There have been a few interesting articles recently that have focused on the design of the New Yorker magazine, both praising and critiquing its consistency, and mainly taking issue with the inside of the magazine, but what is taken as a given by both is the very central role illustration has in that design, particularly in its striking covers. Made all the more striking of course as today there is so little use of illustration so central to a magazine’s brand image…
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Photojournalism’s claim on news and war reporting has become so prevalent since WW2 that it is interesting to see a drawn engagement to ongoing conflict. Richard Johnson is an artist in Kandahar with Canadian troops blogging for the Canadian National Post. It would be interesting to see how an artist with a less formal technique might respond to such an environment.