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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>

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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>

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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>

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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>

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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>

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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>

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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>

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