October 2008 Archives

Christy Sheppard: Finding Newbies

Christy Sheppard: Finding Newbies

I assign a bit of illustration for the WIRED FOB. And finding new talent that looks, um, new... or that makes me laugh (definitely a plus)... or that is clever and smart... or is all of those things (email me!) is time consuming and difficult. First, I look at blogs. And then I click. And click and click and click. When I find someone I like, I'll click on their links page, and I'll click on those people's links. Or I'll Google someone's name that I find in an illustration book or in the Times' Book Review or in a foreign magazine I found at the one good San Francisco magazine shop and start my string of clicks from there.

And my favorite illustrator I've found this year from a random string of clicks is Mr. Bingo.
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Amy Berkley: From A Photo Editor's Perspective

Amy Berkley: From A Photo Editor's Perspective

Mitchell Feinberg's still-life is a dream and with this series of images he makes familiar designer goods interesting and surprising. I am a big fan of white on white and a muted palate.


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3 quick bits

3 quick bits

Hi all, 3 quickies before I head out to New York Magazine's 40th anniversary party, congratulations all!

1  Here's a shot from Tuesday's Paper to Pixels event...(l to r) yours truly, Brandon Kavulla, Paul Schrynemakers, Ian Adelman and Jeremy LaCroix. After a great discussion we ended up into the wee hours with more spirited conversation during the presidential debates at the Triple Crown up the street. I think they like us there.

presidentialphysiques.jpg2  Today is the last day to register to vote in New York state, even if only your name or address changed (others vary but usually postmarked 25 days in advance.) You can prep it here but there's folks all over the subways signing you up if you haven't already.

3  And check out what New York Times infographic gurus did this fun one earlier this week...comparing the physical sizes of historically opposing running mates. It's in reference to the story that Obama is slender so most Americans can't relate to him. Funny according to this Obama, Kennedy and Reagan are (were) almost the same size?



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