Illustrations for NUVO Magazine & Backbone Magazine

Here are 2 illustrations I did recently for two Canadian Magazines. The first one for NUVO Magazine - an article about reading, writing and publishing in the age of the e-book. The one below is for Backbone Magazine about scouting for employees for the I.T. sector. 

Illustration for The New York Times Sunday Review

It was such a pleasure to illustrate for The New York Times Sunday Review published today. Read the full article by Carl Zimmer here.

Illustration for Montecristo Magazine

I did a full-page and a spot illustration for Montecristo magazine - a local lifestyle magazine that features local design, fashion, music etc. The article is about dealing with mental illnesses. The Magazine is out now in Chapters and Indigo.  I'll post up a picture of it on print later.

The Pointed Sticks

I just finished an editorial illustration for ION Magazine last week on an article about a band called The Pointed Sticks from Vancouver. The band was popular in the 70s and was recently reunited.

Emerging Cultural Space

Last month I worked on an editorial illustration for Cause + Effect Design Studio for their new publication. The article is about midtown Vancouver as an emerging cultural space. The writer compared the city's different neighbourhoods to a tray of desserts. Here are my visual interpretations for the article.



Sketches :

The city on an unfolding piece of paper



The illuminated district on a pedestal in the dark


Viewers entering the city (on a cupcake liner) from Granville bridge

NUVO Magazine Winter 09 is out!

NUVO Magazine Winter 09 is out!

self portrait and doodles

Since September I've moved into my new studio space at 221a Artist Run Center. Its been great working around a bunch of talented artist and designers. Recently, my studio-mate Sarah and I decided to come up with a bi-monthly theme to work on individually. Here's a self portrait I did as a response for the first theme : pattern. I'll explore a little more with this theme in the coming week.



Below is a small illustration to be used as part of the cover for the next issue of Ricepaper Magazine.



Also, here are some random doodles I did last weekend:

To Eat or Not to Eat

An illustration for NUVO magazine for an article about Vegetarianism, dolphin hunting, and the dilemmas of eating meat. I was surprised that I went for a bright and saturated color combination I've never tried before. Also I found the perfect background texture from google - a pink rug that somewhat looks like ground meat.



concept sketches:

Living on Words- Editorial Illustration for Briarpatch Magazine

I just finished my first editorial gig for a local literacy magazine called Briarpatch. Its a full-page illustration for an article on freelance writers in Canada. The deadline was pretty tight so I had to make some minor compromises. I really enjoyed the process as it reminded me a little bit of painting, which I haven't done in a long time. Looking forward to see it on print!