SPD has posted a summery from last week’s editorial design/illustration career event. Very useful tips to those who are thinking or just starting a career in editorial field. Yes, art directors still like to receive post cards, and they don’t mind promotional e-mails from young illustrators.
Read the full tips here on Ask The Pros Live!: What We Learned
Sandy hit New York really hard this week. I am fine, and so are my friends, though some have lost power in their area. So, those who had asked, thank you so much for thinking about us in NYC area.
My studio has also survived the storm unharmed. But I have been home since Monday because the subway system is not working yet. I am hoping to come into work by the end of the week. For now, I am providing hot shower and home cooked meals to neighbors and friends.
Hope everyone in the affected areas are safe, and helping each other out.
xoxox
Below is Sandy’s arrival from my window.
and, working from home…. This week’s deadlines were sent out over the weekend for precautions. I was lucky to have relatively easy week this week.
A pot full of Japanese curry, cooked with lots of Indian spices, bananas, apples and chocolete… my special recipe: spicy and sweet.
And a pot full of my special oxtail Borscht. I never have time to cook oxtail for half a day unless I am stuck at home!
Polish borscht I had in Warsaw were all very sweet, so I tried out adding sweetness with apples.It worked!
I am back in my studio since Tuesday, but the renovation is still in progress here.
For clients, my studio phone is currently not working, so if you need to contact, please e-mail or call my cell phone instead.
Today was my office-assistant Mr. Bruiser’s first day back to work. He initially did not like the pile of boxes, different desk arrangements, half finished walls and taken-out closet doors, but eventually became comfortable enough to take a nap in between his busy office work.
My studio should be back in shape and start in full function mode from next week (if that storm does not hit NY, that is).
Hi, I am back from Warsaw, Poland. While I was gone, I missed some big events on the stateside. Multiple people told me there was a huge banner of one of The Unwritten covers I illustrated at New York Comi Con. (photo on the bottom, borrowed from Tor Books Facebookpage)
On top of that, Sketchtravel‘s Special exhibition opened in San Francisco’s Cartoon Art Museum. the original sketchbook was auctioned off last year, so the show consists of the actual size replicas from the original. I received the sketchbook from my former roommate James Jean. So, I think our drawings are showcased right next to eachother I think. That is nice…
Show is up till February, so if you are or will be in San Francisco, please visit the museum. (photos are borrowed from Sketchtravel Facebook page)
(and here is that photo from NY Comi Con, as promised…)
Studio is closed till October 22nd. I just arrived to Warsaw, Poland despite flight cancellation and detours through unexpected routes. Workshop and lecture that are happening tomorrow.
You may think it is a bit odd that my new limited edition T-shirt line is coming out from Slovakia?
Well,,, this company wrote one of the most memorable e-mail to persuade me to work with them! So, here are the results! (I hope to write a blog post about this when I am back from the business trip to Poland)
Four designs with three T-shirt colors, just became available from GoodSon of Trencin, Slovakia.
Currently, the site is in Slovak only, but they are working on getting English site launched with shipping to foreign countries including US. I will announce here once the English site is ready.
I am about to head out to Warsaw, Poland to participate as a guest for Warsaw Under Construction (Warszawa W Budowie) Festival organized by Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw. There will be a lecture and workshop during my visit.
I was initially going to announce the workshop on my site, but the space was quickly filled up within the same day the museum announced it over the weekend. A good news is, that lecture that is open to public. I will be mainly talking about outdoor advertising and illustration.
I don’t read Polish, but for those who do, here are links related to the events:
on Warsaw Under Construction official site
on Natemat.pl
It will be my second time in Warsaw, and first time in six years. I had a fantastic time during my last visit, and hoping it be the same (or better!) this time.
Thank you for my friend and local illustrator Agata Nowicka and everyone at Warsaw MoMA for organizing and to invite me to the event. (photo below is Agata and me, six years ago during my visit).
Believe or not, I do have life outside of illustration. Whenever I have time, I cook, and I do cook some serious odd things like oxtail borscht turned into risotto turned into risotto pancake. That kind of stuff. I travel whenever I can. I am also a crazy dog mommy.
As many of you may already know, Instagram just became web browser friendly. So, even if you don’t have an account, you can check out what I am up to and seeing through my iPad lens. instagram.com/yukoart/
I talk to my students and answer their questions every week, but it’s been a while since I participate in a public event.
I will be participating in ASK THE PROS LIVE! an event organized by Society of Publication Designers in New York City on October 24.
It is a great opportunity for young illustrators, designers, and art students who are trying to get into editorial field. Art directors and designers from various magazines as well as us illustrators will be participating to answer questions you never had a chance to ask anyone. And, the only reason we will be there is to answer them.
See you on October 24! Come with questions! And yes, please do spread the word. Thank you.
ASK THE PROS LIVE!
WHEN: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 7:00 pm (will end around 8:30 pm)
WHERE: Type Directors Club 347 West 36th Street, Suite 603 (between 8th and 9th Avenues) New York, NY 10018
THE PROs:
• David Curcurito (Esquire)
• Dennis Huynh (Cooking Light, Tennis, Cincinnati)
• Elliot Stokes (Every Day with Rachael Ray, Fast Company, Inc.)
• Yuko Shimizu (Illustrator, Client List: NY Times, TIME, New Yorker, Rolling Stone, PLAYBOY, The Atlantic)
Keep an eye out for more panelists to be announced soon
TICKETS: $10 for non members: purchase tickets and read more details here
Collaboration between Sundance Film Festival and Todd Oldham was just announced.
Among T-shirts and other products that wil be released, there will be an art book edited and curated by Todd Oldham, Sundance Film Festival A to Z. I am excited to be a part of it, along with friends and fellow illustrators I admire, such as Chris Buzelli, Marcos Chin and Victo Ngai. Exhibit of the works is also scheduled during the film festival.
“An art book titled Sundance Film Festival A to Z will feature the work of 26 renowned illustrators reflecting their own interpretations of Festival films and artists representing each letter of the alphabet.”
“Oldham said, “I find independent film to be endlessly inspiring, and the Sundance Film Festival has provided a platform for many of the most creative and prolific films and filmmakers of the past three decades.”
I cannot show the full finished piece just yet, but here is a photo of my work in progress. My alphabet was “K”. Can you find film titles, actors and directors who’s name starts with K here? Answer will be revealed in December.
