fascination with animals and an ex-boyfriend who first encouraged her to submit her work to a popular design website for her current success as an illustrator. Click here to read the entire interview.
Photo courtesy of Ron Tarver.
