Red Nose Studio illustrated new labels for Blasted Church wines. The labels tell the story of the old wooden church that inspired the wineries name. In 1929, a small crew headed to a deserted mining town in British Columbia, Canada with the goal of dismantling an old wooden church and bringing it back to their home in Okanagan Falls. The plan called for a controlled blast of four dynamite sticks inside the church in order to “loosen the nails”. Save for losing the steeple, the plan succeeded. Now, the 108 year old wooden church stands proudly in it’s second home of Okanagan Falls, where Blasted Church wines are made. Click here for a sneak peek of the label designs.

Here Comes the Garbage Barge!, written by Jonah Winter and illustrated by Red Nose Studio, is available now but it’s already received some great press with starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal.

The book, which is published by Schwartz & Wade and is based on incredible true events, tells the story of a little town on Long Island with a big problem – 3,168 tons of garbage and nowhere to put it. Enter the garbage barge, who hauls the junk down the coast of North America looking for a place to dump it, driving home the message that we can’t produce unlimited trash without consequences.

Publisher’s Weekly calls the book “funky in every sense of the word” and Kirkus Reviews says it’s “a fantastic combination of text and image” saying “a stinky story never seemed so sweet.” School Library Journal says “this title should be a part of every elementary school ecology unit.” Remember to check out the book jacket (and this amazing video) for more information about how the art was made.

Brecht Evens, Emiliano Ponzi, Red Nose Studio and Nate Williams each had work chosen to appear in the Communication Arts Illustration Annual 51. The selected pieces will be published in the May/June 2010 issue. Congratulations go out to all!

Brecht Evens, personal work

Emiliano Ponzi, Time

Red Nose Studio, Microsoft Windows 7

Nate Williams, Göoo

Red Nose Studio illustrated for Microsoft’s recently launched Windows 7 operating system. Microsoft tapped Los Angeles-based design and advertising agency, 72 and Sunny, to commission 12 artists from around the world to create unique wallpaper designs that allow users to customize their desktops.

The artists, who were asked to create art that was light, energetic, inspiring and optimistic, include Klaus Happaniemi, Punga, Yuko Kondo, Nanospore, Pomme Chan, Kustaa Saksi, Adhemas Batista, Kat Leuzinger, Kai and Sunny, Nan na Hvaas and Osmand Nosse. Check out the 72 and Sunny website to see their work.

Red Nose Studio and Emiliano Ponzi had work accepted into the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles‘ annual exhibition. This year over 1200 pieces were entered. The winning pieces will be exhibited on the Illustration West 48 web site for two years and in a gallery show later this year. Congratulations go out to all!

Red Nose Studio, personal work

Emiliano Ponzi, Financial Planning

Emiliano Ponzi, Z!NES Publishing

Emiliano Ponzi, The Boston Globe

Emiliano Ponzi, Gardenia

Magnet Reps is thrilled to announce that Brecht Evens, Catell Ronca, Emiliano Ponzi, Gordon Wiebe, Hennie Haworth, Nate Williams, Raquel Aparicio and Red Nose Studio had work chosen to appear in the Society of Illustrators 52 annual. This year the Society received over 4,600 submissions, with 418 pieces being chosen by the jury of professional illustrators and art directors. The winning pieces will be published in the annual and some will be exhibited at the at theMuseum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators in New York early next year. Congratulations go out to everyone!

Brecht Evens, Oogachtend / Drawn & Quarterly

Brecht Evens, personal

Catell Ronca, Orion Books UK

Emiliano Ponzi, Plume

Emiliano Ponzi, Z!NES

Emiliano Ponzi, Feltrinelli

Emiliano Ponzi, Z!NES

Emiliano Ponzi, Currents

Emiliano Ponzi, The Washington Post

Emiliano Ponzi, Electa

Gordon Wiebe, personal

Hennie Haworth, Habitat

Nate Williams
Ecojot, Art Director: Carolyn Gavin

Raquel Aparicio, Viajar

Red Nose Studio, Schwartz & Wade

Red Nose Studio’s animation with the Chiodo Brothers is going to be featured on the Science Channel’s Science of the Movies. The show explores the science behind movies, spotlighting the visionary artists and innovative technology that is responsible for creating the unforgettable, edge-of-your-seat moments in blockbuster films. The segment, which is called Secrets of South Park, will focus on the animation techniques used in Red Nose Studio’s Innards. It airs this Thursday, December 3rd, 2009. Check your local listings for exact show times.

Red Nose Studio was invited to judge the 54th Annual Art Directors Club of Houston Award Show. The show doesn’t take place until next month but he was in Houston this past weekend for a special event that gave ADC members a chance to meet the judges. Each judge gave a presentation, introducing themselves and their work, and the audience was given an opportunity to ask questions at the end.

It’s been back to back Red Nose Studio covers at Angie’s List for the last few months. The whimsical covers address topics important to subscribers of Angie’s List. Angie’s List connects consumers with high quality service companies and health care professionals, from plumbers and painters to dentists and dermatologists, based on customer reviews.

Angie’s List has received such a great reader response to the covers that they have commissioned issues to run through the end of the year. Be sure to pick up the December issue and check out the special feature on Red Nose Studio!

Red Nose Studio’s illustration for The New York Times won an Award of Excellence from the Society of News Design 30th Edition. The competition invites entries from all general circulation newspapers—daily or non-daily, broadsheet or tabloid, traditional or alternative—published anywhere in the world. The piece ran as the cover for the newspaper’s Arts + Leisure section. Congratulations go out to Red Nose Studio, Tom Bodkin and Paul Jean!