Catell Ronca and Emiliano Ponzi were invited to contribute art to Chronicle Books’ newly released The Exquisite Book: 100 Artists Play a Collaborative Game by Julia Rothman, Jenny Volvovski and Matt Lamothe, with an illustrated foreword by Dave Eggers.

The book is based on a modified version of the Surrealist game, The Exquisite Corpse, played by one hundred contemporary fine artists, illustrators, designers and comic artists. Each artist contributes one page to the book, having only seen the page preceding their own. Each page must have a horizon line that starts on the left side of the page and ends on the right. Where the horizon line on the first artist’s page ends, is where it begins for the next artist.

The book was designed by ALSO, with each of the book’s ten chapters printed on a ten-page accordion pull-out, allowing the reader to view the art as a continuous piece.

Other contributing artists include Esther Pearl Watson, James Jean, Simon Peplow, The Heads of State, Calef Brown, Juliette Borda and Mike Perry, among others.

The book is available through Amazon.

Catalina Estrada, Emiliano Ponzi and Red Nose Studio illustrated posters for the 15th Annual Croquet Ball benefiting the Penfield Children’s Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Croquet Ball is the signature fundraising event for the center that helps infants and children, both with and without disabilities, reach their full potential through education, therapy services and family programs.

Held annually at the Milwaukee Country Club, the event includes a cocktail reception, exclusive croquet match, gourmet dinner and silent auction, where guests are invited to bid on the illustrators’ posters. Past illustrators that have contributed to the event include James Jean, Josh Cochran, Travis Lampe, Frank Stockton, Jon Han, Ronald Kurniawan, Eduardo Recife, Pomme Chan, Laura Plansker, Sam Weber, Jessica Hische, Chris Buzelli and Chris Silas, just to name a few. Nearly $310, 000 was raised last year.

The 15th Annual Croquet Ball takes place on Saturday, September 11th, 2010.

Emiliano Ponzi’s cover and opening illustration for Middlebury magazine’s Spring 2010 issue received two Awards of Excellence from the University and College Designers Association. The magazine won five awards in total. Congratulations go out to Emiliano and everyone at Middlebury magazine!

Our illustrators’ recent magazine covers tackle subjects as diverse as finance, health and travel. Check out some of our latest favorites…

RED NOSE STUDIO, Spreading the Risk for Plansponsor
With recent economic and market volatility, plan sponsors are looking for ways to transfer risk, or pass the hot potato, for their pension plans.

EMILIANO PONZI, Arms Control for The Economist
In an era of rampant federal contracting, worries arise that increased privatization will lead to a shadow government and imperil national security.

RAQUEL APARICIO, Dangerous Liaisons for The Scientist
With people often being prescribed several medications at once, science is developing new ways to bulletproof those at risk of drug-drug interactions.

BRECHT EVENS, Seoul for Hemispheres
Despite being rooted in centuries-old traditions, the South Korean capital is unabashedly trendy and forward-looking.

EMILIANO PONZI, Biology 2.0 for The Economist
Ten years after the Human-Genome Project, the science of biology continues to be transformed and with recent technological advancements, science seems poised on the verge of something wonderful.

HENNIE HAWORTH, Power of Design for Perspective
This eclectic mix of traditional and natural elements with modern, geometric shapes is reminiscent of  fabrics and wallpapers, making it the perfect cover for the Summer issue of Perspective, the magazine of the International Interior Design Association.

With recent illustrations for overseas clients, you may come across a Magnet Reps illustrator’s work wherever your travels take you this summer.

Emiliano Ponzi, The Great Race of Vanity for La Repubblica (Italy)
The vanity involved in receiving the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Marguerite Sauvage, Motherhood for Enfant Magazine (France)
Relaxation techniques are necessary for a Zen pregnancy.

Raquel Aparicio, Swing for Viajar Magazine (Spain)
American Civil War sites, such as cemeteries and battlefields, have become popular tourist destinations.

Emiliano Ponzi, Noir for La Repubblica (Italy)
The popularity of the Noir thriller in Italian literature; the genre is referred to as Giallo (yellow in Italian) after the famed series of yellow bound detective novels in Italy in the ’20s.

Alexander Blue, Chacun Son Himalaya for Moi Je Lis Magazine (France)
This children’s story by Pascal Prévot tells the tale of a cow that climbs to the top of a mountain and gets so dizzy that the villagers have to saw the mountain down.

Raquel Aparicio, Pears & Apples for El Mundo (Spain)
Each woman’s body distributes fat differently; pear-shaped women carry extra weight in their thighs and buttocks while apple-shaped women tend to carry it in their abdominal area.

Funny and sophisticated, and sophisticatedly funny, illustrations by Graham Roumieu and Emiliano Ponzi have been frequently appearing in national and local newspapers across North America.

Emiliano Ponzi, Female Viagra for The New York Times
The Food and Drug Administration has endorsed the potential benefits of a Viagra-type drug for women and has urged further research – but will it be enough to cure the sexual malaise that appears to have sunk over the country?

Graham Roumieu, Celebrity Break-Ups for The Globe & Mail
Celebrity break-ups unfold in the public-eye, often revealing the all too familiar story of the Good Woman, the Bad Boy and his Low-Rent Lovers.

Emiliano Ponzi, Mandatory Composting for The Boston Globe
Boston considers mandatory composting programs similar to those in San Francisco and Seattle as a means of significantly reducing the amount of waste in landfills.

Graham Roumieu, The Secret of Ribs for The New York Times
The secret to perfectly barbecued ribs is already in the kitchen – the oven.

Red Nose Studio and Emiliano Ponzi will be showing their award-winning art in the Illustration West 48 exhibition at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena, CA. The show coincides with ICON6 but you don’t have to be an ICON attendee to attend. It runs from Tuesday, July 13th to Saturday, July 17th in the Wentworth Room.

The Langham Hotel, 1401 S. Oak Knoll Ave., Pasadena, CA

Emiliano Ponzi had two illustrations chosen to appear in HOW Magazine’s International Design Annual. Out of thousands of submissions, only 297 print and interactive designs were chosen to appear in the magazine. Emiliano’s illustrations won in the Illustration/Photography category. Congratulations go out to Emiliano, Nicholas and Vikki!

Nothing Right, The New York Times

The Ghost Shark, Men’s Health

Emiliano Ponzi’s illustration for The Week was chosen to appear in the Society of Publication Designers’ The Spots Book 21. Congratulations go out to Kelly and Emiliano.

Emiliano Ponzi, Nate Williams and Red Nose Studio each has work chosen to appear in the 3×3 Pro Show annual. This year, 3×3 received more entries than ever before, making their seventh show their largest to date. Emiliano Ponzi’s piece for The Telegraph won a Bronze Medal in the Editorial category and Nate Williams’ piece for Hola Amiga received a Distinguished Merit award in the Institutional category. Congratulations go out to all!

Emiliano Ponzi, The Telegraph, Bronze Medal

Emiliano Ponzi, Currents

Emiliano Ponzi, Hemispheres

Emiliano Ponzi, The New York Times