THE MACY'S FLOWER SHOW BY SEAN MCCABE

It may still feel like winter, but spring is in full bloom thanks to Sean McCabe’s dazzling illustrations for Macy’s annual Flower Show. Sean’s dynamic compositions are the hidden treasure behind this year’s theme, “The Secret Garden.” Sean created the featured illustration for Macy’s Flower Show poster, as well as 27 additional images for the Macy’s Spring Fashion Catalogue, thus joining together two of the retailer's annual campaigns for the first time. Come take a look at this spectacular collection of work!

CLICK HERE to view Sean's Gerald and Cullen Rapp portfolio.





The concept behind both projects was to develop as series of photo montage images that seamlessly combined fashion shots with an array of floral arrangements. Sean's challenge was to create compelling visuals in his style without altering any of the fashions themselves. The following catalogue illustrations demonstrate Sean's singular talent.

The piece below was created for the opening spread of the catalog. Macy's fell in love with the image and decided to use it for their in-store signage, along with three other visuals that Sean created.

Sean also did this whimsical illustration for an advertisement in Glamour magazine, and it also appeared in the Macy's Spring catalogue.

Initially Macy's considered several artists, but when Sean submitted the comp below it was immediately clear that his idea perfectly complimented Macy's vision for the campaign.

As you can see, Sean McCabe delivered an amazing body of work, so head over to Macy's to get the full effect!

ILLUSTRATIONS THAT INSPIRE

Universities are producing well designed, high quality publications as a means of staying connected to alumni, faculty, and students. Much of the content focuses on noteworthy alumni, prestigious faculty research, and student life. University publications regularly use our artists because we offer a variety of styles ranging from portraits (great for alumni donors) to process-oriented artists (perfect for research projects).


Click on the artists' names to direct you to their portfolio site.

Cornell University, ECE Connections Magazine: Stephanie Dalton Cowan
Stephanie Dalton Cowan created this compelling cover on Big Data.

American University Magazine, Bruce Morser

Bruce Morser created a series of portraits honoring the generosity of university alumni.

Seattle University Magazine: Pushart
PushArt's cut paper technique was able to capture the landscape of Seattle which serves as an inspiration to their students.

Baylor Magazine: Jon Reinfurt 

Baylor celebrated the 50^th anniversary of C.S. Lewis’ passing in their latest issue. Jon Reinfurt’s illustration displays imagery from The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, including 15 various titles peeking out in the background. 

Vanderbilt Magazine, Traci Daberko
Traci Daberko's organic style is a perfect fit for an article on "green" initiatives.

John Hopkins University School of Music, Peabody Magazine: Eva Vazquez
Eva's lyrical style is ideal for Hopkin's School of Music.

Harvard Public Health, Shaw Nielsen
Shaw Nielsen's whimsical work helps humanize an article on microbes.

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BAG

It's finally that time of year!

The 2014 tote bags are being shipped to our favorite clients. This years designs are illustrated by Raul Arias, Traci Daberko, and Peter & Maria Hoey. Each bag includes a vintage-inspired hang tag designed by John S. Dykes. Please take a look and let us know you're favorite--we would love to hear your feedback!
 

By: Raul Arias

By: Traci Daberko

By: Peter & Maria Hoey

By: John S. Dykes

BEST OF 2013

Happy New Year everybody! We are continuing the tradition of asking our artists to select their favorite work from 2013. This year we have a fantastic collection with a little something for everybody: newspaper pieces for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post; magazine work for Rolling Stone, Time, Scientific American, and American Lawyer; images for university pubs such as Harvard and Seattle University; book covers for Knopf and Thames and Hudson; interesting posters for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and USA Soccer, plus a couple of award winners from the Society of Illustrators. These little thumbnails can be blown up to be viewed in all their glory. Before 2014's craziness begins, please take a few minutes to enjoy.

Jeffrey Smith

Image of Arcade Fire for 

Rolling Stone Magazine. 

Eva Vazquez

Cover illustration for Occidental

Magazine for article "Stream of 

Consciousness."

Chi Birmingham

Spot in NY Times about leg room 

when flying. 

John Dykes

Illustration for Hagerty Classic Cars, 

art director Todd Kraemer. 

Michael Witte

David Brinley

Portrait of Stephen King for an article

about his latest best seller "Under the 

Dome" for Entertainment Weekly. 

Raul Arias

Spot in La Vanguardia newspaper for an 

article about the economic crisis during

Christmas. 

Yao Xiao

Poster for Drake's Cake won recognition

 in Illustrators 56, Society of  Illustrator's

annual competition. 

Joseph Adolphe

Illustration of Pope Francis for Seattle

University Magazine. 

Pushart

Illustration for Seattle University

 Magazine article  "City Works."

Richard Mia

Illustration for Scientific American.. 

James Steinberg

Illustration about global

warming. 

Dan Page

Spot for Oprah Magazine article about

emotional triggers. 

Sean McCabe

Poster illustration for Oregon Shakespeare

Festival's production of the Tempest. 

Cara Petrus

Illustration for Sourcebook's

Curl Up & Dye. 

Whitney Sherman

Illustration for the book illustration
Next by Ana Benaroya, published by
Thames & Hudson. 

Raul Allen

Cover for Billboard magazine feature article

about the music industry's battle with Pandora. 

Yuta Onoda

Cover illustration for Time 

Magazine.

Elizabeth Traynor

One of two pieces, made to be joined  as one long strip

 for Caneel Bay Resort's Snorkeling Guide. 

Daniel Baxter

Illustration for Organic Gardening 

Magazine article about herbal pet cures. 

Danny Schwartz

AppleFest 2013 illustration for Downtown

Westfield Historical Society. 

Martin Ansin

Limited edition variant poster

for the "Man of Steel." Commissioned

by Mondo with a license from WB.

Matthieu Forichon

Brian Ajhar

Character illustration for Kellogg's

Frosted Flakes fan match promotion.

Traci Daberko

Illustrated The Can Manufacturers 

Institute's direct mail brochure promoting

sustainability and cost saving benefits. 

Rafael Ricoy

Illustration for El Pais newspaper,

business section.

Noah Woods

Piece created for the Audubon

Society, Art Director Kevin Fisher. 

Peter Horvath

One of three images for Scientific

American Mind article "Is Ketamine

the Next Big Depression Drug."

JD King

Jekyll and Hyde illustration for D 

Magazine. 

Stephanie Dalton Cowan

Book jacket for a young adult

novel titled: The Great Trouble 

by Deborah Hopkinson.

Daniel Hertzberg

Full page illustration for Sports

Illustrated, about the many new faces 

of coaching staffs in football. 

James O'Brien

Illustration commissioned by Harvard 

Magazine for an article about Alzheimer's. 

Asaf Hanuka

John Pirman

Holiday card and magazine 

cover for the Human Rights

Campaign. 

Roman Muradov

NPR calendar piece won a Gold

Medal from the Society of Illustrators. 

Peter and Maria Hoey

Large format screen print (edition of 25)

composed of collaged images  from

their book: Strip Mall (instrumental).

Ryan Snook

Cover illustration for The Washington 

Post's Local Living for an article about how

to get kids interested in reading. 

Phil Foster

Illustration for California Lawyer. 

Arthur Giron

Retro illustration for Hour Media about 

how global warming is effecting people's

health. 

Bruce Morser

Personal piece for Bruce's friend JJ,

"The perfect barber, the ideal friend."

Anthony Freda

Illustration drawn on vintage

school blackboard for World

War 3 Magazine, Art Director

Peter Kuper. 

Edison

Two of three spot illustrations for

AD Magazine about the opening of 

Hoffman Hot in Dallas. 

Lonnie Busch

Cover illustration for Human

Resources. 

Jon Reinfurt

American Lawyer assignment for an 

article about how law firms need to be 

adapt to change or go extinct. 

Laszlo Kubinyi

Jonathan Carlson

Full page illustration for Marriott

Alumni Magazine. 

Shaw Nielsen

Illustration for USA Soccer poster.

Created to help promote a World Cup

Qualifier that was played in Denver.