Our artist Daniel Hertzberg has created a fantastic set of illustrations for
Winning the Thirty Trillion Dollar Decathlon: Going for gold in emerging markets (2012), written by Yuval Atsmon, Peter Child, Richard Dobbs, and Laxman Narasimhan.
"By 2025, annual consumption in emerging markets will reach $30 trillion--the biggest growth opportunity in the history of capitalism. To compete for the prize, companies must master ten key disciplines," including the anticipation of industrial growth, targeting urban growth clusters, and learning how to reallocate resources quickly (p. 4).
The authors explain these economic concepts with athletic analogies (not surprisingly, given the current popularity of the Olympics). And Daniel Hertzberg illustrates these analogies with dozens of brilliant images. For the opening spread, Daniel depicts skyscrapers adorned with olympic medals. As he explains, "this is what happens at the end of the decathlon"--the most successful companies are rewarded with financial prosperity, and prosperity translates into enviable real estate space. Remaining images depict businessmen throwing javelins, swimmers diving into city maps, and racers using mini skyscrapers as batons.
Trillion Dollar Decathlon is full of insight, advice, and stunning illustration.
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“Throwing Accurately"
Setting sights on where to take your business.
“Jumping In”
Taking the next steps to bring your business to other parts of the world.
“Running the Distance”
Beating out your competition and making your company sustainable for the long haul.
We can't wait to get our hands on a copy of
Winning the Thirty Trillion Dollar Decathlon! Congrats again to Daniel, our awesome gold medalist!
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Sean McCabe created these two photo illustrations for "In Case of Emergency, Call Offspring," a Wall Street Journal article about a tech-savvy son who solves his mother's most vexing computer problems. Sean used old photos of a stereotypical mom from the
50's to depict the character's before and after scenarios. Now we know: in case of emergency, call Sean McCabe!
Amidst the recent political debates we've been watching, we're reminded of a politician whose very contribution to American history remains under debate. 
"By 2025, annual consumption in emerging markets will reach $30 trillion--the biggest growth opportunity in the history of capitalism. To compete for the prize, companies must master ten key disciplines," including the anticipation of industrial growth, targeting urban growth clusters, and learning how to reallocate resources quickly (p. 4).
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"Set
in a drought-ridden country reminiscent of South Africa about sixty
years after the end of Apartheid, [Parched tells] the story of two children who
have been orphaned by the violence that grows out of desperate times and
a history of racial tensions and inequalities. It is told in three
voices: that of a young black boy held captive by a dangerous gang that
exploits his talent for discovering water (he’s a dowser), a young white
girl who, along with the dogs that her family used to breed, guards the
secret of an underground spring, and the leader of the dogs, who tries
to protect her family, both canine and human" (Houghton Mifflin).
Michael grew up reading 1980's Marvel Comics. Much
of his work builds upon the strong imagery of comic books and
graphic novels, although his illustrations are undeniably versatile. He
recently created the cover art for Don Delillo's landmark novel White Noise and Rabindranath Maharaj's The Amazing Absorbing Boy. Michael has been acknowledged by several institutions, receiving honors from the National Magazine Award (2004, 2007, 2009) and the Joe Schuster Award (2009).
