Putting Birds in Circles

Quick vector illustration of a pair of Ribbon-tailed Astrapias, a near-threatened bird of paradise. Approx. print dimensions: 14" x 14"

Presenting: UChicago Thinkers' Toys

Hewn from solid maple by patriotic American robots, this set of eight illustrated woodblocks feature "Places and spaces [old and new] where students play with ideas."

Sets are given as a thank-you to donors who give $50 or more to the University of Chicago Magazine, which I assure you is a worthwhile cause.

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Art direction: Guido Mendez
Print collateral design: Nicole Melton
Copy: Mary Ruth Yoe
Magazine ad & mailing photography: Nathan Keay
Vendor: Proform Technologies
Illustration: Tom Tian
Photography featured in this post: Tom Tian

Environmental U-Turn

A quick, very straightforward illustrated save-the-date postcard for Healthy Water Solutions, an affiliate of the Illinois chapter of the Sierra Club. The corresponding event focuses on the use of hydro-separation and other engineering initiatives to reverse the environmental degradation of the Chicago River and reinvigorate an economically moribund sector of the city. The basic illustration and layout was in turn adapted onto a mail piece and signs.

Chicago Is ...

Drawn in Illustrator CS5

... the Wrigley Building, at least back when Sinatra sang about it. Completed this one in about an hour and a half.