Category Archives: Altpick

A Little Back-and-Forth on Growing Your Illustration Business

Posted on April 16, 2012 by The Pick

Originally published in Agency Access’ “The Lab”, artist Daniel Fishel, shares some personal suggestions for artists, photographers and graphic designs alike. Question: What are some dos and don’ts to consider when growing and managing my illustration business? Being an illustrator … Continue reading →

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Megan Piontkowski’s “Tiny Underdog City” Book Launch

Posted on April 13, 2012 by The Pick

Megan Piontkowski’s new artist’s book Tiny Underdog City: An Uncomprehensive Guide is a satirical guide book for her invented Tiny Underdog City.  The book refers to a body of work Megan created in 2006 collectively entitledTiny Underdog City and also includes autobiographical references … Continue reading →

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“Vigilante Vigilante: The Battle for Expression”

Posted on April 9, 2012 by The Pick

Theatrical marketing campaign for documentary film “Vigilante Vigilante: The Battle for Expression” is about several anti-graffiti buffers in the U.S. and the filmmakers attempts to find them and expose the irony/hypocrisy of their abatement obsession. In their relentless attempt to … Continue reading →

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“The ABCs of SVA” Posters by Viktor Koen

Posted on April 5, 2012 by The Pick

Steven Heller calls the SVA Subway posters “the jewel in the crown for any designer or illustrator, I call them “a full circle”.   After all, it  was one of these posters that got me to SVA, 72 years ago. The … Continue reading →

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Ali Smith’s Compelling and Evocative Imagery

Posted on March 22, 2012 by The Pick

As an experienced portrait photographer who has shot over 300 book covers for major publishing houses internationally (as well as advertising and editorial), Ali Smith didn’t foresee wanting to become involved in video. But on the set of the three … Continue reading →

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Internal Strength and External Beauty by Brian Kuhlmann

Posted on March 20, 2012 by The Pick

Brian Kuhlmann’s image “Polina and Bunmi” was created for a series called “In My Kitchen”. This started as a body of work of portraits of anyone coming through my studio on a given day. Bunmi is from Nigeria, was a … Continue reading →

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Max Gordon’s ‘Dirty Bastard’

Posted on March 16, 2012 by The Pick

Max Gordon’s created the Dirty Bastard beer packaging for his senior thesis.  Everything except the bottle labels are hang screen printed.  Max constructed a 6 pack holder, coasters and a magnetic sign that catches bottle caps.  This series was entered … Continue reading →

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Hands :: A Reflection

Posted on February 14, 2012 by The Pick

Hands are important to those who frequent Altpick. They are an almost indispensible part of creating artwork. We are all familiar with the emotions stimulated by an infant wrapping its fingers around one of ours, of a pat on the … Continue reading →

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Bill Frakes Captures Istanbul with Nikon’s D4

Posted on January 12, 2012 by The Pick

Testing the Nikon D4 took us half way around the globe to Istanbul for the making of our documentary, “Istanbul and Its Many Faces” shot exclusively with the D4. I’ve worked in more than 130 countries, but this was my … Continue reading →

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Editor’s Choice 2011 Images :: Continues…

Posted on January 6, 2012 by The Pick

Altpick members created so many wonderful images this past year we couldn’t post them all in our first installment.  Our second installment of  the “Editor’s Choice 2011 Images” will make your Friday just a little brighter. (Stay tuned for more … Continue reading →

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