Another year

December 31 On New Year's Day 1959, the Communist revolution took over Cuba.  Tonight will mark 50 years of Communist rule...

Picture Mechanics wrapping paper

December 21 John Hersey came up with the idea of designing a piece of wrapping paper with work from all the members of Picture...

Happy Holidays from Sergio, international superstar!

December 17 A lot has happened with Sergio since he popped on the scene back in May.  Sergio Makes a Splash! has been picked...

New one for Soojin at Plansponsor

December 8 This is a new image for Plansponsor.   Soojin didn't have an article yet, just said that it was to be a story...

Paul Pierce "The Truth"

December 7 I'm a basketball fan so I had a fun time working on this portrait of the Celtics' Paul Pierce for the Boston...

Warner Bros./Reprise Records GUIDE Cover

November 24 This is a cover I just did for the Warner Bros./Reprise "GUIDE" an in-house publication art directed by Mike...

For the NY Times Book Review

November 18 Here are a couple of assignments that I've worked on recently for Nicholas Blechman at The NY Times Book...

Silver Medals from The Society of Illustrators

November 17 I got a call from The Society of Illustrators that two of my images received Silver medals this year.   The...

Work selected for American Illustration Annual

November 12 Here are two images that were selected for the American Illustration annual this year.  The one above was for the...

Cover for NOW

November 10 This is a cover I did for NOW, an alt weekly in Toronto.   They were featuring an author's festival that is...

Dr. Atomic, and other recent work for The New Yorker

November 8 This is a recent illustration for The New Yorker, art directed by Chris Curry.   The subject is a review of...

Furry Lewis

November 7  This is a portrait of blues musician Furry Lewis that I did this week for a client.  There are a couple of...

Go Tell Mama

November 4 More posters by Ray Noland at Go Tell Mama

Obama / Biden 08

November 3

SPD Speaker Panel, "This is How we Do it", this Thursday at SVA

October 27 I'll be one of the speakers at this event sponsored by The Society of Publication Designers.  The goal is to show...

George Lois interview

October 24

Colin Powell endorsement of Barack Obama

October 20

Power of a photograph

October 20 When Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama, he mentioned this photograph of Elsheba Khan at the grave of her son, taken by...

Work for Soojin Buzelli

October 16 Here are a number of illustrations I've done for Soojin at Plansponsor magazine over the last year or so.  ...

Obama for 'Latina' Magazine

October 9 Here's a recent Obama portrait for an article about Latin women supporting Barack Obama.   It was art...

I'm voting for... "THAT ONE"

October 7 Video Clip Here

POLITICS 08 Exhibition

October 3 Here are some pictures from the POLITICS 08 opening and exhibition.  The show's last day is this Saturday, Oct....

Barry does it again

September 29 This week's New Yorker cover by Barry Blitt is another great one, playing off the classic Saul Steinberg New Yorker's...

David Foster Wallace

September 27 This is an image I did which accompanied an article in The Wall Street Journal about David Foster Wallace the week...

SERGIO weighs in on the economy

September 26 This is Sergio's page in this week's Washington Post page for kids.  Sergio will be closely monitoring tonight's...

Beer label for Deschutes Brewery

September 26 This is an illustration I did for a label for "the dissident" a new beer from Deschutes Brewery in Bend,...

Toronto Gallery Show

September 20 Thanks to everyone that came out to the opening of my show in Toronto.  For those that couldn't make it, scroll...

What a week

September 19 This is for an article about embracing the economic doldrums.  Have a nice weekend! CLICK HERE  ...

SERGIO in The Washington Post!

September 16 Sergio was offered a unique opportunity to explain the issues of the 2008 election to children in The Washington...

The economy for Businessweek Magazine

September 15 For about a year, I've been illustrating regularly for Businessweek on a number of subjects concerning the horrible...

ENOUGH!

September 10  Click HERE for video of Obama on the 'lipstick on a pig' phony media controversy o' the day.

SPD.org features discussion with artists in the POLITICS 08 exhibition

September 5 Newsweek's Amid Capeci (former AD at Rolling Stone and Esquire) has hosted an online roundtable discussion with Philip...

Recent work for TIME magazine

September 5 I've worked on a number of recent assignments for my former colleagues at TIME magazine and thought I'd put them up as...

Rudy Giuliani, by Hanoch Piven

September 3 Giuliani is speaking at the Republican convention this evening.  Tune in for his special brand of fear mongering...

PAL?N

August 29 These are some quickie sketches I did this afternoon for Leanne Shapton at The New York Times Op Ed on the day's...

POLITICS 08, Opening reception, Friday September 12, 6-9pm, Society of Illustrators

August 28 The Politics show I've been organizing is coming together.  The opening reception for the artists is Friday,...

Barack Obama, by Philip Burke

August 28 On this important day in American history, I wanted to post a portrait of Barack Obama.  This painting by the...

Show at Lonsdale Gallery in Toronto, Opening this Saturday, August 16th, 1-4pm

August 12 I'm part of a two person show in Toronto from August 16th to September 7th at Lonsdale Gallery.    I'll be...

Work for Terra Magazine on troubled youth

August 4 I worked on a cover and several interior images for Terra, a research magazine published by Oregon State...

'A Dog in a Hat' book cover

August 4 This is a cover I did recently for a book about the world of cycling in Belgium.  It's titled "A Dog in a...

Work selected for Communication Arts Illustration Annual

July 23 I had good luck this year with CA and got a nice number of images in the annual.  I wanted to give thanks to the...

POLITICS '08

July 21 I'm curating a show for the Society of Illustrators about the 2008 election.  The show will open right after the...

Op-Eds for the NY Times

July 21 Has Brian Rea left NYC yet?  Whenever I think I've worked on the last assignment with Brian, he calls with a new...

"The Way of the World", poster for Soulpepper Theatre

July 20 This is the art for a play titled "The Way of the World" by William Congreve.  The show opened at...

Here's to Tom Trapnell

July 16 A couple of weeks ago, I was in Los Angeles for the first time.  There were a lot of people and places I wanted to...

12 things I learned at ICON5

July 7

Zimm at ICON

July 5 Zimm interviewed by Julia Breckenreid at ICON5 on Friday.  Some snippets below.  What a riot!  Fun...

ICON5, Day 2

July 4

ICON5 NYC, Day 1

July 3

ICON Limited edition poster signing

July 1 If you're an art director and would like to get your hands on a free limited edition print of my ICON poster, drop by...

"'Night, Mother", Poster for Soulpepper Theatre

June 20 This is part of the series of posters I've done for Soulpepper Theatre in Toronto.  The performance runs through...

All About My Father

June 15 Last month, I had some memorable times with my father when he flew up for a film premiere at the Tribeca Film...

More art for ICON5

June 11 In addition to the ICON5 poster, I worked on a number of things for the sponsor booklet, bag, t-shirts, etc.  Most...

Poster for ICON5, The Illustration Conference

June 4 Last summer I was asked by Whitney Sherman, the president of ICON5 to create the poster and artwork for the...

SERGIO @ Books of Wonder & other stuff

May 29 I'll be signing copies of SERGIO Makes a Splash! this Saturday, May 31, at Books of Wonder in NYC, 12-2pm.  18...

Scenes from a parade.

May 26

Arthur Russell portrait for The New Yorker

May 21 This is a recent portrait of the musician and composer Arthur Russell for The New Yorker.  From the...

Today's Op-Ed: Myanmar

May 19 I got a call on Friday afternoon from Brian at the Op-Ed page.  He needed a final....that afternoon. ...

New York Times Book Review Cover

May 18 This illustration is on the cover of today's New York Times Book Review.  The featured book is titled...

SERGIO news and pics

May 16 I'll be at the Children's Museum of Manhattan Playworks exhibit this Saturday at 11 a.m. signing SERGIO Makes A...

NY Times Week in Review cover

May 13 This was the cover I illustrated for last week's Week in Review cover.  The subject is race, the Democratic Party,...

Frida Kahlo exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art until May 18th

May 8 I'm heading down to Philly to check out the Frida Kahlo exhibition which closes on May 18th.  It was at the Walker...

Today's Op-Ed: "Dungeons & Austrians"

May 2 Article by John Wray for the NY Times begins...."AUSTRIA, that lovely little Alpine republic on the banks of the...

Author Appearance Schedule for "Sergio Makes a Splash!"

April 27 I'll be doing a series of talks, book signings, and readings of my new children's book,  Sergio Makes a...

SERGIO Makes a Splash!

April 23 Sergio Makes a Splash! is now available at Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and local book stores.  This is...

Pope Op-Ed

April 18 This is for an Op-Ed in today's New York Times.  The article is titled "Our Neighbor, the Pope", a...

'Celia the Queen' Selected for The TRIBECA Film Festival

April 13 I'm very happy to announce that the film project I started working on last year, Celia the Queen, was selected for the...

Evangelicals for Mother Jones Magazine

April 8 Mother Jones was doing an article on how the Evangelical church has been inflating the numbers of its flock in order to...

Drawing with friends

April 8 I'm organizing things and found a sketchbook from last Summer.  Here are some drawings from a trip my family took...

April 4th

April 4 M.L.K.'s final speech, the evening of April 3rd: A tribute to the civil rights movement, and one of U2's best...

Mugabe Op-Ed

April 1 Yesterday, around 2:30pm, I got a call from Brian at the Times Op-Ed page.   He said something that sounded a...

Group Show at Gallery Nucleus in Los Angeles

March 26 Below are a series of small works I've been working on.  The four above will be in a group show at Gallery Nucleus...

Society of Illustrators Advertising and Institutional Annual Exhibition

March 24 Here are a couple of images that were selected for the SI Advertising and Institutional exhibition. The poster above is...

Poker card for SND Vegas convention

March 22 The Society of Newspaper Designers is having their convention in Las Vegas this summer and asked me to contribute an...

Op-Eds

March 20 I got a call from the Boston Globe, they are starting to use illustration as part of a new Op-Ed page, I'm not sure...

A Speech in Philadelphia

March 18 There has been a lot of discussion about Barack Obama's speech on race today. I've seen some selected clips on the...

Saul Bass Title Sequences

March 17 I was able to find a few of Saul Bass's title sequences, some which I had not seen before. I've always been a fan of...

Some memorable paperbacks

March 16 Since I’ve been working on some paperback covers lately, I thought I’d look around the web and try to find...

In Solidarity with Dr. Flaherty

March 14 Recently, mi amigo Flaherty was needled by J.D. King here about using a map in an illo.  Hey, it happens,...

Jazz and Food

March 13 I did this image for a food magazine called Gastronomica.  The story is about the intersection of Jazz and...

'Things Fall Apart' Book Cover

March 12 Last year I was commissioned by Random House to create a series of covers for the paperback reissues of books by the...

SxSW for Billboard

March 9 This is for a feature in Billboard magazine on the South by Southwest (SxSW) Music Festival in Austin, Texas.  For...

New Yorker Notes

February 26 A couple of recent things related to The New Yorker.  Above is an image I did for a review of the film Jumper,...

'As You Like It', by William Shakespeare, poster for Soulpepper Theater

February 25 "An evil duke. A motley Fool. A gaggle of country bumpkins.  A melancholy philosopher.  A girl,...

Recent work for The New York Times Book Review

February 25 These are a couple of recent illustrations for the NY Times Book Review.  Above is a portrait of the author Pat...

Society of Illustrators Book and Editorial Exhibition

February 21 These are a couple of my images which were selected for the 50th Society of Illustrators Book and Editorial...

80 Degrees in February

February 21 I was down in Florida for the last week and a half, visiting family and friends.  Got to spend some time with my...

'The Odd Couple', poster for Soulpepper Theater

February 6 This is part of the series of posters for Soulpepper theater in Toronto.  'The Odd Couple', by Neil Simon,...

SPD Lecture Series at FIT: 'Personal Vision', moderated by Marshall Arisman

February 4 The Society of Publication Designers has been running a great series of lectures at FIT on a variety of subjects. ...

Jennifer Garner, woo-hoo!

February 3 File this one under "Perks of the Job", I guess.  I recently had the distinct pleasure of meeting...

Today's Op-Ed: Kabul, Afghanistan

January 24 I did this for today's NY Times Op-Ed, accompanying a story about how Kabul has become a dangerous place again after it...

Paula Scher

January 24 Here's a link to a video on Paula Scher.I like what she says about going with your instincts and getting the idea on...

Society of Illustrators Sequential Exhibition

January 22 A series of of my drawings about the war in Iraq will be in the Sequential exhibit at The Society of...

A Show in Spain

January 20 I was asked to participate in a show on the island of Tenerife, in Spain.  The show's title is "Las fronteras...

Stefan Sagmeister

January 18 Sagmeister short film here, check it out.  Great to see how his projects come together.  I'm really into the...

'Salt-Water Moon' poster for Soulpepper Theater

January 17 I was commissioned by Soulpepper Theater in Toronto to create the posters for their entire 2008 season, eight plays in...

Identity design and website launch for 'Celia the Queen' film

January 16 This is the finished art for the Celia Cruz film I've been working on.  The official website just launched, the...

Goodbye TIME

January 13 For the past 13 years, I’ve been a designer and art director at TIME magazine.  Friday was my last day on...

An Ad for MTV

January 11 This is an assignment I finished recently for MTV.  It's an advertisement for MTV Tr3s, their music channel aimed...

It's Oprah Time!

January 9 I say if Hillary cries, then O-bama needs to bring in O-prah.  It's only fair.  On to South Carolina! ...

F.U.B.A.R.

January 5 This is the art I submitted to the Iraq War show at the Society of Illustrators.  For a better view please go to...

Recommended shows, etc.

January 4 If I have one new year's resolution it is to get out and see more of the great shows that are always happening in...

Notable Op-Ed Art of the Year

January 3 Here's a link to 17 pieces of Op-Ed art that were chosen by The New York Times as being notable for 2007.  I have...

Ray Barretto for The New Yorker

January 1 First, I want to thank everyone on Drawger for all the terrific posts you contributed in 2007.  It takes time and...