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cover stories

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Dave

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) Milton Glaser, 1964. take the main character, draw her. make her look like the movie. try to ape the current popular crosshatch style (pioneered by john alcorn at pushpin.) whatever. just not impressed, … nice … Continue reading →

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stirring the olmec pot

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Dave

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J. ) The Eagle, The Jaguar, and The Serpent: Indian Art of the Americas Alfred A. Knopf, 1954 Illustration: Miguel Covarrubias (1904-1957) Covarrubias came out of the blocks running, so … Continue reading →

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you know my method, watson

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Dave

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design , Maplewood, N.J.) The Return of Sherlock Holmes Penguin Books, 1986 Illustration and Design: Paul Davis (b. 1938)/Paul Davis Studio This is what’s called a TV tie-in (or movie tie-in) design. … Continue reading →

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crappy gorey

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) EDWARD gorey is so famous at this point, that i hardly need to even mention him here. everybody already knows his work so well. he’s as universally admired as charles addams for his peculiar and … Continue reading →

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