NPR 2011 Calendar illustrations by Ed Parker and Jared Schorr

NPR is now selling its 2011 calendar, which includes illustrations by our artists Ed Parker (July) and Jared Schorr (January). All the artists were asked to illustrate the question, "What does NPR look like to you?"

Ed Parker says, "These calendars are used to raise funds and awareness of the programming on National Public Radio. 12 Illustrators from around the country were asked to come up with concepts based on their own NPR preferences and listening habits. As a folk musician and an artist, I listen to much of the Folk, Celtic and World music on several NPR stations in Maine and the Greater Boston area. The idea of the diversity of music as a unifying element of our national culture and identity was the concept behind this illustration."

Jared, or Mr. January as he likes to be called, says, "I'm a long-time listener, first time illustrator. The radio is where we all began listening to NPR. Regardless of where I listen now, it will always be a radio program to me. It was an honor to work on the NPR calendar."

We have a limited number of the calendars available—email Eileen@heflinreps.com if you'd like to receive one.

http://shop.npr.org/products/2011_NPR_Calendar-1000-0.html



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Annabelle Metayer illustrates tween bracelet-making kit by DMC

DMC is now selling the Prism Friendship Wear Bobbin Box for tweens illustrated by our artist Annabelle Metayer. Annabelle says, "After reading the brief for this illustration assignment, I simply sat at my drawing desk with three keywords in mind: friendship, fun, and youth! Starting from there, the inspiration for the characters came easily. I am pleased with the final product!" You can purchase the kits online and in A. C. Moore and Hobby Lobby stores.

http://dmc-threads.com/?p=3149



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Poketo.com sells wallet designed by Jared Schorr

The Poketo online store is now selling a wallet designed by Jared Schorr as part of a series of cut paper wallets. The first picture shows the outside of the wallet, and the second is the interior. Janet Lee of Poketo interviewed Jared on the Poketo blog about his design. He said, "I wanted to do a wallet with a lot of monsters running and having fun, kind of like a Ryan McGinley photo. You don't really know what is going on, but you wish you were there. Though the monsters are running for their lives, they are still enjoying themselves." To read more of the interview or to purchase the wallet, visit the Poketo website below.

Interview: http://www.poketo.com/blog/2010/02/11/paper-series-artist-interview-with-jared-schorr/

Wallet: http://poketo.com/shop/archives/1016

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Claudia Pearson's print sales to benefit Haitian earthquake victims

Claudia Pearson is now selling Valentine's Day prints as a fundraiser to benefit Yele Haiti's Earthquake Fund. Claudia will donate 25% of the sales to the fund. Please visit her blog below for more info or visit etsy.com to purchase the 9 x 12 prints.

http://claudiapearsonillustration.blogspot.com/
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38511398
http://www.yele.org/

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Beegee Tolpa illustrates a Target gift card

Target is now selling the "Reindeer Games" gift card illustrated by our artist Beegee Tolpa. Beegee says, "It was a really fun project to work on. Little & Company, the designers, had a clear idea of what they wanted when we started, so there weren't many revisions. Or any, I think! They approved the first thing I sent in. It's gratifying to work for a client like Target because I shop there so much!" Although it doesn't show on the scan, the medals on the reindeer are reflective gold foil.

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Le Gourmet Chef selling new salsas and dips featuring Naoki Mitsuse's characters

Le Gourmet Chef recently released a line of four gourmet salsas and dips with characters created by our artist Naoki Mitsuse. The characters will be used for packaging, brand identity, and signage. Kerry is the chef and Loni is his personal connoisseur of taste. Le Gourmet Chef is the exclusive distributor, selling them in stores and online. Please visit their website below and search for "Kerry and Loni."

http://http://www.legourmetchef.com/

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Paul Rogers designs US Open theme art

The US Open Tennis Championship is using theme art designed this year by Paul Rogers. The artwork will be used on banners, tickets, programs, t-shirts, and all types of souvenirs. The tournament runs from August 31-September 13.

Marc Jacobson of the Silverman Group called this winter to see if Paul wanted to submit designs to the USTA. The brief for the project required that any player depicted be generic enough to be either male or female. New York City was a key element, and the flaming ball logo for the US Open had to appear in the final art. Other key words from the brief were “entertainment spectacle," "toughest tennis," and "high energy."

Marc liked a number of the sketches, and Paul developed six color images for presentation to the USTA. On a project like this, Paul tends to over-produce these concept sketches because he doesn’t want to lose the project because of a half-hearted execution of an idea. During the pencil stage, he thought he could successfully execute a strong treatment of a player that would be generic enough to be either male or female. But as he tightened up the image, the figure kept tipping one way or the other, or it just looked like a dude in a skirt. Everyone liked the bridge/tennis net idea. The Brooklyn Bridge doesn’t exactly lead to Queens, so they looked at some other bridge options, but in the end they kept Brooklyn as the strongest symbol of New York.

http://www.usopen.org/
http://www.usopenshop.org/

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American Spoon jams and preserves feature art by Charlotte Knox

Over the past two years, Charlotte Knox has been working on a series of labels for artisanal jams, preserves and spoon fruit manufactured by family-run American Spoon Foods of Michigan. Justin Rashid and Noah Marshall-Rashid, owners of American Spoon, have been actively involved throughout the design process, working closely with Charlotte and award-winning art director and typographer Louise Fili to produce a stunning range of labels. You can shop for them at American Spoon's website below.

https://www.spoon.com/catalog.phtml

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Ed Parker illustrates Marks & Spencer advent calendar

Last Christmas renowned British retailer Marks & Spencer sold an advent calendar illustrated by our artist Ed Parker. Behind the daily doors were organic chocolate chip and gingerbread mini biscuits (cookies).

http://www.marksandspencer.com/

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