Showing posts with label freelance illustrator. Show all posts
Showing posts with label freelance illustrator. Show all posts

Jun 16, 2011

Editorial Illustration On Narcissism For Utne Reader Magazine

These were several editorial illustrations created for the May/June issue of UTNE Reader. They were done for a bunch of stories that revolved around the topic of narcissism.


Half page, opener for "The Culture of Narcissism" - playing off the idea of thinking you are the center of the universe.


"The Narcissism Myth" - this one revolves around the subject of young people and their need for outside validation (i.e. Twitter, Facebook, etc.) being rooted in their own insecurity.


"Just Do It" - the focus on this discussion was about self-improvement, self-help books, obsession with being the best we can be, and the power of positive thinking. More or less poking fun at this stuff.


"Whatever Happened to Empathy" - explored how much we've lost our ability to empathize with others, walk in other people's shoes, etc.


"Narcissus Regards a Book" - People want to read about themselves and what they're into, not great literature.

More editorial illustration by freelance illustrator Jesse Kuhn at rawtoastdesign.com

May 20, 2011

New Cover Art & Album Design: Chateau Fiasco





Album design and illustration for Foster McGinty's new album Chateau Fiasco.

Having designed his first album Peach Red a couple years back. I wanted to continue the evolution of that style on this one, incorporating a similar bizarre and surreal flavor with the same illustrative approach.

The title provided a nice foundation of word play to begin drawing inspiration from. Bringing down the house via a good ol' seafaring cephalopod was where things ultimately ended up. The music was a nice evolution from the first album as well. I definitely recommend checking it out and I hope you dig the cover too.

Other recent music albums that I've designed
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Mar 20, 2011

Billboard Illustrations For McDonalds Filet-o-fish







I was recently commissioned for a pretty sweet illustration opportunity with McDonalds for the filet-o-fish "Tales From the Sea" campaign. Had to crack all five out from sketches to finals in five days too which was interesting. Unfortunately the billboards are only being used for a St. Louis, MO metro campaign though (not national). So if you're in St. Louis keep eye out and see if you can spot all five! Below are a few pics that have been sent back to me of them out "in the wild"...





Check out my other freelance illustration work over at rawtoastdesign.com. Also check out my educational children's book series at quirkles.com, each book is full of easy science experiments for kids.

Mar 11, 2011

New Editorial Illustration For Tennis Magazine



Just recently finished up this editorial illustration for the digital launch of Smash (the teen version of Tennis Magazine). It was for a piece called “Stress Test” about dealing with the top 10 pressure filled moments in tennis. Here's the link to the article to check out the full story and the new publication.

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Check out more of my freelance illustration work at http://www.rawtoastdesign.com.

Jan 14, 2011

Editorial Illustration - The Pursuit Of Happiness



Had the opportunity to do another cover illustration for Christian Century. They actually contacted me about a concept sketch that I had done from the last assignment and thought that the idea behind it would translate well for The Pursuit Of Happiness issue. Win-win. So with a few modifications to the original concept this is the final editorial illustration that ran in January. Another reason why it's always a good idea to submit several concepts to your art directors fellow illustrators!

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May 26, 2009

Thundercloud Marionette



the perfect excuse to pull this guy out of the archives... limited edition prints available too Thundercloud Marionette

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check out more of my freelance illustration work over at rawtoastdesign.com

Mar 19, 2009

Creative Quarterly 15: Waiting For A Believer



More good news! Waiting For A Believer was chosen by the fine jury over at Creative Quarterly and will be featured in Creative Quarterly 15. Art prints are available as well to help pay off those sweet entry fees :) - Waiting For A Believer prints

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Mar 17, 2009

Hope Is the New Fear




This was a cover editorial illustration that I just did last week for the lawrence.com Deadwood Edition. They let me do my own custom type for the headline too which was cool. Check out the "Hope Is the New Fear" story here - link.

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Feb 3, 2009

SFG: UP!



This editorial illustration was done for the Talk of the Town section in the February issue of 417 Magazine. The blurb was about the Branson Regional Airport kicking off its opening with a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds show - the title was "Eyes to the Skies".

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