View from the Zoo

I change business cards like I change clothes – every season a new outfit! And it’s a lot cheaper than in the old days of offset printing. This season I printed 100 4×6 inch postcards through Gotprint.com and cut them up to achieve the clothes tag size cards which is smaller than the standard 2×3 inches. Six different colors on one side and six different animals on the other. I also simplified my job description to read «illustration» which works in English and French (cards have to be bilingual in Quebec). And, voilà, 600 glossy business cards advertisng my website www.julienchung.com! I like fishing so I placed a very small fish under my name. If you would like a set, please e-mail me at julienchung@hotmail.com and include your postal address.

I couldn’t wait! Here is my latest illustration for La Presse in Montreal – the cover of the 2008 Summer Arts section – finished this afternoon. This is kind of a scoop because it is only coming out on Saturday next week. I had sketched out a variety of animals in different contexts based on the editorial direction of «follow the guide». By chance I decided to use the existing ladybug and change the spots from peace symbols to icons representing the different arts. The design team loved the ladybug and with ideas coming from everyone the final concept was developed in a few hours. That’s the way it goes in the newspaper business!