Yuko Shimazu Yuko Shimazu Yuko Shimizu

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

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.

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.

SHOW IN JWT LONDON

My agent over in the UK, CIA, has organized a small but nice show at advertising agency JWT London to feature represented artists’ work. I have one piece in this show.

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.

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