Illustration & Design Coffee Mugs
It's snowing and freezing outside so I made some dumb illustration & design coffee mugs to warm up. Originally, they were going to be part of a larger project I'm working on, but I think they work better as a
The Island of Excess Love
Here's a new book cover I illustrated for Henry Holt and Company: The Island of Excess Love by Francesca Lia Block. This is the sequel to Love in the Time of Global Warming, which I also had the pleasure of
Holly Goldberg Sloan Book Covers for Little, Brown
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The Young World
Now that it's been <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/chris-weitzs-ya-novel-young-653192?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thr%2Fcolumns+(The+Hollywood+Reporter+-+Columns)" target="_blank">officially revealed</a>, I'm thrilled to post the cover to <em>The Young World</em> by Chris Weitz, a book I art directed and designed for Little, Brown. <div class="qodef-more-link-container"><a itemprop="url" href="http://neilswaab.com/young-world/#more-3146" target="_self" class="qodef-btn qodef-btn-medium qodef-btn-solid"> <span class="qodef-btn-text">Continue reading</span> </a></div>
Saving Lucas Biggs
Here's a fun cover I got to do for HarperCollins publishers for a book called Saving Lucas Biggs! It's about time travel and murder and is told from the perspective of two different narrators. The book comes out April 2014.
Happy Halloween!
A quick spot illustration I did a while back for a personal project.
Secrets and Lies
One of the books I art directed and designed recently during the 3 months I filled in at Little, Brown is <em>Secrets and Lies</em>. Looking at the first book in the series, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Truth-Dare-Jacqueline-Green/dp/0316220361/ref=pd_sim_sbs_b_1" target="_blank">Truth or Dare</a></em>, I loved how the art director emphasized focus on the finger and mouth. Since this was going to be a trilogy, I immediately thought about See No Evil, Speak No Evil, Hear No Evil. <div class="qodef-more-link-container"><a itemprop="url" href="http://neilswaab.com/secrets-lies/#more-3123" target="_self" class="qodef-btn qodef-btn-medium qodef-btn-solid"> <span class="qodef-btn-text">Continue reading</span> </a></div>
A Creature of Moonlight
Here's a new cover I illustrated a few months back for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt called A Creature in Moonlight by Rebecca Hahn! Comes out May 2014!
Paolo Bacigalupi for Oberlin Alumni Magazine
Here's a quick illustration I did recently of author Paolo Bacigalupi (Ship Breaker, Drowned City, Zombie Baseball Beatdown) for Oberlin Alumni Magazine!
Leaving China
During my career as a book designer, I've had the pleasure of working on a number of picture books with illustrator James McMullan. I was honored and thrilled to get to work on his new autobiographical book, <em>Leaving China</em>, for Algonquin books. <div class="qodef-more-link-container"><a itemprop="url" href="http://neilswaab.com/leaving-china/#more-3105" target="_self" class="qodef-btn qodef-btn-medium qodef-btn-solid"> <span class="qodef-btn-text">Continue reading</span> </a></div>
Facebook Page
I've just created a Facebook page for fans to stay updated on my work. Like me!
Rags & Bones
Psyched to post this new book cover for Rags & Bones that I art directed and designed while I was at Little, Brown! And a mighty hat tip to the amazing Grady McFerrin who did the artwork and the hand-typography!
The Watcher in the Shadows
Here's a new Y.A. book cover I had the pleasure of illustrating and doing the typography for, called The Watcher in the Shadows, published by the fine folk at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. It's a cool novel that's a mix of Yiddish
Done with Little, Brown
I'm all wrapped up with my three-month gig at Little, Brown. My availability should be returning back to normal now.
The Opposite of Tidy
Here's a new cover I illustrated and designed for Penguin/Razorbill called The Opposite of Tidy. They also commissioned an animated gif of the cover as well, which I'll post closer to the book's release when it's OK to do so. <div class="qodef-more-link-container"><a itemprop="url" href="http://neilswaab.com/the-opposite-of-tidy/#more-3044" target="_self" class="qodef-btn qodef-btn-medium qodef-btn-solid"> <span class="qodef-btn-text">Continue reading</span> </a></div>
Zombie Baseball Beatdown
Fresh from the ARC pile is an incredibly fun cover I got to illustrate for Little, Brown: Zombie Baseball Beatdown! <div class="qodef-more-link-container"><a itemprop="url" href="http://neilswaab.com/zombie-baseball-beatdown/#more-3031" target="_self" class="qodef-btn qodef-btn-medium qodef-btn-solid"> <span class="qodef-btn-text">Continue reading</span> </a></div>
Back at Little, Brown for Three Months
Starting tomorrow, I'll be filling in again for an art director out on maternity leave at Little, Brown and Company. So, for the next three months my availability for freelance work is going to be limited. <div class="qodef-more-link-container"><a itemprop="url" href="http://neilswaab.com/back-at-little-brown-for-three-months/#more-3022" target="_self" class="qodef-btn qodef-btn-medium qodef-btn-solid"> <span class="qodef-btn-text">Continue reading</span> </a></div>
My Brother is a Big Fat Liar on the New York Times Bestseller List
Exciting news: I just discovered that Middle School: My Brother is a Big Fat Liar has been on the New York Times Bestseller List for the past three weeks! Now that is seriously cool!
Syracuse University Visual Communication Symposium
Earlier this week I had the awesome pleasure of speaking at Syracuse University's Visual Communication Symposium. When I was an illustration student back in the day at S.U., it was my dream that someday I'd get to be one of the speakers myself. Well, I'm thrilled to say I can check that off the list.<div class="qodef-more-link-container"><a itemprop="url" href="http://neilswaab.com/syracuse-university-visual-communication-symposium/#more-3015" target="_self" class="qodef-btn qodef-btn-medium qodef-btn-solid"> <span class="qodef-btn-text">Continue reading</span> </a></div>
It’s Easy Being Green
Here's a new illustration for<em> Bloomberg Businessweek</em> about making green living <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-04-04/with-clean-energy-default-rules-its-easy-being-green" target="_blank">easier to do</a> by having it be the default rather than something that requires effort. Basically, altering it so that green lifestyle choices become the lazy man's option. <div class="qodef-more-link-container"><a itemprop="url" href="http://neilswaab.com/its-easy-being-green/#more-3005" target="_self" class="qodef-btn qodef-btn-medium qodef-btn-solid"> <span class="qodef-btn-text">Continue reading</span> </a></div>