Illustrators I love: David Plunkert

During all the years I worked as an art director on various magazines, I had the pleasure to work with some fabulous illustrators. David Plunkert has always been a favorite. Here are some of his pieces. The first three, from an article for Audubon Magazine are different for him... I really love what he's doing here with the textures and childlike renderings.

What do birds do for us by David Plunkert. Audubon Magazine.

What do birds do for us by David Plunkert. Audubon Magazine.

What do birds do for us by David Plunkert. Audubon Magazine.

David Plunkert. The "block" style.

This is one of many posters he and his studio Spur Design have done for  Theatre Project. Super-smart concepts and strong graphics.

I've always loved his collage style.

An illustration David did for us at Fit Pregnancy magazine about work hazards during pregnancy.

Abtract Saturday: Paul Klee

After the floods 1936

Burdened Children 1930 Paul Klee 1879-1940 Bequeathed by Elly Kahnweiler 1991 to form part of the gift of Gustav and Elly Kahnweiler, accessioned 1994 via Tate.org

Bluebird pumpkin 1939

Characters in yellow 1937

Mess of fish 1940

Cat and bird

Death and fire 1940

Woman in peasant dress 1940

Puppet theater 1923

The chapel 1917

In the style of kairouan 1914

Astract Saturday: Peter Lanyon 1918-1964

"Levant Old Mine" (1952). Oil on board (119.4 x 129 cm).

Harvey's Pool by Peter Lanyon 1954 | Oil on masonite via

PETER LANYON 1918-1964 | NORTH COAST, 1952 via Sotheby's

Kubrick's One-Point Perspective

Among Kubrick's notable innovations in cinematography are his use of special effects, as in 2001, where he used both slit-scan photography, front-screen projection, and his notorius use of "one-point perspective," which leads the viewer's eye towards a central vanishing point. The technique relies on creating a complex visual symmetry using parallel lines in a scene which all converge on that single point, leading away from the viewer.

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