Here is a teaser of a few of the Illustrator pattern brushes included in the 20-brush set, soon to be available from my store.

Need to create barbed wire in Illustrator for a project? Have a call to create realistic rope in Illustrator, but don’t want to spend the time building it? Ever tried to wrap a bicycle chain perfectly around the sprockets in Illustrator? Now you can….quickly and easily.

Look for the full set coming soon!

-GM

Beginning work on models of two new POP display case systems to be built inside the store at MoMA. Should be a fun project!

-GM

Over 200 copies of The Complete Technical Illustrator PDF have been sold in the seven short months that it’s been available. Professional illustrators, students, and professors from more than 20 countries have purchased the PDF. It’s very exciting to see people from places like Australia, Italy, South Africa, and from across the U.S. take a genuine interest in CTI. Thank you!

-GM

I received these printed samples recently from Howard, Merrell & Partners, to which I contributed the illustrations. The project was for a Georgia-Pacific collateral, print, social media, and internet ad campaign highlighting their SofPull centerpull bath tissue dispenser. There were four different cards produced, each with a different illustration on the front, with the back design consistent across all the cards. A fun project for our friends at HMP!    http://www.merrellgroup.com/

-GM

…product illustrations for Consumer Reports, new marketing materials, prepping a collection of Illustrator brushes for release to my Kagi store.

-GM

A step-by-step on making a DIY handwarmer, rendered for PopSci. Look for it in the March issue, on newsstands now!

-GM

Here’s a look at a new postcard designed for Scott & Amanda at the Furniture Lounge. Visit the new store or their web site for all kinds of great mid-century items!

-GM

Three pieces of line art describing the process of upgrading the flash drive in a MacBook Air. Check it out in the January issue, on newsstands now.

-GM

Updating the University of Illinois illustrated campus map again, for inclusion in their expanded Visitor’s Guide.

-GM

A set of illo’s commissioned by PopSci for the November issue, describing the use of the iPad as a photographer’s tool.

-GM