View from the Zoo

Two works by Julien have been recently selected for the 8th annual international 3×3 Professional Show illustration competition in New York. The multitasking octopus was published as a self-promotion piece in a lovely book about illustrators and their studios called Work/Life2 while other adaptations have appeared on a licensed product in Japan and in an editorial feature in Canada. The second winning piece is an editorial illustration produced for La Presse newspaper in Montreal, Canada, for a feature on children whose parents are psychologists.  The 3×3 Professional Show received entries from 41 countries and is organised by 3×3 magazine of contemporary illustration. The illustrations will appear in the 3×3 Annual on newstands this Fall.

Views of the displays at the Ginza Yrstyle store (clockwise  from top left): notebooks, whale zippered pouch, notecards (top row are mine), ema candies (they taste like grape), greeting cards, and ladybug bag charms.

This is a 108 piece jigsaw puzzle by MacStyle - sandwiched between two sheets of transparent acrylic . It comes with a display stand and measures 6 x 8 inches. You can take it apart anytime and do it over again and again. The finished puzzle sits in a concaved rectangle in the back panel which acts as a table, keeping the pieces from falling to the floor.

Here’s Volume 1 of the MacStyle catalogue, just off the presses! Thanks to all the people at MacStyle who worked hard since last September to bring the products to life.