New York Magazine recently commissioned this photo-illustration of Edie Falco for a review of her upcoming Showtime series, Nurse Jackie. (Thanks Stevie!) Below is the original photo that I used, courtesy of the magazine.
It was fun “scattering” the pills on the page. I was having a total “Valley of the Dolls” moment…
Money Magazine recently commissioned me to create some icons for their June and July issues. The articles’ subject matter was: “Tips for Managing Your Pension Plan” and “How to Sell Your Home in a Hurry”. I love illustrating icons, and keeping a limited color palette, so this job was a blast. Only six of these spots will actually run, but you’ll have to buy the magazine to see which ones…
(Thanks Ingrid! Thanks Mike!)
No, I did not get my hair permed. It is my portfolio website, shaneharrison.com, that just received a dazzling makeover. I order you to click the link above and marvel at it’s loveliness!
• A dozen illustrations were added to amaze you
• Images are now supersized to delight your eyes
• A print-quality sample is available to download for your amusement
• Keywords are now in abundance, so that fine people like you may find me within The Cyberspace
• My Bio page is now sexy
• My Contact page is a relevation
Take a gander, won’t you?
Washington Technology magazine recently commissioned me to do their May cover. (Thanks Jeff!) The headline originally read as “Inside the Mind, of the Top 100″. Thankfully, the word “mind” is still on the page. It can be scary when headlines change after the art is completed. Luckily, I think it still works in this case.
My new blue shoes are rocking my little world. When I wear them, this is how I feel:
However, I prefer my Olivia Newton John with ribbon-barrettes.
I never thought I’d see the ribbon-barrette back on the scene, but thanks to the Broadway version of Xanadu, they are back on the market. You can buy them at the official Xanadu online shop. Don’t lie -you KNOW you want them.
FASHION TIP: Ribbon-barrettes look best in motion, like the streamers on bike handles…but on your head. Keep moving. Run in circles if necessary.
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Last night on the boob-tube I caught this fantastic commercial for “Pepsi Throwback”.
The ad is clearly an homage to the iconic 1970’s commercials of legendary director Robert Abel, who coincidentally I blogged about last August. Pepsi’s creative team definitely did their homework. For reference, here is the classic 7up commercial from 1974 called “Bubbles” for which Abel and his team received numerous awards.
If anyone has details on the creative team behind the “Throwback” commercial, please let me know!
Here’s a montage I created for this week’s New York Magazine about composer Terry Riley’s minimalist piece from the 1960’s titled “In C”. Supposedly, he composed it on a San Francisco bus trip while completely stoned. (Hmm, I wish I knew how to refer to someone being “stoned”, without sounding like Mr. Hand.)
Anyhoo, with this image I tried to give it an authentic 60’s collage look by making the photo black & white, yellowing the paper, and keeping it very flat, as if it were made with scissors & glue, old-school style. Ya dig?
I was going to do a blogpost about the film “The Boy Friend“, but this book cover appears to list all the relevant facts 
I LOVE this book cover. Twiggy is dead serious, toasting champagne in her silver aviator getup, looking cool as hell. I think the Marlena Dietrich eyebrows are an important part of this look. With Brooke Shields brows, it would be off, you know?
AndI like how the type on this cover seems a little wonky, like the designer used Letraset. If you havent heard of Letraset, it means you are young. Enjoy.
So, I found this vintage book-version of the 1971 film “The Boyfriend” in Williamsburg at Spoonbill & Sugartown. Finding this little gem lumped in with all these other used books seemed so perfectly random. It’s an obscure film from 40 years ago that I love. What are the chances of stumbling upon memorabilia from it?
And then….it happened again! The other day, I come home to find that a neighbor had tossed out some old magazines, and smack-on-top of the pile was a 9×12″ vintage photo-filled booklet for The Boy Friend. The sheer randomness of it boggles the mind.
I havent said much about the flick, but it’s basically a 1930’s-Busby-Berkeley-style musical, with 1970’s flair and starring Twiggy. What else do you need to know? Oh, for some odd reason the title spells “Boy Friend” as two different words. Dunno why.
I would tell you to Netflix this movie, but sadly it’s not available on DVD. But you can still see the trailer. Dontcha just love YouTube…
I just got my April issue of BUST Magazine, and I am REALLY digging the clean layout and typography accompanying my Mother’s Day illo. Also love the cheeky use of the flower within the headline.
For this job, the Art Director requested the image be a “marqueed” shape, like some of my portfolio pieces. After seeing this piece published, I realize that an irregular, organic shape really works nicely on a full page. Maybe it feels fresh and unexpected since most full-page images are full-bleed. Nice job Laurie!
This is a recent illustration I did for Toronto Life about cocktail recipies that use absinthe.
“The Green Fairy”, as absinthe is commonly called, is legendary for it’s hallucinogenic properties, which have sadly proven to be untrue. Thankfully, the myth persists, allowing illustrators like myself to get a little groovy and bust out some trippy visuals.
You know, I’m thinking that I may need to reproduce this image as a blacklight poster…
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