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The SoWa Open Market

By Nate Williams | Published: March 17, 2010

I created this illustration for a really cool weekly event in Boston, SoWa Open Market … ever-changing group of artisans, a hip location. The market offers the opportunity to meet the artists, vendors and farmers behind the work, and is fast becoming part of the South End’s well-known artist’s community.

NOTE: The client chose a different color combination for the final piece .. but this one is my favorite .. but hey I’m colorblind so what do you expect?

Another variation before we added more text and changed some characters.

Posted in Events, Hand Lettering, Headlines, Life | Tagged Hand Lettering, The SoWa Open Market, typography | 2 Comments

Weddings Issue – Boston Globe

By Nate Williams | Published: March 13, 2010

Editorial illustration and Hand Lettering I created for The Boston Globe’s Wedding Issue … I think my favorite part of this project was thinking of different ways I could draw clouds.

Posted in Editorial, Hand Lettering | Tagged Boston Globe, bride, groom, Hand Lettering, type, typography, wedding | 2 Comments

The Land of Me

By Nate Williams | Published: March 13, 2010

I created this logo for a very cool company, MADE IN ME, that makes interactive games, books and toys that inspire children to learn. The Land of Me is a new world of interactive games for children aged 2 and up.

Here are some rough ideas I had

Posted in Hand Lettering | Tagged books, children, games, interactive, The Land of Me, toys | 1 Comment

“Musical Animals”: available for art licensing

By Nate Williams | Published: March 9, 2010

Here is the latest image / pattern available for art licensing.
Keywords: music, notes, sheet music, animals, cat, dog, lion, hippopotamus, bird, crocodile, guitar, piano, saxophone, xylophone

Posted in Collection, Headlines, Pattern | Tagged animals, bird, cat, children, crocodile, dog, guitar, hippopotamus, kids, lion, music, notes, Patterns, piano, saxophone, sheet music, xylophone | 3 Comments

Society of Illustrators Talk, New York City

By Nate Williams | Published: March 5, 2010

Thank you! Fernanda Cohen for inviting me and organizing the talk at Society of Illustrators
Here are some related links to the topics I talked about in the lecture:

You can also find answers to illustration related questions at:

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Photos from the Art Directors Club 89th Annual

By Nate Williams | Published: February 20, 2010

DESIGN JURY

Scott Dadich, CD, Wired Magazine, USA (ADC Cube Winner)
Vanessa Eckstein, Blok Design, Mexico (ADC Cube Winner)
Louis Gagnon, Paprika Design, Canada (ADC Cube Winner)
Carin Goldberg, SVA, USA (ADC Cube Winner, ADC GrandMaster)
Michelle Dougherty, Imaginary Forces, USA
Garrick Hamm, Partner, Williams, Murry, Hamm, UK
Tim Hetherington, photographer freelance, USA
Katie Jain, CD/Co-founder, hatch, USA
Robert Murdock, CCO, Method, USA
Sean Saylor, Regional CD, MTV (Latinoamerica), USA
Todd St. John, Founder, HunterGatherer, USA
Omar Vulpinari, Head of Art Dept., Fabrica, Italy
Nate Williams (aka Alexander Blue), illustrator/artist, Argentina

more info at:

http://www.adcglobal.org/

Posted in Art Shows, Awards/Recognition, Life | 1 Comment

When do you trust your gut over your brain?

By Nate Williams | Published: February 9, 2010

Give Away Closed: Winners have been notified!
Thanks for stopping by.

Another giveaway!!!! Nate you sooooooo crazy!

What: I am giving away 3 pillows . (your choice)

About: When I was working in a corporate environment we measured everything … ROI (return on investment) was king—finding a way to measure a campaign’s success was extremely important. We ran usability tests, held focus groups, reviewed eye tracking studies, analyzed statistics, tracked youth macro/micro trends, and much more … I think that information was very valuable but I felt we put far too much emphasis on things that were easy to measure, and not enough on things that were less calculable and more intuitive—things that live on the subconscious level.

And so, in response to this deliberate environment, I launched my own zine. Hola Amiga was about doing exactly what I wanted—for some or absolutely no concrete reason at all. And it was about not having to explain why I did what I chose to do. It was about nurturing and exploring the subconscious realm, all in a very low tech way.

How: To enter, leave a comment on the following: ”When do you trust your gut over your brain?”.

When: On March 1st 2010 I will randomly select 3 people from below and mail each person a pillow of their choosing.

Rules: Just one comment per person on this page http://www.n8w.com/wp/2725.