Nate Williams, aka Alexander Blue, is an illustrator specializing in silkscreen illustration, hand lettering and art licensing.
Nate has worked extensively in various facets of the illustration, design and advertising industry with a wide variety of clients. His hand drawn lettering and illustration work has been geared to both adults and children and has appeared in magazines, advertising, publishing, music, fashion, textiles, home decor, merchandise, posters, social expression and newspapers. His work has been published, exhibited or reviewed in the USA, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Australia, Portugal, Switzerland, Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Chile, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Philippines and Cyprus.
Nate has worked with the charity organization Art With Heart which unites volunteers from the arts to serve children in crisis by empowering them through self-expression and creativity. He has also contributed work to The Truth Anti-Tobacco campaign which works to discourage kids from smoking.
His illustration has been honored by American Illustration, Communication Arts, Society of Illustrators, The Type Director’s Club, The ADDY’S and SILA.
In addition to his illustration work Nate created and maintains the highly successful illustration community portals http://www.illustrationmundo.com and http://www.letterplayground.com
Clients
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Awards
- Communication Arts Illustration Annual 51 May/June 2010 issue – Gooo Magazine
- 2009 Cause/Affect Award – 2nd Place Reading Rocket Bookmobile
- 2009 National Azbee Awards Gold and Bronze – How to Manage Brilliant People(Computerworld, Stephanie Faucher)
- Society of Illustrators 51 (2008) – SoulVille, Urban Outfitters, MALBA
- American Illustraton 27 – Tin Cup Serenade Album Cover
- Society of Illustrators 2007 – The Silver Medal 50th Annual Exhibition. – ZEKE BAZAAR #2
- ADDY silver medal 2007 – The Truth Anti-Tobacco
- American Illustration 26 – The Gaze
- American Illustration 26 – Green Marketing
- Society of Illustrators LA 2006 – Crumble Crackle Burn
- Society of Illustrators LA 2006 – The Yellow Lighted Bookstore
- Society of Illustrators LA 2006 – The Family
- American Illustration 25 – Sofia
- Society of Illustrators 48 – Chasing the Blues
- Society of Illustrators 48 – Hemp Converse Allstar
- Type Directors Club Award – All Together Now
Press/Shows/Recognition
- Park Bench at Turbo Galeria in Buenos Aires, Argentina (April 15th 2010)
- Juried The Art Directors Club 89th Design Annual
- Communication Arts Illustration Annual 51 May/June 2010
- 3×3 Magazine’s Professional Show (2008)
- Communication Arts Web Site (Print Issue Jan 2008 – Interview)
- Communication Arts Magazine (Print Issue Sept/Oct 2007 – Fresh Section)
- Juxtapoz Magazine (Print Issue #75: April 2007)
- DPI Magazine (Taiwan Print)
- Communication Arts Illustration Annual 46, 48
- Adcritic.com (Sept 06)
- How Magazine (Oct 06)
- Jpeople (Spring 06)
- Blk/MRKT Gallery One Book
- Japanese Design Site CBCNET (Sept 05)
Interviews
- Boarding Pass - Oct 2009
- Shift - October 2009
- 90+10 (Argentina) -August 2009
- Computer Arts Magazine – Issue 123
- Gata Flora (Argentina) March 2009
- Communication Arts
- DPI Magazine (Taiwan)
- Wooden Toy Magazine (Australia)
Speaking Engagements
- OFFset 2010 (Dublin, Ireland October 2010) COMING SOON!
- Society of Illustrators NYC Talk (New York City, Feb 2010)
- Talk with Students at Parsons (New York City, Feb 2010)
- Puma Urban Arts Festival (Buenos Aires, Argentina Aug 2009)
- Pixelation Visual Tour (Cordoba, Argentina July 2009)
- Street Art Ilustracion Diseño (Bahia Blanca, Argentina Oct 2008)
- University of Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires, Argentina June 2008)
- TrimarchiDG (Mar Del Plata, Buenos Aires October 2007)
- Illustrator Association of Quebec (Montreal, Canada Dec 2006)
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