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Illustrators: Join us for the 5th Annual SPD Illustration Portfolio Review! Virtually share your portfolio with top Design Directors and Visual Creatives from an assortment of publications and brands who are looking for new talent. They want to see your work!
Many thanks to Illustration Portfolio Review Co-Chairs: Jana Meier-Roberts, Freelance Art Director + Designer; Josue Evilla, Creative Director, Fortune Design; Carrie Mifsud, Art Director, The New York Times; and Chuck Kerr, Creative Director, Entertainment Weekly for organizing. Special thanks to Miki Kuo for illustrating and designing the promos.
SPD sets the standard for editorial excellence. This is your opportunity to put your best portfolio forward and talk to industry leaders online. During your review, you will be able to virtually screen-share your portfolio when you talk one-on-one. SPD does not need your portfolio beforehand.
Wednesday, July 24th and Thursday, July 25th
9:00AM - 1:20PM ET | 2:30PM-6:50PM ET
All times listed are in the Eastern Time Zone (New York City, where SPD HQ is located).
(Zoom Meeting details will be provided a day before the event)
Registration will close when the event reaches capacity or on Wednesday, July 17th at 5PM ET—whichever comes first.
No refunds.
This year’s virtual Illustration Portfolio Review will take place over two days on Zoom from 9:00AM-6:50PM ET on Wednesday, July 24th and Thursday, July 25th. Each day, there will be a Morning and Afternoon session with a unique group of reviewers. Reviews are purchased by the individual day in batches of 3, 6, or 9 reviews. The maximum amount of reviews an illustrator can do in a day is 18 (9 in the morning session and 9 in the afternoon session). If your reviewer preferences include reviewers from both the Morning and Afternoon sessions, please make sure you’re available for the entire duration of the day you booked.
Spots are limited. No Refunds.
If you’re a Professional SPD member, you get 50% off! Login to get your discount code here.
If you’re not a current member, join now as a Professional member to receive the 50% discount.
3 reviews, 20 minutes each = $250
6 reviews, 20 minutes each = $350
9 reviews, 20 minutes each = $450
If you are interested in sponsoring a BIPOC Illustrator for a Portfolio Review, please reach out to us at mail@spd.org.
Buy Tickets Here!
Reviewer Schedule
Space is limited so RSVP today! Your reviewer preferences are just that; in other words, they are not guaranteed. Reviewers are assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis and are subject to change. The earlier you RSVP, the better chance you have of getting your top choice. No refunds.
Wednesday, July 24th / 9:00AM–1:20PM ET
Jenny Chang-Rodriguez, Design Director, Business Insider
Sara D'Eugenio, Art Director, Texas Highways
Justine Goode, Designer, NBC News
Dian Holton, Art Director, AARP
Michelle Kondrich, Designer, The Washington Post
Manuel Kostrzynski, Head of Visual Department, Tagesspiegel
Anja Laame, Founder and Agent, Sepia Illustration Agency
Anne Latini, Art Director, Fast Company
Dragos Lemnei, Deputy Design Director, Esquire
Mia Meredith, Graphic Designer, The New York Times for Kids
Chloe Morgan, Creative Agent, Grand Matter Ltd
Nicole Motta, Art Director, Meta
Anjali Nair, Art Director, WIRED
Helen Osborne, Director, Heart USA Inc.
Betty Zschirnt, Art Producer & Business Connector for Artist with Brands, Blacksheep Communications
Wednesday, July 24th / 2:30–6:50PM ET
Patty Alvarez, Consulting Creative Director
Rose DeMaria, Art Director, MasterClass
Josef Edmonds, Senior Designer, AARP
Tiffany Forrester, Senior Art Director, HarperCollins Publishing
Sarah Garcea, Freelance Art Director (Formerly Refinery29, Meredith, Inc. Magazine)
Jeff Glendenning, Creative Director, Washingtonian
Shreya Gupta, Senior Designer, Tor Publishing Group
Julia Knetzer, Art Director, Garden & Gun
Alice Lagarde, Art Director, Les Echos
Victoria Millner, Design Director, Texas Monthly
Jaya Nicely, Art Director and Designer, Unnamed Press
Jesse Southerland, Creative Director, Popular Mechanics, Runner's World, Bicycling / Hearst
Faith Stafford, Senior Deputy Design Director, Los Angeles Times
Khoa Tran, Senior Designer, Vanity Fair
Leslie Xia, Art Director, Invesco
Thursday, July 25th / 9:00AM–1:20PM ET
Leah Bailey, Consulting Designer/Art Director, Freelance/Fortune Magazine
Miriam Bloching, Deputy Art Director, Focus Magazine/Burda Verlag
Taina Ceccato, Design Director, Kreatives
Donna Cheng, Art Director, Penguin Random House
Aurora Colon, Associate Art Director, The New Yorker (newyorker.com)
Jim Datz, Art Director, Grand Central Publishing / Hachette Book Group U.S.A.
Sandra Garcia, Art Director/Design Manager, Tudum by Netflix
Dora Godfrey, Art Director, Apple
Annie Jen, Deputy Art Director, The New York Times Magazine
Katie Kalupson, Art Director, TIME Magazine
Matt Love, Associate Creative Director, Metaleap Creative
Jonas Natterer, Art Director, Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin
Stravinski Pierre, Design Director, Godfrey Dadich Partners
Jennifer Prandato, Art Director, TODAY
Thomas Weyres, Design Director, Tamedia Zürich/Freelance
Patrick Zeh, Creative Director, WirtschaftsWoche
Thursday, July 25th / 2:30–6:50PM ET
Erica Bonkowski, Senior Art Director, Los Angeles Times, The Envelope
Rebecca Chew, Art Director, The New York Times
Alice Cho, Freelance Art Director
Marc Davila, Art Director, The Wall Street Journal
Julia Emiliani, Senior Illustrator/Designer, Wayfair
Toby Fox, Deputy Art Director, Rolling Stone
Carla Frank, Creative Director, Carla Frank Creative+Co.
Tania Guerra, Content Designer, Apple
Emily Kimbro, Creative Director, Texas Monthly
Jason Lancaster, Creative, CNN Global Visuals
Dave McKenna, Art Director, 5280 Magazine
Madeline Montoya, Art Director, Bloomberg Businessweek
Bri Moran, Art Director, T Brand Studio at the New York Times
Casey Moses, Assistant Art Director, Penguin Random House
Camila Ordorica Arango, Art Director, TecScience
Jennifer Tolo Pierce, Design Director of Children's Publishing, Chronicle Books
THE FINE PRINT:
Space is limited so RSVP today! Your reviewer preferences are just that; in other words, they are not guaranteed. Reviewers are assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis and are subject to change. The earlier you RSVP, the better chance you have of getting your top choice. No refunds.
