Graham Roumieu had work selected to appear in the American Illustration 27 annual. The book will be printed in full-color and distributed world-wide in hardcover immediately after their annual Publication Party in mid-November. Congratulations go out to Graham Roumieu!
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Bella Pilar's work was featured in the current issue of Selvedge magazine. Her illustration is part of Drawn In, an article about the new developments in fashion illustration. Selvedge magazine is a 100-page full color magazine that is published 6 times a year. It covers fine textiles in every context with illustrated features on fine art, fashion, interiors, ethnographic textiles, important collections, travel and shopping.
Eleanor Grosch was honored to be named one of PRINT magazine's New Visual Artists of 2008. The New Visual Artist Review introduces and profiles 20 of the most promising rising talents in graphic design, advertising, illustration, digital media, photography and animation - all under the age of 30. The competition is by invitation only with entrants being nominated by art directors, designers, critics and industry professionals. The winners will be featured in the April issue of the magazine, offering much-deserved exposure to 20 young artists doing innovative work. Congratulations Eleanor!
One of Bella Pilar's illustrations was licensed as a t-shirt graphic in My Vintage Baby's Fall 2008 line. My Vintage Baby was started in Texas in 2003 by Jessica Wiswall. The line seeks to "brighten the individuality of little girls and bring attention to her uniqueness" and is available in 600 stores nationwide.
Last year Graham Roumieu collaborated with Taxi Toronto on the website for Molson's Old Style Pilsner beer. The beer was first brewed in 1926 so they built the website to appear as if it used 1926 technology, like a drafting table and a pair of hands, instead of fancy computer graphics. Graham contributed his illustrations and his own hands to the website, which just won an award for web design from Applied Arts magazine in the advertising section. The winners for this year's Interactive Awards are all listed in the current issue. Congratulations go out to Graham and everyone at Taxi!
Bella Pilar illustrated for Chronicle Book's How to Raise Your Parents: A Teen Girl's Survival Guide by Sarah O'Leary Burningham. The paperback is for ages 13 and up and will be available Thursday March 13, 2008.
How to Raise Your Parents: A Teen Girl's Survival Guide
Graham Roumieu's illustration for an article about the 10 year anniversary of Toronto being made into a mega-city appears on the cover of this week's EYE WEEKLY in Toronto.
If you haven't already perused the lovely pages nearly overflowing with luscious illustration, rifle through your in-box and check out THE ARTALOG 2008 - the first ever collaborative effort between Magnet Reps and Frank Sturges Reps.
The 80-page catalog of illustration showcases the work of 30 artists from 9 countries. A carefully edited two-page spread for each illustrator gives a nice perspective on what each is up to and an eight-page award gallery boasts recently awarded work. Actually, saying it's a catalog belies the high-touch yet sturdy feel of its thick matte varnish stock and the gorgeous art inside. We designed it to be a keeper and hope you'll agree.
Cheers to 2008!
Chrystal, Paolo + Cora MAGNET REPS
Graham Roumieu's illustration has been selected as one of the most notable pieces to appear in The New York Times' Op-Ed section in 2007. Other artists on the list include Edel Rodriguez, Barry Blitt, Christoph Niemann, Brad Holland and renowned graphic designers Paula Scher and Stephen Doyle.
The illustration first appeared on Thursday, November 8th, 2007 and accompanied "Exercise On the Brain," an article about exercising the brain to slow the cognitive decline associated with aging.
Notable Op-Ed Art of the Year slideshow
Bella Pilar has done a series of illustrations for Bloomingdale's Holiday Sales. They appear as full-page ads in The New York Times with the first one running on Thursday, December 6th and the second appearing today, Thursday, December 20th.
Bigfoot sightings have increased dramatically since Graham Roumieu published In Me Own Words: The Autobiography of Bigfoot and Me Write Book: It Bigfoot Memoir. This time he was spotted at the corner of Bloor & Bathurst in downtown Toronto. Check it out! Bigfoot, In Me Own Words: The Autobiography of Bigfoot
Bigfooot, Me Write Book: It Bigfoot Memoir
Clint McLean, photographer and photo editor of the Globe & Mail newspaper, captured this priceless shot while in the Sahara desert north of Timbuktu. While traveling by camel he sat in the shade near a well to kill time during the hottest part of the day and shared a few magazines with the locals. This Toureg tribesman took particular interest in a copy of The Walrus with a cover illustration by Graham Roumieu. He looked through the whole magazine upside down and spent most of his time looking at the pictures.
BTW - check out Clint's website, his work is really beautiful.
clintmclean.com walrusmagazine.com - Canada's Magazine of the Year theglobeandmail.com
Bella Pilar has been working with Papyrus for over two years and has collaborated with them on various projects, including greeting cards, gift bags, invitations, note cards and stationery. They are so happy with her work that they decided to feature her on their website. Bella's work is available at Papyrus stores nationwide. Papyrus Invitations
An anonymous icing homage to Graham Roumieu's Bigfoot books, this photo was seen on flickr.com. Check out the books and see why someone might be inspired to pay tribute to the big man on a cake. Bigfoot, In Me Own Words: The Autobiography of Bigfoot
Bigfooot, Me Write Book: It Bigfoot Memoir
Graham Roumieu was interviewed today by Zoltan Zavos at Lost At E Minor, an online publication devoted to pop culture.
Check it out, Bella Pilar appears in the current issue of 3x3 Magazine.
Graham Roumieu appeared in the OpEd section of The New York Times on Thursday, November 8, 2007. The illustration accompanied "Exercise on the Brain," an article about exercising the brain to slow the cognitive decline associated with aging. The article and illustration have also been featured on The New York Times "Today's Headlines" email newsletter two days in a row. Read the article here:
Releasing this month, Graham Roumieu has a 'love letter' included in a collection of fiction titled Four Letter Word published by Chatto and Windus (UK) and edited by Joshua Knelman and Rosalind Porter. The book is a unique collection of new fiction written by 35 celebrated contemporary writers including Margaret Atwood, Miriam Toews, David Bezmozgis, Douglas Coupland, Michel Faber, A.L. Kennedy, Audrey Niffenegger, Lionel Shriver, Jan Morris, Jeanette Winterson, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Joseph Boyden, Panos Karnezis, Jonathan Lethem, M.G. Vassanji and Neil Gaiman.
Each writer explores the distinctive form of the love letter to remind us how enticing words can be and perhaps even to resurrect a dying custom. Graham's letter 'From Bigfoot to Santa' is classic Roumieu and an unexpected treat between last year's Me Write Book and next year's I Not Dead.
The Canadian edition debuts January 8, 2008 from Knopf Canada (Random House) and the US edition will be published by Simon & Schuster.
Knopf Canada (Random House)
Simon & Schuster
DPI Magazine (Taiwan) loves Bella Pilar! She has been featured in a four-page article in the current issue. Bella was last seen in their special issue Women in Illustration.
Bella Pilar was recently commissioned by LCX stores of Hong Kong to do a series of illustrations for a beauty campaign. LCX, which stands for Lifestyle Concept X, represents a revolutionary retail store concept, combining the best of boutique and department store shopping experiences into one world. The photos below show what some of the in-store signage looked like.
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