I just found out that “NY Times Travel Section” cover illustration has gotten into Society of Publication Designers 39th Annual SPD Awards. Also illustrations from “Entertainment Weekly” and “The New Yorker” has been accepted to SPD SPOTS Competition.
1) Happy birthday to me…(July 15), but I was working from morning till night making set designs for yet another fashion photo shoots with Cleo Sullivan. The results can be seen in new “SHOP etc. Magazine” second issue, on newsstands October 1.
2) I talked about my illustration process on Polish design site Webesteem Magazine. I often get e-mails from fellow artists asking about my medium and process, so I was happy to work on this project showing my sketches and ideas as well as finals. It was fun working with you, Dorian. Also, Thank you Kai Kiuchi for taking my portrait.
Yukoart.com is chosen as “website of the day” by Asian design site TAXI (www.designtaxi.com).
Thanks Erik of Sumo Shop (www.sumoshop.com) and Rhett of Heavy-Backpack (www.heavy-backpack.com) for featuring my work on their design sites. They both have good line up of artisits featured on the sites, so please check them out!
Thank you YEN Magazine of Australia for making my drawing into a large format poster. In the latest issue, available in Australia.
Probably the coolest thing about being an illustrator is that I get to draw things I never imagined. Every time I get a new assignment, I do research on things I don’t know much about, and feeling a bit smarter than the day before. This week, I had done research on Kung Fu, Pathfinder, Argentine Peso, and stand up comedy, to randomly name a few.
The highlight was to check out gay fashion/porn stores on 8th Avenue in Chelsea for Pride illustration. A bit hesitant to go by myself, my studio-mate’s guy friend came with me. In one store, clerk thought we were a couple, and tried so hard to sell us a $100 dilxx! What an experience… To view the illo, please pick up The Village Voice next Wed.
1) I will be in a group show in NY. Opening reception is this Wed, June 9. Come see, come see!
DFN Gallery 176 Franklin St New York, NY 10013 June 9, 6-8pm
2) Also on June 10, I will be participating in Art Directors Club’s Annual Illustrators Portfolio Review. I will be sitting with my best friend Marcos Chin and studio-mate John Hendrix. Everyone who is in position of hiring illustrators are welcomed to the event. Art Directors Club 106 West 29th Street, June 10th, noon to 6pm
