Photo illustration can include
photomontage, photo-collage, digital
manipulation and alternate photographic
processes such as hand-coloring and
Polaroid transfers. It can communicate
to the viewer by telling a story or
illustrating an abstract idea.
An
illustration created for the
Acorn Ridge Group's web site.
about the fragility of life. The publisher
sent us the text of the article, we
proposed several visual solutions and
supplied sketches. The image ran
across the bottom of a magazine
spread.
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A
photograph illustrating the
"Chill" series of refreshing summer
coffee drinks at Beaner's.
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The
cover of Michigan Medicine's
issue exploring new online services
for doctors. Done for Michigan
State Medical Society.
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Portrait
for a Lansing School
District annual report
emphasizing
the student's interest in drama.
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From
a series of four collages for the
Michigan State University Federal
Credit Union
suggesting the lifestyles
of different member groups for their
annual report
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illustrating her love of teaching.
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One
of four photo illustrations done
for a United American Healthcare
Corporation annual report emphasizing
managing growth in health care
systems.
The art director saw
Kim's personal
work done in the same
style and felt the textural quality
of
Polaroid transfers and hand applied
emulsion
on watercolor paper would
be perfect to communicate
his client's
message.
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An
illustration to accompany
an article about measuring up.
Hand-coated emulsion, adding
color with pencils and
rephotographing with other
objects contribute to the
layered look.
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capabilities brochure stressing their
strengths as a publications printer by
integrating the use of traditional and
modern technologies.
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concise way, the complete range of
services they provide to their
customers. So we created a series
of five collages showing the processes, products and services
of their five specialty areas. They were used as display photographs in
Jet's lobby and in their capabilities brochure.
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the signature image for 2000, used on
the cover of their alumni publication,
on their web site and a poster. Because Cooley has done outstanding renovations of buildings in downtown Lansing we decided to feature the
school's architecture.
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Cover
montage for Association News,
publication of the Michigan Society of
Association Executives. The client had
a theme for the publication but no
visuals. We created this collage from photographs
in our stock file to suggest
the relationship of associations and
the legislature.
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