Original Illustrations for Bearings
Illustrations
2012 – 2015
From the Whiskey Family Tree to the anatomy of a Sailboat, from the instruments of Bluegrass music to the cuts of pork and beef, these letterpress and silk-screen prints feature hand-drawn, illustrated infographics created for men’s publication Bearings Guide.
"We drove through pinewoods heavy with lichen and Spanish moss, and between the fallow cotton fields along a road white as the rim of the world. We parked under the broken shadow of a mill where there was the sound of running water and restive sqawky birds and over everything a brightness that tried to filter in anywhere. The South sang to us – I wonder if they remember. I remember – the cool pale faces, the somnolent amorous eyes and the voices: 'Are you comfortable?' 'Yes, are you?' 'Are you sure you are?' 'Yes.' Suddenly we knew it was late and there was nothing more. We turned home."
— F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Last of the Belles" from "All the Sad Young Men"
Whiskey Family Tree Letterpress
Hand-Printed and Washed Bandanas
In Winter 2018, we revived the original illustration and design of the Whiskey Family Tree for a special, handmade bandana. Special thanks to One Feather Press for the quality production.
The Sailboat Letterpress
Venomous Snakes of the South Letterpress
The Bowtie Letterpress
Pork Chart Letterpress
Beef Chart Letterpress
Bluegrass Instruments Letterpress
American Bison Letterpress
Pork Chart Screen Print
Two versions: one in Brown, one in Navy.
Beef Chart Screen Print
Two versions: one in Brown, one in Navy.
Illustrated Infographics
Bearings regularly featured illustrated infographics in its email newsletter and on its website. While some of these infographics are turned into prints for the Bearings Print Shop, others existed only as digital features. Here are a few of my favorites from over the years.
Credits
Client
Bearings
Illustrator, Designer
Russell Shaw
All letterpress products were produced in Atlanta, GA by Amanda Clarno of Alee & Press.
Hand-printed bandanas by One Feather Press.
All press and product photography courtesy of Andrew Thomas Lee.
Awards
2014 The Communicator Awards Silver Award of Distinction in Websites: Visual Appeal.
2013 Creativity International Awards. Creativity 43rd Print & Packaging Awards. Platinum Award – Illustration.
2013 American Graphic Design Award (GDUSA, New York)
AIGA Portfolio Gallery Feature
In Print
GDUSA‘s 2013 American Graphic Design Awards Annual” (GDUSA, December 2013)