Annabelle Metayer and Paul Rogers in Workbook # 33 Fall 2011

 

Another season welcomes a variety of work by Annabelle and Paul. Travel, sports, cuisine, music, entertainment, fashion, romance and adventure. Did we miss anything?

Owen Freeman for The New York Times

Tough subjects such as solitary confinement, the death penalty and Memorial Day treated with respect and a deft hand by Owen Freeman, a regular contributor to The New York Times.

Medical Mystery series by Owen Freeman for The Washington Post

The Washington Post's Heath Section, art directed by Brad Walters, is highlighting the essays by Sandra G. Booman and illustrated by Owen Freeman.

Joe Morse for The Boston Globe

NFL Preview broadsheet for The Boston Globe, commissioned by Luke Knox,  a quick read showing the speed of the players who specialize as pass rushers.

Dennis Balogh for Saturday Evening Post

 

Dennis was thrilled to be called by the Saturday Evening Post. This was a touching feature about every day heroes, those folks who make a difference in our lives by just being themselves.

Charlotte Knox for Design Design

Design Design, the paper publisher out of Grand Rapids MI, commissioned these beautiful cards by Charlotte Knox. The actual cards have foild stamped borders and some details inside the center of the Sun Flower.

Paul Rogers for Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisers

Brit Cobb a designer at Pentagram commissioned this set of conceptual financial illustrations for RPA's Your Philanthropy Roadmap, a guide to help you set milestone on your philanthropy journey.

Charlotte Knox Illustrates and Designs Sustainable Seafood Tote Bags

Charlotte Knox designed and illustrated a tote bag for the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's Demystifying Seafood, The Ocean and Its Bounty conference and special foodie event. Celebrating edible ocean life, my illustrations are of sustainable species from the US Gulf.
Art Director: Julie Mounts



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Paul Rogers’ unofficial re-creation of Mad Men titles goes viral

It appears going the entire summer without Mad Men is frustrating for fans of the show. Paul Rogers’ unofficial re-creation of the Mad Men opening titles has temporarily satiated hunger for any news about the next season. Paul posted his re-creation of the Mad Men titles earlier this month and can be seen here http://bit.ly/pkEnIg on Vimeo. Since then it’s had over 60,000 hits adding 1000 hits a day.

Even if you feel the original is better you can't deny this is an excellent example of an artist being proactive and turning a critical eye on the culture around him into a promotional vehicle. What pleases me most is Paul’s humble approach. He not really trying to call attention to himself in the sense of the mercenary publicist – he leaves that to me – he’s genuinely challenged by what he feels needs improvement and by solving a problem he creates a new style in his portfolio to offer clients.

Google Paul Rogers Mad Men and see for yourself.
NY Magazine http://bit.ly/plGLyG says its “extra-preppy”!

Things That Make You Happy http://bit.ly/qIRjgA says “cool…stylishly great”.

LA Weekly http://bit.ly/nVOVZ5 says “what better way to highlight than by contradicting it”.

Adweek + AOL/Fuel the Future http://bit.ly/q03d29 chimes in “It’s very of-its-time (the era the show represents, not know)!...we think we like this one better”.

And even The Daily Beast in its Sexy Beast Entertainment & Fashion section http://bit.ly/puEyIJ noted “…Paul Rogers took matters into his own hands to create this spirited remake.”

It even made the Mad Men Talk on AMC site http://bit.ly/nZgefK where you’ll find stalwart enthusiast for both the original version and critical as well as kind works for Paul’s re-creation.

CEO Portrait Paintings by Dennis Balogh

Dennis Balogh is painting compelling portraits for various clients in the financial and institutional arenas. Dennis says a few things about his approach:

"I can capture a serious look without losing the appeal of an individual making them still quite approachable."

"I find using my opaques liberally I'm able to avoid creating any harshness in the final portrait which is important when painting women."

"When emplying a painterly style the challenge is to maintain a spontaneous feel but not soften the features. I was pleased with the energy the final paintings capture. "

Dennis has a long list of CEOs painted for the NYSE. they include Fox, Xerox, Embracer, Darden Retaraunts, and many others.

Tatsuro Kiuchi award winning artwork on display at heflinreps:

Tatsuro Kiuchi was kind enough to loan heflinreps a collection of his artwork originally exhibited at the Society of Illustrators. The award winning status comes from the artwork being selected by a jury of his peers for their annual exhibition. Since Tatsuro lives in Japan, we at heflinreps like to frame the work and hand deliver it to the Society and pick it up when the shows complete.

Our office was originally a two car garage, hence the bicycle and to appease the fire department we have our trusty extinguisher should things start to sizzle!

More of Tatsuro's work can be seen on the heflinreps site: http://www.heflinreps.com/portfolio/portfolio.asp?artistID=16

NIKE USA, NBA portraits of Lebron James and Kobe Bryant by Paul Rogers on t-shirts

Nike USA has finally released two t-shirts by Paul Rogers. Wil Green of the design department commissioned Paul citing important marketing targets such as team colors, sneaker style, the player's hometown and a "1930's World's Fair" vibe. Strong likenesses of the star players as well as the energy they evoke were crucial to the success of the product. One of the more interesting aspects of this assignment was the uproar around Lebron moving from Cleveland to Miami. The announcement was made after Paul completed the original artwork with Akron as Lebron's hometown so an additional background was required. Not as easy as it looks, designing a cityscape background that dynamically interacts and supports the subject requires a new design. But NIKE was happy with the results. Now, why couldn't they send samples without that "sample" stamp on the back!




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