Yuko Shimazu Yuko Shimazu Yuko Shimizu

Award winning Japanese illustrator based in New York City and instructor at School of Visual Arts.

New Book By Mike Perry OVER & OVER – A Catalog Of Hand-Drawn Patterns –

Designer Mike Perry makes great books. All my graphic designer friends have his previous book Hand Jobin their studio, and they adore it.His new book OVER & OVER – A Catalog Of Hand-Drawn Patterns – just came out from Princeton Architectural Press. (Or should I say just about to come out? Some bookstores already carry it.) And, I’m excited to let you know that some of my works are featured in this book.

I will post some pages when I get my hands on the actual copy. For now, you can sneak peek some images on Mike’s site as well as on blog design:related, who posted photo of my spread as well.

Big thanks and congratulations to Mike.

Double Feature In ART AND DESIGN Magazine

I have some articles in Chinese magazine Art and DesignJune issue.One is a feature called Designer Immigrants in America, interviewed artists in various practices who has chosen US as the work base.

Another article is on designer Stefan Sagmeister‘s new book Things I have Learned In My Life So Far, which I have a mini-write up in.

This issue also features School of Visual Arts, where I studied illustration and where I now teach.

Thank you Emma Cheung and Wu Di of Art And Design, also my SVA professor MIrko Ilic for recommending me for the interview.

MY FIRST DC VERTIGO COVER

I just finished my first DC VERTIGO cover for Neil Gaiman‘s Sandman – The Dream Hunters –. This four volume mini-series is scheduled to be out starting November. Thank you Neil, Karen and Pornsak.

OTHER BOOK PROJECTS

Moribito part 2 illustrations are about to be completed, the book is scheduled to be out early next year. Another book cover is in progress with fantastic book designer I so respect, Rodrigo Corral.

HOW TO BE AN ILLUSTRATOR – finally! a missing text book for illustration students and all the aspiring illustrators

I wish How To Be An Illustrator (by Darrel Rees, published by Laurence King, UK) was around when I was teaching illustration business course for graduating students.But, it is never too late. Students and aspiring illustrators, this is going to be your bible!

I am so happy to be able to contribute my thoughts and experiences as an interview in this book.

Big thank you goes to Darrel Reese of Heart Agency for putting this long-awaited book together, and inviting me to be a (small) part of it.

FUSE TV AD CAMPAIGN KICKS OFF

FUSE TV’s new illustrated advertising campaign just kicked off. There are multiple artists involved in this project including Shepard Fairey and Hellovon. Each of us made a poster in theme of “music is __”. Mine is “music is escape”.This ad has already appeared in the latest issue of WIRED, as well as posters all over New York City. (I haven’t seen the poster yet, but I was told by some friends that they had seen them.)You may have seen this image already. After going back and forth with multiple sketches, the client ended up liking this image I had created for NPR‘s 2006 calendar so much so they decided to go with it. (I made some minor changes to the image.)

Thank you NPR for allowing us to reuse this image. (Yes, I am a member, and I am listening to WNYC as I update my site now.)

MORIBITO DEBUTS

Another young adult book I did the cover for just debuted as well. Moribito Guardian of The Spirit by Nahoko Uehashi (Scholastic, AD: Phil Falco) is just hitting the bookstores near you. Cover is a wrap around illustration, with three chapter opener illustrations inside as well.

NO GEISHA

New book came from Italy today.It is a reuse of an illustration I previously made for The Word Magazine (UK)’s supplement CD jacket. When the publisher, Mondadori of Italy, asked for this image to be used on a book, I was not sure how this square image was going to turn out on the rectangular surface. I am, actually, loving this clever treatment they did. Big thank you to graphic designer Manuele Scalia.

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