MU2 Illustrated

I recently completed work on an illustration for the upcoming Meaningful Use Stage 2 Illustrated, a book which aims to provide a light hearted and visually attractive reference to the criteria that medical professionals and hospitals must meet to participate in electronic health record incentive programs. It's a cool idea and you can learn more about the book and have an opportunity to pre-order from MU2I.com. A whole range of folks created images for this book, so in addition to being a excellent reference, it's a good way to see some fun and interesting work created by people who are engaged in the industry. Special thanks to Niko Skievaski, editor and champion of this book. 

My particular contribution is depicting the following measure: "Capability to submit electronic reportable laboratory results to public health agencies..." Illustration makes perfect sense, right?

Recent Drawings

It's been a while since my last update due to on-going longer term projects which I can't post on yet, however I wanted to post some recent drawings created in the intern. First is a rather technical drawing of a tree harvesting machine for a shirt design. These machines are scary efficient (YouTube.com) at taking down trees and trimming off branches.

Next are a couple of drawings for card designs, each utilizing a very different graphic style, but they both have "fun" in common!

Design Like Mad!

I'm lucky to be helping out with this year's Design Like Mad event coming this September 27th in Madison, WI. This is a great event in which area designers create pro-bono work for local non-profit organizations in a crazy, 12 hour design marathon. Like last year, the event will take place at the Madison Central Library and is spearheaded by designer Abby Larner who is also helping organize similar events in Portland, OR and Austin, TX later this year. Applications for non-profits are open now at http://www.designlikemadmsn.org/, and designer applications will open in early August. Check it out and support this great event!

Friends and Family Illustration

This is an illustration commissioned for a t-shirt design for Mobius Medical Systems. Designer and marketing director Neal Miller created the overall concept design and typography, while I created the illustration featuring all those fun family activities! The shirt is promoting the use of Mobius' products as a way to save time in the clinic, giving you more time for life outside of work, and will be given away as a promotion at this summer's AAPM (American Association of Physicists in Medicine) annual meeting in Austin, TX.

Drawing Hike

I needed a break from the studio, so I set out for an outdoor drawing hike in nearby Pheasant Branch Conservancy earlier this week. It was the perfect day and amazingly the bugs didn't create any problems... though I did have a little companion to keep me company!

Book Cover Illustration

I recently completed this cover illustration for the book Organizational Progeny written by Tana Johnson. Like any project, I really enjoyed collaborating with the client, gradually evolving the image to communicate the underlying idea in an interesting and compelling way. In this case, the tree image is intended to convey the branching growth exhibited by global government entities. Credit to Oxford University Press for the book's publishing as well as overall graphic design. You can learn more about the book here: http://www.organizationalprogeny.com

First Post

Welcome to the new Drawski blog! I hope to update it semi-regularly with posts about topics and techniques related to illustration and design, new project info and inspirations that make the magic happen. Like most blogs on the Internet, it's sure to be organic, somewhat unpredictable, and perhaps largely ignored, but hopefully it gives some insights into my work and yields some interesting things along the way for those who check it out.

Thanks for visiting!