Here’s Chris of Red Nose Studio setting up a photograph for Angie’s List magazine.  Braving the elements and fending off puzzled looks from concerned citizens and police officers alike, Chris set the scene with his lights, camera, and meticulously crafted wooden puppet.

Chris steadies the camera for a shot, unfazed by the rumble of an oncoming eighteen-wheeler.

Here is the final product, as seen on the April 2011 issue of Angie’s List Magazine:

Red Nose Studio finished a project for Educational Insights, an international manufacturer of toys and educational materials.  Here are some behind the scenes images of the work in progress.

Chris constructed the iron gate from two-ply chipboard.  It took five hours and twenty five exacto blades!

The two primary headstones were sculpted with sculpey and lettered with a trusty exacto blade.

Here is a close-up of the completed headstone.

Chris designs the lighting for each set.  This shot is ready to be taken!

Here is the final image, complete with hand-crafted puppets, scenery, and props.  Kudos to Chris for all his hard work!

Red Nose Studio has been illustrating non-stop covers for Angie’s List since 2009. Over the past few years, this collaboration has been recognized by various institutions, including the Society of Professional Journalists and the Society of Illustrators, to name a few. Now, we are thrilled to add Graphic Design USA and the Summit International Awards to that list. Five of the covers illustrated by Red Nose Studio received awards from Graphic Design USA, while his Helping Hands cover received a Silver award from Summit, an international competition recognizing the pinnacle in marketing communications. Congratulations go out to Chris and everyone at Angie’s List!

Chris Sickels, the creative force behind Red Nose Studio, was honored to be asked to lead a stop-motion animation workshop at the Austin AIGA Design Ranch this past weekend. The intimate, 3-day retreat takes place in a rustic setting along the banks of the Guadalupe River and consists of a series of hands-on workshops limited to groups of 20 people or less. Chris’ workshop, entitled Move a Little Bit, Click, Move a Little Bit, Click, Move a Little Bit, Click, Repeat, Repeat, Repeat…, was geared at showing the bare-bones technique behind stop-motion animation. Check out the Red Nose blog to see photos from the conference, as well as the final animation produced by participants and Chris’ teaser video.

Raquel Aparicio, Emiliano Ponzi and Red Nose Studio each had work selected by the 2011 jury to appear in the Communication Arts illustration annual, on newsstands this spring. Congratulations go out to all!

Raquel Aparicio, The Scientist

Emiliano Ponzi, The Boston Globe

Emiliano Ponzi, Feltrinelli

Red Nose Studio, Blasted Church Vineyards

Red Nose Studio, TOR Books

Red Nose Studio was recently interviewed by fellow illustrator, Fernanda Cohen, for 90+10 magazine. 90+10 is Argentina’s leading design magazine, featuring the very best in international art, design, fashion and music. This issue also includes Australian graphic designer, Jeremyville, Hungarian industrial designer, Eva Zeizal and American fashion designer, Jeremy Scott.

Catell Ronca, Emiliano Ponzi, Nate Williams and Red Nose Studio each had work accepted into the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles‘ annual exhibition. This year over 1600 pieces were entered with selected entries being exhibited on the SILA website and at an exhibition at Alhambra’s Gallery Nucleus later this month. Red Nose Studio received two Gold Awards in the Advertising and Self-Promotional categories, while Emiliano received a Silver Award in the Editorial category. Congratulations go out to all!

Red Nose Studio, Personal Work, GOLD AWARD

Red Nose Studio, Penfield Children’s Center, GOLD AWARD

Red Nose Studio, Blasted Church Vineyards, HONORABLE MENTION

Red Nose Studio, Personal Work

Emiliano Ponzi, Stella Magazine, SILVER AWARD

Emiliano Ponzi, La Repubblica, HONORABLE MENTION

Emiliano Ponzi, The New York Times

Emiliano Ponzi, Newsweek

Emiliano Ponzi, La Repubblica

Emiliano Ponzi, Los Angeles Times

Emiliano Ponzi, Middlebury

Nate Williams, Hola Amiga

Nate Williams, Personal Work

Nate Williams, Michigan State University

Catell Ronca, Personal Work

Magnet Reps is happy to announce that Emiliano Ponzi, Graham Roumieu, Red Nose Studio and Nate Williams each had work chosen to appear in the Society of Illustrators 53rd annual and exhibition.

Society of Illustrators is the premier showcase for illustrators and animators, featuring over 400 pieces of the most outstanding works created throughout the year. Open to artists worldwide, thousands of entries were considered by a a jury of professionals, which include renowned illustrators, art directors and designers.

Congratulations go out to all!

Red Nose Studio, Car Restoration, Angie’s List

Emiliano Ponzi, Butterfly, La Repubblica (Italy)

Emiliano Ponzi, Cultivation, The New York Times

Emiliano Ponzi, You Don’t Look Like Anyone I Know, The New York Times

Emiliano Ponzi, Arms Control, Middlebury Magazine

Emiliano Ponzi, God/Darwin, La Repubblica (Italy)

Graham Roumieu, Bogus Booty Calls, The Globe & Mail

Nate Williams, Lions and Molecules, Hola Amiga

Nate Williams, Summer Camp, personal work

Red Nose Studio’s award-winning labels for Blasted Church Vineyards are being featured at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art as part of their current exhibition, How Wine Became Modern: Design + Wine 1976 to Now. It runs until Sunday, April 17th, 2011.

The exhibition examines how architecture, design and media have contributed to the visual culture of wine. Developed in collaboration with the New York architecture studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the exhibition features historical artifacts, architectural models, multimedia installations, newly commissioned artworks and even a “smell wall,” presenting wine as you’ve never seen it before.

SFMOMA 151 3rd St. (between Mission and Howard), San Francisco, CA

Here Comes the Garbage Barge! (Schwartz + Wade), written by Jonah Winter and illustrated by Red Nose Studio, was named one of the year’s top ten illustrated children’s books by The New York Times Book Review. Annually since 1952, The New York Times has asked a panel of judges to select ten winners from the several thousand children’s books published throughout the year.

This year’s panel includes Robert Sabuda, a co-creator of the best-selling Encyclopedia Prehistorica series and twice the recipient of a Times Best Illustrated award; Elizabeth Bird, a children’s librarian with the New York Public Library, whose first picture book, Giant Dance Party, is due out next year; and David Barringer, a novelist and designer who is the author of There’s Nothing Funny About Design.

Congratulations go out to Chris, Jonah and everyone at Schwartz + Wade!