Jerry Levitan, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic armed with a tape recorder, snuck into John Lennon’s hotel room in Toronto in 1969. He managed to get John to agree to an interview about peace. This a video made from the interview with super groovy graphics placed around it.
It was 10 years ago when I took Mark Smith’s class “Mixed Media Materials” in Parsons School of Design. His colorful work impressed me then and I am not surprised to see him become the official Illustrator for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Way to go, Mark! This interview by Steven Heller with Mark Smith tells it all. Read on.
You might or might not be aware that although we are a design studio, Hyperakt was founded by 2 graduates from Parsons School of Design’s Illustration department. I have also taught in the Illustration department at Parsons for 4 years. So, to honor some of those roots, I’ve decided to add a new series to our blog called The New Illustrators. The series will feature artists gifted with uncommon talent that are fresh out of school.
We’ll start with Phillip, who’s expressive work has a maturity beyond his years. Just one year out of school, Phillips work has been published in The New York Times, Business Week and Playboy to name a few. Check it out here.
MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.
Brilliant stop-motion animation by Blu.
I often do editorial illustrations for newspapers and magazines. Recently, I completed an illustration for a book review “Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA” by Tim Weiner, winner of the Pulitzer Prize. The illustration run as a Book World cover for the Washington Post. The same day as the work was published I received multiple phone calls and emails from people, including the author himself, who expressed interest in purchasing the work. Yey, I have groupies. Perhaps, I am really famous and I don’t know it?
