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.
More on BBot
November 4, 2009
Now in its 15th year, PDN honors “the best and most innovative images of the year” in its PIX Digital Imaging Contest. R. Jerome Ferraro won first place in the advertising category for the Hoover “Clean Freak” campaign. Ferraro worked with art director Mark Brye and art buyer Julie Ahlman Sanders of The Martin Agency.
While Ferraro admits that consistently maintaining “the clean” is elusive to her house and office, she can relate to the campaign as she is a self-confessed “organization freak.” When bringing the six characters of the campaign to life, no less than 500 emails passed between Ferraro’s production team, stylists, and the creatives. Ferraro remarks, “[The characters'] evolutions took place with much collaboration, deliberation, and attention to detail. We wanted to imbed the meticulous nature of these people into a simple, quick read.”
Despite all of the careful planning, a minor hiccup occurred when the model posing as “the cat lady” turned out to be allergic to cats and Ferraro had to hold the animal in between takes. Ferraro remembers, “the stylist was working overtime with the roller tape on that one.” Allergies aside, Ferraro and the creative team crafted the worlds of the characters so effectively that people on the set were overheard saying “I want to live in these pictures.”
November 2, 2009
38,000 visitors are expected at Paris Photo, “the world’s leading event for photography.” Photographers from 23 countries will be represented across 89 galleries. Among the 500 artists that are showing at Paris Photo, Julie Blackmon is among the 20 short-listed works exhibited during the fair for the BMW Paris Photo Prize. The theme of the exhibit is “When was the last time you experienced something for the first time?”. Julie Blackmon’s artist statement for her photograph “Baby Toss”:
“This photograph expressed the universal primary experience of becoming aware of your own body in a new way. When being released from trusted hands into the unknown, you are as left weightless, gleeful, fearful, and euphoric.”
Paris Photo runs from Novembr 19-22, 2009 at Carrousel Du Louvre.
October 26, 2009
Neenah papers worked with the agency Addison to come up with the vision for its Annual Report. ilovedust was on hand to collaborate with Addison. Using all of the elements of Neenah, ilovedust created a graphic cover full of bold shapes for the eye to explore. Following publication, the Annual Report won a Graphis Platinum award. Graphis is an international journal of visual communication that maintains the ‘absolute highest level of creative integrity’, awarding only the best design and printed materials.
The annual report will be featured in the 2009 Graphis Annual as well as the Communication Arts Design Annual. View more of ilovedust’s award-winning work here.
This entry amended October 27, 2009.
October 22, 2009
The Lucie Awards is the annual gala ceremony that celebrates master photographers and their contributions to the field of photography. Congratulations to Michael Schnabel for being nominated for the Photographer of the Year award. Schnabel received first place in the architecture category for his Autobahn story that appeared in SPREAD Artculture magazine.
More images and Schnabel’s Honorable Mentions after the link.
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September 23, 2009
Born within an arrows flight of Sherwood Forest, Stuart Hall has traveled across the world assisting photographers in London, New York, Paris and Amsterdam. After winning a Fuji young photographers award, Hall embarked on his own path as a photographer and has since worked with clients such as Adobe, Mercedes, Sony, and United Way.
On his most recent collaboration with David&Goliath, Hall’s campaign for Cazadores Tequila won two awards at the Campaign Photo Awards in London. He received one gold in the black-and-white Multi-Image Campaign category and one gold in the black-and-white Medium & Effects category.
July 29, 2009
Simon Spilsbury’s Seagull Series for the Paramount Comedy Channel won gold in the advertising category of the Best of British Illustration Awards held by the Association of Illustrators in London. This is one of many awards that Spilsbury has won, other awards include D&AD Silver, Campaign Poster Silver, Communication Arts, Print Magazine and American Illustration. Spilsbury has also appeared in Luerzers 200 Best Illustrators. Nonetheless, Spilsbury is thrilled to be honored and happy to keep drawing.
July 1, 2009
Every year Communication Arts publishes heavy tomes full of the best work in Illustration, Interactive, Design, Photography, and Advertising. In the 50th Anniversary edition of the Communication Arts Illustration Annual, Yuko Shimizu won not one, but four awards in the following categories:
Advertising:
-Print Ad for the Beijing Paralympic Games (pictured)
-Billboard campaign for Tiger Beer that ran in the United Kingdom
Books:
-Covers for The Sandman: The Dream Hunters, a four issue mini-series comic that takes place in historical Japan
Institutional:
-Article about the science, fact and fiction behind nightmares in Bostonia, an alumni publication of Boston University
