Newsweek International

This cover was for a Newsweek story about how about India has done a 180 when it comes to talking about carbon and climate change. I don't have the final cover design yet, but in the meantime here's the last typography I saw.
The roughs, the change that India is saying "Yes" now in carbon negotiations needed to be explored as well.

I did quite a few color studies for this one. Adolfo had the idea to push the orange to make it feel hotter/dirtier like global warming/pollution, but do it in abstract way. So in the final I ended up using some spray paint for the smog. I didn't dare risk overspraying the final painting, so I sprayed a similar sized board, scanned that and laid it in in photoshop.

Hospital Readmissions

For New York Times article on medicare and doctors cyclical problem of readmitting patients to hospitals. Therese Shechter, the clever AD suggested among other things a hospital bracelet, which I liked as a symbol, but what to do with it?

Therese picked the infinite loopish one and introduced me to it's actual name: mobius strip.

And here's the line drawing that I choose not to use in the final, seemed to feel deeper and more interesting with just a hint of line.

Happy Thanksgiving

Here's the next in my series of greeting cards.
I'm going to do the entire year and then the whole years worth of cards will be offered for sale as a package.
If you want to get on the mailing list drop me a note of your address.

Assassination of Deputy Escalante

For the cover for the LAWeekly, about a young police officer gunned down for retribution by the Mexican mafia. Art director was Darrick Rainey. Got to do some research on Mexican gang tattoos, which was interesting.

The roughs.


Some color studies. I decided the black mass of thugs help the deputy remain the main focal point.

Here's the cover (thanks Jeff), I thought Darrick did a great job on the typography.
I did all line work on this because Darrick requested it, instead of my embossing textures because of printing concerns, which was fine. I actually love just line work, it's relaxing.

Happy Halloween

Kids are so hard to scare these days, so I had to go a different route.

Orphans

For Suffolk Law School on creating more permanent family solutions for orphans, like adoption.
Art director was Kaajal Asher.
The roughs ideas.

Tighter sketch and color studies.

New York Times OpEd

Did the OpEd for the New York Times yesterday, on Obama on Iran and how his policy is in a free-fall. Art direction by Kim Bost.



Along with the usual ideas, I was thinking of Obama dropping the ball as a visual, but the problem is he's actually really good a sports. Then I remembered him throwing some gutterballs trying to bowl on the campaign trail last year and bingo something a bit more fresh.

Luckily the editors picked up on it as well and choose that one.