May 23
Economist Inflation cover
I drew the cover for The Economist this week on the threat of inflation arising from emerging markets (tough one to illustrate, right?!). I worked closely with the cover designer in London and we came up with this solution. I played around with a variety of monsters under the staircase as you can see below. I finished the art using gouache and india ink. I’m looking forward to seeing it in print!
I had a second idea of having the creature hidden in a different way which you can see below. Maybe we’ll use it another time!
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Great work as usual Kal. Quick off-topic (and most self serving) request: I would love it if you would find the time to look at my cartoons and offer up a critique. My editorial cartoons are to be found on http://www.Gathara.blogspot.com and my caricatures on http://www.scarycature.blogspot.com. Hope it’s not too much of an imposition.
So… when you compare the original to the finished, printed cover….. how close accurate is the color reproduction? I’ve been wondering this for almost twenty years…..
The accuracy of original to finished product has improved dramatically over the years. The early covers that I delivered to The Economist by courrier in the early 90’s were a hit or miss affair but the advent of the internet,email and Photoshp pretty much assures a quality product these days