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Alexei Vella

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Alexei Vella is an award winning interdisciplinary artist and illustrator based in Toronto, Canada, with clients throughout Canada, Europe and the Uni...ted States.

He specializes in creating images that are striking and complex, sensual yet undeniably intellectually involving.

In order to achieve this unique look, Vella employs a complex colour palette, an eclectic application of graphics and texture, and a sophisticated use of antiquated surfaces.

Awards/Publications/Recognition:
American Illustration 26/27/28/35 - ‘Selected’
Creative Quarterly 8/12
Creative Quarterly Best of '07 - Hon. Mention
CMYK: Call For Aspiring Creatives 43
Applied Arts Illustration Awards 17/18/19
Applied Arts Student Awards
3×3 Illustration Annual 6/7 - Pro Show
3×3 Illustration Annual 4 - Student Show

Partial Client List: The Atlantic, Forbes Magazine, Barron's, Adweek, Tablet Magazine, 1843 Magazine, Bridges Alumni Magazine, Boston Globe, MCF Giving Forum, Milken Review, Desert Companion, Sarasota Magazine, Strategy Magazine, XPRIZE Foundation, Labatt, POZ Magazine, Harvard Business Review, Ryerson Review of Journalism, Scientific American, Houstonia, Monocle, Dialogue Review, Diabetic Living, NYU Law, Howler, Variety, Mother Jones, Wired UK, Canadian Lawyer, Paprika, DimeStore Films, Shatterglass Studios, Polaris Music Prize, Plansponsor, The Globe And Mail, HOW, Las Vegas CityLife, San Francisco Chronicle, This, Alberta Oil, Alberta Venture, Education Canada, Golf Business, Canadian Family, Foodservice & Hospitality, Maisonneuve, Benefits Canada, Condé Nast, ON Nature, Seattle Metropolitan, Macworld and Canadian Business.
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    Bad Bacon
    Apparently Bacon causes CANCER!
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    Exit, House & Arrow
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    Run!
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    Because I Said So!
    Client: This Magazine.
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    Starbucks' "Evil" Cup
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    Lock On Target
    This Target is ON LOCK! A subtle texture/no linework illustration (all in Illustrator).
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    Ronaldo Island
    Here is illustration I did for Howler Magazine about Ronaldo buying an island. Client: Howler Magazine
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    Old Timey Krampus
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    Damon Lindelof & Tom Perrotta
    Damon Lindelof & Tom Perrotta; The Secretive Minds Behind The Leftovers.
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    J.J. Abrams
    The Star-Man! Cloverfield, Fringe, Star Trek, Super 8 & Star Wars...
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    BB-8
    BB-8 from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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    Canada/USA Coin Toss
    Client: Canadian Lawyer Magazine AD: William Hunter
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    Uncle Sam - Microscope
    Client: Golf Business Magazine
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    Scales of Knightly Justice
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    Shady Kickstarter Campaigns
    Shady Kickstarter Campaigns; Have you supported them?
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    I Heart Face You!
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    Epileptic Brain Scan
    Client: Isthmus
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    Apple VS The FBI
    A personal piece based on current & relevant news. Apple, The FBI And iPhone Encryption: A Look At What's At Stake.
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    Playboy Gets Classy
    *Fixes their tie* A personal illustration about how Playboy has eliminated nudity in their print magazine.
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    WI-FI At Your Finger Tips
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    Chaotic Court
    Chaotic Court/Directionless Justice/Chaotic-Lawful Alignment?
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    FCC Auctioning Off TV Airwaves
    Client: Variety Magazine
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    Responsive Lawyers (Scout)
    Client: Canadian Lawyer Magazine
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    Gay Marriage
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    Captain America's Shield
    Who's Team are YOU On? Marvel's IP respectively.
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    Bad News Bats!
    White-nose syndrome a “death sentence” for bats. From an illustration project that fell through.
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    Digital Diabetes App
    Client: Diabetic Living
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    Fallen Star
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    Sunblocked
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    Web Cam Spy - Cover Up!
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    Chronos Glasses
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    Snakes and Ladders
    Game Board Illustration Client: Canadian Lawyer
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    Emmys Voters' Guide
    I got to do this wonderful illustration for Vanessa Morsse @ Variety Magazine, about the Emmys.
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    To Bee or Not To Bee
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    Genetic Decay/Countdown
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    Sold
    Client: Canadian Lawyer
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    #QANON?
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    Aretha Franklin (RIP).
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    Removing John A. Macdonald.
    Illustration based on this article/story: https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/removing-john-a-macdonald-historical-vandalism-or-step-toward-reconciliation-1.4047293
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    Death of the Bitcoin?
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    NASA Confirms The Existence Of Water On The Moon.
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    Toxic Masculinity
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    Very Unstable Geniuses Have a Chat.
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    Disney Tweets
    Disney Is Looking Into Buying Twitter. Personal illustration/graphic based off of this Article - http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/disney-twitter-acquisition-possible-1201870392/ #variety #disney #twitter
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    When Medical Tests Mislead
    Client: Scientific American magazine Art Direction, Michael Mrak
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    Dear Band-Aid
    Client: The Feathertale Review
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    Social Media Monitoring
    Client: Canadian Lawyer
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    Emotional Dissonance
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    Alternate/Alternative Facts
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    Elective Affinities, after René Magritte
    Something personal based on a classic work.
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    Donald J is Jest Joking...?
    Spicer: Americans can trust what Trump says ‘if he’s not joking’.
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    Taming Online Trolls/Tongue Tied
    Client: Ryerson Review of Journalism
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    A Witches' One Eyed Pet
    A personal illustration based on this Vice - Broadly article: https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/witches-allegedly-stole-penises-and-kept-them-as-pets-in-the-middle-ages?utm_source=dmfb
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    Black Hole Sun
    RIP Chris Cornell
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    I, Donald Trump, Destroyer of World(s)
    The client decided to go with another illustrator. I liked the concept so much, I went to final. Client: DIE ZEIT
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    Post Malone.
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    The Science of Pep Talks
    Client: Harvard Business Review
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    You, Too, Can Be an HIV Advocate!
    Client: POZ Magazine
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    Mister Munshun
    (a.k.a. Lord Malshun, the Monday Man) Stephen King Character. ©Alexei Vella
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    Ash Ketchum Hat
    An image I created during a Twitch stream.
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    Pod people
    Client: Boston Globe
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    Say No To Tide-Pods!
    #saynototidepods "Who would of thought, we’d need a ‘campaign! to confront this problem."
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    Do The Bright Thing
    Client: The Economist - 1843 Magazine Thanks to AD Martin Lovelock
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    Cracks Are Forming (Facebook)
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    Aleister Crowley
    The Beast? The Wickedest Man? Thelemic Mystic? I felt like drawing this infamous man...
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    We are Venom...
    I am psyched for the new Venom Movie…
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    This Is America!
    Image based on Childish Gambino's track of the same name.
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    All Hail The Mighty Object!
    Client: The Globe And Mail
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    Maze
    Client: Canadian Lawyer
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    RAH!
    Client: The Globe And Mail
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    Shadow of the Housing Climate
    Client: The Globe And Mail
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    Night School Choices
    Client: The Globe And Mail
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    TDFs To Go!
    Client: Benefits Canada
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    Bells & Whistles
    Client: Plansponsor
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    Worse Case Scenario!
    Client: Benefits Canada
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    How To Really Use Linked In
    Client: HOW Magazine
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    Recalling Wishes
    Client: Isthmus
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    Education & Art
    Client: Isthmus
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    Mouse Trap
    Client: The Globe And Mail
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    Pop Goes Access Copyright
    Client: Canadian Lawyer
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    Piece of the Pie
    Client: Benefits Canada Innovate
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    Easier Ways to Read Files On the Go
    Client: Macworld
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    Canada-US Border
    Client: The Globe And Mail
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    Snoop Dogg
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    Drake
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    Jay Z
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    Lil' Wayne
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    EGO
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    Dem' Fightin' Words!
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    Astroboy
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    Charlie Boy
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    Copycats
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    It Lives!
    (8 Million Year Old Bacteria Thaws, Lives!)
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    Wall Street
    A literal translation of Wall Street, with a witty use of a dollar sign.
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    Houses come in all shapes and sizes!
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    Contraption
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    Good Head(s) On Your Shoulders
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    Missing Puzzle Pieces
    An illustration for Golf Business Magazine.
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    Mask
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    A Happy Meal For Every Child
    A mock/promotional based Ad. illustration for McDonalds. Not fond of their new "box" mascot so I thought I would design my own.
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    Nuclear Power/Energy
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    Educators & iOS 8
    Illustration for Macworld magazine on why iOS 8 will be a big deal to educators.
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    Savour summer before it’s over.
    Alexei Vella's illustration for The Globe and Mail on a feature article entitled: Savour summer before it's over: Six ways to seize the days.
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    Real Estate/Neighbourhood Watch
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    Becoming Tusk
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    Traversing the Hedge Maze of Copyright Law.
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    Mirror Mirror
    Client: This Magazine
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    Discovering VantaBlack
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    Constructive Dismissal
    Client: Canadian Lawyer Magazine
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    2 Machines
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    Radio Head
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    Women & Technology
    Client: Isthmus
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    Balancing Act
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    Me, Rubik's Cube & Life as a Pro Cubist
    Client: The Globe And Mail
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    Don't Be A Dunce
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    The Devil is in the Details
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    Frank, I Love You All!
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    Portrait
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    Head Canon/Cannon
    (fandom slang) Elements and interpretations of a fictional universe accepted by an individual fan, but not found within or supported by the official canon. from wiki
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    Weakened Defences / Hole In One's Defence
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    303
    365 Days of Type.
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    Planes of The Solar System
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    Matter & Physics
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    Monstrous Molecule
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    Rich Dog
    Eco Friendly Spot Client: Alberta Venture
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    Strong Brain
    Eco Friendly Spot Client: Alberta Venture
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    Jumping Dollar Sign!
    Cha-Ching! Unused Illustration, I want Happy Money!
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    Diet Joke
    Client: Mother Jones
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    Download No Harm
    Client: Mother Jones
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    Golf Course Shadow
    I haven't done an illustration for my golf magazine client in a while; I thought I would make my own.
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    Dream's Descent?
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    Super Duper
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    Facebook
    Facebook: The Ever-Watching Panopticon Periscope.
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    TARS The Trustworthy
    I watched a Stellar movie not so long ago, yes I am behind on my movie watching... but Interstellar is some really good Sci-Fi. I thought I would draw my favourite character, TARS the robot. I wish I had one of my own.
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    Ecological Footprint
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    Shake it off/The Perfect Drug/Absinthe
    Being an avid consumer of pop culture... and industrial music, I do like when worlds collide in surprising and odd ways.
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    A Good Head on your Shoulders.
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    Pipe-line? More like GRIPE-line!
    Client: Canadian Lawyer American Illustration #35: Selected. The frustrations and difficulties lawyers and law makers have when dealing with pipeline development.
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    Visual Faux Pas Explored
    Client: How Magazine
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    FCC & Net-Neutrality
    Client: Variety Magazine A half-page illustration about the FCC and Net-Neutrality for Variety Magazine.
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    A Simple Face
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    Rise & Shine! Daylight Saving Time!
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    You Have Been Dongled!
    A personal illustration about the new Macbook and how it just has only one port — FOR EVERYTHING!
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    The Spring Snail Slowly Smiles
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    The Tyranny of the Forced Smile
    A personal illustration based on this article in The New York Times... http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/jobs/the-tyranny-of-the-forced-smile.html A client I would love to work with one day.
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    Mean Tweets
    Have you been a victim of a mean tweet? #meantweets
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    Science is Useful!
    Science is Useful!/Paleobiology Fossil Database http://www.isthmus.com/news/technology/UW-database-attacked-by-Republicans/
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    You're A Pill
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    Delaware Start Ups
    Client: Isthmus
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    Schrödinger's Cat
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schrödinger's_cat
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    A Missed Opportunity...
    A Missed Opportunity: Data Centres & Renewable Energy Client: Isthmus
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    Sepp Blatter
    Client: Howler Magazine
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    Hannibal is Served
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    Woman's Soccer Ball
    Client: Howler Magazine
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    Pushing Daisies
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    The Joke Went Over Your Head
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    Pezidential
    Sadly there was a mix up. The article was already published. Still a beautiful portfolio piece. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/facts-and-arguments/bringing-us-history-to-life-one-pez-president-dispenser-at-a-time/article25802128/
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    Polkaroo!
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    Sklounst!
    I do love Key & Peele's brand of comedy. This illustration was inspired by their "Prepared for Terries" skit. This is their last season. They will be missed.
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    Playhouse
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    E Documents
    An illustration for Canadian Lawyer Magazine.
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    Donald Trump's Favorite "Bad Word"... China!
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    My Ridiculous Gene
    Client: The Globe and Mail
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    Dead Man's Bones/Sad Days
    Sad News? On your death bed? Just in time for Halloween?
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    3:00 AM
    Devil's/Witching Hour...
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    Brutal Work Lives
    Client: The Globe and Mail Art Direction: Ben Barrett-Forrest The isolation of modern offices left us with one option: cubicle rebellion.
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