Yuko Shimazu Yuko Shimazu Yuko Shimizu

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

PARALYMPICS HAS BEGUN

Paralympic Games has started in Beijing without much of a buzz like its’ world famous ‘sister’. I changed the main page illo with a new ad for Apotheke (German pharmacy) who is an official sponsor for the event. It is an illustrated version of a really cool short commercial film of Heinrich Popow, a German amputee athlete. agency: Zum goldenen Hirschen Berlin GmbH, and my friend and calligrapher Ai Tatebayashi created a beautiful Chinese writing on the ad. Thank you Ai!There is a news in German media about this campaign for those who are interested and read German…

SHOWS IN AUSTRALIA AND SPAIN

Two group shows I am in will be traveling to Melbourne, Australia and Barcelona, Spain in September. Unfortunately I don’t think I can come to the receptions this time, but if you happened to be in either one of the cities, I hope you come stop by.

To read the details of the shows, please go to SHOWS & EVENTS section.

VENICE ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOP FOLLOW UP

Ah, I think I left my heart in Venice. It was so much fun I keep thinking about it….I just posted some photos to share with you our good memories.i am not sure if it will happen again next year, but if it does, I will let you know as soon as I get the schedule.

Also, I am going back to Venice in March 2009 to judge an international illustration competition organized by the same Teatrio. They will announce the details soon. I will post here once it becomes official. Please stay tuned.

YUKO IS BACK TO THE STUDIO

I finished teaching a week-long workshop in Venice, Italy, and just got back to New York City.

It was such a nice experience with all the motivated illustrators from all over Italy, Spain, and some even from Canada and Korea. Big thank you to everyone who participated, and to the organizer Teatrio. Hope to do it again in future.

I will post some photos from the workshop soon.

STUDIO IS CURRENTLY CLOSED

Yuko Shimizu Studio is currently closed due to a business trip. I will be in Venice, Italy to teach a week-long illustration workshop.

I am scheduled to be back on August 25th. Thank you.

OLYMPICS, OLYMPICS!

It feels like I have constantly worked on various Olympics related projects since early spring.I just updated NEW ILLUSTRATIONS page and added two VISA billboard images for Russia and Eastern European market.

There are some more coming out soon in Asia on NiKE Women websites as well as in Germany an advertising for Apotheke (German pharmacists) who is a sponsor for Paralympics. I will update the site when the ads are out.

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.

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