Updates - Archive - Yuko Shimizu

January 10, 2008

SHOWS OPENED IN NEW YORK AND VENICE

Artists Against War has opened at Society of Illustrators, New York last night. My piece is this…. I don’t want people to think I was making fun.. Because most of the participants are male illustrators, I wanted to make my piece as feminine as possible. It is a fake perfume ad…Fabulous Colored Pencils In The Worldalso just opened in Venice, Italy. Show is up till January 27th. I am going to the show closing. Excited!

For details about both shows and more, please go to SHOW SECTION.

January 8, 2008

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I AM BACK (well at least for next two weeks)

Happy new year!

I am back from annual European-North American designers’ retreat with Marcos, Thomas, Monika, Isabel, Thilo, Gary, Greg, Valentine, Bart, among others. It was fun, but also glad to be back in the USA.

I am leaving, though, yet again in about two and half weeks. Yikes.

January 8, 2008

ARTISTS AGAINST WAR OPENING TOMORROW NIGHT

At the Society of Illustrators. 128 East 63rd Street, New York City 6-8PM. I will have one new illustration in this show. For more details, please check out SHOW SECTION.

December 26, 2007

STUDIO IS CURRENTLY CLOSED

Yuko Shimizu Studio is currently closed. To prevent your message from getting lost in the pile of junk, please wait to call/e-mail until Monday January 7th. Thank you.

December 26, 2007

SITE UPDATES & QUICK NEWS, ETC.

+ 8 images added to ILLUSTRATION SECTION. I’m sorry again for a long delay. My new year’s resolution should be to update my site more often.. + 5 new shows are scheduled in the early part of 2008, one in Venice, Italy and 4 at the Society of Illustrators, New York City. Please check further details in SHOW SECTION.

+ Society of Illustrators Silver Medal in editorial category. Thank you judges, and thank you SooJin Buzelli and Maynard Kay of PLANADVISER Magazine!

+ New interview article in M.Style Magazine of Shanghai, China. Thank you Parii.

Hope you had a wonderful year. I just finished the last assignment of the year, worked worked and worked since I got back from Berlin.

I am taking a break with the usual suspects, off to an old perfume center of the world, sipping “real” cafe au lait… Have a wonderful new year and see you again in 2008.

December 17, 2007

END OF THE WORK YEAR, YEAH!

A lot of my clients are off from work next week. That means this work year 2007 will end pretty much on this Friday! I feel like I haven’t left my studio in about two weeks or so. Well, I do go back home to sleep, but it sure does feel like I am in the studio 24-7.

Here is a pic of my studio right now. I have two machines fully running to finish up all the work.

Some exciting news are:
I am just about to finish up a secret project with a big computer technology corporation. It will go live very soon. I will post the details here as soon as the project is up and running.
And a Pepsi Max can I had designed will be on sale early 2008 as well (world wide, but unfortunately only outside of the US and Canada).

In the editorial world:
New monthly illustration with BEST LIFE Magazine is starting from February issue. At least six more months of Now Hear This! supplement CD cover for THE WORD Magazine in the UK.

Did you have a good year? I guess I cannot complain. Lots of interesting projects, lots of nice clients, lots of business trips and lectures abroad. Thank you thank you thank you to everyone who were so nice to me all this year.

Looking forward to working with you again in 2008. And, looking forward to meeting those whom I hadn’t in 2008 as well. I LOVE nice people!

December 10, 2007

DID YUKO BECOME A BLOGGER? PART 2

Last time the answer was “no”. This time,…”maybe”. I officially became a reporter of Lost At E Minor. You can read my archive.Also on my won site, some updates in PRESS section.

December 3, 2007

LITTLE BROTHER – A NEW BOOK COVER

Irene Gallo of Tor Booksis one of my favorite art directors to work with. It is not that I asked her directly, but from my work experiencs, I believe she thinks one of the most important part of art directing an illustrator is actually to pick the right illustrator for the right job. I know a few art directors like her. So, once I get picked, she is never fussy or picky about what I do. This is when we (illustrators) do our best job, I think. It is always nice to be trusted and given freedom because of the trust.Anyways, I just recently finished a project with her for this book cover Little Brother by Cory Doctorow. Irene just posted an interesting behind-the-scene story of designing the cover. Also Cory himself posted a really kind comment on the cover as well. Thanks to you both, and everyone who was involved in designing the book.

Little Brother will be out in Spring.

November 30, 2007

BERLIN –– VON ERLENBACH ART SCHOOL VIDEO AND MORE

I am back from Berlin. Big thanks to everyone who were so nice to me, including; Monika and Katrin Aichele for keeping me great company, Agata Nowicka of Exklusiv for coming all the way from Warsaw, Michael Okraj for giving me a Berlin city tour, and Hendrik Hellge of Die Gestalten for coming to see me and giving me an advance copy of Illusive 2.Monika and I went to a wonderful Von Erlenbach Art School to give lecture and crit. As an art school instructor myself, I always love to see how art education system varies in each country and try to learn something from it. It was a great experience. Thanks so much!

And YES, I am always open to be invited for lectures and guest crits. This year, I was very fortunate to visit art schools not just in the US but also in the UK, Denmark and in Germany. Hopefully, more places to visit in 2008! Travel and meeting people in different places is how I get inspired to create and teach.

November 30, 2007

WHILE I WAS GONE…

Thanks so much Chris Buzelli and Sam Weber for taking over my class while I was in Berlin. My students got so inspired and motivated because of your great lectures…

Award winning Japanese illustrator based in New York City and instructor at School of Visual Arts.