10 RAPP ARTISTS SELECTED FOR THE COMMUNICATION ARTS ILLUSTRATION ANNUAL!

In our humble opinion, the Communication Arts illustration annual is the most prestigious of the juried competitions. The readership and jurors represent all the facets of the communication community, and actual assignments are a frequent result. With that in mind, we are extremely proud to announce that ten of our artists were selected for this year's annual, in virtually every category except animation. While each illustrator has a decidedly unique style, they all share a commitment to quality and originality. It is a true honor to be associated with such an extraordinarily talented group. Below we have listed the artists by category, with links to the artists' portfolios. When you have a few moments, please take a look. Enjoy!

CATEGORY: EDITORIAL

DAN PAGE, ILLUSTRATOR | RANDY WATSON, ART DIRECTOR | VANCOUVER, CLIENT

CLICK HERE TO VIEW DAN PAGE'S PORTFOLIO 

ASAF HANUKA, ILLUSTRATOR | AMIR ZIV, ART DIRECTOR | CALCALIST WEEKEND EDITION, CLIENT

CLICK HERE TO VIEW ASAF HANUKA'S PORTFOLIO 

HARRY CAMPBELL, ILLUSTRATOR | SOOJIN BUZELLI, ART DIRECTOR | PLANSPONSOR, CLIENT

 CLICK HERE TO VIEW HARRY CAMPBELL'S PORTFOLIO

CATEGORY:  ADVERTISING

ANTHONY FREDA & DANIEL J. ZOLLINGER, ILLUSTRATORS | CHRIS VON ENDE, ART DIRECTOR | MIKE WARD, WRITER | DAVE LOEW/ JOHN WYVILLE, CREATIVE DIRECTORS | SUSAN CREDLE. CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER | LEO BURNETT CHICAGO, AD AGENCY | GIRL SCOUTS OF AMERICA, CLIENT


CLICK HERE TO VIEW ANTHONY FREDA'S PORTFOLIO 

CATEGORY: INSTITUTIONAL

JON REINFURT, ILLUSTRATOR | TRIPP UNDERWOOD, ART DIRECTOR | CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON, CLIENT

CLICK HERE TO VIEW JON REINFURT'S PORTFOLIO 

CATEGORY: BOOKS

JEFFREY SMITH, ILLUSTRATOR | NORMA TENNIS, DESIGNER | KAREN CROFT, CREATIVE DIRECTOR | DAVID TALBOT, CHIEF CREATIVE DIRECTOR  | THE TALBOT PLAYERS, DESIGN FIRM | SIMON & SCHUSTER, PUBLISHERS.


CLICK HERE TO VIEW JEFFREY SMITH'S PORTFOLIO 

CATEGORY: UNPUBLISHED

MARC ROSENTHAL, ILLUSTRATOR | CHRIS CURRY, ART DIRECTOR

CLICK HERE TO VIEW MARC ROSENTHAL'S PORTFOLIO 

CATEGORY:  SELF PROMO

SHAW NIELSEN, ILLUSTRATOR | ELYSIA SYRIAC, ART DIRECTOR | AIGA COLORADO, CLIENT

CLICK HERE TO VIEW SHAW NIELSEN'S PORTFOLIO 

CATEGORY: FOR SALE

SCOTTY REIFSNYDER, ILLUSTRATOR | THE HEROES OF FOLK, SERIES

CLICK HERE TO VIEW SCOTTY REIFSNYDER'S PORTFOLIO 

MARTIN ANSIN ILLUSTRATES THE IMPORTANCE OF LIBRARIES TODAY

This piece was assigned to Martin by Kevin Henegan of Library Journal, who wrote:
   

"The author being depicted on our cover is John Scalzi, a popular sci-fi writer. His new book is called Fuzzy Nation, with a sci-fi character Fuzzy that’s been retooled from a 1960s book that was in the public domain. We want to get in the sci-fi genre vibe, but not go so heavy duty painterly to ape sci-fi book cover art too much.

Ansin’s work is a good blend of graphic novel realism with a simpler punchy energy. He’s also adept at rendering real-life people—and  we’ve got to present Scalzi and his character Fuzzy with enough similarity to what they really look like. Getting a sense of the sci-fi realm in without being too specific will also come into play in an interesting way."

Ansin adds: 

"This was a difficult job to approach at first, as there were many things that the editors of the magazine wanted to express in the cover. We needed most of all to spotlight Scalzi  and work with the idea of his writing transforming an existing character that may not be known to many people. We also wanted to show the debate in his "appropriation" of this character and the book that inspired him to write his version, along with the author's opinion on ebooks and the importance of libraries."


Click on the link below to view more of Martin Ansin's work:
MARTIN ANSIN'S PORTFOLIO