Showing posts with label art director. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art director. Show all posts

Thursday, March 26, 2015

A tip of the hat to departing Riverfront Times art director Tom Carlson




Joe Camel, January 2010 
Kim Jong Il Rocks, February 2005 

Undead Elvis, August 2002 


Nelly rapping with Dick Gephardt, December 2004

Stinky Chicken, February 2002


Popcorn Sex, October 2004


Bad Beer Baron board game, January 2011
Bad Beer Baron board game, January 2011

Bad Beer Baron board game, January 2011
Bad Beer Baron board game, January 2011





I saw earlier today that Tom Carlson, titan among art directors, is parting ways with the Riverfront Times after 31 years at the alt weekly. That’s a staggering run! Offhand, I can think of only one other art department denizen who’s held his post anywhere near that long, (Village Voice stalwart Jesus Diaz).
I spent a few minutes reviewing my illos for Riverfront Times, and was pleased to discover that, in spite of the age of many of them, a fair number of the illos I drew for Tom are aging well. I’m posting a few of them here as a tip of the hat to one of the greats. THANKS, TOM! 
(No need to break out the hankies, Tom continues in his role as Design Director of the Voice Media Group).

Friday, December 27, 2013

Year-end cover for SANTA FE REPORTER, 12/24/13


Year-end cover for SANTA FE REPORTER
December 24, 2013
Art direction by Anson Stevens-Bollen





After checking http://www.sfreporter.com/, I see that they changed the lettering on the Pro-Life Lady’s sign. The new line is better, and I would have gladly made that change, so as always, I’m left wondering: WHY DON’T THESE PEOPLE EVER CALL ME???


It's some immutable law of Art Direction: when they want a change that sucks, they're not the least bit shy about asking me to do it, but when they want a change that actually makes sense, they handle it in-house, guaranteeing that it'll look crappy