Posted Maurice Sendak Remembered to Grids
When Don Morris Design was producing issues of Nick Jr. Magazine, Editor in Chief Freddi Greenberg hired author Else Holmelund Minarik to create a story called "Little Bear's New Friend," the first new addition to the beloved Little Bear children's...
Posted Barry Blitt's Backstory to Grids
Barry Blitt created this striking watercolor for a New Yorker cover assignment. I asked him to give us the backstory:"This was one idea from a stack of end-of-summer sketches I sent in to the magazine. It's as close to a...
Posted Process: Christopher Silas Neal to Grids
While searching for illustrators to recommend for a magazine redesign project we're working on at my studio, I recently visited Christopher Silas Neal's web site (www.redsilas.com). Chris' work is very painterly and evocative with a mixture of image, symbols, and...
Posted Feeling Presidential? to Grids
Anxious about the current state of things? Want to get involved? Be a part of the solution? You can be the solution......
Posted Posters With a Punch to Grids
For inspiration with a shot of adrenalin, check out "Modern Dog: 20 Years of Poster Art (not canine-related)." Robynne Raye and Mike Stassburger, the principals at Seattle-based Modern Dog, have been breaking design molds since 1987. This book, beautifully displaying...