Lauren Panepinto

How to Talk to Art Directors IRL (Spectrum Live 2017 Edition)

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, March 30th, 2017

By Lauren Panepinto I’ve been art directing book covers for over 10 years now, and hands...

So, is it Design, or is it Illustration?

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, February 2nd, 2017

By Lauren Panepinto As you all may or may not know from previous posts of mine, I am a graphic...

The Dreaded Flood of the Student Interviews

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, January 5th, 2017

By Lauren Panepinto Note: This post is a bit out of the ordinary, in that it’s more of a...

Failing for the Right Reasons

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, December 22nd, 2016

By Lauren Panepinto As I’m writing this post, it’s the December Solstice—literally the...

AD Access

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, December 8th, 2016

-By Lauren Panepinto If there’s one question I get more than any other, it’s how do...

A Solitary Mann Documentary

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Friday, November 25th, 2016

-By Lauren Panepinto This summer at Legendeer in Alberta, Canada I had the pleasure of meeting...

Make Good Art

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, November 10th, 2016

By Lauren Panepinto I have been struggling to find a way to write my column here this week,...

Subconscious Inspiration

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, October 27th, 2016

By Lauren Panepinto Apologies in advance, tonight’s post is going to be a quickie, because I...

Reference Riddles and “Google-Fu”

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, October 13th, 2016

By Lauren Panepinto Zoë Robinson Hey everyone, I’m very excited to step aside for a week...

How to Invoice

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, September 29th, 2016

By Lauren Panepinto Ok, everybody. I’ve been posting a lot of travel lately, and...

Art Without Commerce

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, September 15th, 2016

By Lauren Panepinto My last column was written to you from a tent in the middle of the Nevada...

Burning Art Director

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, September 1st, 2016

By Lauren Panepinto My summer of travel continues, and the last trip is the most daunting of all:...

Day in the Life of an AD

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, August 18th, 2016

By Lauren Panepinto Since I am surprisingly not away on a trip this post, Dan had the idea that it...

Legendeer (and Art Direction vs. Self-Direction)

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, August 4th, 2016

By Lauren Panepinto It seems that all my posts this month are going to be travel posts. It’s...

Going Back to Your Roots to Find Success (and Cocktails)

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, July 21st, 2016

By Lauren Panepinto It seems this summer all my Muddy Colors posts are timed to being away at...

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Author: Lauren Panepinto

How to Talk to Art Directors IRL (Spectrum Live 2017 Edition)

So, is it Design, or is it Illustration?

The Dreaded Flood of the Student Interviews

Failing for the Right Reasons

AD Access

A Solitary Mann Documentary

Make Good Art

Subconscious Inspiration

Reference Riddles and “Google-Fu”

How to Invoice

Art Without Commerce

Burning Art Director

Day in the Life of an AD

Legendeer (and Art Direction vs. Self-Direction)

Going Back to Your Roots to Find Success (and Cocktails)

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New Video

Materials and Methods

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Why Personal Projects Are Worth Your Time, Even Though You Don’t Have Any To Spare

TODD LOCKWOOD: Curvilinear Perspective, Part 1

Photography Tips: Creating Reference for a Glowing Light Source

Appreciating Rockwell

Creating a Targeted Illustration Sample

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