Interviews & Articles

Here are some comics-related recent articles, interviews and news from around the web, collected for your convenience:

I wrote a little article for the Cartoon & Comic issue of Slanted,
a German magazine about typography and design. I called it A Very Subjective And Casual Comics Overview from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, because that's what it is.

Furthermore, there is a nice feature about me over on the Holy Yost,  because I'm contributing to Digestae, a food-themed anthologywith many great contributors including Jeffrey Brown and James Kochalka. Many thanks for the shout-out!

If you like to support the project, there is a Kickstarter campaign with great rewards.


And finally, here is an interview from MoCCA in which you can see me at the festival live and alive.

As always, thanks for swinging by!

GOLD from the LA Society of Illustrators!

I was shocked when I was notified that my Destinations piece was awarded the Gold Medal in the annual SILA (Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles) competition.

I originally did this piece for a calendar published by the Finest | Magma Brand Communication Group.

This particular illustration has been extremely popular, it was published by American Illustration, Communication Arts, 3x3 and will be in the upcoming Advertising and Institutional show of the Society of Illustrators / NY. And I had already known that it was also accepted into the annual SILA show, which I was very happy about since I had never entered this competition. But to hear that I won the Gold Award in the Advertising cathegory was as unexpected as it was thrilling. Thanks SILA!

There will be an opening reception on March 28 at 7:00 pm at the Gallery Nucleus with the Awards Ceremony at 8:00 pm, unfortunately I won't be able to attend. The exhibit will end on April 3, 2009.

Society of Illustrators

I was selected into the 51st Annual Society of Illustrators Show, with my Destinations piece.

3x3 Illustration Competition

The Balloon is unstoppable – this illustration has garnered another great recognition: It has been selected in the anual 3x3 Illustration Competion.

American Illustration & Communication Arts

I've just received good news from two great competitions regarding the piece "Destinations", which I did for the Finest | Magma Brand Communication Group's METAGENDA.

It was selected by the jury for American Illustration here in New York City and will be apperearing in American Illustration 27, one of the finest publications in the industry.

And it was also selected for the Communication Arts 2008 Illustration Annual on the West Coast, another major publication that collects some of the best work from the entire year.

Metagenda

Here's a few spreads from a calender project by Finest | Magma Brand Communication Group in Karlsruhe, Germany. This publication is packed with useful content for anybody who works in advertising, brand design and marketing (in German). I was invited to contribute 8 pages of artwork along the theme of "Destinations". You can order a copy directly from the F |M website, just send an email to info[at]finestmagma.com.

Portfolio Update

I have updated my Editorial 1 section with new images. Two images are from "Meta Agenda", a calender project for the Finest | Magma Design & Communication Group. Other new images are for The Stranger and New York Press.