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Holly Lindem Left: “For an article titled, ‘Something Funny Down on the Pharm.’ This story had to do with the growing of crops specifically to use for making medicines. To assemble the pill cob, I had to find hundreds of prescription pills, all of which were expired and left in the medicine cabinets of family and friends.” Hylah Hill, art director; Dirk Barnett, design director; Popular Science, client. This page: “’Cisco’s Options Play: The company’s proposed method for accounting for employee stock options would affect all of Silicon Valley.’ The dominoes were fun to build. I used sheets of acrylic and frosted them, masking off the dots and lines, then filled them with scanned and printed (very reduced in size) bills. What I like best about this shot is how the dots reflect the light onto the surface.” Julia Moburg, art director; Technology Review, client. “This is one of ten photographs I did for an American Express brochure. Chapter title: ‘Listen. Deliver: Effective Relationships Start With Two-Way Communication.’” Eiji Tsuda, senior designer; Hans Neubert, creative director; Liz Genn, account director; VSA Partners, New York, design firm.
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Brian Cronin Left: “This drawing was created during a presidential election here in the States. The article was about the Political TV commercials that had become nasty and were really an insult to the viewer. I depicted a man (politician) pulling his pants down showing his arse to the public. It is also meant to read as a TV set.” Fred Woodward, art director; Rolling Stone, client. “I used to do a regular drawing for the Times London, and this is one of them from the late eighties I believe. I have no publishing reference for this image as I recycle all my papers, so I will have to refer to the image only. This was an early style of drawing for me in pen and ink; I was influenced by Russian art from the early twentieth century and the Bauhaus. I wanted to break up the image somewhat with areas of light and dark and developed this comb effect coming in from different angles. Also at this time I started to make my drawings in odd shapes to break from the use of square and rectangle shapes! “This image was made for a United Nations calendar, the subject was Climate Change. I depicted a mother and child wearing gas masks with the umbilical cord linking them. Although this is a sad, disturbing image, I wanted the image to be brightly-colored and almost cheerful on first glance, as this would most likely be seen hanging on a wall. I sometimes like to give serious subjects a cheerful surface to draw the viewer in. The abstract shapes surrounding the figures look like flowers and clouds, but they could also be seen as toxic clouds and growths.” European Union, client. This page: “Robert wanted me to paint one of my flowers for a limited-edition print to give to his clients. I like painting and drawing flowers; although they may look like a particular flower, they are actually painted from memory and somewhat exaggerated—they really are abstractions.” Robert Valentine, art director; Valentine Group, client. “This image was used as a cover for an article on poverty and unemployment. I depicted a line of people in an iron foundry that is more like a soup kitchen.” Judy Garlan, art director; The Atlantic Monthly, client.
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Fifty Years of the GDC Tom Dean Ruins art catalog for the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery. Tom Dean is a Canadian artist of international presence. The exhibition Ruins consisted of an installation of the residues of “Floating Staircases,” an earlier work that Dean burned in 1982. Thereafter, he collected the charred ruins, numbered them and assembled them into the reconstructed outlines of the Staircase. Edison del Canto, designer; Josephine Mills/Lee Rodney, writers; John Dean/Shannon Griffiths, photographers; Edison del Canto Design (Lethbridge), design firm.
Identity and stationery for Air Support, a one-man specialist in wireless technology, specifically connecting remote handheld devices to office databases. Kyle Loranger, art director/designer/ illustrator; Kyle Loranger Design (Edmonton), design firm.
A recognition piece in the form of a calendar for employees and their families that showcases the achievements, employee contributions and community involvement of Dow Canada’s Fort Saskatchewan plant. Robyn Stuart/ Ken McRobbie, designers; Jeff Sylvester, illustrator; Kari Venoc, writer; McRobbie Design Group (Edmonton), design firm.
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Published in 1998 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Mannix family in business, “Beating The Odds” is an anecdotal and illustrated history of the family’s many business endeavors and a topical hundred-year history of Canada. Michael Dangelmaier, designer; Sharon Mercer, Callisto Ltd., writer; Karo Design (Calgary), design firm; LORAM Corporation, client.
Pet charms designed and packaged for resale by various retailers. Woof n’ Meow began as an in-house project to give Deschenes Regnier the opportunity to design products and packaging. Paul Tetrault/Sharon Martyniuk, designers; Donna Deschenes, creative director; Deschenes Regnier (Winnipeg), design firm.
Sun Ice Workbook 2001 for Gemini Fashions of Canada. This workbook is used by retailers to order ski and snowboard apparel from the current collection. Paul Tétrault/Andrea Tétrault, designers; Joy Parks, writer; various photographers; Tétro Design (Winnipeg), design firm.
Catalog for the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s exhibit, Habitat Canadian Design Now, a Canadian industrial design show featuring contemporary products. Chris Clarke/Karla Burr, designers; Rachel Gotlieb/ Kelly Rude, writers; Ernest Mayer, photographer; Helen Delacretaz/Marnie Butvin, project managers; Spacecadet Design Inc. (Winnipeg), design firm.
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RCMP philatelic collector’s set for the Canadian Post. Robert L. Peters/ Susan McWatt FitzGerald/Catherine A. Brandy (Hildebrand)/’Segun Olude, designers; CIRCLE Design Incorporated (Winnipeg), design firm.
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© Lulu Ellsworth
Jason Greenberg
Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Duration:
Going on three years.
Education: BA from University of California, Santa Barbara and MFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design—where I learned the conceptual approach and business of illustration. Staff: Me and JB (Joanie Bernstein Art Rep, my agent). Environment:
My flat.
Cultural Influences: I draw from Jewish and Mexican cultures, African masks and Japanese woodblocks. Guadalajaran and Japanese textiles. The patterns, routines and rhythms of city life interactions. Trepidation toward crowds and a minor bout of claustrophobia and immaturity. Dr. Strangelove, Tom Robbins, Kurt Vonnegut, Maurice Sendak and Red Grooms. Philosophy: To
stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. The view is incredible.
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