Florida Likes Their Guns
Last week I tweeted (@chriswhetzel) about how an old sketch from a couple of years ago was kept and finally used by an AD I had worked with previously. I must say I was in a bit of an art...
View ArticleDoes Education's new Common Core make sense?
Howdy folks! Here's another series of images for Education Week. I must say that dealing with the same subject matter on a semi-regular basis is tough, but it really pushes me to find new imagery and...
View ArticleClosing down mental aid
Here is a breakdown of a recent City Pages cover I did with Mike Kooiman as his last job before moving on to greener pastures. Best of luck, Mike! Excerpt from Mike's email: "It's about the Apollo...
View ArticleBull market: too big to fail?
I enjoy doing these Business section covers for the LA Times as its a challenge to work in the vertical format, and I also enjoy seeing my work larger than the usual 8x10 (or smaller) magazine format....
View ArticleBaseball will be BIG in Los Angeles this year!
Here is another rundown of a recent LA Times cover. This was a full-page cover to a section about California baseball, and much of the writing had to do with how much money was spent to build huge...
View Article"What the...?" Gum Packaging
It is a pleasure to share some packaging I created recently for Trident Europe. They wanted some fun illustrations which would act as a sort of animation when the pack of gum was opened. Since the...
View ArticleDigital Surveillance for Worth Magazine
Howdy! Here is a quick image I recently created for Worth magazine. It was great to work with an AD who was familiar with my work from the Alt-Weekly papers that basically jumpstarted my career as well...
View ArticleRecent education commissions
Here are a couple recent education assignments: The first article deals with how education is currently focusing on the wrong areas. Apparently, a large emphasis is placed on HOW teachers approach...
View ArticleEmployee incentives
This was a small image for a client I was excited to work with; I'm hoping it leads to larger assignments from them! The article deals with how house repair companies (specifically roof-related repair)...
View ArticleA review of summer TV shows
So this one is a bit late with summer coming to a close, but hope you still enjoy the images! This was a pretty straightforward assignment: an image to accompany reviews of summer television. A...
View ArticleSpirit Airlines
I was recently fortunate in receiving another commission for the Los Angeles Times' Business section cover. This time around, Derek was looking for an image to accompany an article about the...
View ArticleThe good hackers
I recently created some cover art for the Riverfront Times in another collaboration with Tom, a great AD with whom I always enjoy working. The cover was for an article about "ethical hackers" and how...
View ArticleBooks of the Year!
Hello! It has been a while since my last post due to workload and relocating, but here is something I did at the beginning of the year for the Wall St Journal. Many thanks to Eileen the AD! Roughs...
View ArticleVillage Voice Prisoner Rights
I was recently VERY lucky to be selected as cover artist for a Village Voice article; I always enjoy working with the weekly city papers, and it is a thrill to do so for NYC! The article was a "then...
View ArticleBudgeting your remodeling business
Here is the process of an introductory image and spots for Remodeling magazine. The article was about saving money within your contracting business: They ended up selecting a concept I had used for a...
View ArticleAdding emotion to education
Please click images to view larger. Here is a recent piece I did for one of my favorite collaborators, Education Week. Many of the subjects we tackle are similar, and it can be very challenging to...
View ArticleCookie-cutter local news
Hello! Sorry for the brevity, but I'm playing catch-up on blogging this week, and there is lots of illo work to be done as well! This was for an article about how local news is losing viewers to the...
View ArticleHouston's best!
Last month I worked on a great project for Houston Press; it was great to work with them again after a very long time (they were one of first freelance clients waaaaaaay back in 2008!) This assignment...
View ArticleThe house that death built (Happy Halloween!)
This is an older project that I wasn't sure I would ever share since it is a bit removed from my usual work. But it has been sitting on my desktop for quite a while now, staring at me, haunting me......
View ArticleEffective leadership
Here is a recent piece about ineffective leadership in schools. The article made several mentions of "misaligned goals" and "lining up" the right leaders for a given area of education. Sketches (my...
View ArticleMarijuana = Money?
I'm sure that title has just gotten me flagged by some government enforcement agency. But governments seem to like the ganja these days, right? Apparently so as more and more states are legalizing the...
View ArticleNCAA Preview for LA Times
I was very excited to created this year's NCAA Preview cover for The Los Angeles Times! This was a large scale project for me, and I enjoyed putting a lot of hours into it. My wife? Not so much :) The...
View ArticleSketchbook Excerpts #13
I realized I haven't posted any sketch material on this blog in a while. Here are some from the sketch tumblr and some recent experiments: Thanks for looking! Enjoy the Day, Chris
View ArticleATTENTION! THIS BLOG HAS MOVED!
After several years, I have decided to move this blog to: http://www.chriswhetzelprocess.tumblr.com. Please update your bookmarks or links. I apologize for any inconvenience; as part of...
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