December 20, 2011
Diver & Aguilar’s explosive campaign for Magnum Ice Cream has won gold at the 2011 Epica Awards. The annual awards show honors outstanding creativity in advertising and aims to develop the reputations of communication agencies, film production companies, media consultancies, photographers and design studios across Europe. Entrants are judged based on originality of the creative idea and the quality of its execution. Diver & Aguilar shares their gold award with Lola Madrid, the agency behind the campaign to launch the Magnum Temptation ice cream bar.
Read more about Diver & Aguilar’s photographs for Magnum
October 28, 2011
Erwin Olaf is the 2011 recipient of the Johannes Vermeer Award. The award is a state prize for the arts and was set up in 2008 by the Dutch government. It is awarded for outstanding artistic talent working in the Netherlands in disciplines that range from design to dance, fashion to music, and writing to painting. Boekmanstichting, an intersectional study for arts, culture, and policy, oversees judging and organization for the award and ceremony.
Read more about Olaf’s Johannes Vermeer Award
October 26, 2011
Emir Haveric’s dark landscape photograph won in the Non-Commissioned Environment Single category at the 28th Annual AOP Photographers Awards. The awards honor professional photographers and their exceptional work. Haveric’s photograph will be included in the awards’ exhibition and book as well.
Read more about Haveric’s award-winning photograph
October 20, 2011
Diver & Aguilar’s Caravaggio-inspired photography series “Chiaroscuro” won in the Commissioned Editorial Series category at the 28th Annual AOP Photographers Awards. The awards honor professional photographers and their exceptional work. Diver & Aguilar’s photographs will be included in an exhibition and book for the awards as well.
Read more about Diver & Aguilar’s award-winning Caravaggio images
October 13, 2011
John Hendrix won gold in the ‘Best Print’ category at this month’s Ads of the World Awards for his Creative Calendar illustration. Commissioned by Leo Burnett France and tasked with depicting the often humorous steps of the creative process that an ad takes en route to the esteemed advertising awards each year in Cannes. Spanning from ‘The Brief’ through numerous judgements and ‘Alea Jactae Est’ (the Die is Cast) and then finally to ‘The Elevation’ of winning a coveted Cannes Lion award, the idea behind the piece was to stress the importance of the Cannes Lions Festival to those in the advertising world. Some say it’s the start and end to the advertising world’s calendar year…
Read more about John Hendrix’s award
August 16, 2011
Diver & Aguilar win at this year’s D&AD Awards. The annual award show honors outstanding work in design and advertising from the past year. The photography team shares their award with Wired magazine in the Magazine and Newspaper design category.
Read about Diver & Aguilar’s winning photograph
May 24, 2011
Rod Hunt’s illustrated campaign, “Welcome to the World of Sex” for AIDES, was awarded Silver in the Public Service-Print category at the 2011 Clio Awards. The annual Clio Awards recognizes the best in advertising, design, interactive, and public relations. The awards ceremony was held on May 19th at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
Read more about Rod Hunt’s award-winning illustration
August 30, 2010
Jim Wright has been busy this year. If you’ve walked by a newsstand, you’ve probably seen his work on multiple magazine covers. Wright shot Bruce Willis, Gerard Butler, and Brett Favre for three issues of Men’s Journal, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Emma Thompson for Good Housekeeping, Claire Danes for Access, Hugh Grant, Chris Noth, and Sylvester Stallone for three issues of Cigar Aficionado, and Rachel Ray for multiple issues of Every Day with Rachel Ray.
It comes as no surprise that Wright is one of the winners of PDN Faces contest. His physically grueling shoot with Bruce Willis for Men’s Journal is one of the judge’s top picks. We asked Wright to comment on some of his memorable covers after the jump.
View more covers by Jim Wright and more shots of Bruce Willis
August 19, 2010
Poor vision continues to plague undeveloped areas of the world where finding an optician is costly and time-consuming. Danish optometry chain Nyt Syn, or “New Vision,” strives to make a difference with their “Glasses for Africa” program. Nyt Syn collected eyeglasses from more than 70,000 people in Denmark. Six opticians and a nurse then traveled to low-income areas of Gambia and Senegal to administer eye exams and fit them with the collected glasses. Joachim Ladefoged accompanied them on their journey to villages around Africa, shooting video and reportage-style images to document the trip.
As people finished their exam and were given a pair of donated glasses, Ladefoged was there to take each person’s picture. The portraits are featured on Nyt Syn’s website, in store displays, and the corporate magazine. The print campaign has been shortlisted for a Creative Circle Award. While the portraits show people sitting still and refined, their visible reactions of the joy and awe of being able to see clearly are captured in Ladefoged’s video footage.
View Joachim Ladefoged’s documentary film and more images from his time in Africa
July 30, 2010
The 51st Communication Arts Photography Annual looks at the best photography of the year, choosing 147 winning projects from the 6,075 entries. Among those to catch the jurors’ eyes are Jamie Chung, Michael Schnabel, and Stephen Wilkes. Says juror Jane Perovich of Getty Images, “Original, authentically inspiring images that are emotionally accessible will continue to be the foundation for what informs us, makes us think and ultimately captivates us.”
Pictured above: Michael Schnabel’s advertising campaign for O2, one of the largest leading mobile telecommunications provider.
View more from Jamie Chung and Michael Schnabel
April 27, 2010
Communication Arts juror and design director of ALM Media Joan Ferrell says, “Illustration still has the power to communicate, inspire and, yes, sell in a more innovative and effective way, and I don’t think that’s going to change anytime soon.” Bernstein & Andriulli artists Josh Cochran, Dan Craig, Nathan Fox, John Hendrix, Kristian Olson, and Yuko Shimizu continue to inspire and innovate. Their work appears in the 51st issue of the Communication Arts Illustration Annual.
See all of the work featured in Communication Arts
March 22, 2010
Stuart Hall has been selected for the shortlist of the Professional Fine Art Conceptual and Constructed category in the Sony World Photography Awards. The competition includes photographers from over 48 countries and received over 80,000 submissions. A shortlist of photographers in each of the 12 categories were announced February, 2010. The annual awards gala and exhibitions will be held April 22-27, 2010 at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France. Congratulations to Stuart!
More photos from Stuart Hall’s work in the Sony World Photo Awards
March 10, 2010
The March/April 2010 Communication Arts Interactive Annual is for sale on newsstands now. Featured in the magazine is Capri Sun’s “Disrespectoids.” The tagline for the campaign is “Respect the pouch” and the Disrespectoids are “a motley crew of kids who innocently but foolishly ‘disrespected’ the pouch and were transformed into physical representations of their disrespect.” Working with Ogilvy & Mather, Tristan Eaton designed the 10 Disrespectoid characters that are the center of the campaign.
Learn more about the campaign and view all of the characters
January 28, 2010
The Society of Illustrators was founded in 1901 to promote the art of illustration and to hold exhibitions. Today it continues to uphold this mission, honoring illustrators and showcasing their work in the Society of Illustrators museum and gallery.
On February 5th, 2010, the Society of Illustrators will be hosting an awards presentation and gala for winners in Illustrator 52: Book and Editorial. Josh Cochran will be honored for his “Sleepwalker” illustration in Medical Marvels, written by George Edward Stanley and published by Sterling.
Find out what else Josh Cochran won and read what he has to tell aspiring illustrators
December 17, 2009
With B-Bot iphone App, contacts can be turned into customized cartoons designed by Tristan Eaton, founder of Thunderdog Studios. Users have over 400 shirts, pants, shoes, hats, sunglasses, accessories, hairstyles, eyes, mouths, and more to customize their B-Bot character. Make your own, have friends build their B-Bot, or let shuffle do the work for you – the possibilities are endless. One reviewer stated, “B-bot is one of the most creative and alluring apps on the iPhone.” iPhoneAppsPlus, a site that displays app ranks and reviews from all over the world, awarded B-Bot a “Best” reward.
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