AOI IMAGES 32 CAME OUT
British Association of Illustrators’ competition annual IMAGES 32 just came out. I participated in judging the student category, and saw lots of nice and strong work. Congratulations to the winners.
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STUDIO IS CURRENTLY CLOSED
Yuko Shimizu Studio is currently closed due to a business trip. I will be in Venice, Italy to teach a week-long illustration workshop.
I am scheduled to be back on August 25th. Thank you.
OLYMPICS, OLYMPICS!
It feels like I have constantly worked on various Olympics related projects since early spring.I just updated NEW ILLUSTRATIONS page and added two VISA billboard images for Russia and Eastern European market.
There are some more coming out soon in Asia on NiKE Women websites as well as in Germany an advertising for Apotheke (German pharmacists) who is a sponsor for Paralympics. I will update the site when the ads are out.
New Book By Mike Perry OVER & OVER – A Catalog Of Hand-Drawn Patterns –
Designer Mike Perry makes great books. All my graphic designer friends have his previous book Hand Jobin their studio, and they adore it.His new book OVER & OVER – A Catalog Of Hand-Drawn Patterns – just came out from Princeton Architectural Press. (Or should I say just about to come out? Some bookstores already carry it.) And, I’m excited to let you know that some of my works are featured in this book.
I will post some pages when I get my hands on the actual copy. For now, you can sneak peek some images on Mike’s site as well as on blog design:related, who posted photo of my spread as well.
Big thanks and congratulations to Mike.
Double Feature In ART AND DESIGN Magazine
I have some articles in Chinese magazine Art and DesignJune issue.One is a feature called Designer Immigrants in America, interviewed artists in various practices who has chosen US as the work base.
Another article is on designer Stefan Sagmeister‘s new book Things I have Learned In My Life So Far, which I have a mini-write up in.
This issue also features School of Visual Arts, where I studied illustration and where I now teach.
Thank you Emma Cheung and Wu Di of Art And Design, also my SVA professor MIrko Ilic for recommending me for the interview.
SHOW IN JWT LONDON
My agent over in the UK, CIA, has organized a small but nice show at advertising agency JWT London to feature represented artists’ work. I have one piece in this show.
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MY FIRST DC VERTIGO COVER
I just finished my first DC VERTIGO cover for Neil Gaiman‘s Sandman – The Dream Hunters –. This four volume mini-series is scheduled to be out starting November. Thank you Neil, Karen and Pornsak.
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OTHER BOOK PROJECTS
Moribito part 2 illustrations are about to be completed, the book is scheduled to be out early next year. Another book cover is in progress with fantastic book designer I so respect, Rodrigo Corral.
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August 7, 2008
Thank you for everyone who has signed up for my illustration workshop. I have already started talking to some of them to come up with curriculum that suits each one of the participants. I am excited to come back to Venice next week and meet everyone.
In the meantime, I am working A LOT to finish up deadlines before the trip. And here are some updates on what is going on in my (work) life…
PROJECT UPDATES
There are some exciting new projects I am working on internationally:New book covers for Italy and Denmark, Olympics related secret project in Asia, just finished up my first illustration in Australia for Boss Magazine,
and, a possible participation in a show in Barcelona, Spain in Fall which I am working on with my dear friend Harri Kuhn of German design studio Mischen Berlin.
and, a possible participation in a show in Barcelona, Spain in Fall which I am working on with my dear friend Harri Kuhn of German design studio Mischen Berlin.
I will post the details when the events get finalized.
Last month in Germany, I worked together with Thilo Rothacker on his weekly illustrations for Vanity Fair Germany. Here are some photos of us working in his AWESOME Stuttgart studio.
The results? You can see them in Vanity Fair German edition now till around August.