Category: Society

Internazionale: Chatting with A.I.

8/31/2023

Two illustrations for Internazionale about how the new A.I. systems pretend to converse with us.
"(...) the softwares is a kind of mirror. What’s happening is data exchange between user and bot - but it is also a mutual manipulation, a flywheel, an ouroboros". Article by Anna Wiener, originally published by The New Yorker.

Courrier International: Heat in the cities

7/13/2023

Cover art for Courrier International about how cities are trying to adapt to repeated heat waves.
It's nice when illustrations have a second life! Thanks to picture editor Lidwine Kervella and to Theispot stock!

Codice: Book cover of "Dead Souls" by Sam Riviere

6/29/2023

Book cover illustration of "Anime morte" (Dead Souls) by Sam Riviere: a witty, metaphysical novel that depicts a fantastical, alternate-world version of London in which poetry has become the city’s major cultural product. But the capital’s literary scene was racked by scandal: the poet Solomon Wiese has been accused of plagiarism...
Thanks to Enrico Casadei and Silvia Virgillo/Puntuale, as always! https://www.codiceedizioni.it/libri/anime-morte/

Compagnia dei Caraibi: Culture and Social & Gender Equality

6/21/2023

Two illustrations made for Abracadabra Limited Collection by Compagnia dei Caraibi, Italian company specialized in the import and distribution of spirits and soft drinks. These works reflect the themes of Culture and Social & Gender Equality, which along with Environment and People are the key areas where the company concentrates its efforts in order to make the difference and bring about a change in the world we live in.
Thanks to the team of Graphic Days® who coordinated the project!

The collection is part of the “Abracadabra” project launched by Graphic Days®, which consists in 60 works donated by internationally renowned illustrators whose proceeds will be donated to the project "Give a tree" with the aim of planting new trees in the city od Torino, Italy. You can buy the art prints at printclubtorino.it/abracadabra

Internazionale: Cyberattacks

6/15/2023

New illustrations for Internazionale about the figure of Runa Sandvik, the computer security expert who has made it her life’s work to protect journalists against cyberattacks and digital surveillance from authoritarian regimes.

Internazionale: A threat to democracy

5/22/2023

Some illustrations for an article by Indian writer and activist Arundhati Roy about how our democracies are being threatened by hate speeches, populism and rage fueled by social media. Published by Internazionale magazine.

Berkeley Law: A transformative difference

4/19/2023

Cover illustration for Berkeley Law about how their Death Penalty Clinic has been helping people facing execution for more than 20 years, and how this has led the clinic to national prominence.
Thanks to art directors Laurie Frasier and Arnaud Ghelfi!

Cicero magazine: The crisis of democracy

4/5/2023

Cover and interior illustrations for German magazine Cicero about the crisis of democracy: today more and more people feel distant from politics, and feel left out of many aspects of civic life. Thanks to AD Viola Schmieskors!

Internazionale: The disruptive HBO

3/29/2023

An illustration for Internazionale about how HBO subverted the rules of TV shows in the 1990s. Their producers took such bold risks on shows that were darker, more libidinal and more surreal than those on other networks.
Original article here.

Chronicle: Privileged students

3/23/2023

An illustration for Chronicle about how some students at elite colleges are unable to see their own privilege, based on belief that they’ve earned everything they’ve achieved - while others just haven’t worked hard enough or tried.
Thanks to AD Wesley Watson!

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