3 x 3

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the magazine of contemporary illustration

vol.eleven no.three

Welcome. This issue looks at different approaches to conceptual editorial illustration. Each artist’s point of view is disparate. Some examples are highly complex, others rely on mood to set the stage, while others go for the jugular with simple, straight-forward images that tell the story in a millisecond. Some inform, others satirize, still others educate. With backgrounds in either graphic design or graphic arts these illustrators are also adept at creating advertising, books and book covers for adults and children. —Charles Hively

founder

Charles Hively

deputy design director

Sarah Munt

copy editor

Vaishali Dinakaran

editorial staff

Christopher Butt

Alix-Rose Cowie

Rachel Anne Farquharson

Mark Fox

Billie Muraben

design

HivelyDesigns

publicity

Sarah K. Myers

video editor

Chrystina Cleveland

publisher

Artisanal Media LLC

cover

Marie Lafrance

back cover

Christian Gralingen

printed by

Pureprint Group

Copyright 2023. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the express written permission of the publisher .

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3x3, the magazine of contemporary illustration (issn 1546-640x) is published three times a year, (winter, spring/summer, fall) by artisanal media llc, 649 morgan avenue, suite 2l, brooklyn, new york 11222, annual subscription $36 per year, print or digital. print subscriptions vary outside the usa. go to www.3x3mag.com, click on subscribe. limited copies of back issues, annuals and directories are also available.

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