DAVID HUGHES, BACK IN THE AMERICAN SADDLE

After a period of self-imposed exile from work in the States, British illustrator David Hughes is back in the proverbial American saddle. David's scathing caricatures and astute observations of the world around us provide a unique blend of the visual and verbal. His portfolio has been reloaded with new images, including some interesting sequential pieces. Please check out David's latest work and let us know if he connects with any upcoming projects.

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FROM CONCEPT TO TOTE

It was a no-brainer to call on Eva Vazquez, Bob Staake, and Shaw Nielsen to produce illustrations so appealing you'd want to wear them on your shoulder. It has been exciting to watch the artwork of these three diverse illustrators go from concept to tote bag in such a short time! Each bag is adorned with a vintage-inspired hang tag designed by John Pirman. We'd love to hear your feedback, so don't be shy, send an e-mail to
mandi@rappart.com and let us know what you think!

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WE ARE DELIGHTED TO WELCOME PUSHART TO THE GROUP!

 

We thought we had all the stylistic bases covered in the world of illustration, until we met the team from Pushart! This latest addition to our group definitely adds a new dimension (pun intended). Pushart conceives, draws, builds and photographs miniature 3D sets. Smart and fast, they are perfect for quick editorial deadlines. 

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14 RAPP ARTISTS SELECTED FOR THE 2012 SOFTMART CALENDAR

Once in a while a project comes around in which we can really leverage our deep talent base.  This Fall we completed a project for Softmart, an IT consulting firm.  They wanted to do a calendar featuring 14 portraits celebrating various inventors in the IT world and they wanted each portrait to have an unique style reflecting the inventor.  Enter G&C Rapp.  We played match maker and came up with 14 artists who if we do say so ourselves, produced a fantastic calendar and a great show piece for our group.

Illustration by James Steinberg

Calculator- George Stibitz created the first

relay-based calculator in 1937 and later that year

became the first person to operate a computing

device remotely over  phone lines.

Illustration by Daniel Hertzberg

Binary Code- Claude Shannon in 1937 proposed

that binary arithmatic could be used in electronic

devices. His work is fundamental to the basic

operation of modern computers.

Illustration by Michael Witte

Computer Memory- Kenneth Olsen created

numerous devices that advanced computing

and led to the development of magnetic core

memory, a precursor to modern RAM (1960s).

Illustration by James O'Brien

Magnetic Storage- Dr. An Wang co-invented the

pulse transfer-controlling device in 1949, which

makes memory storage possible.

  
  

Illustration by Rafael Ricoy

Mouse- Douglas Engelbart invented the mouse

 in 1963, a device that facilitates the interaction

between humans and computers.

Illustration by Daniel Baxter

LCD- James L. Fergason is best known as the

inventor of the LCD, or Liquid Crystal Display.

(1970).

Illustration by Jan Feindt

Computer Switches- Dr. Erna Schneider Hoover 

invented a method for automating the phone 

system at Bell Labs, which eliminated human decision 

making in favor of a computer (1971).

Illustration by Peter Horvath

Fiber Optics- Dr. Peter Schultz is the

co-inventor of fiber optics which allows

for near-instant global telecommunications

(1970).

Illustration by Robert de Michiell

Cell Phones- Amos Joel Jr. devised a 

mechanism to hand off calls from one receiver 

to another in cellular communications, thus 

allowing the modern cell phone system (1972).

Illustration by PJ Loughran

Microprocessor- Dr. Marcian "Ted" Hoff is one

of the inventors of the microprocessor. He is 

widely credited as conceiving the idea of a 

universal processor (1971).

Illustration by Eric Zahn

GPS- Bradford Parkinson is known as the father

of the Global Positioning System. For fifty years 

he has worked in the military, academia, and the

private sector, promoting and innovating satellite-

based GPS (1973).

Illustration by Anthony Freda

Internet- Vinton " Vint" Cerf is recognized

as one of the fathers of the internet. A former 

manager at DARPA, he led groups in developing

TCP/IP technology (1974).

Illustration by Arthur Giron

Personal Computer- Dr. Mark Dean led the team that 

developed the ISA bus (that allows multiple devices 

to be connected to a single computer), as well as 

the team that created the first one-gigahertz computer 

processing chip (1981).

Illustration by Bob Staake

Digital Camera- Steven S. Sasson designed and

built the world's first digital camera. in 1975 he

cobbled together a prototype and produced the first 

digital picture- a black-and-white, .01 megapixel 

photo of a lab assistant.

PROUD TO PRESENT OUR NEWEST ARTIST, ROBERT NEUBECKER!

We are excited to announce that Robert Neubecker has joined our group! Robert is one of the most prolific editorial artists working today. His strong, unique concepts connect with a wide array of subjects, from financial to healthcare to lifestyle. And don't forget about his energetic, colorful kids' work!

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MICHAEL WITTE DRAWS FOR THE WORKBOOK CREATIVE CARNIVAL AT THE ART DIRECTORS CLUB

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Here is an excerpt from the Workbook blog regarding the event:

"Workbook's Creative Carnival party took place Thursday night, and the event was an outrageous, smashing success. With the outstanding mid-town Art Directors Club as the venue, The more than fifty photographers and illustrators took center stage to create their impressions of the Carnival scene. Twenty-five Workbook illustrators sketched what they saw, and at least as many Workbook photographers shot the scene: a contortionist, freak show, lion tamer, and burlesque performers. How about drag queens serving incredible libations and hors de oeuvres? Creative Carnival was not your average cocktail party by any means. Workbook kicked off Halloween weekend with a unique vibe that created a night no attendee will forget anytime soon. Nothing was too strange, too abstract or too risque, and an anything-goes mood defined the evening."

Workbook also announced that 43 of the pieces created were sold on site for a total of $2,150. This money will go to the ADC Scholarship Fund, which awards 5 scholarships each year for exceptional art and photography students.