Jessica Hische’s Sketch Blog
A blog showing the process from start (post brain-storming) to finish of some of my client work. I’ll be digging through the back catalog of my work and posting frequently until I make my way through all of my sketchbooks. Visit my full site here.
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Illustrations for the Wall St. Journal’s Summer Book Preview. I now very much appreciate “pixel art”.
Client: The Wall Street Journal
Art Direction: Susan McDermott
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Cover type for a special issue about the Five Greatest Rock Albums and the Stories Behind Them. The main art direction was to give visual cues to each of the five bands, see if you can name them! Client: Guitar Legends Magazine Art Direction: Alexis Cook
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Cover illustration of many many happy penguins. Drawing penguins in bathing suits was pretty awesome, but the biggest challenge was making type out of ice! I feel like I could make it with my eyes closed now. Client: Northern Virginia Magazine Art Direction: Hana Jung
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Full page interior illustration of many many happy penguins. Drawing penguins in bathing suits was pretty awesome, but the biggest challenge was making type out of ice! I feel like I could make it with my eyes closed now. Client: Northern Virginia Magazine Art Direction: Hana Jung
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Title type for the Summer Movie Preview Issue. Inspired by vintage fruit crate type but with a much brighter color palette. Client: Entertainment Weekly Art Direction: Jennifer Laga
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A lovely two color poster the the Art Directors Club’s Spring Paper Expo. The poster used the club’s signature hot pink as well as black for the shading. The artwork is meant to look like cut paper but is actually vector illustration. Client: The Art Directors Club Art Direction: Laura Des Enfants
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Editorial type for an article about women’s heart health. Client: Chatelaine Art Direction: Alicia Kowalewski
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For a financial magazine article about getting back to work after the New Year celebrations are over. Client: Plan Sponsor Magazine Art Direction: Soojin Buzelli
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Client: Penguin Books // Art Direction: Lucia Kim // A book cover that hints at the visual language of The Dangerous Book for Boys (and the “for Girls” counterpart) but for a much sillier premise Client: Penguin Books Art Direction: Lucia Kim
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Magazine cover about bargain finds in Denver. The text looks a little overprinty to reference limited color screen printing—a cheap way to achieve great printing results. The barcode went on the white tag in the bottom left corner. Client: 5280: Denver’s Magazine Art Direction: Alese Pickering
