Last night I spoke to some folk in the States and they thought the picture of Ex Prez Bill Clinton was a bit offensive to be on the cover of Mishpacha. Take a vote and let us know if you felt the same way.
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This is a gallery collection of some of the articles in the Mishpacha magazine and the Family First. The graphic designers really pulled together and created some fantastic layouts. A few weeks ago I posted something on my blog about the 50's art and its influence in today's culture. I mentioned Mr. Peabody and Sherman a 50's cartoon that Dreamworks will release next year. The film is based on Peabody’s Improbable History, a segment that appeared on the classic Rocky & Bullwinkle TV series. The new CGI Mr. Peabody and Sherman, directed by Rob Minkoff (The Lion King, Stuart Little), will be released theatrically in the U.S. on March 7, 2014.
This was a hard one. Family first articles are almost always a challenge. If that is a true statement than this assignment was even more daunting. The article was about weight-loss and dating. Two very popular topics in a womens magazine, but without the use of many forms of imagery at our disposal it made it that much harder. One of the graphic designers at the magazine, Brachi Rosenes was assigned to this and we talked about ideas until she came up with this concept. Something about this layout makes it one of my most favorite designs we have done in family first. Its simple and clean. I hope you see the beauty as well
Ask any wanna-be Jewish illustrator who they want to draw like, and don’t be surprised if the response is Gadi Pollack. True, Gadi Pollack is amazing, a great draftsman, a fantastic colorist and
a superb story teller through pictures. However, being like Gadi Pollack is reason enough to stop wanting to be an illustrator for hire. Simply put, that's because if you want to hire yourself out to illustrate for somebody’s book the way Gadi Pollack does, there is already someone that can that -- Gadi Pollack. Not only can Gadi Pollack can draw like Gadi Pollack (duh?!?), he can do it faster and with more talent and tools because its HIS style. Instead, look around at other children’s books. Not just obscure books, but classics that waaaaay outsold anything that Gadi Pollack can ever imagine doing. Take a look at early drawings of H.A. Ray for Curious George and early Dr. Seuss, and don't miss Eric Carle, of the Hungry Caterpillar fame. These are very stylized drawings, and while they are not as complex as Gadi Pollack's pictures, their unique art made them stand out. So make your art and story unique and sell as many books as Charles Schultz, Shel Silverstein and Ezra Jack Keats, and then you can take a class on how to draw like Gadi Pollack -- not before. |
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AuthorMenachem Weinreb is the Creative Director of Mishpacha Magazine and Professor of Visual Arts and Design at Naaleh College. He loves to help people experience things visually. Categories
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