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August 2024 Newsletter

August 2024 Newsletter

To receive this newsletter in your inbox, Subscribe on LinkedIn Kathleen Fu Welcome to the Rapp Art end-of-Summer send off! This Summer really flew by, but our artists were able to fit in a lot of great work. Take a few minutes to check out our highlights of the...
Communication Arts 65 Annual

Communication Arts 65 Annual

Three of our illustrators have won well-deserved Awards of Excellence in the Communication Arts 65 Annual Competition this year. Congratulations to Josie Norton, Islenia Mil, and Francesco Bongiorni! Josie Norton Client: The New Yorker | Art Director: Nicholas Konrad...
Realizing Reparations

Realizing Reparations

Islenia Mil worked with Yes! Magazine on 6 illustrations for the exclusive digital series, Realizing Reparations, exploring the progress of reparations efforts throughout the nation. The (Identity) Politics of Reparations How Pop Culture Shapes Reparations Programs,...
Best of 2023: Corporate and Commercial

Best of 2023: Corporate and Commercial

In part 2 of our 2023 Best Of collection, we’re sharing some of the most exciting work our illustrators have done for our corporate and commercial clients. Enjoy the collection below, and join us in continuing the creative adventure into the new year! Jonathan...
Studiostone Creative Packaging

Studiostone Creative Packaging

Pete Lloyd illustrated an arctic scene for the packaging of Studiostone Creative’s new alabaster animal carving kits, featuring a polar bear, penguin, and arctic hare. Pete was previously commissioned to illustrate environments for their soapstone carving kits,...
McDonald’s Diversity Report

McDonald’s Diversity Report

John Jay Cabuay was commissioned by Avila Creative to illustrate the McDonald’s 2022-2023 Global DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Report – A project which recently won in the 2023 GDUSA Awards!The report covers the McDonald’s Corporation’s...
July Newsletter

July Newsletter

To receive our newsletter in your inbox, subscribe on LinkedIn Alison Seiffer for the Wall Street Journal’s Summer Books Illustration Trends: Results We’re halfway through the year already! We felt this was a good time to check back in on the illustration...
Let’s Talk Cannabis Vermont

Let’s Talk Cannabis Vermont

Peter & Maria Hoey illustrated the keyframes for an animation from the Vermont Department of Health providing education on cannabis use. The Let’s Talk Cannabis webpage covers details on the legality of cannabis use in Vermont and provides safety guidelines....
Mission Moen

Mission Moen

For World Water Day, Eglė Plytnikaitė collaborated with Havas Chicago and Moen Incorporated on a campaign promoting Mission Moen – a promise to save 1 trillion gallons of water by 2030. The animated scenes show iconic landmarks that are experiencing record low water...
Boston U: COM Collaborations

Boston U: COM Collaborations

Zara Picken illustrated an article for Boston University, focusing on how faculty and students from the College of Communication team up with peers from other BU departments for interdisciplinary research and media storytelling.
Market Street Crossroads

Market Street Crossroads

Peter and Maria Hoey were commissioned by the San Francisco Arts Commission and the San Francisco MTA to create 6 large-scale comics to be installed at bus kiosks along Market Street. Each of the six comics represents a crossroads of people and lives, from a rainy...
Northwestern U: Purple Press

Northwestern U: Purple Press

Sean McCabe illustrated this story in Northwestern University Magazine about what a group of sports media all-stars all have in common – their alma mater.
Winter University Magazines

Winter University Magazines

Rapp artists have done lots of wonderful work for the Winter ’22-’23 issues of college and university magazines, and other university communications. Ellice Weaver: Iowa State Magazine, Genuine Community: Iowa State fosters connections to help all Cyclones...
The New York Times: Sorry dogs, the lobby is off-limits

The New York Times: Sorry dogs, the lobby is off-limits

Pushart was commissioned to do a cover for the The New York Times Real Estate section. The article is about restrictions NYC residential buildings are placing on pets and their owners when it comes to entering and exiting the building.
2023 Illustration Trends: Mixed Media

2023 Illustration Trends: Mixed Media

As we look toward a new year, the agents at Rapp Art have made their predictions for illustration trends that will be at the forefront in 2023. Mixed Media, Cut Paper and Collage From digital photo-collage to physical paper sculpture, alternative mixed-media...
2023 Illustration Trends: Conceptual Science

2023 Illustration Trends: Conceptual Science

As we look toward a new year, the agents at Rapp Art have made their predictions for illustration trends that will be at the forefront in 2023. Conceptual Science Conceptual illustration for the editorial space has long been a specialty of Rapp artists. A theme which...
2023 Illustration Trends: It’s All in the Details

2023 Illustration Trends: It’s All in the Details

As we look toward a new year, the agents at Rapp Art have made their predictions for illustration trends that will be at the forefront in 2023. It’s All in the Details A stylistic trend that has been taking off as of late is something that RappArt agent Jodie Hein...
2023 Illustration Trends: Motion

2023 Illustration Trends: Motion

As we look toward a new year, the agents at Rapp Art have made their predictions for illustration trends that will be at the forefront in 2023. Motion  The importance of incorporating motion with illustration continues to grow as it has been for years. It’s...
Maid’s Off for Babylon Movie

Maid’s Off for Babylon Movie

David Brinley was commissioned to illustrate a period movie poster for a fictional film, Maid’s Off. The poster was used as a prop in the recent Paramount movie Babylon about scandalous 1920’s Hollywood.
Spinmaster Fairytale Puzzles

Spinmaster Fairytale Puzzles

Mark Fredrickson was commissioned by SpinMaster to illustrate three puzzles, showing his unique take on classic children’s fables: The Three Little Pigs, Hansel and Gretel, and The Princess and the Pea.
Best of 2022

Best of 2022

As we approach the new year, we’re looking back at some of the most exciting illustration projects that our artists have worked on in 2022. Scroll on for RappArt’s Best of the Year. John Jay Cabuay, Traci Daberko, and Taylor Callery have all illustrated...
Wall Street Journal books of the Year

Wall Street Journal books of the Year

Anna Godeassi was commissioned to illustrate the Wall Street Journal’s anticipated Books of the Year Review for 2022, covering politics, mysteries, children’s books, and more. Each composition is a clever, conceptual take on each book genre.
Gwen Keraval: Looking Forward

Gwen Keraval: Looking Forward

One of Gwen Keraval’s specialties is illustrating revolutionary visions of the future. His detailed compositions and sleek color schemes shine a positive light on cutting-edge technologies which reimagine our world. Check out Gwen’s vision of the future...
The Wall Street Journal Holiday Books

The Wall Street Journal Holiday Books

Zara Picken was commissioned to illustrate the Wall Street Journal’s Holiday Books feature, their annual gift guide for readers of all kinds. Zara created an animated banner as well as section badges for the book categories, all tied together by the playful...
Forward Magazine

Forward Magazine

John Jay Cabuay was commissioned by Iowa State University’s Forward Magazine to illustrate the cover story “The Endless Frontier”. The story describes the impact of philanthropy on scientific research at Iowa State over the years.
Jonny Pops

Jonny Pops

Shaw Nielsen was commissioned to create packaging illustrations for Jonny Pops wrappers. The illustrations depict a solar system of wholesome ingredients, representing the freezer pop company’s motto, “A better pop for a better world”.
GHIA Shortlist

GHIA Shortlist

Kotryna Zukauskaite’s illustration made the shortlist of the first ever Global Healthcare Illustration Awards. Organized in collaboration with the Association of Illustrators, the GHIA competition seeks to attract and celebrate the best healthcare-related...
Naperville Magazine

Naperville Magazine

Robert Neubecker illustrated a story in Naperville Magazine’s October issue, about the current state of the job market and how salaries compare.
The University Magazine: Special UCDA Edition

The University Magazine: Special UCDA Edition

RappArt collaborated with Kelly McMurray of 2Communiqué to create a magazine for the UCDA (University and College Designers Association) Design Awards Conference. Available for digital download below, the magazine has four tradable covers and features over 50 examples...
The University Magazine: Sneak Preview

The University Magazine: Sneak Preview

Check your swag bag at the UCDA Design Awards Conference for the RappArt special edition magazine! Each having one of four tradable covers, the magazine features examples of award-winning illustration assignments commissioned by college and university publications,...
Harvard business Review: The Big Idea

Harvard business Review: The Big Idea

Greg Mably was commissioned for a handful of articles in “The Big Idea”, HBR’s digital series on the most pressing topics facing business today.
NerdWallet

NerdWallet

Egle Plytnikaite recently created a series of illustrations for personal finance company, NerdWallet. She took a conceptual approach to the topic of financial stability surrounding mortgage, traveling, leisure, and investing.
The Other Side of The River

The Other Side of The River

John Jay Cabuay was commissioned to illustrate the cover for middle grade novel The Other Side of the River written by Alda P. Dobbs, releasing in September 2022. This is the sequel to Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna, which follows the story of 12-year-old Petra Luna...
Harvard Business School Alumni

Harvard Business School Alumni

Kathleen Fu was commissioned to create a cover and several interior illustrations for Harvard Business School Alumni Bulletin. The feature delves into the “New Urban Order,” what the sustainable eco cities of our near future will bring.
The PennStater

The PennStater

Jeffrey Smith was commissioned by The Pennstater for the recent article, “He’s (Still) Alive!” The story follows Penn State English professor Michael Bérubé and his new interpretation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia Inquirer

Jeffrey Smith is kicking off football season with a commission from The Philadelphia Inquirer for the article, “Embracing The Legacy.”
The National Law Journal

The National Law Journal

Kotryna Zukauskaite was commissioned by ALM to create the cover of the September issue of The National Law Journal. The issue focuses in on the upcoming contentious issues on the Supreme Court docket.
The Eagle Magazine

The Eagle Magazine

Jim Tsinganos was commissioned to create a cover and inside spread for the US Postal Service publication, The Eagle Magazine. The feature dealt with what changes would improve and simplify operations and delivery routes, and the development of new distribution and...
New York Times

New York Times

Kathleen Fu was commissioned by The New York Times for the article, “How To Get Published: A Book’s Journey From ‘Very Messy’ Draft To Best Seller,” which examines how new authors can get their start in the publishing world.