The Mendola Artists Best of 2015 is back. Our artists submitted a terrific selection of work from advertising, packaging, editorial, publishing, and toys, plus some interesting personal projects. Please take a few minutes to look back to find some inspiration for 2016.
- Caroline Attia – from a space book for Educational Insights
- Rob Ball – cover of the Guardian’s art section for an article about the author Frank Herbert
- Laura Barrett – illustration from her personal book project “Alice in Wonderland”
- Russell Benfanti – logo for a game by Ooba Toys
- Ben the Illustrator – cover for Cardiology Magazine
- Tim Boelaars – personal project “Cruisin”
- Jude Buffum – portrait of Ernest Cline for Mother Jones
- Echo Chernik – packaging design for K cups at Publix
- Steve Chorney- Birdman movie poster concept
- Matt Cook – for B.There, the in-flight magazine for Brussels Airlines to illustrate a Jazz week in Brussels
- Dawn Cooper – cover for “The Moth Snowstorm”
- Michael Crampton – piece for the spring books section of the Wall Street Journal
- Lucy Davey – packaging design for Irish bakery, Irwins
- Andrew Davidson – for the Autumn Books cover for Wall Street Journal
- T.D. Detwiler – for St. Louis magazine about the 2nd most popular destination for Mardi Gras after New Orleans
- Amy DeVoogd – for the Wall Street Journal about what to wear to beach weddings
- Digital Progression – official Royal Mail Star Wars stamps
- Laurindo Feliciano – piece for Wired UK about a tea brewing robot
- Kate Forrester – neat design for a ping pong paddle for a charity auction
- Tom Froese – cover of “Party of One: New York” guide book
- Heather Gatley – mural illustration for LCBO for their growler station
- Julia Green – personal promo
- Adam Hancher – Adam worked with SilkPearce to create this pitch illustration for Somerset House and Fortnum and Masons
- Robert Hynes – painting of the new panda baby at the National Zoo
- The Image Foundation – piece for Thermo Scientific
- Kenny Kiernan – princess and dragon characters for the new Action Princesses game
- Bill Ledger – character design for Georgia Aquarium
- Amanda Lima – personal project “Fishing Stars”
- Luke Lucas – lettering for Popular Mechanics
- Jeff Mangiat – piece for Oregon Shakespeare Festival
- Mick McGinty – gypsy queen character for High 5 Games
- Sarah McMenemy
- Miracle Studios – HPP Hero (read more at http://mendolarefprod.wpengine.com/hpp-heroes/ )
- Arthur Mount – cutaway modern interior for Haier to showcase their ductless air-conditioning system
- Kim & James Neale -character art for Nature’s Path Envirokidz cereal
- Tom Newsom
- Sean Parkes – zoo scene for a Playdoh game for Hasbro
- Poked Studio – Adventure Time tribute
- Rachel Saunders – personal project
- Heidi Schmidt
- Oliver Sin – a still from an animation to promote a planned gigabit city in Florida
- James Shepherd – characters for a story called “Earth and Beyond”
- Dan Sipple -“50 Ways to Take it Outside” for Experience Life Magazine
- Lindsey Spinks – map of Aspen for Elliman
- Dahl Taylor – advertising for Spindrift seltzer water
- Kirsten Ulve – personal promo
- Sam Ward – personal promo reflecting police brutality
- Marisa Ware – illustrated concert poster titled “Joie de Vivre”
- Mary Woodin -botanical illustration for Kohler
- Chris Wormell – cover image for a book by Jean Giono entitled, “Les Vraies Richesses”
- Zutto – poster made for the CatsFollowMe project