Katy Dockrill: Map Out Your Best Summer Ever

Winner of the CASEVIII Grand Gold Award and Alberta Magazines Silver Award for Illustration Katy Dockrill created the cover and interior illustrations for the Spring 2014 Feature:  Map Out Your Best Summer Ever, for the University of Alberta's Alumni Magazine, New Trail.  Katy's playful style and summery palette is the perfect touch to inspire summer fun!  When I asked art director Marcey Andrews what the response to the issue was, she said, "It’s been fantastic, truly. We even received a very complimentary email from another illustrator we’ve worked with, Raymond Biesinger (who is a UofA alumni). When he received his issue of the magazine, he sent us a very nice message, saying, ‘killer cover’."  Thank you for the 'killer' compliment Raymond!  To see more of Katy's whimsical illustrations visit her portfolio.

Opener for Map Out Your Best Summer Ever

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'Rivers Not Roads''Take Up Birdwatching'

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Summertime Biking'What Bears Do in the Woods'.  Ever wondered?

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To check out the magazine online visit the New Trail site here.

Clare Owen: Infographic for Verily Magazine

Clare Owen has a way of taking even the most dry material and making it look nothing less than lovely!  When approached to illustrate a feature about Building a Budget (Without Breaking a Sweat) for Verily magazine, Clare developed this fun and informative infographic.  With the help of this little chart, I think one could easily do it, no sweat!  She actually makes is look fun!  To see more of Clare's charming infographics and other delightful illustrations, check out her updated portfolio here.

Tim Zeltner for Marriott Magazine

Tim Zeltner created these beautiful illustrations with dramatic compositions that draw one into the story for Marriott Magazine.  Tim's trademark paintings on wood reveal the richness and intrigue of the worlds they depict.

Aspire to be Inspired

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All Aboard!

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Thom Sevalrud for Global Brief

  Louis Fishauf commissioned Thom Sevalrud to create this conceptual cover for Global Brief.  Thom also created another feature piece for the interior on Misunderstanding Canadian Multiculturalism. To learn more you can visit Global Brief's site here.  Check out Thom's update portfolio here.

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Mark Hoffman for D Magazine

For an article in D Magazine about "growing up in a town that is no longer there", Mark Hoffman created this conceptual illustration depicting the houses as haunting shells with a foreboding sky that further sets the mood for West, Texas, as a Ghost Town.  Mark's primitive art style has a dream-like quality perfect for the way the story is told through childhood memories.  To see more of Mark's evocative conceptual art, visit his updated portfolio here.

Ghost Town by Mark Hoffmann

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Greg Stevenson for Canadian Living

Combining Greg Stevenson's hand lettering, info graphic icons and layered photo-illustration adds a fun, upbeat mood to these stories of courage, art directed by Stephanie White.  In this recurring feature, called A Year of Firsts 2014, meet and be inspired by the people who embraced a whole year of trying new things, whether facing fears or embracing change.  Peruse more of Greg's illustration here.

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Greg Stevenson for: Positive Side

Greg Stevenson was commissioned by the Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE) for their publication called The Positive Side.  This illustration is about how a low viral load can cut the risk of HIV transmission was art directed by David Vereschagin to have an overall optimistic tone.  Greg says, "The candle was meant to imply a ‘re-kindling” of desire in both partners (one positive and one negative) while practicing safety and awareness."  Notice how the very subtle ('Rothko-esque') variations in the background add beautifully to the mood of the piece.

Thom Sevalrud for Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association

Thom Sevalrud created this powerful image for the cover of the Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association.  This is Thom's fourth cover for the JNMA, working with art director Emma Dalby, who seems to match him perfectly with topics that speak to his visual vocabulary.  Conceptually, Thom addresses many aspects of whole genome sequencing, which is becoming more and more accessible to us all.

Tim Zeltner for Emory University

The king of landscapes, city-scapes and make-believe kingdoms, Tim Zeltner works his magic for Emory to accompany a story about the Rollins School of Public Health.

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Tim Zeltner for Brewer's Association

  Working with Allison Seymour, art director for the American Homebrewer's Association Tim Zeltner created this cover at for the March/April issue of Zymurgy Magazine, featuring the concept of home brewing with locally sourced ingredients.  Tim's trademark rural landscape painting with the surrealistic addition of a pint of home brewed beer, create a dreamy utopia for any beer lover.

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Greg Stevenson: Sin & Self-Improvement

  The Alberta Magazine Publishers Association is pleased to announce the finalists of the 2013 Alberta Magazine Awards and we are delighted that this cover art created by Greg Stevenson for art director Kim Larson, is one of the award winning covers.

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Feeling inspired by the subject matter, Greg went to town covering all the sinful bases with his first sketch (above)!

(we just thought you'd enjoy this behind the scenes sneak peek into Greg's process)

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And this is the award winning cover art! 

Thom Sevalrud: Big Data

  The Wikipedia definition of Big Data is:  "a collection of data sets so large and complex that it becomes difficult to process using on-hand database management tools..."

Thom Sevalrud has a way with taking just this type of complexity and in his very unique visual vocabulary communicating the idea clearly, like no other.  That's why  Brian Donahue of Be Design called upon Thom to illustrate Why Big Data is a Big Deal for Macalester Today.  Brian is also a big fan of Thom's hand lettering so he also asked him to illustrate the headline for this feature as well.

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Tim Zeltner for Yankee Magazine

Tim Zeltner illustrated this fantasy winter wonderland for a travel feature, The Town of Our Dreams, art directed by Yankee's Lori Pedrick.  From snow covered rolling hills, quaint homes, picture-perfect shops to horse drawn sleigh rides, Tim created this fictitious place called NewEnglandville--the town of New England's dreams!

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Greg Stevenson illustrates around the clock!

Ever have one of those days where you can't stop thinking about food?  Literally.  Greg Stevenson's hand lettering and flowing line technique made him the perfect choice for this conceptual piece, art directed by Jane Edwards Griffin (Griffin Design).  The article 'Food for Thought' for Simon Fraser University's alumni publication, aq Magazine, talks about a massive renovation to the SFU dining hall and café in response to a survey in which 6,000 students were in favor of:  wider variety, international flavors and healthier foods available around the clock.

Gary Alphonso for American Lawyer Magazine

  Joan Ferrell, art director at ALM, needed something corporate with a bit of a retro twist for an article commemorating the 10 year anniversary of the firm, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.  Gary Alphonso's powerful style was the perfect choice to illustrate a retro metal stamp logo showing the OHS's Global Operations Center depicting the converted metal stamping plant in Wheeling West Virginia, which they call home.

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Janice Kun for Royal Ontario Museum

Art director Tara Winterhalt chose Janice Kun to create a double page spread illustration for the article Threads That Bind which first appeared in ROM, the magazine of the Royal Ontario Museum, Summer 2012 issue.  The story is a true account of an archaeologist's search for human origins which became deeply personal.  Janice's pictographic method of weaving the elements of the story together is reminiscent of it's ancient references.

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Alanna Cavanagh for The Globe and Mail

"I thought of her immediately when I heard Ian Brown was writing about men's shoes" said The Globe's Design Editor Cinders McLeod, on selecting Alanna Cavanagh to illustrate the article My Cinderella Season, for the Focus section of The Globe, Saturday October 13th.  We love the Harris Tweed pants she collaged into one of the illustrations.  A typical pose one might assume whilst reading The Globe, don't you think?

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Margaret Lee for AAA Traveler Magazine

Lymari Acevedo, art director for AAA Traveler, repurposed an image created by Margaret Lee exploring the musical heritage from Nashville to New Orleans.

Thom Sevalrud: Journal for the Norwegian Medical Association

Art Director Emma Dalby commissioned Thom Sevalrud for a third cover for the award winning Journal.  His masterful conceptual skills communicate to the scientific community Leukemia's treatments and how to identify the disease through family history and biological markers.

Gary Alphonso for Northeastern Law Magazine

Art director Mark Gabrenya, chose Gary's powerfully evocative style for this Northeastern Law Magazine cover to illustrate the revisiting of U.S. labor rights after 75 years. [pinterest]