Katy Dockrill for SHE Magazine

Katy Dockrill contributed this illustration to SHE Magazine published by the Canadian Women's Foundation.  We think this illustration tells a remarkable story of strength and optimism with Katy's confident line and hand lettering over the brilliantly optimistic yellow background. When we asked Katy about her inspiration she said: "I felt it was important to illustrate this list of women's accomplishments:  Being a woman in 2014 is very different from being a woman 150 years ago and I have all the women before me to thank. I take all these hard won freedoms for granted because I grew up knowing no different. I think that's where we need to get to in order to check off the others on this list, keep voicing opinions and share the dialogue with our children."

To see more of Katy's hand lettering and illustration, check out her updated portfolio here.

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Thom Sevalrud makes Luerzer's Archive Best Illustrator list, again.

  How do you manage to be named one of the top 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide by Luerzer's Archive, for a second time?  We asked Thom Sevalrud, a master of conceptual illustration, to help us understand his methods and inspiration for his most recent award-winning image 'The Elephant' depicting big data analytics.

 

i2i Art:  Let's start from the beginning.  How were you approached to create an illustration representing Big Data Analytics?

Thom Sevalrud:  This image was created for the McKinsey Quarterly publication. It was to be a double-page spread to accompany a whole ‘section’ in the journal examining big data analytics. The AD, Jake Godziejewicz, had sent me the articles and a short brief that explained what they needed; including some very specific examples of mine that showed the approach they preferred.

 

i2i Art:  Why an elephant?

Thom Sevalrud:  I wanted to nail a perfect image of something big, yet something multi-faceted. It all came together fairly quickly once the water provided the metaphor for ‘washing away the complexities’ of data. I sent the idea to Jake and explained that the elephant image would be a perfect way to ‘over-fill’ a double page spread with both sides of the creature being cropped off the page……like it didn’t fit.  I'm glad Jake loved the idea.

 

i2i Art:  Was this painted traditionally?

Thom Selvarud:  It was acrylic on paper, then I added a subtle binary code into random areas of some of the diamond shapes in the elephant using digital tools.

 

i2i Art:  And how did you get the nod from Luerzer's Archive?

Thom Selvarud:  At about the time I was working with McKinsey Quarterly, I was invited to once again submit to Luerzer’s Archive 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide. Illustrators are first nominated and screened before they are invited to enter. Their work is then taken to another level of judging and are chosen from an international collection of work, where my elephant made the cut. I have now been included in 2 of the 5 collections of The Best Illustrators by Luerzer’s Archive.

©Thom Sevalrud_TS282_i2iArt'The Elephant' as it appears in Luerzer's Archive 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide

Thom Selvarud in Luerzer's Archive

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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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©Katy Dockrill_KD403_i2iArt

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

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©Katy Dockrill_KD386_i2iArt

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

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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Theresa Albert

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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.

Alberta Venture initial sketch ©Greg Stevenson-i2iart
Alberta Venture initial sketch ©Greg Stevenson-i2iart

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)

Alberta Venture Final ©Greg Stevenson-i2iart
Alberta Venture Final ©Greg Stevenson-i2iart

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!

New Englandville cover ©Tim Zeltner/i2iart
New Englandville cover ©Tim Zeltner/i2iart
New Englandville spread ©Tim Zeltner/i2iart
New Englandville spread ©Tim Zeltner/i2iart