Gordon Wiebe’s role as headlining artist in Taipei’s Fubon Art Festival caught the notice of Communication Arts.  CA published a feature on Gordon’s branding work for Fubon, including pictures of his art on the 25-story HQ bank building in the Taipei arts district.

To read more, visit Communication Art’s article on the 2011 Fubon Art Festival.

Raquel Aparicio was selected to appear in Communication Art’s Fresh section, a revolving feature on up-and-coming illustrators.  In her interview, she lists her philosophy as “Seize the day, love your work.”

To read more, visit CommArts Fresh: Raquel Aparicio.

Graham Roumieu’s novelty twitter feed for Bigfoot has been featured in HOW Magazine’s list  of Top 10 Websites for Designers.

Bigfoot is the protagonist of Roumieu’s series of illustrated novels, Me Not Dead, I Write Book, and In Me Own Words, published by Manic D Press and Plume.

To see who else made the list, visit HOW’s January 2012 Top 10 List of Websites for Designers.

Catalina Estrada’s textile prints for Anunciaçao‘s Summer 2012 collection marks her tenth collaboration with the Brazilian fashion brand. This season, Catalina draws inspiration from the sea with swirling patterns in rich blues and plenty of underwater creatures, including jellyfish, seahorses and starfish.

Emiliano Ponzi’s illustration for the New York Times Book Review, commissioned by art director Nicholas Blechman, was chosen to appear in Alternative Pick’s Editor’s Choice list this year.  The evocative image tells the tale of a man who lost his wife to an accident at sea.

To see who else made the list, visit Alternative Pick Editor’s Choice 2011 Part One and Part Two.

Nate Williams’s “Habla Espanol” was chosen to appear in the 2012 Communication Arts Typography Annual. Commissioned by Louis Fishauf of Fishauf Design for Global Brief magazine, the piece uses handlettering to communicate the growing importance of the Spanish language in Latin America.

Click here to read the accompanying article “The Forward March of Spanish” by Patricio Navia.

Nate Williams is one of nearly 40 international artists featured in Picnic: Pop-Folk Contemporary Illustration, written by Júlia and Juan of Spanish design agency Retina y Retinette and published by Promopress.

A visual celebration of retro illustration and modernist graphic design reinvented by nearly forty international artists, Picnic recalls the traditional, more artisanal styles of iconic graphic designers such as Saul Bass and Friz Freleng, showcasing a stunning presentation of artwork featuring silkscreen printing, hand lettering, collage, and typography, with a contemporary twist.

Eleanor Grosch’s Gulf-inspired luggage tags for full-service marketing firm, Zehno, were recently featured in Print’s 2011 Regional Design Annual. The tags were part of a holiday promotion for Zehno’s clients and friends with a donation to the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana being made in honor of all recipients. The luggage tags can be seen in the December 2011 issue of Print magazine. Congratulations go out to Eleanor and everyone at Zehno!

Eleanor Grosch is thrilled about her upcoming line of greeting cards with Marian Heath and they must be just as excited as she was a featured artist on their recent market mailer (including the splash page for their website) and was profiled on the Marian Heath Facebook page last month.

This January, they will release a collection of nine greeting cards featuring Eleanor’s smart, hip aesthetic and trademark graphic style. With foil and glitter embellishments, these cards measure 5 x 5 inches, making it hip to be square!

Catalina Estrada’s artwork was licensed for two recenlty released puzzles from Andrews + Blaine.
Winter Heart features two hummingbirds over a vibrant red heart, while Dragonfly Courtship shows two dragonlfies surrounded by lush florals. Both designs are classic Catalina with ornate linework and bold graphics in a stunning display of colorful symmetry.

Both 1000-piece puzzles measure 19 x 27 inches and come packed in it’s own keepsake drawer box. They are intended for ages 13 and up and are available through Barnes & Noble.