Graham Roumieu's comedic take on Hostess filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy was published Saturday, January 14 in The Globe and Mail. Graham calls for "A Moment of Sweet, Cream Filled Silence" for the end of the Twinkie.
Haworth in London Short Film Festival
Hennie Haworth's animation for Paul McCartney's latest release, The Album Story, was featured in the London Short Film Festival. The animation was a collaboration with Ali Assaf and Rob Tovey of Studio Show and Tell.
McCartney: The Album Story Trailer from show+tell on Vimeo.
Roumieu Featured in HOW Top 10
Graham Roumieu's novelty Twitter feed for Bigfoot has been featured in HOW Magazine's list of Top 10 Websites for Designers.
Bigfoot is the protagonist of Roumieu's series of illustrated novels, Me Not Dead, I Write Book, and In Me Own Words, published by Manic D Press and Plume.
To see who else made the list, visit HOW's January 2012 Top 10 List of Websites for Designers.
Grosch + Zehno in Print's Regional Design Annual
Eleanor Grosch's Gulf-inspired luggage tags for full-service marketing firm, Zehno, were recently featured in Print's 2011 Regional Design Annual. The tags were part of a holiday promotion for Zehno's clients and friends with a donation to the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana being made in honor of all recipients. The luggage tags can be seen in the December 2011 issue of Print magazine. Congratulations go out to Eleanor and everyone at Zehno!
Grosch for Marian Heath Greeting Cards
Eleanor Grosch is thrilled about her upcoming line of greeting cards with Marian Heath and they must be just as excited as she was a featured artist on their recent market mailer (including the splash page for their website) and was profiled on the Marian Heath Facebook page last month.
This January, they will release a collection of nine greeting cards featuring Eleanor's smart, hip aesthetic and trademark graphic style. With foil and glitter embellishments, these cards measure 5 x 5 inches, making it hip to be square!
Pilar for Penguin Books
Bella Pilar illustrates the cover for Heather Blake's It Takes a Witch, published by Penguin Books. The first in the Wishcraft series, this book tells the tale of Darcy Merriweather, who has just discovered she hails from a long line of witches with the power to cast spells by making a wish.
Roumieu for Print Magazine
Graham Roumieu illustrated a Print magazine article by Alexandra Lange. The article, An Anatomy of Uncriticism, talk about designers who are uncriticise-able and how the rigor of criticism in graphic design pales in comparison to fields like architecture and art.
Roumieu Featured in Communication Arts
Communication Arts reviews Highly Inappropriate Tales for Young People, by Graham Roumieu and Douglas Coupland. "The coupling of Coupland’s unhinged imagination and Roumieu’s insane knack for illustrating the ridiculously weird results in seven deliciously-wicked fairytales featuring seven highly-improbable and inappropriate, characters."
Magnet Reps Holiday Hour
The Magnet Reps office will close at 3 PM EST on the following days: Thursday, December 22 Friday, December 23 Monday, December 26 Friday, December 30
The office will be CLOSED all day on Monday, January 2.
Haworth for Marc Jacobs / Louis Vuitton
Hennie Haworth illustrated the Marc Jacobs profile for the Louis Vuitton website. To see her spread for yourself, visit Louis Vuitton and click "Inside the Atelier," "More on Marc" or "The Collections."
Roumieu's Holiday Mailer
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.
Papyrus Features Pilar
Papyrus recently launched Bella Pilar's profile in the "Behind the Card" section of their website.
Known for her sophisticated and feminine illustrations, Bella’s beautiful, fashionable women are widely known for their exquisite, exotic and chic clothing, joie de vivre and refinement. “My mother started taking me to art classes on weekends when I was nine years old. I immediately caught interest and quickly discovered how happy it made me. I knew then that creating art would be a part of my life forever.” To read more, visit prgreetings.com.
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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.
