An illustration for an article that discusses the ATOS reading system, which numerous schools in the US have used for years. ATOS "scientifically" allots points to books; the "tougher" the book, the more points. How a book receives its point allocation I still don't understand: Romeo and Juliet is four points while Gossip Girl is triple that amount. I worked on this illustration with Peter Ahlberg in 2009.
An article about the 2008 financial crisis and the negative impact of securitized loans. Art Direction by Gary Fogelson.
A book review in The New York Times discussing The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown. Although the book focuses on the three sisters, there are no clues given to what time period this book takes place in. Art Direction by Nicholas Blechman.
An editorial Illustration I did for a blog in the New York Times called Draft. Draft is a section on the website devoted to the mechanics of writing, sentence structure and the peculiarities of English. The article I illustrated discussed different aspects of texting and why it is not destructive to language. Art Direction by Matt Dorfman.
Illustration for the New York Times Magazine. I worked on this with Peter Ahlberg while I was an intern at the office of Paul Sahre.