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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